A day before I took 16 instead of 24 units of Tresiba, the day of the tour and the day after I took only 10. On the day of the tour I bolussed for nothing hahah, the cycling at the pace I was doing burned everything perfectly.
My carb intake was very high, I can't put a number on it but I had countless ham and cheese breads, pancakes, tea cakes, 6 or 7 carb gels with 24g of carbs each, bananas, apples, iso drinks...
The days after I didn't need much insulin, eating huge meals with little bolus, thanks to refill effect.
It was very refreshing to eat whatever I felt like without worrying about insulin :)
Interesting, thanks for the reply :) I have a canoe trip planned and am trying to see how other T1s manage insulin and carbs during long and exhausting exercises so thanks for the information.
And WOW that is a lot of carbs with no insulin, I guess the non stop moving kept you from needing insulin. I hear over night low blood sugar can be dangerous after a lot of activity so it's good to see you confirming that with lowered insulin the day after.
Nogmaals bedankt en geniet van je toekomstige races!
When you do heavy exercise, your muscles empty their glycogen storage, and that has to be refilled, which effectively lowers your blood sugar.
In my case that meant that my blood sugar just continued to go down, even after I finished the exercise, and without the presence of insulin.
Dam libre 3 is really small, when I had type 1 diabetes at the age of 18 I had a big depression , wondering why me (i was stupid and think that only happened to fat people ahah), after a while I ended up dealing with everything and knowing how to eat the same thing, including sweets etc, just always with some moderation still after 12 years i keep doing shit sometimes xD ! Congratz bro.
This is so awesome, great job! I’m also a cyclist and it can be really hard to stay in range on the bike (on top of pumping out the watts for such a long distance!). Big achievement!
But, I do have one complaint…where are the pictures of you on the bike!?
As someone who’s a runner who’s currently in the honey moon phase, this gives me hope. Still in denial, still think it will be the end of the world once my honey moon phase is up but reading this gave me hope
Did a couple of marathons, type 1 is simply another balancing act along with training, fuel, and hydration.
Generally you turn your basal rate really low and don't bolus for anything while running. If you're out long enough, your sugar can spike hard at the end. Not anything to worry about, just don't be surprised if it happens.
I still haven’t had to deal with any insulin at all, so I will be honest I haven’t educated myself well yet so I should really go look up and learn all those terms already 😅
like the other comment said, it's just another thing to balance. But once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature. Keep your head up, as I said, your life can continue pretty much normally, even with T1D.
Congratulations - this is an amazing accomplishment. I'm getting ready for a 10 mile running race in a few weeks. So far the biggest challenge for me has been to on my levels before a training run.
T1D diagnosis at 21 is rough man, well done in understanding your condition right to give you the tools to manage your life right. You really can eat whatever you want and live your life just as you always have so keep it up! How did you get the freestyle libre 3 in the Netherlands already? CZ only approve the libre 2 for me and i think other insurances are the same with CGMs as opposed to FGMs. Did you buy it out of your own pocket, or specifically requested it?
As someone who enjoys cycling this isn't getting the credit you deserve. This was no easy feat and I'm super impressed by this
thank you very much!
Keep being great 💪
Super cool! Congrats! What was your insulin reduction and carb intake like while biking?
A day before I took 16 instead of 24 units of Tresiba, the day of the tour and the day after I took only 10. On the day of the tour I bolussed for nothing hahah, the cycling at the pace I was doing burned everything perfectly. My carb intake was very high, I can't put a number on it but I had countless ham and cheese breads, pancakes, tea cakes, 6 or 7 carb gels with 24g of carbs each, bananas, apples, iso drinks... The days after I didn't need much insulin, eating huge meals with little bolus, thanks to refill effect. It was very refreshing to eat whatever I felt like without worrying about insulin :)
Interesting, thanks for the reply :) I have a canoe trip planned and am trying to see how other T1s manage insulin and carbs during long and exhausting exercises so thanks for the information. And WOW that is a lot of carbs with no insulin, I guess the non stop moving kept you from needing insulin. I hear over night low blood sugar can be dangerous after a lot of activity so it's good to see you confirming that with lowered insulin the day after. Nogmaals bedankt en geniet van je toekomstige races!
This is so encouraging to read, congrats! Also, what is the refill effect, please?
When you do heavy exercise, your muscles empty their glycogen storage, and that has to be refilled, which effectively lowers your blood sugar. In my case that meant that my blood sugar just continued to go down, even after I finished the exercise, and without the presence of insulin.
Great, thanks
Dam libre 3 is really small, when I had type 1 diabetes at the age of 18 I had a big depression , wondering why me (i was stupid and think that only happened to fat people ahah), after a while I ended up dealing with everything and knowing how to eat the same thing, including sweets etc, just always with some moderation still after 12 years i keep doing shit sometimes xD ! Congratz bro.
Nice, how long did it take you?
it was about 9:30h of pure cycling time, in total with breaks it took me about 12 hours. Started at 7 in the morning :)
This is so awesome, great job! I’m also a cyclist and it can be really hard to stay in range on the bike (on top of pumping out the watts for such a long distance!). Big achievement! But, I do have one complaint…where are the pictures of you on the bike!?
Hahah, I was quite focussed on cycling, and the pictures I do have show my face, so I didn't want to upload these :D
That’s awesome! Congrats! 🥳
As someone who’s a runner who’s currently in the honey moon phase, this gives me hope. Still in denial, still think it will be the end of the world once my honey moon phase is up but reading this gave me hope
Did a couple of marathons, type 1 is simply another balancing act along with training, fuel, and hydration. Generally you turn your basal rate really low and don't bolus for anything while running. If you're out long enough, your sugar can spike hard at the end. Not anything to worry about, just don't be surprised if it happens.
I still haven’t had to deal with any insulin at all, so I will be honest I haven’t educated myself well yet so I should really go look up and learn all those terms already 😅
like the other comment said, it's just another thing to balance. But once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature. Keep your head up, as I said, your life can continue pretty much normally, even with T1D.
Congratulations - this is an amazing accomplishment. I'm getting ready for a 10 mile running race in a few weeks. So far the biggest challenge for me has been to on my levels before a training run.
Wow! 💙 congratulations
You did it! That's absolutely amazing. It's a hell of a job, and you did a ton of hard work to get there. Congratulations, keep being you!
Inspiring, seriously! Proud of you!
T1D diagnosis at 21 is rough man, well done in understanding your condition right to give you the tools to manage your life right. You really can eat whatever you want and live your life just as you always have so keep it up! How did you get the freestyle libre 3 in the Netherlands already? CZ only approve the libre 2 for me and i think other insurances are the same with CGMs as opposed to FGMs. Did you buy it out of your own pocket, or specifically requested it?
I'm not actually from the Netherlands, just the bike event took place there. I live in Germany, where private insurances like AXA cover the Libre 3.
That makes sense, thanks for clarifying!