running

Hello! I began running in 2023 and am pleased to report that it has gone well. I recently ran a 10k and have registered for the Farnborough Winter Half Marathon in January. I've learned to appreciate how difficult it is to train with T1D - both mentally and physically - throughout my training...

Hello everyone! I’ve been type 1 for just over a year but haven’t really got the whole blood sugar and exercise concept down yet! I’m going to start the couch to 5k as the weather is getting much nicer but look for some advise on insulin doses, snacks and blood sugar levels before I start. I’m...

Anyone have any info on fueling during a long run while on a low carb diet for diabetes (diet controlled type 2). All the running media is full of gels and snacks that are full of carbs.

Hi, I was diagnosed with type 1 at the end of September, so everything is still pretty new. I've run the half marathon distance once before (pre-diabetes) and am now training for my first HM race in April. I haven't had any problems with blood sugar levels during ~5K runs, but yesterday I went...

Hi everyone, Before being diagnosed with slow onset type 1 I was running 3-5 times a week and working out 2-4 times. I fell ill and these last few months I’ve had to stop exercising completely apart from walking due to being unable to manage my levels. I now have a libre and I’ve been on insulin...

Hello, I’m having a recurring problem where sugars are good before a run or long walk, I eat a snack maybe a banana or similar, then 15 minutes into run/walk I’m dropping low then I spend the run/walk chomping on jelly babies but I’m low the whole time! Then of course when I stop boom they rise...

Hi all, I currently take insuman as my basal insulin and although it's quite old I haven't seen the need to switch as my control has always been good. Anyway, time moves on and the time to change has now come and I'm weighing up Levemir vs Tresiba. My basal injected quantity has always been...

Hi All Am just starting to get a grip with my T1 (of only 35 years!!) due to -restarting running (now upped to 4 x week between 5 to 12k but slow) - CGM for last 5 months (libre) -having slowly over years kept lowering carb so now keto (but dont count macros, just carb & prot at each meal for...

Now that I’ve recovered from turning myself literally purple by attempting the first day of Couch to 5k and recovered from the resulting low, I’m after advice. Total exercise noob here. Mainly because I don’t get any endorphins so don’t really have much motivation. And of course I made the...

I was diagnosed with pre diabetes in January (HBaC1 was 44).Apparently it has been creeping up for years but no one ever told me. I have a lot of weight to lose but took it as a wake up call and have lost over a stone since then, cut out basic white carbs ( bread pasta potatoes rice) been doing...

Hello, I'm currently on a combination of Ketogenic/Low Carb diet. I plan to do an intensive run for 1+ hours on mornings or evenings to loose weight. What is the best pre-workout meal before running for 1+ hours? I usually eat porridge and take less insulin to get the blood sugar up to...

Hi everyone I’m new to the forum & a newly diagnosed T1 diabetic (nearly a year) Was hoping for some advice with this question please. I’m looking to start running & going to the gym again. The question I have is... Should I Bolus for the protein shake that I’ll be taking 30 minutes pre...

Hi - i was just browsing looking for some Type 1's that run ultra marathons and couldn't really find any so thought i'd start a thread. I have run a bunch of ultra's up to 50 miles or so and have ambitions to run a 100 miler within the next 12 months. I'm an Omnipod user which is brilliant and i...

Hi My age is 34 and 61 kg body weight. I am running since from 2 years for 20 to 30 min in morning, but nowadays i get some pain in left leg joint, but while walking i don't get. is it required to stop running in morning ? what is your suggestion on this ? have anyone get this type of pain ?

Hi! I did 2 hard(ish) runs today and my BG keeps crashing down even though I havent taken any Novorapid today. I keep spooning jam in to my mouth but it raises BG levels just slightly.. I have counted that I have taken about 350 Carbs in the last 4 hours and still my meters shows values around...

Hi all; I am Type 1 and started walkrunning consistently a year ago... I say walkrunning because I walk and run equal minutes during my workouts. Generally I walk 5 run 5 for a total of 60-75 minutes. I am doing my first 5k this weekend, but I am not sure how to prepare in terms of eating this...

Afternoon folks, I have a question i dont know if anyone can help. Just been out to watch our local 5k and 10k race and got chatting to the Chairman of the local running club. They are starting another couch to 5k courses in May and i am keen to join but....dont runners have to 'carb up'...

I'm doing a 10k several times a week but don't really know how it affect my sugar levels. I'm Type 2 and try to run a marathon. It's hard training knowing that prolonged running is probably causing drops or spikes of my blood sugar. I want to run a marathon and train 21k and so on, but I'm...

Hello there, Can you please share your top 3 - 5 tips for managing blood sugar levels on a 5 - 10 km run. My husband was diagnosed with Type 1 in Dec 2015, he is on Levemir (5 units in the morning, 2 in the evening) and NovoRapid (0 - 2 units depending on carb intake) using Freestyle Libre...

Hi everyone, This is the first time I've tried anything like this but I've been having major problems recently since I started upping the amount of running that I do with having low blood sugars particularly at night. I'm type 1 on multiple injections a day and I've done the dafne course so...