sport nutrition

Micro dose insulin sport strategy

Registered Dietitian

I rode just shy of 100 km on Sunday, and I ate more than 100 grams worth of carbs throughout the ride! This week’s micro dose insulin sport strategy was slightly altered, and for the most part my body responded well. However, there was a slight dosing snafu that I did not realize until the very end, and had I realized it earlier – way earlier – my T1D management may have been a lot easier. Quantifying the carbs I estimate that I probably ate 120-125 grams of carbs total, including the bakery stop blueberry scone I shared with my husband at about 3 hours into the ride. Some in the type-1 diabetes community might look at those carb counts and gasp. No doubt about it, it is a lot of carbs. But let’s look at the sport side for a moment. My moving time – the time that my […]

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Female cyclist drinks from her water bottle during T1D and sport

The science behind T1D in sport

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Exercise and diabetes, Registered Dietitian

Registered dietitian with T1D Katie Bartel dives into the science behind why sport with type-1 diabetes can be so challenging, and provides strategies for overcoming some of those challenges.

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A female cyclist pedals up a steep hill with a vineyard next to her

Fondo update: struggles of cycling with T1D

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Exercise and diabetes, Personal, Registered Dietitian

Cycling with T1D presented me with quite a few challenges this past week. Even though I have a nutrition degree, have read extensive amounts of T1D research, and have over 30 years personal experience with type-1 diabetes, I still sometimes completely mess it all up. I am not perfect with my T1D. It’s not possible for anyone to be perfect with type-1 diabetes. And for me, “My Own Private Fondo” is a clear example of just how imperfect I can sometimes be. The fondo that was not meant to be Me and my T1D were supposed to ride the Okanagan Gran Fondo in Penticton, BC last week. I was supposed to join thousands of other cyclists as they rode up the hillsides of BC’s most prolific vineyards, and along the lakeshore of Lake Okanagan, home of the Ogopogo, traversing multiple sun-weathered communities. It was supposed to be 121 km of

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Nutrition for sport with type-1 diabetes recommendations

Nutrition for endurance sport with type-1 diabetes

Diabetes, Personal, Professional, Races, Registered Dietitian, Running

Nutrition for sport with type-1 diabetes is not easy, and it’s not textbook, but registered dietitian Katie Bartel helps break the general recommendations down.

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