29

Some people may say what the heck does 29 mean. Well...it was my blood sugar Friday night after I inadvertently OD'd on insulin. It happens, I just miss calculated my carb intake and got my ass whopped by a hypoglycemic reaction. It started off with a light-headed feeling and then progressed to sweats and a wicked stomach ache. It felt like I was going to ralph! I was low earlier but had a large glass of OJ and a granola bar. Should have done the trick. I would have been SOL if I didn't have that because my blood sugar would have dropped way lower than 29!

My hero Molly hopped right up our of bed to help! Did I mention this was around midnight??? She helped me get by shot of liquid glucose open (thank you CVS for making the package way harder than what a hypoglycemic person can handle to open) and some additional snacks for me. I the morning my blood sugar rounded out at 124! Crazy diabetes night!

Here are the WebMD symptoms of hypoglycemia:

What are the symptoms?

The symptoms can be different depending on how low your blood sugar level drops.

• Mild hypoglycemia can make you feel hungry or like you want to vomit. You could also feel jittery or nervous. Your heart may beat fast. You may sweat. Or your skin might turn cold and clammy.
• Moderate hypoglycemia often makes people feel short-tempered, nervous, afraid, or confused. Your vision may blur. You could also feel unsteady or have trouble walking.
• Severe hypoglycemia can cause you to pass out. You could have seizures. It could even cause a coma or death.

If you've had hypoglycemia during the night, you may wake up tired or with a headache. And you may have nightmares. Or you may sweat so much during the night that your pajamas or sheets are damp when you wake up.

I think it's safe to say I was well into the moderate level!

Proof

That Cleveland is the second snowiest city in the US! Umm...I can't believe I'm bragging about this. :(

http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/snowiest-cities-in-america.html

Snowiest City?!?!?

An article yesterday listed Cleveland as the second snowiest city next to Denver. Having lived here all of my life, I BELIEVE IT!

It makes it tough for cycling but the snow doesn't last long. I was able to ride well into November this year. It may have only been 20 degrees out but as long as the legs still move and wheels still turn, I'm riding! My cut off is snow, as soon as it starts snowing and they start salting streets I'm done and migrate indoors for riding. We get so much snow that the streets are always caked in salt and brine solution. Great for melting snow and melting carbon fiber and bike parts.

This is what my dog thinks of winter!


In the Spring I'll venture back out after we get a few hard rains to wash away the salt. This usually happens at some point in mid to late March. In between I ride on the trainer and do Spinning classes at the gym to keep at least a minimal level of fitness.

I guess I'm just happy that we only have to deal with roughly 3.5 months of snow vs. more. There is ample time for riding!

Here is my car yesterday after a 45 minute meeting at Goodyear HQ

2010 In Review

Well, I accomplished most of my goals and left a few on the table for 2011.

Goals Accomplished:
- Raced in more MTB Races this year
- Road more miles this year
- Kept my A1c below 7.0

Goals yet to be accomplished
- Finishing my first 100km or 100mile MTB race
- Breaking 3,000 miles in a year

2011 Goals are pretty simple a straightforward
- Finish the Mohican MTB 100
- Race in at least 4 races
- Break 3,000 miles
- Keep my A1c below 7.0

I will elaborate more as the year goes on!

Happy New Year!!!

2011 will be great! Look for many more posts this year! Have a great year everyone!

Editing Videos

Editing video at a studio means that I will have plenty of down time. I'm not editing nor directing, simply being the account person means that I get to play voice-of-reason since our deadline is the end of the week.

It also give me time to update my blog! :)

Molly and I went to D.C. and did the touristy thing. We hadn't been there in over a decade and wanted to see and appreciate all of the sites. We had an incredible time and found some great places to eat! I found a place that had a crab stuffed soft pretzel which was rich and amazing! We hit up all of the monuments and most of the Smithsonians, my favorite was the WWII memorial, it was amazing and thought provoking.

Here we are in front of the White House


We also found this amazing cupcake place! The cupcakes didn't make it back to the hotel! :)


Work has been busy! Product launches out the ying-yang and I had some additional Goodyear accounts added to my watch due to people leaving the company. One of my more recent projects was helping Goodyear develop a United Way donation goal tracker for their campaign. The lady in charge is the Director of Blimp Operations, so needless to say I got a VIP tour of the Goodyear Blimp Hangar in Akron, OH!

Installing the camera for a Browns football game!


The Goodyear Blimp!


Riding and racing!
I've been riding as much as I can fit in! I surpassed 2,000 miles and I think I've over 2,200 to-date! I've been trying to get out on the MTB more but with the days getting shorter the road bike seems to be a quick alternative before the sun goes down.

I raced The Big Valley Race at Camp Manatoc and finished 10th out of 20 in my Sport age group. Way better than my 13th/last place finish last year! I also cut 43 minutes off of my two laps with an added mile this year on the second lap!


I plan on trying to do a few more races before the end of the season and maybe get some night riding started with the days ending earlier. Maybe next year I'll hit up some more endurance races and maybe my first 12-hour race!

Everything else is gravy these days! My blood sugars are under control with my most recent A1C of 6.8. My brother and family are healthy and happy and Molly is as amazing of a girlfriend as she has ever been!

Happy Monday everyone!!!

No Excuses!!!

For not keeping my blog up-to-date! I've been busy yet find the time to keep on others blog without adding an entry myself! WTF!!!

Here's a quick rundown of my world with more detail to come:
Personal - Molly and I went to D.C. on July 29th and I have to share some stories and pictures from that trip. Shame on me, the pictures aren't even on facebook yet and that's even easier to upload! Families are doing well on both Molly's side and mine. We are starting the hunt for a new apartment after some incredibly noisy neighbors moved in upstairs. We've had grown men live above us before that were not even close to the noise that these two "kids" produce. Hidden Lake apartments in Stow have gone downhill consistently since I moved in almost 4 years ago. I would not recommend these apartments to anyone looking to move to this area.

Riding - putting in a lot of miles on both road and MTB. Broke 1000 miles on the road bike alone this weekend, need more off-road miles. Next weekend I will attempt Eric's Hill Challenge climbing 14 hills out of the valley. All hills are at lease 250ft. of climbing over .25 - .5 miles in length, a true leg burning experience. :)

Work - Busy, same story as everyone else. Less people but with more work = profitability in 2010. I've been keeping it real and getting things done though.

Health - Awesomeness! I had lab work done on Friday for my endo visit tomorrow. All should be great! I also had an eye exam where the Optometrist said my eyes were better now than the last time he saw me two years ago, no new glasses = saved money!!! ;)

That's all for now, I'll be back soon!