Cycling and diabetes tips from Team Novo Nordisk

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The team are posting CGM data this season for races. Really interesting stuff and just shows how hard it can be to manage T1 and exercise at the top levels of sport. Charles Planet explains his CGM in the Milan-San Remo. Figures are in mg/dL. He goes up to 350 mg/dL (around 19.5 mmol/L) 😱 and has to take some insulin with the resultant steep drop. All this whilst racing in a 9 man breakaway for 250km! Just amazing. 🙂

 
Sam Brand's CGM data from Milan-San Remo just out and wow I thought I'd had one or two 'issues' at times on my bike but he goes up to 400mg/dL (over 22 mmol/l) a couple of times and has to correct. Stress seems to be a big factor in bg levels for the riders particularly at the start. Well done to them all trying to manage T1 over 300km compared to the rest of the riders who don't have to give it a second thought.

 
It's the UK Nationals at the moment up in Northumberland and TNN rider Sam Brand was in the time trial yesterday. He's back again in the road race on Sunday based around the village of Stamfordham. Lots of cycling events going on in the Northeast to tie in (Cyclone Festival) with it including a family Tyne 6 bridges event this evening. @HOBIE you might be interested?
 
Am planning on going out on Cycle this weekend to the "Sunderland Air show", its prob the best way to travel !🙂
 
2018 highlights from TNN and it includes Pedal for 7 in June. :D I do like the dark blue TNN kit (much better than the old white one 😱 ) which has had the words inspire, educate and empower in small letters printed all around the bottom half of the jersey for 2019.

https://www.teamnovonordisk.com/team-novo-nordisk-2018-highlights/
 
Matt Cycle said:
For anyone interested the Milan-San Remo is on Eurosport 1 this Saturday afternoon (19th March) from 1.15. For those who don't know - Team Novo Nordisk are an all T1 diabetic professional cycling team. They're currently a UCI Pro Continental team (the level below the world tour teams) but have an invite to this race and will be up against the world tour teams like Team Sky. Good luck to them in the race. 🙂
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Me & my friends have been twice to Milan on our M/bikes. Very hilly around there. 😉
 
TNN are back in action tomorrow (23rd) for the Milan San Remo. The first 'Monument' of the season and the longest of the one day races - a massive 291km or 180 miles. It's a World Tour race but TNN as a Pro Conti team have received an invitation to take part for the fifth time.

Sam Brand <<<< (the one of the left in case you were wondering 😉:D ) will be taking part along with six other team members - all T1 diabetics. It is on Eurosport TV or you can follow it on Twitter etc. Good luck to the team. 🙂

https://www.teamnovonordisk.com/2019-milan-san-remo-preview/
 
Matt Cycle said:
TNN are back in action tomorrow (23rd) for the Milan San Remo. The first 'Monument' of the season and the longest of the one day races - a massive 291km or 180 miles. It's a World Tour race but TNN as a Pro Conti team have received an invitation to take part for the fifth time.

Sam Brand <<<< (the one of the left in case you were wondering 😉:D ) will be taking part along with six other team members - all T1 diabetics. It is on Eurosport TV or you can follow it on Twitter etc. Good luck to the team. 🙂

https://www.teamnovonordisk.com/2019-milan-san-remo-preview/
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That's certainly a monumental distance! 😱
 
What a race from the team yesterday. 🙂 Four TNN riders in the 10 man breakaway - maximum publicity for the team. Massive effort before they were reeled in by the peloton with about 30km to go. Well done to all of them. 🙂

https://www.teamnovonordisk.com/milan-san-remo-2019/#lg=1&slide=3

Here's Charles Planet talking about being in the breakaway at last years race and how they manage their diabetes.

 
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