A friend of mine alerted me to the airing of an interview about The Dream Tour that I did a few days ago for KUER FM90, one of Salt Lake City’s National Public Radio affiliates.
Here’s a link to the page describing the story:
On the page, there’s a link to an MP3audio file. If you have an MP3 audio player, you can listen to the interview.
Even with the injuries from my bicycle mishap back on October 28, I’ve been trying to stay active. For a couple weeks, it was enough exercise just trying to get out of bed in the morning, but now I’m past that and ready for more exercise than just walking around the neighborhood.
But, I’m not quite ready to face another encounter with a manhole cover, so for the next couple weeks at least, I’m exercising where it’s safe — my basement. I dug out the indoor trainer, hooked up the bike, inflated the tires, and hopped on. Then I discovered that the splint on my left arm prevented me from reaching the handlebars. I’m nothing if not stubborn when it comes to exercise, so I gave it some thought and decided that what I needed was a couple ski poles for balance. Below are a couple photos of me getting set up for an exercise session over the weekend. As you can see from the photos, I’m not totally comfortable on the bike yet, and my first session on the trainer (when these photos were taken) wasn’t even long enough to justify changing out of my jeans into a pair of cycling shorts.
I know it looks a bit funny, but I had to do something because this lack of aerobic exercise since my crash on October 28 is really getting to me. My insulin pump basal rates are up about 25%, my blood pressures are up, my HbA1c rose from 5.6% (on October 11) to 5.9% (on November 14). Everything is still within acceptable ranges, but the direction of the current trend is disturbing. Is this inactive recovery period a glimpse of what my life with diabetes might be like without exercise? If so, I do NOT like what I see. Somebody hand me my running shoes!
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