Cycling

Status
Not open for further replies.
Robin said:
It could well be a heron, it fits the bill, and I can’t think what else it could be. (it’s longish and greyish, I’m on an ipad, and I’m afraid the image goes blurry when I try and zoom in, either that or my eyesight does!)
Did you put that in just to check if anyone reads your posts all the way through?:D
Click to expand...

Don't think it's your eyesight or ipad - the camera on my phone is not very good. I tried to get one by zooming in but that's all blurry as well. I'm sure it must be a heron though.

I thought everyone read it all the way through. 😉:D

Northerner said:
Great BG management Matt! 🙂
Click to expand...

It'll be 33 years of T1 in just over a week. Might I just at last be getting the hang of it? Nah, no chance of that. :D
 
Went over to see my Mum yesterday and was busy most of today so I didn't think I'd manage to get out for a ride this weekend. However with the 'extra hour' of daylight I found the opportunity late this afternoon to go for a quick spin into Cheshire. Although the sun was out in parts it felt a bit chilly with a cold wind. I stuck to mainly Winter gear (bibtights, long sleeved jersey) and I'm glad I did. On the way back I saw two riders going in the opposite direction wearing shorts followed by a gritting lorry on the Cheshire/Staffordshire border! They're obviously expecting it to freeze tonight. Had a bit of an issue with blood glucose levels (see below) but overall glad I made the effort to get out. Need to keep getting the miles in for the Cycling for Cities in June. 🙂

Strava stats are 40.4 miles completed at an average speed of 15.4mph and elevation gain of 1764 feet.

I'd been out with the children earlier, left meter in the car when had some toast at a cafe so a bit of guesstimating. 🙄 Before setting off still had IOB (not a problem normally) and level was 11.9 mmol/l. I stuck the pump on a 60% TBR and set off. Stuck in the moment and just carried on until 20 miles despite not feeling right for the last 5, finally stopped and checked and it was 1.8 mmol/l, (I think this is the lowest since going on the pump and my own stupid fault). Anyway time and tide waits for no man so had 2 gels and a cereal bar and carried on, checked at 25 miles and back to a reasonable 6.4 mmol/l, at 30 miles 8.4 mmol/l, at 35 miles 7.4 mmol/l and back home 5.4 mmol/l. Wish they'd give me a libre. 33 b*****d years of this s**t and I just want to be given the tools available to manage it as best I can. 🙄 (Apologies for the rant). 🙂

One solitary bunch of daffodils and the telescope.
upload_2019-3-31_19-39-19.png

That's where I've just come from. The top of the dish as in the photo above is above 'Holmes' on the sign on the horizon.
upload_2019-3-31_19-42-45.png

Rudyard Lake.
upload_2019-3-31_19-45-21.png
upload_2019-3-31_19-46-10.png

The Garmin.
upload_2019-3-31_19-51-13.png
 
Blimey - 1.8 😱 I've had similar experiences wen out walking, knowing I am dropping low but 'just going a bit further' before taking action'. I'm trying to discipline myself more now, and acting as soon as I feel any inkling of a sign. I don't tend to take my meter out with me, but with a Libre I would catch all of these long before they became problematical! My review is in June, so we'll see what they say, I can't really afford to self-fund :(
 
Northerner said:
Blimey - 1.8 😱 I've had similar experiences wen out walking, knowing I am dropping low but 'just going a bit further' before taking action'. I'm trying to discipline myself more now, and acting as soon as I feel any inkling of a sign. I don't tend to take my meter out with me, but with a Libre I would catch all of these long before they became problematical! My review is in June, so we'll see what they say, I can't really afford to self-fund :(
Click to expand...

It was one of those - I'll just get to 20 miles and stop then rather than faffing with the meter. Pace wasn't bad at that stage (17.5mph average) surprisingly. I could have just had a swipe with a libre and sorted it well before it got to that stage. I can't afford to self fund on a continuous basis either and quite frankly I don't see why I should have to. Some people have been receiving them since they went on the tariff in November 2017. Here we are in April 2019 and I'm still not sure what's happening in my area and whether I'll even get it. I've said it before but I don't care what we as T1's get as long as it's applied equally across the country. It won't be though as Amanda has already said she's on massively reduced numbers of strips after going on the libre which is understandable from the CCG point of view as that's one of the reasons for allowing them but you can bet your bottom dollar others elsewhere will be on unlimited strips and unlimited libre sensors. Rant over. 🙂
 
