coates_hbk wrote:
Does anyone INCREASE their basal for events? Really struggling with highs during events, more so by the time i get on the bike and ride for up to an hour my bs is sky rocketing.
DEFINITELY increase my basal for events. Also need to take industrial doses of fast-acting insulin on the morning of the event and also on T1. And still most short course races I finish in the 200's. I remember taking 7 units (!!!) on T1 during Ironmans, haven't done one in a while, last one was Kona '07. The amount of insulin I take the morning of a race these days is more than I take during a whole day on a normal day. The good news is that the high BG levels doesnt really impair performance as you may think. I've seen non-diabetics into the 200's and most people are in the mid 100's, post race. Prof Tim Noakes says this is a sign of T2D, but thats another thread.
Anyone doing relatively high hours of training at decent intensity that tapers, will likely deal with it due to adrenalin releasing your liver's glycogen to your bloodstream.
I find racing very difficult and stressful and had to develop a smooth carb-load protocol, while training due to a low carb approach is easy. A1C's sitting in the mid 5's, lowest 5.3, T1D for 14 years.
Good luck
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