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Starting to slowly but surely get together my race plan for the Iron Man. What I find most difficult is predicitng what my bs will be on that day. No matter how much I train for it, the adrenaline rush of finally being on the starting line for the race of my life will surely spike my bs a bit dont you think?!

 

I probably need between 40-70grams of carbs per hour on the bike and on the lower end of that on the run. I have read many articles now and it seems to be the most challanging to keep the sugar up during the run + I have read from a study that most people with diabetes that complete the Iron Man end up in the medics tent - so Mr. C, dad, mom, and brother if you cannot find me anywhere else after my finish it would be a good bet to go there! :P

 

One article said that the tric is not to make sure nothing goes wrong during the race, but to make sure you know what to do and how to correct it when it does! It sounded smart because pretty much every day something goes "wrong" with my diabetes manegement; either I have to eat when I do not want to because I am too low or I dont take enough insulin, plus other things such as lack of sleep and stress that influences the bs as well. So I could not possibly expect my bs to stay perfect and as I want it for a whole day during which I am also pushing my body to its breaking point.

 

The long bikeride my dad and I are doing this weekend will surely be a great test to see where I am at now with my diabetes management and training as well as I will learn a lot that will help me on race day. I noticed yesterday that I did not prepare well enough for our 50km because when we stopped for a brief break halfway I had to go buy a snack because my sugar was too low to make it back the 25km that was left. Thinking about that afterwards I realize how I continue to think that my disease doesnt affect me as much as I think and that I believe myself and my body to be like superwoman. Proof of that I am still not prepared enough for the Iron Man. I need to learn how to expect the worst but hope for the best! :)

 

On another note I woke up today with migraines, had it yesterday but thought a good nights sleep of 10hrs would make it better. Thus I had to cancel my planned run. It kind of sucks that it is now not only my diabetes that prevents me from doing my workouts, now I am battling migranes as well! They started about two months ago and have been getting them about 2-3 weeks apart.. my mom, grandmother and her mother and like way far back have had them.. ah well, the more challanges you are given the stronger you will get, I am sure I will be superstrong by the time I am done!