Into the hills of the Peak District today for a bit of a leg burner taking in Hartington, Monyash, Buxton, over the Cat and Fiddle and back from Macclesfield. Dry but cloudy weather and a bit chilly. Cool wind about as well particularly higher up. Sun poked through on the last bit and it did feel a bit warmer then but it was hardly summertime temperatures. As last week I stuck to mainly Winter gear (bibtights, long sleeved jersey) but no winter gloves or overshoes. Saw some riders in short sleeved jersey and shorts! Stopped for a quick double espresso at the Old Smithy cafe in Monyash - very nice. Lots of hills make it hard work but it was an enjoyable ride. 🙂

Strava stats are 60.1 miles completed at an average speed of 13.7mph and elevation gain of 4274 feet.

60% TBR on the pump and levels as follows: at start 6.2 mmol/l (had a few fruit pastilles), at 10 miles 5.7 mmol/l (had a cereal bar), at 22 miles 6.7 mmol/l, at 34 miles 6.8 mmol/l (had a cereal bar), at 44 miles 7.2 mmol/l, at 53 miles 5.2 mmol/l (had a gel) and back home 6.7 mmol/l. After last weeks issues quite pleased with that. 🙂 Still want mi Libre though!

Slightly misty and murky view near Monyash.
upload_2019-4-7_15-36-41.png

The Cat and Fiddle pub (complete with Cat and Fiddle relief carving at the entrance).
upload_2019-4-7_15-38-34.png

Also from the top of the Cat and Fiddle, a bit murky - I'm on my way down next! :D
upload_2019-4-7_15-41-12.png

The Garmin.
upload_2019-4-7_15-55-50.png
 
Good nos & miles. I agree about the Libre Matt. The info from them is very good. It took me & my wife 12hrs to do Scar-Fell Pike in my 50 yr of T1 with the help of a Libre (it was hissing down & could not do finger stick tests. I had perfect BG in the 12 hours. 😎
 
Cold day today with the max temperature given as 7 degrees! What's going on? Something to do with cold air from Norway. It meant it was back to full Winter outfit including gloves. A strong cold wind as well. Pleasant enough apart from that being dry and with sunny spells. I took a 100km ride out to Tatton Park at Knutsford in Cheshire. Looking at the forecast for next week it's going to be 16 degrees max on Friday. :confused: After Tatton Park I went down familiar roads and lanes through Byley and Goostrey. Enjoyed it. 🙂

Strava stats are 63.2 miles completed at an average speed of 14.8mph and elevation gain of 2464 feet.

Changed cannula last night and it was hurting a bit but I thought to missen it'll be reyt. I woke this morning to a 15.7. 🙄 It must have been working to some extent as it wasn't sky high. I changed it and there was blood on it so who knows. Half expected that to mess up the numbers on the ride but it had come down quickly before I had my breakfast once the cannula was changed and I was ready to go. Pump was put on 60% TBR and starting level was 5.7 mmol/l (had some fruit pastilles), at 14 miles 5.7 mmol/l (had a cereal bar), at 30 miles 8.9 mmol/l, at 41 miles 6.5 mmol/l (had cereal bar), at 53 miles 4.6 mmol/l (had gel and half a cereal bar) and back home 8.6 mmol/l. Alright really and not the mess up I was half expecting. 🙂

Near Henbury.
upload_2019-4-13_16-7-58.png

Turned a bit dull here at Tatton Park.
upload_2019-4-13_16-9-45.png

Almost gone but still a few daffodil stragglers here mixed in with the dandelions at Cranage. Not done bad overall though. First ones appeared in December!
upload_2019-4-13_16-14-14.png

The Garmin.
upload_2019-4-13_16-16-25.png
 
Matt Cycle said:
Cold day today with the max temperature given as 7 degrees! What's going on? Something to do with cold air from Norway. It meant it was back to full Winter outfit including gloves. A strong cold wind as well. Pleasant enough apart from that being dry and with sunny spells. I took a 100km ride out to Tatton Park at Knutsford in Cheshire. Looking at the forecast for next week it's going to be 16 degrees max on Friday. :confused: After Tatton Park I went down familiar roads and lanes through Byley and Goostrey. Enjoyed it. 🙂

Strava stats are 63.2 miles completed at an average speed of 14.8mph and elevation gain of 2464 feet.

