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Anyone into Triathlon? I'm on a team composed of triathletes all with type 1 diabetes, called Triabetes.

This morning started like most of my mornings do. My alarm went off at 5:00 a.m. (a little later than usual), an hour before I was supposed to meet a friend for a easy 70 minute run, I reached for my pump and set the basal rate to 30%, and tried to steal another 15 minutes of sleep before I had to get...

Last night I dreamt I was running. It was one of those vivid dreams, so real it doesn’t seem like a dream at all. In my dream I was fast and light, like those runners I can’t help but envy as they zoom by me effortlessly in the park. In my dream I wasn’t wearing a belt with a glucometer...

Any diabetic can tell you that diabetes comes with a lot of stuff. You have your glucometer kit which you need to take with you every where you go, your insulin, pens, shots or pump, emergency sugar packet and all kinds of other things. In the days before I had diabetes, I could fit everything I needed...

I broke two personal records yesterday – my half marathon record and my blood sugar record (since diagnosis) and both are big disappointments to me. The day started at 4:00 a.m. when I got up to get ready for the race. I checked my blood sugar (it was 117), got dressed, had two cups of coffee and...

This weekend I ran my first 10k race with my insulin pump. It was more of a fun-run than a race. It took place in the Jerusalem hills, on the historical Burma Road . The weather was much cooler and less humid than I am used to since normally I run on very flat terrain near the Mediterranean Sea. The...

On my last few runs I have set the basal rate on my pump at 45% (down from 50%). Although I haven’t had any real lows lately, I have felt that this is not low enough and that I am always in danger of hypoglycemia. I have also been feeling like I am using energy gels too often in order to keep my...

I rode my bike 4.5 miles this morning in order to meet my running group. At 5:30 am we started our two mile warm up run in the park along the Yarkon River. We ran at a very tired pace, chatting and complaining about the hour, the heat and the humidity. After half a mile we noticed one of the morning...

After finding myself low on my first two runs with an insulin pump , I decided to try reducing the basal rate on my pump during my next run. One of the reasons I’d originally decided to try the insulin pump was to be able to control and change the basal rate during different parts of the day. While...

When I woke up Tuesday morning with my blood sugar at 99 I was pleased and felt that I had made the right decision giving up insulin shots and getting a pump. I got myself ready to go out on my first pumping run making sure to take my glucometer and a few energy gels. I started an 8 mile run with blood...

Wow Katie, thanks for your detailed reply, this info will definately be helpful for others. For my part, I am on a minimed, and so far I think I have made the right choice vs the omnipod, being able to disconnect is a big plus for me. And concerning having the pump clipped on a belt, I'm sure there...

im off to practice for softball. itll be about 2 hrs i can use the exercise! lol ive got a game tomorrow so gotta get prepared 4 it. my teams been on a loosing streak not good! but hopefully tomorrow thatll change. what sports do u guys play nd how well r u in them nd ur is ur team good 2? <3 ~nat

I actually don't eat before I run (unless the race or run start late like the rotterdam marathon that started at 11:00 am) and make sure not to eat or take any short acting insulin during the 2 hours before I run. I eat after I start to run. about 15 minutes into my run I have a halve snack which...

2night is my 1st softball game since i got back home. it should all go well. i feel fine. technically its the 2nd game back caz the 1st waz on friday but that game was cancelled. nd idk if that counts or not, but im not gonna count it nyway!! haha im back baby! lol <3 ~nat

though practice went shorter than expected, i didnt feel ill sick or shaky! it was great i kinda 4got i had diabetes the whole practice!! <3 ~nat

2night i have my first practice of softball since i got back from the hospital! i hope all goes well. i had a game on friday but it got cancelled since it was thunderin' nd rainin' down here. hope my blood sugar doesnt get 2 low! lol <3 ~nat

This is what I have been looking for! I am a type 1 runner and I have been looking for connections to other long distance runners, so I am pumped about this post and group. I have run 4 marathons and I am running my first 50k next weekend. I have a CGM but I do not have a pump. I know, I know, but I...

First let me say that I am totally intrigued by the five finger Vibrams. I may give them a try but it'll have to wait until next season. I've been running long distance for the last two years (i'm running the Rotterdam marathon on Sun. April 11th). It has been difficult getting the BS right...