any diabetics on here do ironmans?
I am not, but I can get you in touch with a guy who is insulin dependent and has done several IM, including a 10:01 at Kona last year. Email me at the adress in my profile.
there is no email addi in yr profile! i wouldnt mind qualifying for kona and breaking 10.00…
I seem to recall some media attention given to an impressive athlete who completed Hawaii wearing an “insulin pump”.
If I am recalling this correctly, it was quite some number of years ago.
my goal is to break 10 hrs
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sorry about that, I thought there was. Try jogurk@juno.com
I remember an article in one of the tri mags 1 or 2 years ago written by a diabetic who did ironmans… he talked about mounting a glucometer on his bike so that he could check his finger sticks… It was either triathlete or insidetri maybe you coud look for the article on their sites.
in the 2 half ims i did, i didnt do any blood tests during the race. i do lots of testing before and after training and i monitor the effect of my food intake, exercise duration/intensity quite closely so i dont have to worry about going low in blood sugar. last 1/2 im i did i was a lil high at the end!!