The day my doctor diagnosed me with diabetes, she handed me a glucose meter, a bunch of prescriptions, and one piece of advice that seemed almost too simple: “Start walking more.” I remember thinking, “Really? With everything going on with my pancreas, we’re talking about walking?” It felt like bringing a water gun to a […]
I still remember that frustrating day when my endocrinologist told me I needed to exercise more to help manage my diabetes. “Great advice, doc,” I thought sarcastically, “but WHEN exactly am I supposed to fit this in?” Between work, family, and everything else on my plate, finding time for exercise felt impossible. And you know […]
You know what’s crazy? I used to think that exercise would always lower my blood sugar. Boy, was I wrong! I’ll never forget the confusion I felt after a particularly intense workout when my glucose meter showed numbers higher than when I started. Wait, what? Wasn’t exercise supposed to help my diabetes, not make it […]