JOYFUL DIABETIC

While riding my bicycle around the 10-mile loop around our valley, I complained to another rider that my speed was slow. He replied, “Yes and you’re still out here doing it!” This reminded me that my exercise goals do not include biking for speed or setting personal records. I love to ride my bike and [...]

For more than 20 years, I’ve had confidence in my ability to manage my blood glucose level. Thus, I was very surprised to find myself in a situation where I felt lost and unable to decide what to do. The situation involved fasting, always a tough challenge for us diabetics. I was scheduled for fasting [...]

Last Saturday I was privileged to be the final presenter at the Diabetes Boot Camp, conducted by the Hungerford Diabetes Center. The Camp began on Friday evening and continued through Saturday. I spoke from 7-8 PM and was delighted to meet with wonderful committed diabetics. The medical staff (Endocrinologist [a Type 1], Diabetes Educator, Nutritionist, [...]

I started my 10-day vacation with high expectations relative to my diabetes management. The good news is that the insulated bag containing my insulin and an ice pack worked great. I’ve always been concerned about destroying insulin by allowing it to get too hot. Of course, knowing the insulin is bad is challenging. Over the [...]

What follows is the text of a speech I’ll be making on WEGO Video in the near future. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I’m Will Ryan, the Joyful Diabetic. You might ask, how it’s possible to be joyful when I’ve got diabetes? I’d like to share some of the reasons for my joy as well as suggestions that any [...]