Today was my nieces birthday party. And what a party it was!! All the cousins together at a place that has theme parties with crafts, nail polish, temporary tattoos, book reading, dancing to High School Musical songs...and.....a chocolate fountain...AND cotton candy. Too bad I didn't have a low while I was there! To top it all off with pizza. So I wasn't having a low, but I was super hungry. Why, oh why?? Only 2 pieces and the blood sugar soared. I knew it would happen, I just thought I loaded up with enough insulin. I can never get pizza right....I'm quiting pizza now! Never again...well never again until I forget this incident and then do it again.
I'm back on the wagon with my vitamin taking. It is such a pain to remember, so now I put them in a small dish and keep it on the kitchen counter as a reminder. I get them ready like I get my lunch ready. And it always works better when I do it the night before. I'm trying to make that part of my routine. Getting ready for bed, getting my junk together for the gym, vitamin setup, and oh...don't forget my high maintenance dog who has a ton of herbs/vitamins I give him for the cancer he was diagnosed with a few months back. (Old man...I'm not putting him through "treatment", can't do that to him!) So now you are thinking I have to get ready for bed at 7:00 don't you??? Nawwww....9:00 though. When you wake up at 5AM that time seems reasonable.
Wait...back to the vitamins. Did you all know that Type 1's are usually extremely deficient in magnesium??? Or that there has been a great study, done at U of M I believe, that shows that 600+mg of alpha-lipoic acid has a prophylactic effect on the nerves for ALL type of diabetics. And I'm sure I don't need to tell you all about Omega 3's right??? 3-4 grams a day! I won't go on. I'm sure you get the picture! I really do feel better when I'm taking them.
So, workouts today go like this:
Actually I'll start with yesterdays run...1 mile test done on a treadmill. Did that in 8:13. Same as last...no improvement, but all is good!
AM swim today..actually another test day...1000m race pace swim, and I did it in 18:15. Not my best, but consistent with other tests. I was hoping to see improvement there too, but it's all good!
This afternoon was just a trainer ride. An hour of base heart rate while I watched a movie. Nothing to report there. Same ol', same ol'. The movie I picked for this ride always gets me thinking. An obscure movie that not a lot of people know. It's called "Defending Your Life"...written and directed by Albert Brooks. Very funny if you like his stuff. In a nutshell Daniel (Brooks) dies and goes to the "pit stop" to defend his life before he can move on. It's all about fear and you keep going back to earth if you have not overcome them. Makes you think and laugh at the same time. Lots of fears in being diabetic. LOTS! But.....I think since I entered this medically challenged world of mine I've had more fear go out the window. I never would have ran a marathon! Never would have gone on that mountain biking trip out west. Never would have gone to Diabetes Training Camp, alone, without knowing anyone there. I never, ever, would have ventured out of my comfort zone!! Now I feel nothing really scares me anymore. And if it does...I now have a huge support system of fellow diabetic friends that are my comfort. Live life without fear!!!!
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2 comments:
Nancy,
Pizza, that's some fun times. I've found that for me what works is a dual wave bolus, 50% now, 50% over a course of 2 hours. The numbers usually stay in check.
Go ahead, don't give up pizza, experiment!
Courtney :)
I also recommend a 50/50 dual wave. I've spread my extended over anywhere from 3 to 8 hours, but 6 hours is probably about right for me. It took me a loooong time to figure that one out. It just takes practice and experimenting.
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