Food, facts and insulin: Training for the Dublin Women's Mini Marathon

The Dublin Women's Mini Marathon, Insulin, and Me

The results are in!

total time: 1 hour, 38 minutes

Average speed: 9.8 k/hr

Total carbs during race: 12g

High BG=7.0, low BG= 4.0

Date Starting basal rate Starting BG BG1 (time) BG2 (time) BG3 (time) Ending BG Carbs during walk Notes
11 June .2 units for 30 minutes 7.0 6.7 (25 min) 5.4 (52 min) 4.0 (79 min) 4.4 12.4g training background
-- .1 unit for 14 min, after 38 min walking -- -- -- -- -- -- --
-- 0 units for 1 hour, after 52 min walking -- -- -- -- -- -- --

As you may imagine, I'm very pleased with my results! I beat my target time, and I kept my blood sugars within range. Additionally, I ate only 12g of carb during the race. I could do this because I could turn my insulin pump down. So, my goal for next year is: no carb!

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