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Comment by Christy on March 11, 2013 at 8:15am

Congrats Super_sally! That's very impressive! Sounds like you were fighting some lows, but overall excellent numbers during your ride. Good luck with your Oly in June. I have my first sprint tri coming up in 3 weeks and I'm stoked.

Comment by Super_sally on March 11, 2013 at 3:38am

Not so impressive, but I joined an olympic tri yesterday as the biker (6 years and 2 babies since my last tri). I will be doing a full olypic in June. And climbing kota kinabalu in May. I am probably LADA/honeymooning. I took no insulin in the morning before the race, and woke up at 76. Took coffee with 1 sugar before the event (4o km bike). No food. Was 96 before, mid-way, and when I stopped. Afterward about 30 minutes later tested and was 66. Took about 22 g of carbs. Another 1 hr later I was 77. Then after eating was about 112. Took basal then and forgot about testing the rest of the day. Gonna have to experiemnt a lot more with how to handle insulin and eating during events.

Comment by Christy on January 24, 2013 at 4:54am

Thanks guys!

Comment by Jerry Nairn on January 23, 2013 at 2:20pm

A good wetsuit makes swimming easier, but I'm a lousy swimmer, and I wouldn't rent a wetsuit for a 600 yd swim in 78 degree water.

Comment by Joe_h on January 23, 2013 at 6:44am

forget the wetsuit if the water is 78 degrees that is plenty warm enough to go without the wetsuit

http://www.setupevents.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&filename=w...

Comment by Christy on January 23, 2013 at 6:28am

I just signed up for my first tri! 600yd swim, 16mi bike over a very hilly course, 5K. It's March 30th, and there is a chance that I will have a pump (hopefully an Omnipod) and/or a CGM by then. I'm very confident of my ability to finish, and fairly confident I will finish in the top 50%. Other than that I don't have a firm goal. I don't expect to get an AG placement. My most pressing concern right now is whether to bother with a wetsuit (the sprint is in FL and they expect the water to be 78 degrees) and how having one or not having one would affect having a pump as well as my performance. I've been told that most people use a wetsuit, but being the cheap/minimalist person I am, I'm thinking it would be simpler to keep my $65 rental fee, avoid the hassle of putting on and removing it, and just be cold for 15 minutes. I'd love to hear opinions and advice!

Comment by Emily Walton on August 15, 2011 at 3:31pm

If you live in the SF Bay Area, please come to the Diabetes Hands Foundation fundraising party on September 10th at noon. You will get to watch our videos, have snacks and drinks and get 10% off of everything you buy. PLUS 10% of what you buy will be donated to the Diabetes Hands Foundation. They have great TRI gear, trust me, I shop there all the time!

Event Info:
http://www.tudiabetes.org/events/583967:Event:2160403

Comment by Aaron Jaffe on March 16, 2011 at 12:38pm

Please contact me for more info about the Triabetes Appalachia Region (TN/KY/WV) or check out my blog at www.repthebetes.com. Thanks!

Comment by Anne Findlay on October 1, 2010 at 10:51am

Triabetes documentary San Francisco premiere next Wednesday at 7 PM

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 7:00pm
University of California San Francisco, Cole Hall
513 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA

In 2008, 12 people with type 1 diabetes set out to complete Ironman Wisconsin as part of a team called Triabetes. Triabetes has now grown to be the world’s largest triathlon club for people with diabetes, shattering presumed limitations and revolutionizing the way people approach diabetes management.

Come meet current Triabetes members, and join us for an evening of inspiration, education and exploration as we follow these athletes and the kids who partnered with them for their journey to the finish line and beyond.

Tickets are free; $5-10 donation welcome at the door.
To reserve a ticket, visit http://tinyurl.com/triabetesSFdoc or contact myself.

See the preview here!! http://vimeo.com/1871013

Comment by Todd Werner on August 16, 2010 at 2:52pm

Brendan, on the nutrition question - on long events I generally have carbs in my drink to allow me to get a constant feed to keep my BG level. A good example is yesterday on a 70 mile training ride I started water for the first 45 mins (as I had breakfast just prior) and then started into Accelerade (20g per bottle, one bottle per hour) on my drink. Every hour I have a 15-20g bar of solid food. At about 2/3rds I switched to Nuuns (it's over 100 degree F in Austin right now). Finished the ride (~4 hrs) consuming a total of 97 carbs, not counting 41g for breakfast. Also, I reduced my basal 30% for the entire ride starting about an hour prior. Easy to medium effort ride and I stayed solid between 110-118 the entire 4 hours, which was the goal. Also for #2, have you tried Shotblocks...work pretty well for me and light to carry. Big thing is that you need to get out and practice with different foods/drinks to see what works prior to the event if possible. Good luck...sounds like fun! :)

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