Hello
I am looking at doing some long distance walking, starting at 30miles and building up to a 60mile / 24 hour walk. However, I am very unsure about how to manage by Diabetes. I am type 1 (diagnosed 10 months ago) and take NovoRapid and Lantus.
The recommendations I have read include
- taking in 25-30g of carbs every hour
- or taking 4/5 dectrose tablets every 2 hours
- reducing both types of insulin
Has anybody got any experience in long distance hiking and managing it successfully? Also, I feel stupid but what kind of carbs (25-30g) would be best?
Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
I am looking at doing some long distance walking, starting at 30miles and building up to a 60mile / 24 hour walk. However, I am very unsure about how to manage by Diabetes. I am type 1 (diagnosed 10 months ago) and take NovoRapid and Lantus.
The recommendations I have read include
- taking in 25-30g of carbs every hour
- or taking 4/5 dectrose tablets every 2 hours
- reducing both types of insulin
Has anybody got any experience in long distance hiking and managing it successfully? Also, I feel stupid but what kind of carbs (25-30g) would be best?
Any help or advice would be much appreciated.