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Extreme/ adventure sports

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Jock 83

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Just wondered if there was anybody else that was into theses kind of activities and how they managed there diabetes while particapating?

I do downhill racing (mountain bikes) and find it a big challenge to keep on top of my control on race weekends. I often find that my results reflect my control at the time of my runs.

Even with all the added hasle, i wouldn't want to stop riding or racing. Hoping for some improvement this coming season.🙂
 
Lots of people with diabetes do extreme and adventure sport - informal international group called MAD / Mountains for Active Diabetics at http://diabetic.friendsinhighplaces.org Spanish adventure racing team at http://www.diabetesaventura.com

I know of at least 2 British women with diabetes who compete / marshal at adevnture races and mountain marathons in UK and mainland Europe. Races that involve navigation and take place over hours or even days, so it can be done.
 
great links copepod 🙂
 
Good luck to anyone who wants to do extreme sports. Being the only girl living with three males I do enough extreme sports.
 
Yep, been Mountain Biking for the last 19 years and had diabetes for the last 32 years (almost 34 now!). I make sure my bloods are running a wee bit higher at the start of the exercise, take some jelly babies with me and che on a jelly baby every 15-20 minutes whilst exercising and then the last 500 yards of the ride I try to go as hard as I can (to get anerobic). I tend to find my bloods are still a wee bit higher than normal right after exrcise but an hour later they are back to normal.

Thing is, I tend to suit my diabetes round the biking so if I'm going out for an all dayer (very few and far between these days due to new family member!), then I make sure I've got food and insulin/kit with me for the duration (plus about another hour just in case).

Doesn't always work but most of the time it does...if I get it wrong then the next day I feel bad with a hypo or 2...

Not planning on stopping the biking and planning on doing some mroe extreme stuff as the family routine settles down - not racing just real hardcore XC (or whatever the marketing tag is these days!) in big wilderness environments.
 
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