Comments on: Unexpected Turn http://www.dailycyclist.com/2008/11/17/unexpected-turn/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:33:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Bob http://www.dailycyclist.com/2008/11/17/unexpected-turn/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Bob Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:20:57 +0000 http://www.dailycyclist.com/?p=410#comment-105 <strong>Cyclingred:</strong> I started by eating certain foods and taking my glucose readings every 15 minutes when I was riding. It gave me a good idea on how much my numbers would drop during the course of a ride and how they could be maintained during the rides by consuming certain amounts and type of carbs. Early on there was couple of times I became hypoglycemic and thought I may have pushed it too far. But eventually I fine tuned it and it is pretty easy to plan a ride or even be spontaneous. My son and nephew have always made comments about my fitness because they can not out climb me on hills or go faster than me on flat ground. And because they are young men and also full of young man bravado, I always give them the, " I am an old man and I can beat you." Now that I have diabetes I tell them they can not even beat an old sick man. We all have a good laugh over it. <strong>Welshcyclist:</strong> I keep a running total of daily food intake and glucose readings in my head during the day. I also have a computer program to track all of my glucose readings so I know what my averages are for each meal, day, week, month, and year and can create a graph for any given period of time. It also helps to like numbers and math. Cyclingred: I started by eating certain foods and taking my glucose readings every 15 minutes when I was riding. It gave me a good idea on how much my numbers would drop during the course of a ride and how they could be maintained during the rides by consuming certain amounts and type of carbs. Early on there was couple of times I became hypoglycemic and thought I may have pushed it too far. But eventually I fine tuned it and it is pretty easy to plan a ride or even be spontaneous.

My son and nephew have always made comments about my fitness because they can not out climb me on hills or go faster than me on flat ground. And because they are young men and also full of young man bravado, I always give them the, ” I am an old man and I can beat you.” Now that I have diabetes I tell them they can not even beat an old sick man. We all have a good laugh over it.

Welshcyclist: I keep a running total of daily food intake and glucose readings in my head during the day. I also have a computer program to track all of my glucose readings so I know what my averages are for each meal, day, week, month, and year and can create a graph for any given period of time. It also helps to like numbers and math.

]]> By: welshcyclist http://www.dailycyclist.com/2008/11/17/unexpected-turn/comment-page-1/#comment-104 welshcyclist Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:07:44 +0000 http://www.dailycyclist.com/?p=410#comment-104 How do you keep track of all that? I'm so disorganised that I struggle to keep up a regular input to my blog, can't even keep a record of mileage etc.. Your efforts have obviously proved rewarding, in that your fitness levels are so good and you know where you're going. Well done. How do you keep track of all that? I’m so disorganised that I struggle to keep up a regular input to my blog, can’t even keep a record of mileage etc.. Your efforts have obviously proved rewarding, in that your fitness levels are so good and you know where you’re going. Well done.

]]> By: cyclingred http://www.dailycyclist.com/2008/11/17/unexpected-turn/comment-page-1/#comment-103 cyclingred Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:13:36 +0000 http://www.dailycyclist.com/?p=410#comment-103 Sorry to hear about your diabetes. I have done a fair amount of research to determine energy use when bicycling and it seems like it varies a lot. How do you do it so specifically from bike to bike? Is more of a subjective thing on how you feel or are you getting some type of objective measurment? Interesting thing about these blogs is you know so little about some people even when reading their blogs. For some reason I had you pegged as being younger than a guy who would have a son commenting on his father's health. :) Sorry to hear about your diabetes. I have done a fair amount of research to determine energy use when bicycling and it seems like it varies a lot.

How do you do it so specifically from bike to bike? Is more of a subjective thing on how you feel or are you getting some type of objective measurment?

Interesting thing about these blogs is you know so little about some people even when reading their blogs. For some reason I had you pegged as being younger than a guy who would have a son commenting on his father’s health. :)

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