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<blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 307170" data-attributes="member: 12578"><p>I backpack but try to avoid wild camping (actually try to avoid camping, I use the French gites if possible. Nevertheless as we walk in the Pyrenees and Aubrac we have to be prepared for anything . We carry (and on some nights use) a very lightweight tent, basic cooking thing and emergency rations. Those I carry are carb based, I would be interested if you find some alternatives but remember you may be able to /need to eat more carbs when you've used up a lot of calories.</p><p></p><p>I'm T1 and I use insulin, I need considerably less insulin on these trips (sometimes less than 50% of my already quite small daily dose and that's with a good evening meal and the typical French carby breakfast. </p><p> </p><p> The exercise makes people much more insulin sensitive and you can need huge amounts of calories when backpacking in hilly terrain. Some days I find it quite hard to keep my glucose levels up. The longer the trip the more carbs I eat and the less insulin I need to take.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phoenix, post: 307170, member: 12578"] I backpack but try to avoid wild camping (actually try to avoid camping, I use the French gites if possible. Nevertheless as we walk in the Pyrenees and Aubrac we have to be prepared for anything . We carry (and on some nights use) a very lightweight tent, basic cooking thing and emergency rations. Those I carry are carb based, I would be interested if you find some alternatives but remember you may be able to /need to eat more carbs when you've used up a lot of calories. I'm T1 and I use insulin, I need considerably less insulin on these trips (sometimes less than 50% of my already quite small daily dose and that's with a good evening meal and the typical French carby breakfast. The exercise makes people much more insulin sensitive and you can need huge amounts of calories when backpacking in hilly terrain. Some days I find it quite hard to keep my glucose levels up. The longer the trip the more carbs I eat and the less insulin I need to take. [/QUOTE]
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