Mike Fraser.....I'm D.E.A.D.

2010-10-07T13:25:00.003-04:00

Here I sit with frustration. I have a problem. You may also have this problem. Heck, many of us may have it. If you wear an insulin pump it's likely somewhat of an issue for you. My wife has been gone all week out of town on a business trip. The problem....I hear my pump alarms less and less at night now-a-days. My wife is a lite sleeper so it wakes her easily, and in turn she wakes me if I don't

What's the first thing you grab?

2010-08-19T09:43:00.005-04:00

When your blood sugar is low and you need something quick, easy, and consistent - what's your preference?. Personally I reach for...or...Between, low blood sugars and recovery drinks, I go through about 2-3 containers of milk per week. I like the PB&J's because they are just a little sweet and just a little salty. Perfect. I know where they will place my blood glucose and I know about how long it

The Ever Fearful - Hypoglycemia

2010-08-17T13:17:00.004-04:00

You don't like it. I certainly don't like it, and no one's spouse or loved ones like having to deal with it either. "It" would be the distasteful "Hypoglycemia". If you've had Type 1 diabetes for very long, then you've experienced some of these interesting/frustrating moments. A fellow blogger and friend posted on this subject and incited my thinking.I think hypoglycemia has varying levels of

CAFFEINE

2010-06-28T13:47:00.003-04:00

What does it do to you? Well, sure you get the wide eyed energizer feeling from it. But I get a little more than that from this stuff. I drank a home-made cold Chai latte this AM. It tasted great. I actually let the tea bag brew over-night -which might be why I felt the way I did this AM. So the second thing it does to me though is more like caffeine over-dose, super high BG level feeling,

The Life of Mike

2010-04-12T09:41:00.005-04:00

I'd like to say life is humdrum or hunky dory right now, but we all know that that's rarely the case for a perfectionist busy-body who never has enough hours in the day to get all of the things done rolling around in his head. That's me in a nutshell. So, I'm checking off project after project as I complete them....buuuutttt, I swear that list isn't getting any smaller. On the other side of that

Those Winter Days

2010-02-22T17:37:00.002-05:00

That is "those winter days" that are almost gone...for we in the south at least. I'm finding myself low on the need to write in the blog right now. What can I say, I'm running a little, and ramping up my cycling a bit for a metric (maybe century) in May....Tour De Cure calls again. So, 8 of us escaped for an Olympics/Valentine cabin long weekend get-away. Man, if you can't take a real vacation

Lackadaisical Running

2010-01-21T07:57:00.005-05:00

"lackadaisical". I feel like that's my word for the month, as for getting my tail out on the trail and burning some calories. It amazes me the number of things that can happen in an individuals life to avert their attention from the necessities of balance. Taxes, Holiday's, getting ready for spring planting, financial adjustments, and even a friend from college days passing

Christmas Vacation - Runs

2010-01-04T10:40:00.003-05:00

Distance: on 2 runs totaling about 6.5 milesTemperature: -16 or -17 C or for some that's 1-3 degrees F Before I left for Oshawa, CA for a little break, I set a goal of getting back on the trail weekly. It took two runs in insanely cold temperatures to quell that thought until I got back home. Honestly, it would have been OK, but I was definitely unprepared for such low temps. I was adequately

Well Wishes

2009-11-17T15:30:00.002-05:00

First of all...the role call: Some of these folks I've read about their training throughout the year and others not. Some folks I've talked with while others I hope to see at the start line at some future event.Anne Findlay - AnneticsKevin Burgess - Diabetics Can'tDavid Bourdon - Fueled by InsulinHeather Warren - The Strength is in the StruggleJerry Nairn - Type 1 Diabtic RunnerDenise Ricci - We

Wednesday - Notes

2009-11-04T08:30:00.002-05:00

Well, it's the downtime of the season for me now. While others are close to it with tapering for IM Arizona, I'm in a slightly longer taper mode. I've got a charity ride this Saturday, but that's about it. I'm looking for a few fun runs to do this winter and planning out my schedule for 2010. The Wednesday night runs will be the norm for a while, except this next week when I'll

