Recent Content by marty313

A colleague alerted me to the following scientifc paper that is indexed on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36647854/ Weiss K, Thuany M, Scheer V, Ouerghi N, Andrade MS, Nikolaidis PT, et al. How to end up on the podium after running a 6-days-run with type 1 diabetes mellitus - A case...

I apologise for being under the radar this summer. I was busy preparing for my half ironman (Challenge Sandefjord end of August 2024), but I consider it poor karma to announce my intentions publicly before having performed.

I agree that the glucose predictions are a very useful feature of xDrip, which is lacking in Juggluco. On the other hand, Juggluco has a very detailed food database, which I find very useful. To get glucose on your Garmin watch yuo can either (1) pair xDrip with an Abbot Libre Link account and...

Exactly. This forum gave me all the mental support that I needed when I went down the rabbit hole called "triathlon". I think that triathlon helped me towards a healthier lifestyle. At a body weight of 102 kg (+), I was developing insulin resistance on top of my DM T1. Now I maintain my weight...

I pair Juggluco with my sensor. xDrip+ is not needed, but you need special plugins on your Garmin watch or your Garmin cycle computer (I detailed which ones work in a separate post). I am aware that Juggluco supports pairing the sensor directly with an Android smartwatch. 3 years ago this would...

This is actually quite interesting: Why are you and I active on the British diabetes forum? The reason for me: I never found a similarly enlightened and stimulating diabetes forum anywhere else! This is the only forum in which I can meet hardcore endurance athletes with diabetes type 1 or 2...

It is reassuring to read that you experience the same issues when exercising. Since I often start with a 50 min swim (shorter if the water is only 14°C, I have a Garmin Tempe in order to measure 60 cm below the surface in accordance with official triathlon rules) I have my standard 150g AXA...

I should have guessed that you were Dutch... The point I was trying to make: A triathlon wet suit made from pliable neoprene feels like a second skin. I usually start by swimming 50 m breast and then return swimming freestyle so that water seeps into the arms. Then I get on land so that the...

I am very impressed by your swimming. In my opinion, skinny dipping in open water is the only real way to swim. It is kind of accepted in Germany (my native country), somewhat but less so in Norway but in my experience from 1984, risky in Britain. Too bad! The major risk to be aware of is...

Last year, I documented in a series of posts how I, a 60-year-old type 1 diabetic, stepped up from triathlon sprint (750 m swim, 20 km bike, 5 km run) to olympic distance (twice the distance) (total time 3:01:40 s in Stavanger August 2023). This year I did middle distance (1.9 km swim, 90 km...

A word of warning: I have chronic gingivitis: When I use an energy gel I get toothache at a level of 8/10 for 24 h. Energry drinks like High 5 are ok, though.

Dear Simon, I use my watch just as a secondary display attached to my mobile. Pairing a sensor to a smartwatch is of course the holy grail of CGM, but I'd rather bet on reliabilty. I have my mobile with me at all times anyway. (I use a buoy when I swim in open water.) I agree that xDrip+ is at...

I am now in my third triathlon season. Last week there was so much hype around the new Samsung Galaxy 7 watches that I checked options once more. The Abbot software is hopeless as usual. No home screen widget that show you your glucose without having to log on the phone and open the app. No...

I experimented with all kinds of high energy foods, drinks and gels. I suffer from chronic gingivitis which I keep under control by an intensive tooth cleaning protocol... 1 package og gel have me intense tooth ache for 24 hours. Don't try gel in the middle of the lake for the first time!

I had chronic knee pain in the 1980s (long before my DM1) when I experimented with cleats with 0° float. No single cleat adjustment would work for more than 15 km. Then I discovered cleats with floating angles. First Adidas, then Look Keo. Incidentally, I have the same problem with Shimano SPD...