Life is good: Bike-diabetes-all of it

Howdy from NYC:
I have come to terms with the fact that I am not a good blogger. It seems for a blog to be catchy, it must be updated very frequently, with new material. My apologies, as there is a lot of material (I am biased, so think it is good...ha) but time to sit down and write it up is not.

Enough excuses: I can ride my bike again!!!! For the last 10 days, beginning with the day the team finished RAAM, I have been on a stationary bike. First ride in Annapolis, 2nd ride in Atlanta on my bike (inside) then KS, MO, then Atl, then a ride in Charlottesville, VA, and now 2 days in NYC before heading home to head outside, which I cannot wait for!!! I will go a little extreme here, but to me riding inside would be along the lines (how cheesy can I get) of a
lion in a petting zoo...
So what does a type 1 exercise junky do, when you take his ideal form of life away...
Set new goals: I want to go uphill fast, and am going to target US Pro Champs, and if recovery is good Tour of MO. To be good for these, I have gone into extreme diet mode, and it has paid dividends. I am appx 10 lb.s lighter than in February, and my basal rate of insulin is at an all time low, and that is with minimal exercise. Am hoping now tomorrow to get on the bike, and on the path to speed. The past 2 weeks have been great, and seeing the guys leave their hearts on the road for RAAM was awesome. I got the true appreciation of what it means to be on the crew, and the effort they put in for us the past 2 years. At the finish line, the Apidra/Lantus team had 25 reps from the area to support us. It rocked! Then athlete days, which are a great opportunity to share with docs about TT1, and what we are doing, and who makes it possible. Yesterday was a nice 15hr work day, with a lot of social fun in the mix. Today was a little bit lighter, and got to cab it all around NYC... Good times.
The reps and doctors here have been awesome, and we may have a new teammate or 2 because of it. The ladies of the NYC team Dyna Pride, Yvonne, Adriana, Pam, and others all had TT1 t-shirts sporting the teams time!! Truly a great few days.
Tomorrow am home, and stay through Monday night, and then Tuesday I head to Boston for a few days to meet with Omni-Pod. Exciting times.

That is about it for now. Thanks for reading.
Phil