Hi Anna,
I've really enjoyed all of your posts--as a fellow runner, it's great to read more information and support for endurance athletes with diabetes. Running magazines and websites certainly don't discuss how to manage blood sugar during a two-hour run!
In my experience, it's difficult to be patient when dealing with stubborn and/or unpredictable blood sugars. When my blood sugar is running low, it's tempting to over-treat hypoglycemia by eating an unusually large number of carbs. When my blood sugar is high, it sometimes seems like a good idea to give a bolus much larger than recommended. Often, these impatient reactions made out of frustration lead to high or low blood sugar later, respectively. In short, I've found that treating the "out of nowhere" highs and lows reasonably and somewhat conservatively has payed off.
Thanks for a great read!
Maggie
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Annna,
I love this blog because I truly truly believe we should look at blood sugar readings like a science project. If it's too or high or too low, it's not "bad" necessarily, but information to help us figure out what did or didn't work. If we just get upset over the fact that it's not "perfect," we forget that we can really research the BG and learn from it about what to do differently next time.
This a great blog. Thanks!
-Ginger
It is excellent. IT is NEVER PERFECT! Dang!