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Permalink Reply by pancreaswanted on June 2, 2012 at 2:36am

ive always been pretty good with exercise as i actually really enjoy its physical and stress relieving benefits. pre diabetes it allowed me to eat whatever i wanted without putting 0n weight. pre diabetes i would never deprive myself 0f any food, just eat it and do more exercise. pre diabetes, what a great time!
six months into this t1 diabetes thing and exercise has become a religion. now there is no day that passes that i dont move in some way. i do zumba and kettle bell workouts, astanga yoga and cycling is my mode 0f transport.
i dont want to credit diabetes in any way because i hate it so much but it has made me a more active person, m0re constant with an exercise schedule. it has made me set fitness goals, which i havent done in years. all 0ut 0f fear, ha ha!!
i started running again, and im doing a 5k in july when im back in new york. i havent run a race in eight years. praying its not horribly nyc humid horrendous that day!

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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on June 2, 2012 at 7:35am

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Permalink Reply by pancreaswanted on June 3, 2012 at 2:19am

gaaah!!

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Permalink Reply by lotsofshots on June 3, 2012 at 6:52am

I have started walking every day since early summer. I am finding that my BGs are getting better and better and that the days that I exercise my numbers are always good at night. I do not have to worry about going high at night as much anymore. I really enjoy yoga too. I used to do it years ago. Laar month I had a yoga class. I really got inspired by the music and the breathing exercises and improvements in flexiblity and have brought that back into my life as well. It helps to relax my mind and put me in a good mood.
I used to run a lot but when I did I had a lot of lows and always had problems with back pain and soreness. Walking seems gentler for me and my BGs stay more consistent.

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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on June 4, 2012 at 3:33am

I did a "1/2 marathon" yesterday, I put quotes around it as it was a smaller race and there were a couple of spots that the trail wasn't marked out clearly in the woods, or we (all of the runners we talked to after the race...) didn't understand the marking system so people got lost in quite a few spots? And my Garmin fried out!!

I ran for 2:13 w/ much of it around 9:46 (after I found a runner w/ a Garmin and hung w/ her, which is how I know my pace...) which comes out to 13.61 miles but I'm not sure if I might've started out slower or stuff like that. I tried Enduralyte ("salt pills") which did a great job curing and preventing the persistent cramps I've had in many of my longer runs too so I am looking more forward to the rest of the summer.

It was also sort of a hair raising BG day:

When I woke up at 4:45 AM (to eat early, to get the IOB time to clear...), the CGM said 294 so I was like "eeeek" (or maybe %$#&!) and considered correcting but figured I should double check w/ the meter in case it was *really* crazy. Fortunately, it was "only" 198 so I corrected that and did some puttering and ate some eggs and then a small bowl of cereal after it returned to normal. I had cramps when I woke up too, and was concered it'd be a big problem for the race but was very pleased w/ the salt pills, despite the fact that they have similar ingredients to Gatorade, etc.

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Permalink Reply by timmy on June 4, 2012 at 4:16am

busy long weekend:
sat: spin class
sun: cycle 70kms, run 2kms off the bike to 'get that feeling'
today: ran 13kms, lifted weights, swum 1km.

starting to back into the swing of things in the offseason an build a bit..

keep on moving guys!

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Permalink Reply by Jenny on June 5, 2012 at 7:56am

Exercise is the key to control! Check BS before and after to make sure you do not go to low.

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Permalink Reply by Bradford on June 7, 2012 at 6:41am

I just finished riding in the Tulsa Tour de Cure this weekend and had a blast. Here's a video about the Minnesota Tour de Cure and the Red Riders (individuals living with diabetes who also ride bikes) who are also taking an active approach to controlling this in their own lives! I love seeing people out on bikes being active, especially while managing their diabetes :)

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Permalink Reply by Andrew on June 27, 2012 at 9:06am

I just did the Tour in Pittsburgh on Sunday, which was pretty cool. Lots of different kinds of bikes at that ride: tandems, unicycles, mountain bikes, etc.

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Permalink Reply by John M on January 13, 2013 at 9:45am

The relationship between activity and my BG management is pretty straight forward: It allows me to have a cheat day and eat more carbs (50 grams per day) than I could if I was not active.

Swimming three days a week (3x300) with trips to the weight room two days a week (kettle bell) is my normal routine. Getting on the bike and riding the Ghost Town Trail when the weather is nice, along with walking 2 miles a day is an added bonus.

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