Tandem tslim x2

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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The Importance of Backup When Cycling with Type-1 Diabetes

Diabetes Dietitian, Exercise and diabetes

Life is all about backup – especially when cycling with type-1 diabetes and an insulin pump! Mario and I headed to Iona Beach on our bikes this morning. It’s a great 75 km bike ride because: It’s got all the scenery – we had wide expanses of blue water and green farm fields next to us for a good portion of the ride. Today, I saw at least three hawks – one that swooped in and grabbed some breakfast before flying away. I also counted seven herons hanging in the shallow waters of the Strait of Georgia, as we were approaching the beach. Once, I even saw what looked to be a Scottish Highland Cow sunbathing on the front lawn of a very large farmhouse. It’s a predominantly flat ride, which means my average speed gets a nice boost up. There’s some decent resistance with the headwinds, but if you’re

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Cycling with Type-1 Diabetes: My Road to Mallorca Begins

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Exercise and diabetes

I’m going to Mallorca. This is the first time I’ve announced this to the broader world, and I’m pretty excited. Almost two months ago I booked my spot in the 2027 Girls Get Strong Cycling Camp. I’d been eyeing this all-women’s camp for about 2 or 3 years now, and I finally hit the button. It’s a seven-day adventure, with five days of cycling, anywhere from 60-100 km per day, all throughout Mallorca, Spain. I’m excited. I’m nervous. The distances don’t worry me. But the sometimes unpredictability of my Dear Diabetes does. Good thing I’ve got more than a year to train both my legs and my T1D. I’m intending to blog my way through; I hope you’ll join me for the reading journey. And, if you’re navigating cycling with type-1 diabetes yourself, I hope sharing both the victories and challenges along the way will be helpful 🙂 For the

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Tandem in sport – the trials continue

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Exercise and diabetes, Registered Dietitian

The New Year has come and gone, and I’ve still got the Tandem t:slim X2 plugged in to my body. Today’s post is all about Tandem in sport. How does it fare? Within days of starting my Tandem Trials, I was ready to give this sucker the ultimate challenge: a ride on my bike. Now, because I am very much a fair weather cyclist, we did not go for a ride outside. Instead, we did an intense 60-minute Peloton bike ride. And we’ve continued to do many more Pelotons, as well as walks and weights. Here are my Peloton-Tandem reflections. Tandem in sport strategy My rides typically occur in the morning, after breakfast, or in the afternoon, after work. Both options require different strategies. The breakfast strategy: With the help of my super supportive Tandem ally, I created a sport-specific profile to use when I’m planning a ride around the

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Tandem trial part 2 – the struggles

Diabetes, Diabetes Dietitian, Registered Dietitian

Welcome to part 2 of my Tandem t:slim X2 trial experience. Although the Tandem t:slim X2 automated insulin delivery (AID) pump showed great strengths right away, there were still some struggles. Honestly, the struggles were a bit hard for me to accept at first. After reading the research and going to the American Diabetes Association Conference last spring, and hearing all the positives about these AID systems, no matter how dubious I was going in, I really wanted this pump to be the “magic” tool  to reduce all diabetes burnout and micromanaging. Based on my experience over the last couple of months, though, it’s not the be all end all magic device – yet. Am I surprised? No. We have to recognize that insulin pumps, including the AID ones, are not pancreases. They have incredible features that keep getting better and better, but they’re still a hybrid, and hybrids don’t have

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