distance running on the mini med

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Permalink Reply by nel peach on April 30, 2009 at 11:13pm

I am not a runner( ha, ha ) and I have done full and 1/2 marathons ....so I want to congrat and encourage you ...When I do more than 1 hour training sessions : I set my temp bolus on 45 percent about 2- 11/2 hours prior to training ( and ultimately the EVENT ) and about 1 hour after finishing ...be aware , the BG my climb about 3 hours later, followed by low 24 hours later ....a correction bolus maybe in place or not ??.I wear CGMS ...this helps to see the trend as I am moving along and fewer finger pokes !!.Don't forget to carry fast acting glucose pills . I am not fast , so a half M.may take me over 3 hours and I eat 1/8 of a glucerna bar every 20 plus minutes . Not everyone may agree on the type of bar, however it works for this girl .
Oh, I need to ad: I am almost 69 and will participate in the Vancouver, BC, Canada Marathon May 3 , followed by a half M. in Victoria, BC , October 11, 2009 ...lots of good advise will come your way , I am sure : pumper nel .

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Permalink Reply by Heidi on May 1, 2009 at 7:27am

Honestly Kevin, and this is just me. But I take my pump off while exersizing. I have never seemed to need it for that hour +.
The beauty is, you can wear it and just lower your basal rate per hour. You can take 1/2 the normal if you want. Just play with it, but is awesome, because you can instantly stop taking insulin in you want to by turning it off.
I hope this makes sense, let me know if you have more questions.

Heidi

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Smith on May 1, 2009 at 10:03am

thank you very much for the info. This will be a learning experiance. I am running a 20k the thirtyth of may. Then the end of the summer a full marathon and if I can find a good one sooner maybe more. I am just a little nervous about my soon to be pump. thanks again Kevin

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Permalink Reply by nel peach on May 1, 2009 at 10:27am

Useful information in " Diabetes Athlete's Handbook" by Sheri R.Colberg, PhD...your guide to peak performance . The writer has diabetes since 1968.
I do not disconnect my pump : one still needs basal insulin , when exercising , just like people without diabetes

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Smith on May 2, 2009 at 4:41pm

Thank you Nel Peach for the idea on the book "Diabetes Athlete's Handbook" by Sheri R.Colberg, PhD". I bought it this morning after work and look forward to reading it tonight "at work". :) I will let you know what I think of it. Kevin

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Smith on May 6, 2009 at 5:44pm

woohoo started my pump today soo scared

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Permalink Reply by nel peach on September 25, 2009 at 6:06pm

Kevin,how are you making out with pumping and running ; did you get to read the book at work . ...how about an update ??
Another good source of information is Chris Jarvis's blog ...he is a ( Canadian ) Medtronic pump user , Olympic Rower and does marathons and cycles . His e-mail address is info@Ichallengediabetes.org . As a matter of fact both Chris and I will be at the Victoria ,BC, Canada Oct. 11 marathon ...he will do the full , 1/2 for me for Team Diabetes Canada.

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