Changed cannula last night and it was hurting a bit but I thought to missen it'll be reyt. I woke this morning to a 15.7. 🙄 It must have been working to some extent as it wasn't sky high. I changed it and there was blood on it so who knows. Half expected that to mess up the numbers on the ride but it had come down quickly before I had my breakfast once the cannula was changed and I was ready to go. Pump was put on 60% TBR and starting level was 5.7 mmol/l (had some fruit pastilles), at 14 miles 5.7 mmol/l (had a cereal bar), at 30 miles 8.9 mmol/l, at 41 miles 6.5 mmol/l (had cereal bar), at 53 miles 4.6 mmol/l (had gel and half a cereal bar) and back home 8.6 mmol/l. Alright really and not the mess up I was half expecting. 🙂

Near Henbury.
View attachment 11132

Turned a bit dull here at Tatton Park.
View attachment 11133

Almost gone but still a few daffodil stragglers here mixed in with the dandelions at Cranage. Not done bad overall though. First ones appeared in December!
View attachment 11134

The Garmin.
View attachment 11135
Click to expand...
Well done Matt, glad the overnight reading didn’t impact on your day.

I try to work on if it hurts, and does not settle, change it. I always regret it later as it is an excellent warning that all is not well, and usually ends up being a ‘bleeder’ when I take it out, or very skanky.

I went through this on Wed am when staying with a friend before going up for the day to London. Thatwas an issue as I was giong through my spares that I had packed for the day. I went with replace it and knew that I
I had my pens just in case another problem arose. No further issues, and great day, but not showing my graph. It wasn’t one of my best, but I had a fantastic day, visiting the Bonnard exhibition, a book bindersand the London Contemporary Craft Centre. A full day of glorious sunshine.
 
It was a cold day for us in the North, Sun out but cold 😱. Roll on the summer 😉 Good nos Matt, Well done😎
 
What a difference a week makes. Very cold last weekend but today was sunny and dry and very warm. It felt like Summer. So it was on with the Summer gear - short sleeved jersey and bibshorts for the first time this year for a Long Good Friday (it's a film!) 100 mile ride to Delamere in Cheshire and beyond. There was a bit of a breeze but the day seemed to get warmer - at 5.30pm it was still warm/hot in the sun. Factor 50 used! Glad to get a big distance in before the Cycling for Cities in June and prove to myself I'm still capable of doing it! Great weather and an enjoyable ride. 🙂

Strava stats are 100.6 miles completed at an average speed of 14.7mph and elevation gain of 3819 feet.

TBR was set at 60% and levels as follows: at start 6.4 mmol/l (had a couple of biscuits), at 20 miles 3.4 mmol/l (had a gel and half cereal bar), at 34 miles 7.9 mmol/l, at 47 miles 4.0 mmol/l (had a gel and then a couple of miles later a toasted teacake from Whitegate cafe), at 58 miles 6.9 mmol/l, at 67 miles 3.1 mmol/l (had 2 gels and a cereal bar), at 77 miles 6.4 mmol/l (had a cereal bar), at 84 miles 7.2 mmol/l, at 93 miles 6.9 mmol/l and back home 4.8 mmol/l.

This is Lower Peover in Cheshire where they had the WWI display in November. Flowers and blossom on show.
upload_2019-4-19_20-9-59.png

Sun shining on the dish above the trees at Jodrell Bank.
upload_2019-4-19_20-11-14.png

A sunny Rudyard Lake.
upload_2019-4-19_20-11-54.png

Near Rudyard. Was very warm with the sun beating down.
upload_2019-4-19_20-14-2.png

The Garmin. Almost 7 hours of riding.
upload_2019-4-19_20-15-29.png
 
I thought of you today as I was out in the garden, enjoying the warmth of the sunshine, and guessed that you might well be out for a ride, and posting some wonderful views.
Where will it be tomorrow?
 
SB2015 said:
I thought of you today as I was out in the garden, enjoying the warmth of the sunshine, and guessed that you might well be out for a ride, and posting some wonderful views.
Where will it be tomorrow?
Click to expand...

Busy today but might try and get out tomorrow and/or Monday. Used a 75% TBR overnight but still woke to a 3.7. It's all that glycogen replacement. Make of the most of the weather 🙂 as it's rain/showers from Wednesday and the current forecast (for here anyway) for next Saturday is rain and a max of 11 degrees! 🙄
 
Its a nice day here. Have been out for a while in garden but not on bike 🙂
 
Matt Cycle said:
Busy today but might try and get out tomorrow and/or Monday. Used a 75% TBR overnight but still woke to a 3.7. It's all that glycogen replacement. Make of the most of the weather 🙂 as it's rain/showers from Wednesday and the current forecast (for here anyway) for next Saturday is rain and a max of 11 degrees! 🙄
Click to expand...
I have never done sufficiently intense activity to require an overnight TBR, but it sounds as if you need to go down a bit more. If only there was a neat formula for TBR to mileage covered!! But D just isn’t like that.

