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Coming up to 8 years since onset of LADA. Honeymoon period nearly 2 years. The MDI for 4 years. Daily insulin dose crept up. Then pump and CSGM and, my choice against knowledge, advice and self-interest of health care practitioners, I adapted to ketogenic nutrition. Average daily insulin dose...

".... having diabetes is like having a life sentence ..." Yes well everyone has a life sentence. On being diagnosed the impression I had was being marooned on an ocean sandbank, surrounded by deep water and just seeing everyone else on the the beach. Then with a bit more knowledge and...

Not a fan of tinned foods but for camping or hiking here are some suggestions: sausages - the small goods varieties - perfectly good without needing cold storage; adaptable as a snack on its own or cut up in a shakshuka (adapted for hiking: tin of tomato, sachet of tomato paste, prepared bag of...

Target range 2 to 15g per day. <5g is not hard but not for more than a couple of days in a row. 5g to 15g is easy peasy. Keeping it under 10g per day is the norm. More than 15g less than 25g or so happens occasionally in a month. Every few months there is s planned or unplanned hit of up to 45g...

The hill running aspect makes a huge difference compared with road or any relatively flat racing. The difference lies in the energy demands of physically moving your legs in a greater range of motion, higher work rate throughout the greater range of motion, increasingly low efficiency and all...

I use inset 30 with aninas vibe. No problems when I had more abdominal fat. Now lean, only very rarely is there a glitch. Sometimes forget to change over 4 days! That is due to reduced insulin needs due to keto. Cartridge turnover and inset sites get out of synch. Inset 30 was recommended due...

Higher temperatures triggered high BGLs when I was pre-keto adapted. Not so much an issue now. Dehydration affects my BGLs and sends the CSGM readings into an unstable frenzy. Higher humidity seems to affect me. Not sure if Bundy is humid. Its ginger beer cures (almost) all - the sugar free...

Great news. Be proud of yourself. As a competitor, keep records of what you trial and the effects or your perceptions. Expect variations, unexpected oytcomes and the occasional misjudgements. Good athletes: measure, record, self-review, plan adjustments, repeat. Sent from my SM-G900I using...

If you get shin splints from only walking then you have some significant biomechanical issues. You need to address that before finding shoes to suit you. Without knowing how shoes could affect the forces on your bones during walking you are just as likely to make it worse, and even more so...

With an Animas Vibe pump I don't need a separate CSGM nor (being keto adapted) bulky carb supplements to take on a long, sustained effort. Even with a moderately intense 90' to 120' effort (I did not say fast!), with the right dosing I can get away with scheduled nibbles on half a glucose tablet...

Saw your request. Will do. It's potentially a big topic. I too started with the question: what tests? Then, what goals? Then, how to improve the things that lead to the test results? How relevant are the tests and their rsults to (i) me as I am (genes age sex any ailments family history...

Very much agree with the previous post. The biomarkers for Type 1.5 differ from those for Type 1. This means the diagnosis can be different before onset, at onset, under medication and under insulin therapy. I have seen the good work on relevant biomarkers published only in the last 18 months...

Depends on the foods you eat. Depends on any extra physical activity, alcohol, stress ... If you don't test enough after eating or otherwise (by BGLs or CGM) you might be under estimating insulin needs. Losing excess weight and CGM probably are generally best non-nutritionl means of reducing...

Make sure you tell your trainer about your condition. This is not a time to hide it. Likely that your personal trainer will not really have any idea of the implications. Possibly they might think they know from very lightweight articles in journals and websites for trainers. Possibly they will...

Update? In the context of mature onset IDDM, middle and long distance running, science based nutrition and sports coaching and the real world, if I had known years ago what I know think I know, I would have gone keto, trained much more, enjoyed more effective running, possibly been only on CGM...

Hi Grace Still viewing DCUK posts? I am posting this instead of a PM in case others in a very similar position to you are interested. I am in the very early stages of preparing an article for a legal journal essentially on the topic of the potential liability of a range of types of health care...

Sorry, it's at 2pm. But you can have a cup of tea on the 24 hour flight home. Sent from my SM-G900I using DCUK Forum mobile app

Well done. Keep at it. Did you cool the body down afterwards as well? It's a good part of your recovery strategy.

Me too. Also, being keto adapted I don't need to carb count very often (couple times a month) and rarely need to bolus for a planned meal.

Hydration and thermoregulation are distinct yet related issues. There's a reasonable amount of research on impaired thermoregulation by exercising diabetics. Apart from excellent suggestions above, consider trying: neckerchief soaked in water; chilling head before the race (ice pack on sconce!)...