Comments on: My Demons http://ridetoremedy.com/2008/07/27/my-demons/ Breaking The Chains Of Diabetes One Ride At A Time Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:56:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sugar Up » RideToRemedy.com - Riding To Cure Diabetes http://ridetoremedy.com/2008/07/27/my-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Sugar Up » RideToRemedy.com - Riding To Cure Diabetes Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:57:56 +0000 http://ridetoremedy.com/?p=475#comment-1055 [...] went on my second training ride with the Outlaws today and I must say, compared to the first ride I rode with them, this one was soooooo much better. The blood sugars weren’t quite as well [...] [...] went on my second training ride with the Outlaws today and I must say, compared to the first ride I rode with them, this one was soooooo much better. The blood sugars weren’t quite as well [...]

]]> By: It’s all in the head - 2008 Socorro Chile Harvest Triathlon Race Report » RideToRemedy.com - Riding To Cure Diabetes http://ridetoremedy.com/2008/07/27/my-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 It’s all in the head - 2008 Socorro Chile Harvest Triathlon Race Report » RideToRemedy.com - Riding To Cure Diabetes Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:23:13 +0000 http://ridetoremedy.com/?p=475#comment-1023 [...] went in with a good attitude and my demons never made an appearance which really made me happy. There were a few hiccups this morning, I had [...] [...] went in with a good attitude and my demons never made an appearance which really made me happy. There were a few hiccups this morning, I had [...]

]]> By: Mari http://ridetoremedy.com/2008/07/27/my-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-1005 Mari Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:37:02 +0000 http://ridetoremedy.com/?p=475#comment-1005 Hey Courtney, One thing that could be happening: you are getting more and more fit and as strange as it is, it might be that you don't need to cut down on the insulin for carbs as much as you had to previously... Matt can explain the physiology of it, but the more fit you become in each sport (and overall) the less you have to keep taking less insulin... not that you'll need MORE insulin usually, but the reductions to prevent lows end up being less. So, in a weird way, the fact that you went high during this ride might be a sign of your increased fitness!!! Silver linings surprise us all the time!!!! You are learning to live with the demons... maybe just taming them is the goal... I'm not sure they ever go away... that'd be the cure. Mari Hey Courtney,
One thing that could be happening: you are getting more and more fit and as strange as it is, it might be that you don’t need to cut down on the insulin for carbs as much as you had to previously… Matt can explain the physiology of it, but the more fit you become in each sport (and overall) the less you have to keep taking less insulin… not that you’ll need MORE insulin usually, but the reductions to prevent lows end up being less.

So, in a weird way, the fact that you went high during this ride might be a sign of your increased fitness!!! Silver linings surprise us all the time!!!!

You are learning to live with the demons… maybe just taming them is the goal… I’m not sure they ever go away… that’d be the cure.

Mari

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