I shall be in a course from Thursday in a weaving studio, so the timing of the change in weather sounds perfect. Our garden has benefitted from some care and attention, and this has lead to some plans for further construction of pergolas etc. Sat here watching blackbirds gathering nesting material, listening to young birds that have not yet got full voice but enough to say ‘feed me’. A good day to come.
 
Headed to the hills today for a ride into the Peak District taking in Hartington, Monyash, through Buxton and back over the Cat and Fiddle. Still perfectly pleasant weather wise - broken sunshine but the wind had picked up a bit making it feel a bit cooler (not a bad thing) but harder work when it's a headwind. Forecast is saying it's getting cooler later in the week with rain expected. I'm not bothered as I'm back at work tomorrow. :D Not sure what I'll be wearing next weekend if I get out. Probably back to bibtights! 🙄 As you'd expect on a warm bank holiday loads of people out and about with the associated traffic. I can't understand those people driving out into peaks and then sitting in their car. 🙄 Great to be out though and enjoyed the ride. 🙂

Strava stats are 58.1 miles completed at an average speed of 14.1mph and elevation gain of 4094 feet.

Stuck the pump on it's usual 60% TBR and readings as follows: at start 4.6 mmol/l (had biscuits and dextrosol tablets), at 10 miles 3.8 mmol/l (had cereal bar), at 22 miles 7.1 mmol/l, at 31 miles 8.1 mmol/l, at 39 miles 5.6 mmol/l (had cereal bar), at 45 miles 7.0 mmol/l, at 53 miles 8.5 mmol/l and back home 6.6 mmol/l. Alright I suppose. Still seem to get those lows after 10-20 miles. Probably need to start the TBR earlier or reduce it. It's amazing how quickly bg's can change in a relatively short space of time. Didn't stop for coffee at the Old Smithy cafe in Monyash as it was absolutely rammed.

This is near Grindon. It's like Summer - parched grass and dusty lanes and fields. Most of the daffs have gone - it's all dandelions now.
upload_2019-4-22_16-42-25.png

Near Monyash. Took one from here (couple of weeks ago?) it's now fields of dandelions and dried out grass.
upload_2019-4-22_16-46-53.png

A bit hazy at the top of the Cat and Fiddle. Jodrell Bank somewhere over there on the horizon.
upload_2019-4-22_16-48-9.png

No Garmin pic as I was speaking to a neighbour when I got back and got distracted. Thankfully pressed the right button on it to save. As the saying goes 'if it's not on Strava, it didn't happen.' (A saying from Strava anyway. :D )
 
Glad that you made the most of another fabulous day.
Thanks for the views.
 
T1's back on tour and went out for a shorter, steadier ride today. Cool and windy but dry conditions. The weather can change massively week to week. The sun did appear but it didn't feel warm. I'd been in Oxford last week with work and had to race back yesterday to a concert. Got back just in time last night, dumped my stuff and was straight out for that. So not ideal preparations for a ride this morning. I went out into Cheshire around Goostrey and had the Winter gear back on! Legs were complaining on this one. 🙄 Still good to get out. :D

Strava has given it as 42.9 miles completed at an average speed of 15.2mph and elevation gain of 1760 feet. A third of the year gone now 😱 and that takes me to 1000 miles exactly.

Pump was on a TBR of 60% and levels were as follows: at start 7.5 mmol/l, at 20 miles 7.5 mmol/l, at 29 miles 6.1 mmol/l (had a cereal bar), at 36 miles 6.7 mmol/l and back home 7.0 mmol/l. Ideal really. Still want my Libre. 33 years of T1 counts for nothing so far apparently. Still waiting. What about the years of less than ideal control using BM strips? Postcode lottery has not been eliminated. On the ride I also stopped at the Jodrell Bank cafe for a welcome macchiato. 🙂

Bluebells near Siddington.
upload_2019-5-4_16-32-0.png

This is at Gawsworth and I think that is Biddulph moor in the distance. Wasn't as dark as it appears.
upload_2019-5-4_16-35-42.png

The Garmin.
upload_2019-5-4_16-37-25.png
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top