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<blockquote data-quote="Bon83" data-source="post: 2103233" data-attributes="member: 397387"><p>So a few weeks ago I wrote about diabetic paranoia and how I wanted to be less bound to blood sugar testing etc .. anyway today I got a taste of how the other half live so to speak. Today I was departing on a 2hr open water swim in coniston, I woke up and 3 hours before the swim I ate a good breakfast and injected for it. Before entering the water I tested and ate a banana. I felt adequately energised and had little fast acting insulin in me. I had a brilliant time<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> however one of us did not. They literally ran out of gas, they hadn't eaten enough and their blood sugar was probably low they couldn't keep moving even normal people get funny from low blood sugar- they were feeling sick and had ringing in the ear. At the shore I gave them a biscuit and orange juice that I had in my tow bag. This person wasn't diabetic but just proved to me how all of us can fail by not fuelling correctly. I feel a bit more independent now because I always have charge of my body and plan all events. I'm sure if we hadn't been in a group that person may have been another exhausted statistic in the water. But that's why we were together</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bon83, post: 2103233, member: 397387"] So a few weeks ago I wrote about diabetic paranoia and how I wanted to be less bound to blood sugar testing etc .. anyway today I got a taste of how the other half live so to speak. Today I was departing on a 2hr open water swim in coniston, I woke up and 3 hours before the swim I ate a good breakfast and injected for it. Before entering the water I tested and ate a banana. I felt adequately energised and had little fast acting insulin in me. I had a brilliant time:D however one of us did not. They literally ran out of gas, they hadn't eaten enough and their blood sugar was probably low they couldn't keep moving even normal people get funny from low blood sugar- they were feeling sick and had ringing in the ear. At the shore I gave them a biscuit and orange juice that I had in my tow bag. This person wasn't diabetic but just proved to me how all of us can fail by not fuelling correctly. I feel a bit more independent now because I always have charge of my body and plan all events. I'm sure if we hadn't been in a group that person may have been another exhausted statistic in the water. But that's why we were together [/QUOTE]
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