So. It’s Friday, there’s no snow on the ground, but our county canceled school yesterday evening in preparation for the maybe 1 inch accumulation that was expected. Kids went to school once last week. Maybe twice the week before. We’re all a little alarmed that we might actually have a superintendent who doesn’t like his job and doesn’t want to go anymore…and that’s he’s playing sick… for all of us. 
Anyway.
Lots going on in my head about running. I’ve got stuff in my brain about the difference between the types of carbs I’ve been treating with during my runs, about the difference in symptoms with varied blood sugar things… the real, true, and absolute importance of not having insulin on board when setting out (it’s taken me this long to get it), the importance of refueling— and the real importance of it rather than just nodding and then doing like I’ve always done—— the importance of being hydrated and its effect on whether or not I can actually use any of the carbs I’m packing in…
Lots. There’s an enormous amount of stuff up there (in my head), and it’s all just now becoming meaningful. I am just now understanding that this kind of knowledge is not so I can feel like the Terminator but so that I can get the most benefit from my runs and so that my runs can occur without undue difficulty. Just now. That’s how long it’s taken me to believe you, @Eric. 
Better late than never though.
So I have things I need to get organized. I think we’ve had a good discussion about a new goal, and I’m just about ready to get that going… right? And I am ordering a few different kinds of gels today to get some experiments underway, and I really, honestly am going to try to start keeping a log on my food. Since my brain has finally said it’s a priority task. And MRI and doc… but I’m not worried about that now…
Yesterday’s run. I’ll start with that… If I can still remember it:
I made a questionable decision just before starting the run, and I’m still not sure what I was thinking. Everything was nice and even, and I hadn’t had any insulin or food for hours. I was tired though and felt like I could use a coffee. Somewhere in my mind I was going to be able to have it without BG consequence, but once I started seeing that rise, I decided I would do some insulin rather than going high. I did 1.5 units. And I think it was just dumb.
Starting BG: 134 (fresh 1.5 units on board)
1/2 mile: 124
Mile 1.5: 89
Mile 2.5: 56
Mile 3.5: 50 … but a nasty 50. Not like the ones I’ve been seeing.
*46 grams of carbs… of GU carbs. This was another iffy choice, but after talking about how to get a faster rise, I thought to really hit it hard— and thought 46 g would hit faster than 23 ESPECIALLY since the GU is so slow for me anyway.
Mile 3.75: 59
Mile 4.25: 60
Mile 5: 59
Mile 5.5 70 and done
** Did 2 unit pump bolus and walked a mile
Got off the treadmill at 67
It was not a great run. I could feel those lows, and they made me feel shaky and weak and crappy. Having just run a few decent distances over the last couple of weeks at the exact same blood sugar range and feeling fine, I wonder if it weren’t either about just having that fresh insulin working or if it weren’t about the fast drop instead of just a steady low. Thinking, thinking, thinking. I love this stuff.
My night was great. I did have another unit of insulin about 10 minutes after finishing followed immediately with a banana, and I had a bowl of beef stew and crackers 30 minutes later. I did really need to watch for about 2 hours after finishing… taking great care in what I consumed or injected, but then it was smooth sailing. Never went below a 55 or above a 150. And no temp basal! I did not set a temp for overnight (even though I ran yesterday evening), so that was something else to try to understand.
(edit: I see I messed up the pictures and have tried to fix them. This one is blurry, BUT I can see maltodextrin in there as an ingredient in the Gatorade Prime. I’m confused— thought we were trying to avoid maltodextrin? No?)
Have you tried it? I couldn’t take 21g carb all at once though. I suppose one could just take a sip whenever needed? Being a “packet” it may not be easily re-sealable 
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