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This morning started like most of my mornings do. My alarm went off at 5:00 a.m. (a little later than usual), an hour before I was supposed to meet a friend for a easy 70 minute run, I reached for my pump and set the basal rate to 30%, and tried to steal another 15 minutes of sleep before I had to get...

Last night I dreamt I was running. It was one of those vivid dreams, so real it doesn’t seem like a dream at all. In my dream I was fast and light, like those runners I can’t help but envy as they zoom by me effortlessly in the park. In my dream I wasn’t wearing a belt with a glucometer...

Any diabetic can tell you that diabetes comes with a lot of stuff. You have your glucometer kit which you need to take with you every where you go, your insulin, pens, shots or pump, emergency sugar packet and all kinds of other things. In the days before I had diabetes, I could fit everything I needed...

I broke two personal records yesterday – my half marathon record and my blood sugar record (since diagnosis) and both are big disappointments to me. The day started at 4:00 a.m. when I got up to get ready for the race. I checked my blood sugar (it was 117), got dressed, had two cups of coffee and...

This weekend I ran my first 10k race with my insulin pump. It was more of a fun-run than a race. It took place in the Jerusalem hills, on the historical Burma Road . The weather was much cooler and less humid than I am used to since normally I run on very flat terrain near the Mediterranean Sea. The...

On my last few runs I have set the basal rate on my pump at 45% (down from 50%). Although I haven’t had any real lows lately, I have felt that this is not low enough and that I am always in danger of hypoglycemia. I have also been feeling like I am using energy gels too often in order to keep my...

I rode my bike 4.5 miles this morning in order to meet my running group. At 5:30 am we started our two mile warm up run in the park along the Yarkon River. We ran at a very tired pace, chatting and complaining about the hour, the heat and the humidity. After half a mile we noticed one of the morning...