Hello Hello from Hotlanta,
Life has been a bit hectic as of late. After a sub-par personal performance at Redlands, I had some decisions to make. We were all gearing up for Tour of GA, and have a strong team ready to rock. With my recent nagging lack of performance in my left leg, I opted out of the Tour of GA. This race has been my focus for the year, and was essentially my main goal in 2008. It is extremely dissappointing to pull not even start my home race. The team will still rock, and have better odds in the sprints now that my man Emile Abraham is taking my spot, and I will be there to witness, and cheer the guys on. So some lack of training enabled me to work on a speech I had the pleasure of giving to the Sanofi-Aventis Regional Sales Meeting.
At this meeting there were about 1100 people from all over the East Coast!! I had my good friend Shashank (pictured above,) and was ready to rock. I just wanted to thank the sales force for fighting the fight for Apidra, and getting the best insulin into the hands of doctors and patients. The crowd was great, and they were very nice not to throw tomatoes in my 20 minutes on stage. I truly enjoy giving talks, and the thanks that come afterwards. 1100 was the biggest crowd in a while, and it seems that the more people there, the more jazzed I get!
It was a lot of fun to meet all the Apidra team, and I hope they can have a great 2008. They are going to be one of the main reason's we get to the Tour de France in 2012...
So now for the Great news. Today, I inserted the first approved FreeStyle Navigator in the US. I have used this device many a times, but always under study protocols. This time it is mine, and I don't have to give it back!!! For all the people with diabetes who struggle with not knowing what your blood sugar is, and where it is going, this is the answer. For parents of children with diabetes who want to get a good night sleep, this is the answer. I will try to give updates about how my life is changing because of it. Mainly, I will be able to titrate my blood sugar to a much closer range, and hopefully get my A1C back into the low 5's!
In 2 weeks time, I go to UVA for a diagnostic on my Iliac artery, and if all is bad, then surgery on May 5. On April 26, I might head to the JDRF Gala here in Atlanta, and then on May 2, I get the pleasure of being the keynote at the JDRF Gala, in Madison, WI.
Thanks for reading, and please follow the team and send support to the guys at our blog on www.teamtype1.org.
1 comment:
Phil, please update your blog. You have anxious fans who want to know what's knew with you!
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