Ron Brownlow
Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Hi all
Been a while since I've been here but today sparked something that I'd like input on, you know you're all more qualified than most 'experts'!
Brief history -
T1 3 years
Last set of hba's 6.1 - 6.4
I've just done my 3rd Ironman (2.4mile swim, 112mile bike, 26.2mile run in 11h 6mins)
I train between 10 and 20 hours per week
I've cycled 3500miles this year and run 1000miles
I don't drink for 9 months of the year
Drink 5 pints per night 3 months of the year
Take 1 unit humalog per 15grms of carb and have 16 units of Levimir per night
I'm 38 years old, 6'1 and 13.5 stone
Sorry, I said brief, but that's all important in my opinion to what's next...
First question from nurse at my Doc's (they discharged me from hospital as they can't offer me anything that will make any difference as they are more than happy with what I'm doing) was - How many hypo's have you had. Answer - Quite a few maybe 1 a week at a push. Oh dear she says, they're not good for you as they starve your brain of sugar, that's not good at all. (hand me a leaflet that tells me how to spot a hypo and things that can cause one; not eating, sexual activity, exercise blah blah blah)
She asked me how I was in myself, all fine thanks for asking, she asked if I do any exercise, I said yes some, she says asks how long I've been diabetic, I say three years, she says, you were diagnosed late...does that mean I'd had it for a lot longer and it's a late diagnosis or it's just late in life?
Up until now I thought, given what I do, I was pretty good at keeping it under control but she's just made me wobble a bit, am I being too paranoid? Or is she just new?
Been a while since I've been here but today sparked something that I'd like input on, you know you're all more qualified than most 'experts'!
Brief history -
T1 3 years
Last set of hba's 6.1 - 6.4
I've just done my 3rd Ironman (2.4mile swim, 112mile bike, 26.2mile run in 11h 6mins)
I train between 10 and 20 hours per week
I've cycled 3500miles this year and run 1000miles
I don't drink for 9 months of the year
Drink 5 pints per night 3 months of the year
Take 1 unit humalog per 15grms of carb and have 16 units of Levimir per night
I'm 38 years old, 6'1 and 13.5 stone
Sorry, I said brief, but that's all important in my opinion to what's next...
First question from nurse at my Doc's (they discharged me from hospital as they can't offer me anything that will make any difference as they are more than happy with what I'm doing) was - How many hypo's have you had. Answer - Quite a few maybe 1 a week at a push. Oh dear she says, they're not good for you as they starve your brain of sugar, that's not good at all. (hand me a leaflet that tells me how to spot a hypo and things that can cause one; not eating, sexual activity, exercise blah blah blah)
She asked me how I was in myself, all fine thanks for asking, she asked if I do any exercise, I said yes some, she says asks how long I've been diabetic, I say three years, she says, you were diagnosed late...does that mean I'd had it for a lot longer and it's a late diagnosis or it's just late in life?
Up until now I thought, given what I do, I was pretty good at keeping it under control but she's just made me wobble a bit, am I being too paranoid? Or is she just new?
