Good evening all, apologies for the long post. I have the symptoms of type 2 but have not been formally diagnosed. I would like to ask some questions if I may.
I am in training for a 26 mile charity walk. I am not a very fit person - desk job, 16 and a half stone, rubbish diet etc. Last Saturday I completed a 22 mile walk over a period of 7.5 hours. I sweat buckets while walking but carry a 3 litre water supply on my back and drink regularly. During the walk I had several episodes which I believe were hypo's. The first episode happened after about 9 miles (3 hours in) - I felt weak, a bit wobbly on my feet, almost tripped over and couldn't seem to think straight. I stopped walking and ate a banana and a mini mars bar - five minutes later I felt better and carried on. Only four miles later I had another episode - this time I stopped, ate another mini mars bar and attempted to change my socks. I felt REALLY angry and unco-ordinated just because I couldn't get my socks on straight. Weird! I had similar episodes at 17 miles and a mile before I finished. Each time I responded to a mini mars bar, a cheese cracker and/or some peanuts.
Questions.
1) Does these episodes sound like hypo's to you?
2) Would it be better for me to constantly suck a barley sugar and supplement that with additional food say every five miles?
3) Should I be eating much more on a lengthy walk? If so, how much (I burned nearly 3000 calories on Saturday)
3) Will the repeated up and down cycle do me any long term harm? How can I even it out over the walk?
I actually recovered quite well from the walk other than general stiffness, a blister and sore joints so I was generally pleased. I aim to do one more distance practice walk before the main event so I'd like to get an understanding of any preventative action I can take.
I am in training for a 26 mile charity walk. I am not a very fit person - desk job, 16 and a half stone, rubbish diet etc. Last Saturday I completed a 22 mile walk over a period of 7.5 hours. I sweat buckets while walking but carry a 3 litre water supply on my back and drink regularly. During the walk I had several episodes which I believe were hypo's. The first episode happened after about 9 miles (3 hours in) - I felt weak, a bit wobbly on my feet, almost tripped over and couldn't seem to think straight. I stopped walking and ate a banana and a mini mars bar - five minutes later I felt better and carried on. Only four miles later I had another episode - this time I stopped, ate another mini mars bar and attempted to change my socks. I felt REALLY angry and unco-ordinated just because I couldn't get my socks on straight. Weird! I had similar episodes at 17 miles and a mile before I finished. Each time I responded to a mini mars bar, a cheese cracker and/or some peanuts.
Questions.
1) Does these episodes sound like hypo's to you?
2) Would it be better for me to constantly suck a barley sugar and supplement that with additional food say every five miles?
3) Should I be eating much more on a lengthy walk? If so, how much (I burned nearly 3000 calories on Saturday)
3) Will the repeated up and down cycle do me any long term harm? How can I even it out over the walk?
I actually recovered quite well from the walk other than general stiffness, a blister and sore joints so I was generally pleased. I aim to do one more distance practice walk before the main event so I'd like to get an understanding of any preventative action I can take.