Comments on: Walking is an adventure http://spacytracie.com/walking-is-an-adventure/484/ With emphasis on the LIVING! Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:50:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: iPhone rocks my socks | SpacyTracie - Living with Diabetes http://spacytracie.com/walking-is-an-adventure/484/#comment-4128 iPhone rocks my socks | SpacyTracie - Living with Diabetes Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:20:24 +0000 http://spacytracie.com/?p=484#comment-4128 [...] decided I couldn’t live without one. Especially since I was carrying my cell phone, iPod, and a bottle of water on my walks. (iPhones are an iPod, cell phone and much more all-in-one), so a few months ago we started saving [...] [...] decided I couldn’t live without one. Especially since I was carrying my cell phone, iPod, and a bottle of water on my walks. (iPhones are an iPod, cell phone and much more all-in-one), so a few months ago we started saving [...]

]]> By: Jeff http://spacytracie.com/walking-is-an-adventure/484/#comment-4053 Jeff Sun, 18 May 2008 17:32:57 +0000 http://spacytracie.com/?p=484#comment-4053 Nasty things, low sugars, especially when no friends or family are around to notice and offer help. They move right in and take over before you know what's going on, particularly in the 'judgment' department. I'm glad you made it through, Tracie, without more problems than you had. My sugars are affected (downward) almost immediately by even a single bike ride after being away from exercise for a while. I'm T1 on a pump, and I have to either reduce my basal rates right away, take in a lot more carbs and proteins, or face going hypo hours later when I might be sitting perfectly still watching a movie or even sleeping at night. For what it's worth, I carry a tube of glucose gel (or cake decorating frosting) just in case. Of course, there have been times when my judgment is so clouded that I forget (or put up a fuss) about using it. Nasty things, low sugars, especially when no friends or family are around to notice and offer help. They move right in and take over before you know what’s going on, particularly in the ‘judgment’ department. I’m glad you made it through, Tracie, without more problems than you had.

My sugars are affected (downward) almost immediately by even a single bike ride after being away from exercise for a while. I’m T1 on a pump, and I have to either reduce my basal rates right away, take in a lot more carbs and proteins, or face going hypo hours later when I might be sitting perfectly still watching a movie or even sleeping at night.

For what it’s worth, I carry a tube of glucose gel (or cake decorating frosting) just in case. Of course, there have been times when my judgment is so clouded that I forget (or put up a fuss) about using it.

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