chris, i feel totally comfortable being open about my personal experience and experimenting for my exercise and food fueling. there is so much i dont know and want to learn. the only reason i considered making my conversation private was because i keep getting these pop-up reminders that i am “hogging the thread, and that i should be considerate of others who may want time to post their experiences as well.” so i felt guilty, and i thought i should try doing the “PM” thing.
thank you for your response. i am happy to hear that i am able to be of help to others who are trying to achieve the same thing as i am. i am just so grateful that there are other Ds who have the experience and the knowledge to pass down to me. i do feel slightly overwhelmed by all the new and sometimes confusing info, but i am just taking it one day at a time. one suggestion at a time. and it is working. i am making progress 
YAHOO !!!