Wednesday Nights with the Nuts

2009-10-29T08:06:00.004-04:00

There are those in society who thrive on pushing themselves, pushing hard sometimes, and even pushing in a group setting. Heck, share in the pain right? Camaraderie is a great thing when you know you won't be alone in the pain cave. That's what I see Wednesday night trail runs as. The horn blows and you're all off down the trail, jibbing each other, letting the faster folks

Sunday - Atomic Duathlon

2009-10-21T16:02:00.005-04:00

PRE-RACE: Today I was not optimally ready to go, pre-race. First, we were a bit late to the race location and 2nd, my bg was ~350...auggghhhh! Not a good place to start. Pre-Race adrenaline got to me more this time then last race. It wasn't breakfast that was for sure. Breakfast, along with the bolus for it, were gone about 2 hours beforehand. Oh well, I got everything set-up

Insulin Temperature - The Review

2009-10-14T11:39:00.009-04:00

This is of course purely from the users mindset. Having come to cooler temperatures this fall, the issue of body temperature and external temperature factors effecting my insulin and its effectiveness have come to mind again.All three of the more familiar insulins, (Apidra / Novolog / Humalog) for type I Diabetics, appear to all be on the same page as per temperature levels for storage and

Transitions

2009-10-14T08:31:00.003-04:00

Well, I'm on the last bottle of Novolog I'll use for the warmer part of the year. It's cooled down significantly here and so training doesn't get so hot anymore. Time to transition back into Apidra use in the pump. I brought this issue up back in April and made some notes and changes because of it. I'll post a survey on here about insulin usage that I would be very

Sunday - Mystery Mountain Marathon

2009-10-13T15:31:00.004-04:00

Pre-Race:04:30 - 05:00 - "Get up Soldier!!" BG was 137 "Awesome". Ate the pre-race meal that works for me (fresh ground wheat pancake topped with "peanut-only" natural peanut butter, dribbled with maple syrup, and some 2009 applesauce I made a month ago). reserved for Friday's only and race days. Bolused the normal dose of insulin before 05:00.05:00 - 05:45 -Since my gear was packed the night

Wednesday - Group Run

2009-10-08T08:46:00.004-04:00

Tonight's run was to be an easy taper. 2 things here...#1 I ran a PR instead of tapering (I know , I know), and #2 my glucose dropped a little too low for my liking. According to the CG it hit 97, so I assume it was somewhere a little below that since I was a bit low on energy and the HR was a little too high. Downed some gel and off I went. Fixed it within a few minutes. In fact,

Monday - Farther Between

2009-10-05T16:36:00.003-04:00

That is the distance in between my posts of late. This I can easily not care too much about. Why, because how does blogging about training effect my trail marathon on Sunday? It doesn't. So I care little about missing some posting as I have missed much. I do however want to post a few things to remember. I'm on taper. I'll run a little Wednesday or

Much Running

2009-09-28T10:42:00.005-04:00

I'll skip the data intro and just post the runs. Last Wednesday I got out to group trail run a little earlier and did a very pleasant 13+ miler. It's a ridge line run, out to Edward's Point, with some hills down to the water every once in a while. OK, so you cross water 16 times, but it's all good and enjoyable. I'm liking those long Wednesday runs, but most of the time the group

Thursday - Oops!!

