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By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:53:19 +0000

I thought I’d share a blog post I wrote last year during my marathon training. It describes, in detail, how I handled a 20 mile run during training.

http://runningwitht1.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/chicago-marathon-training-week-13/

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:48:45 +0000

Renee,

Good luck on your marathon! Take it easy and have fun!

First off I would encourage you to test more during the race. I tested about every 5 miles during my marathon and found that was a good distance between tests. After each test, I could make decisions on what to do (correction, eat GU, drink gatorade at the next stop, etc).

As far as carrying supplies, you can’t beat a SpiBelt. You can read about how I set mine up here – http://runningwitht1.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/spibelt-diabelt/

During my marathon I was able to carry 4-5 GUs and my UltraMini meter in the pouch. I also taped an extra, emergency, GU to the belt.

Good luck!

By: Andrea Roth

Andrea Roth — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:33:18 +0000

What do I use to hold my stuff while running?
At Sports Authority, Claifornia, I purchased a waist band that has an insulated bottle holder on one side and a zippered pouch (big enough to hold a small Bg meter) in the middle with an adjustable plastic snap clip. It’s the best! Good luck! AR.

By: Renée McNulty

Renée McNulty — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:30:30 +0000

Thanks for the great post. Don’t know why I didn’t look at these blog sites earlier. I’m preparing to do the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday. Just did my last training run and tested for the first time while running! I promised my husband and doctor that I will test twice during the run. I am a SLOW runner and my goal is to finish, so I am looking at probably over 5 hrs of running! I plan to set up a basal setting just for marathon day, probably starting at 30% about an hour before the start and going back to my usual (exercise day) rate after 4 hrs of running. Hopefully that will prevent the post-ex high, but I will have to test at 5 hrs if I have much further to go. I always have a lower basal rate for exercise days +24hrs. If I go over 24h without exercise, my rate has to go back up. How do you runners carry everything? Pump, meter, strips, lancer, cell phone, and enough gels/bars to get me through! Someone wanted to know if I was going to take a camera!!

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By: james

james — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:04:49 +0000

this is such a great article, thanks for your insights and detail. I’ve only been on the pump for 5 months, and it’s changed my life. 22 years against, 5 months for…(lol)

Keep up the great blog, and stop by if you have a minute.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:19:58 +0000

To answer I went with the cosmo pump which unfortunatly has been discontiued as of 3/25 this year. I don’t know why they are doing this, but they are going to still support the pump for it’s waranty period. I liked the features of this pump. Especially they hypo manager that tells me exactly how many carbs I need to get back on track. No more over treating. It’s water proof so I can go swimming with it. I can program multiple basal rates and temporary rates. I like to joke that’s it’s my bionic pancreas. I am trying to get pregnant and before the pump my A1C was 9.8, now it’s 7.8 just before going on the pump. I need to dump some weight and I think that numbers will drop more. My dad had diabeties and was dead at 51 of heart disease. I want to be healthier than he ever was. So that means taking more responsibility and working out ect.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:58:14 +0000

Gary – thanks for jumping in with the questions.

Michelle – Congrats on the new pump. I’d love to know which one you went with and why – do i hear another guest post? It’s probably good to workout with a partner who knows your condition and the risks. When I physically went to the gym I always carried a granola or protein bar or juice for a correction. I will tell you that after working out in general, my body becomes more sensitive to insulin and requires less. That in addition to getting fit and being healthy is a good thing.

Greg – Let me assure you that you’re not alone. I think there are a lot of positives to going on a pump that people like to talk about when they invest potentially thousands of dollars in a pump. I kind of feel the same way about CGMs (continuous glucose monitoring systems) which I do not own.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:41:32 +0000

This was a good explanation of your routine, thanks. I enjoy reading about others’ experiences with Type 1, but I sometimes wonder if I’m the only Type 1 who isn’t on a pump. It seems like every blog or message board I read everyone is on a pump.