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I always need less insulin when its warms like they say it could just be a dodgy insulin pen or make sure your injecting in different areas of the body that can effect how it works

I once had a chemist/ pharmacy worker not wanting to sell me tablets because they had a sugar coating

well done on finishing it looks like your bloods sugars stayed pretty good through out i have the same problem of high blood sugar before events i think it must be to do with stress or something id like to do a marathon at some point but i dont think there are many left this year

I regularly do long distance cycles through the Peak District sometimes over 100 miles I find I need very little insulin and I have to be careful the next day for hypo’s and during the night

iv never ran further than half a marathon but iv done a few 100 mile plus cycles 130 being the longest i find i need very little insulin during its so easy to go to low also i think being diabetic increases the risk of dehydration i could be wrong there. running 100 miles would be very impressive

if im pushing really hard on the exercise bike or something theres normally a pool of sweat on the ground when iv finished. just have to watch out for dehydration

todays died so far has been breakfast seedy kind of toast with butter morning snack sausage roll lunch a curry sandwich thing that wastnt very nice follow by some chocolate and banana marshmallow things dinner was some pork chops with 2 jacket potatoes cheese and vegetables followed by some...

I might be doing a 10 mile race this Saturday not sure yet

going out at that times not ideal for me for me to be honest it wastnt to long after lunch im just on novo rapid and levimere insulin i take 22 units of levimere in the evening at about 8-9 normally i got up late that day and didnt do allot alot in the morning so the blood shot up to about 17...

the vegan diet does seem popular with cyclists and endurance athletes who need allot of carbs to perform well it would have to be done right though be to much hassle for me and i like alcohol to much. apparently its not a diet or so they say anyway.

Id imagine it would have been a struggle to finish the run that low? when ever i iv never tried using a pump i would be scared to change what im on now but maybe it would be better i just dont know

iv never actually taken my testing kit with me when im out running no were to put it and i dont normally run longer than about an hour mybe if i start doing longer easy kind of runs i might take it and mybe check about half way through. when im cycling i like to check it about every 90mins or if...

i stop every now and again when im cycling never ran more than half a marathon iv never checked my blood during running i think it would probably be worth checking my after the first hour of a marathon if you have chanc think on my next half marathon ill take more gels i think after about 60...

iv been diabetic since i was about 8 so most of my life this year iv done allot of cycling find that really helps keep the blood sugar down. is there a time your aiming to get for the half marathon or do you just want to complete it?

ill follow you on strava lookout for david setterington i dont see being diabetic as holding back very much just myself not training hard anoth and drinking to much i still try though

last night i was up most of the night sweating really badly think i had my woodburning stove on to high not sure If I was just to warm or anything else the blood sugar was ok I do normally start sweating when I have a hypo so its best to alway check

I know this might not be allot of help but a few years ago i got a really bad case of flue and my insulin basically stopped working my blood was in the 20s most of the time for about a week its probably a bit different because I am type 1 but i was giving myself anoth insulin that on a normal...

i did a steady half marathon this afternoon was running a little bit low throughout i had a couple of gels but the blood was 3.8 when i got home i think mybe gave myself a little bit to much insulin before lunch

I just take one dose of levemir which i assume is similer to lantus at about 8pm and it keeps the blood suger pretty stable for most of the day from what your saying about your blood reading there doesent seem anything wrong with them im no expert but i wouldn't consider anything under 10 high

i seem to have developed a really bad chilblain on the side of my foot this year or atvleast thats what i think it is it could also be a strain or something from running but it really hurts iv got a months supply of tablets from the doctor to help with them