Are there any active hillwalkers on here?
After my last appointment with the Doc, I have chosen to rip up the rule book I was using, or not as the case may be and start afresh.
I have been an active hillwalker since before I became Diabetic and have never had an issue with controlling my diabetes while undertaking short walks, or grand weekend epics in the Scottish Highlands.
Today I undertook a walk that lasted about 8 hours and given the weather recently the snow has been falling heavy on the hills, meaning that the walk can turn into an epic as we were breaking trail through deep snow.
Today felt like an endurance test, my BG's up and down like a yo-yo. I left the house this morning with a BG of 5.9, 10 units of Novorapid and sticking to my carbs of 30 for breakfast and with a relatively healthy lunch box in the rucsac.
First problem I found was that in temperatures of minus 15 , my monitor wouldnt work so it became a bit of a trial and error with trying to gauge my levels on how I felt. I stuck to my routine, kind of, by taking snacks and lunch at set times and continuing to reduce my insulin dosage given the exercise I was undertaking.
At one point coming down off the hill I felt low, attempted a BG, but to no avail - it was just too cold. I therefore took some lucozade and rested for a period of time but upon returning to the car I had extreme thirst. After thawing out the BG monitor I had a result of 29.4 :shock: Should I recalibrate the monitor given the low temperatures it has endured?
I took some Novorapid to bring it down but it has remained high (last result a little while ago was 15.9) aand this is after having dinner. I have taken another injection to try and help bring it down but I am concerned that despite already injecting, it is remaining high.
My doc did mention that I may have insulin resistance but since I saw him on the 22nd and rewrote my rule book by lowering my insulin dosages and carbs, I have had no problems until today.
Have I done something wrong today in terms of what I should do to ensure my BG remains steady through out the day? Was I right to lower the number of units of Novorapid I was taking? Should I have eaten more at my meal times?
Any advice would be helpful and gratefully welcomed?
Ali
After my last appointment with the Doc, I have chosen to rip up the rule book I was using, or not as the case may be and start afresh.
I have been an active hillwalker since before I became Diabetic and have never had an issue with controlling my diabetes while undertaking short walks, or grand weekend epics in the Scottish Highlands.
Today I undertook a walk that lasted about 8 hours and given the weather recently the snow has been falling heavy on the hills, meaning that the walk can turn into an epic as we were breaking trail through deep snow.
Today felt like an endurance test, my BG's up and down like a yo-yo. I left the house this morning with a BG of 5.9, 10 units of Novorapid and sticking to my carbs of 30 for breakfast and with a relatively healthy lunch box in the rucsac.
First problem I found was that in temperatures of minus 15 , my monitor wouldnt work so it became a bit of a trial and error with trying to gauge my levels on how I felt. I stuck to my routine, kind of, by taking snacks and lunch at set times and continuing to reduce my insulin dosage given the exercise I was undertaking.
At one point coming down off the hill I felt low, attempted a BG, but to no avail - it was just too cold. I therefore took some lucozade and rested for a period of time but upon returning to the car I had extreme thirst. After thawing out the BG monitor I had a result of 29.4 :shock: Should I recalibrate the monitor given the low temperatures it has endured?
I took some Novorapid to bring it down but it has remained high (last result a little while ago was 15.9) aand this is after having dinner. I have taken another injection to try and help bring it down but I am concerned that despite already injecting, it is remaining high.
My doc did mention that I may have insulin resistance but since I saw him on the 22nd and rewrote my rule book by lowering my insulin dosages and carbs, I have had no problems until today.
Have I done something wrong today in terms of what I should do to ensure my BG remains steady through out the day? Was I right to lower the number of units of Novorapid I was taking? Should I have eaten more at my meal times?
Any advice would be helpful and gratefully welcomed?
Ali