Does anyone have any recommended reading on exercise and pumps? E.g. cycling, walking? The last few times I have been out on a bike ride on MDI I have noticed my levels drop rapidly within 15 mins of setting out, so much so that I pretty much need to eat some pure glucose (2 tabs) as soon as I start riding.
As soon as I get under control and the basics done with the pump I want to get out on my bike and see if I can make it work (as well as working out where to leave the pump) so any tips gratefully received!
Also, I like to go walking and camping, and was recently thinking about doing blood tests on the move.
There are a few things I have considered:
1) Stopping to take off a heavy rucksack is not always preferable.
2) Sitting is often not possible (not without very wet bum) and no tables are around.
3) Weather = tricky. Wind & Rain can hinder doing a BM.
4) Carry cases should be designed with such things in mind....
I am wondering what the case for my new Accu-Chek BM device will be like, because I am sort of planning to make my own...
My idea is that to do a blood test quickly, whilst standing, without taking off a rucksack or needing 3 arms, I will need an ingenious new case design. The case would have either a belt attachment or its own strap to fix around you, then it could rotate (like a climbers chalk bag) to be at the back or side whilst walking and move to the front to do a test. The case would open away from you, so that half the case would stay against your torso (attached to the belt) and half would flap down. The flap would need to be semi-stiff and have a sort of stop so that when it reached 90degrees (perpendicular to the ground) it would stop and function as a table and maybe weather protection. At least, if you faced away from the oncoming storm your body would protect the BM setup as it would be tight against you.
The BM device would be strapped in so that it didn't need removing, as would the test strips and everything else. The whole BM could then be done by only:
1) Moving the case to the front of the torso on the belt strap thing.
2) Opening the case.
3) Removing the lancing device.
4) Perform BM.
The other option is to have the BM device on a sort of bungy cord so that if you wanted to remove it, it wouldn't roll off the side of a cliff if you dropped it!
Anyone have any more ideas to add? I love inventing things, so if I make this case I want it to be the best
As soon as I get under control and the basics done with the pump I want to get out on my bike and see if I can make it work (as well as working out where to leave the pump) so any tips gratefully received!
Also, I like to go walking and camping, and was recently thinking about doing blood tests on the move.
There are a few things I have considered:
1) Stopping to take off a heavy rucksack is not always preferable.
2) Sitting is often not possible (not without very wet bum) and no tables are around.
3) Weather = tricky. Wind & Rain can hinder doing a BM.
4) Carry cases should be designed with such things in mind....
I am wondering what the case for my new Accu-Chek BM device will be like, because I am sort of planning to make my own...
My idea is that to do a blood test quickly, whilst standing, without taking off a rucksack or needing 3 arms, I will need an ingenious new case design. The case would have either a belt attachment or its own strap to fix around you, then it could rotate (like a climbers chalk bag) to be at the back or side whilst walking and move to the front to do a test. The case would open away from you, so that half the case would stay against your torso (attached to the belt) and half would flap down. The flap would need to be semi-stiff and have a sort of stop so that when it reached 90degrees (perpendicular to the ground) it would stop and function as a table and maybe weather protection. At least, if you faced away from the oncoming storm your body would protect the BM setup as it would be tight against you.
The BM device would be strapped in so that it didn't need removing, as would the test strips and everything else. The whole BM could then be done by only:
1) Moving the case to the front of the torso on the belt strap thing.
2) Opening the case.
3) Removing the lancing device.
4) Perform BM.
The other option is to have the BM device on a sort of bungy cord so that if you wanted to remove it, it wouldn't roll off the side of a cliff if you dropped it!
Anyone have any more ideas to add? I love inventing things, so if I make this case I want it to be the best
