In the title of my blog, I state that no matter where I turn, diabetes is there. Well this weel I have been playing a lot of raquet ball as a way to get myself into better cardiovascular condition. It's great exercise, it's a lot of fun, and unforunately it requires a lot of preparation. A "normal" person just picks up their racket and plays. Well it's not quite as easy for someone with diabetes.
I won't get too terribly far into the details, but yesterday I was set to play at 5pm, so at 3:30 or so I had a nice big lunch and just barely bolused for it so I would have a blood sugar cushion before I played. The first day I played my BG was 199 when I started, and after just one game it was 97. That's a big drop! So anyway, I figured a plate of enchiladas and a yogurt would be plenty to carry myself through an hour of play. Before I left I tested...79. WTF? No way was that going to work. No way. So I stopped at 7-11 and picked up a Sunny Delight (58 carbs) and a bottle of Gatorade. Slammed the Sunny D and tested before I began. 77. It was as close to crying as I have been since the Steel Magnolias incident. It was just so frustrating. So I had to sit out the first 15 minutes of play and wait for the Sunny D to kick in. It finally did, and I played well and had a lot of fun.
An hour later? 225.
Diabetes 360.
The waiting game is the worst part. Glad to hear it didn't stop you from playing.
ReplyDeleteYou did not let D stop you, you played well and had a good time in the end. YEAH! I wonder if the fat in the enchiladas slowed down the absorption of the sugar? Would the outcome be different if you tried the OJ first, then ten minutes later enchiladas? But I do have a question for adults with D. I have recently noticed there are times when my niece does not come up from lows quickly -- in fact, she recently missed a gym period because she would not come up high enough, had 40 grams of carbs in the end, then high later. This is very recent. In the past, juice would bring her up in ten minutes flat. Hopefully, I am assuming this is not common, but it can occur. Wow, you got to eat a lot of free carbs that day!
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