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Andyoak21

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Type of diabetes
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Non-insulin injectable medication (incretin mimetics)
Hi just joined and thought I would introduce myself, I am Andy I was diagnosed type 2 in May this year. So far things are going well I have lost just over 4 stone in weight and feel so much better, I was put on Metaformin twice a day already down to once a day. So really happy with that. Anyone got any advice as I have agreed to run the southampton half marathon in April and wonder if there is anything I should bear in mind as I am diabetic. I have not really ran a lot before and not doing to bad at moment any tips or ideas would be great.
 
Hi welcome to the forum. Your weight loss is great, I am envious. We have a few runners amongst us, not me though, so hopefully someone will come along to help you soon. :)
 
Welcome to the forum Andy.

Only advice I would give is to train well before the event and build your fitness up, there's plenty of members on the forum who enjoy running (@ElyDave & @phoenix) are two who may offer you some advice. Good luck.
 
Hi,
My best advice is to build up slowly. Get used to running first 5km then 10km. It's a good idea to look for some intermediate events (fun runs possibly) so that you have goals to aim for Your local park run would be a good starting place ( you are lucky, if you live in/near Southampton. there's Southampton, Netley and Eastleigh all very near to each other with Brockenhurst just down the road for a change of scenery. If not you can search for your nearest)
http://www.parkrun.org.uk/southampton/
If you aren't yet running 5k (3miles) have a look at C to 5k . It starts with alternating walking and jogging and builds up distance over time. A lot of people seem to say it helped them a lot. http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k-plan.aspx

As a T1 my problems when running are mostly related to insulin, I think that it will be different (dare I say easier!) with metformin which isn't so likely to cause hypos.
 
Hi. I think the only problem might be 'hitting the wall' near the end of the run where the body runs out of available glucose and needs a bit of time to go into ketosis and burn fat. The more long distance training you do the better as it trains the body to go into ketosis. Many years ago I did a half marathon and hit the wall at 12 miles and could hardly move.
 
Andyoak21 said:
Hi just joined and thought I would introduce myself, I am Andy I was diagnosed type 2 in May this year. So far things are going well I have lost just over 4 stone in weight and feel so much better, I was put on Metaformin twice a day already down to once a day. So really happy with that. Anyone got any advice as I have agreed to run the southampton half marathon in April and wonder if there is anything I should bear in mind as I am diabetic. I have not really ran a lot before and not doing to bad at moment any tips or ideas would be great.
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Hello and welcome to the forum Andy, I'm not too far away from Southampton, and I have travelled through Shirley a few times, but I love the older part of Southampton and down by the water's edge. Also went to the Southampton Boat Show for the first time this year :-)

Best wishes RRB
 
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