Hello,
Short summary: I would like to hear experiences about running with low (or completely suspended) insulin.
I have a question about long distance running and omnipod. I have just switched to omnipod from insulin pens, and it is incredible that I can reduce/disable insulin when running. I struggled a lot with pens, and I constantly had to eat while running (because of tresiba). It took all joy away from it.
I got omnipod dash 3 days ago and I did two runs of 10 miles each to test it a bit. On first one I still had my old insulin (tresiba) in my body (as I just switched), and today was the first run that was done solely on pump.
So, I suspended insulin delivery one hour prior to the run and kept it off until I finished. This was the first time since I got T1D that I was able to run with stable glucose level without eating and it was amazing. However, when I was done, I felt significantly more tired than usually. I was thinking about it, and there are 2 possible reasons:
Also, I am open to running with very low level of basal insulin setup (I don't have to suspend it completely), but I didn't have time to test that yet.
Thanks!
Short summary: I would like to hear experiences about running with low (or completely suspended) insulin.
I have a question about long distance running and omnipod. I have just switched to omnipod from insulin pens, and it is incredible that I can reduce/disable insulin when running. I struggled a lot with pens, and I constantly had to eat while running (because of tresiba). It took all joy away from it.
I got omnipod dash 3 days ago and I did two runs of 10 miles each to test it a bit. On first one I still had my old insulin (tresiba) in my body (as I just switched), and today was the first run that was done solely on pump.
So, I suspended insulin delivery one hour prior to the run and kept it off until I finished. This was the first time since I got T1D that I was able to run with stable glucose level without eating and it was amazing. However, when I was done, I felt significantly more tired than usually. I was thinking about it, and there are 2 possible reasons:
- Today was really warm and maybe that is a simple reason why I felt more tired, since run was almost 100% under the sun (I did have hat though
- Second possibility is that maybe because I didn't have (almost) any insulin on board, maybe I wasn't able to convert energy in my body properly and muscles ended up being more empty than if I had insulin and took some food?
Also, I am open to running with very low level of basal insulin setup (I don't have to suspend it completely), but I didn't have time to test that yet.
Thanks!