2009-09-17T14:47:00.005-04:00

The Summer. Where did it go? I'm at least not the only one whose training gets in the way of blogging and who has just not had time to blog. I'd rather run or ride than blog any day. So, I've lost a month of posts. Oh well. I've gotten some good training in. I'm enjoying the speed workouts at the track and had some enjoyable rides afterwards. Bricks on Friday. Those Sunday runs

Friday - Track Repeats

2009-08-21T15:02:00.001-04:00

Run: 4.75 milesTerrain: Flat TrackTime: 0:46:13Pre-Run BG: 89 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 151 mg/dlIntake: 12 oz mango juiceRun Pump Status: 40% of normal basal First track session. I was soooo not feeling in the groove. The legs calves just felt like they were full of concrete. I pushed and did what I could anyway. 6 x 400 was scheduled. I eacked out 4 x 400 with 20 min. warm-up, and a

Friday - Hill Repeats (9)

2009-08-14T10:31:00.000-04:00

Run: ~ 3 MilesTerrain: Very HillyTime: 01:04:43Pre-Run BG: 95 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 134 mg/dlIntake: 10 oz Chocolate SilkRun Pump Status: 30% of normal nasal rate This was a rather uneventful run. I will have to say that after driving up this hill to home each day, and then running it as much as I have been, I

Wednesday - Group Trail Run

2009-08-13T11:04:00.002-04:00

Run: ~6.5-7 MilesTime: 01:36:13Terrain: Very HillyPre-Run BG: 156 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 126 mg/dlIntake: ~6 oz Hammer GelRun Pump Status: 100% NBR (normal basal rate) It was a nice day with milder temps on the top of the mountian, so I pushed for more mileage today. I wanted to go all the way to the road that

Monday - Mow Run

2009-08-10T10:58:00.000-04:00

Mow/Run: ~1 mileTime: 01:04:20Terrain: Mildly HillyPre-Activity BG: 153 mg/dlPost-Activity BG: 93 mg/dlIntake: 10 oz of Chocolate SilkActivity Pump Status: 50% of Normal Basal Rate Hey, you've got to do your chores, you've got to exercise....why not a 2-for-1? So, I speed mowed the lawn. It didn't need a real serious cut anyway. I kept the HR at about 140-148 so that was worth

Sunday - 10-15 K Race Pace

2009-08-09T15:40:00.000-04:00

Run: 9 MilesTime: 01:14:18Terrain: TreadmillPre-Run BG: 165 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 142 mg/dlIntake: 4-6 oz Hammer Gel, H2ORun Pump Status: 50% of Normal Basal Rate Just a straight-up, plain and simple run. No problems and nothing to really note. All went well.

Friday - Hill Repeats

2009-08-07T07:39:00.002-04:00

Run: ~2 milesTerrain: VERY HillyTime: 0:46:21Pre-Run BG: 253 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 95 mg/dlIntake: 8 oz Chocolate Silk, 4 PB&J CrackersRun Pump Status: 100 % of normal basal Today had one of those beginnings no one wishes for. I woke up at 04:10 to my pump cg going off indicating I was above 200. I did a finger stick and found it to actually be

Wednesday - Group Run

2009-08-06T09:58:00.003-04:00

Run: ~4-4.5 milesTerrain: very hillyTime: 0:56:39Pre-Run BG: 138 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 156 mg/dlIntake: H2ORun Pump Status: 50 % of reg. Basal rate 1st 1-1.5 miles, then 100% of reg. Basal I think I had a pretty good grip on my glucose maintenance last night. I was very happy with therun. I'll see my chiro before the next

Sunday - Long Run

2009-08-03T11:18:00.003-04:00

Run: ~ 9 MilesTerrain: TreadmillTime: 01:41:18Pre-Run BG: 140 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 198 mg/dlIntake: 5 oz Hammer GelRun Pump Status: Normal Basal Rates Sunday was a busy day. We're currently building a "super-mega" rainwater collection project, so much of the day was spent doing this. I say "super-mega" because it's a system with 15 barrels each holding up to 55 gallons of water.

Saturday - Light workout

2009-08-02T11:09:00.001-04:00

Hike: ~4 MilesTerrain: Very Hilly TrailTime: ~ 01:46:42Pre-Hike BG: 119 mg/dlPost-Hike BG: 151 mg/dlIntake: 2 granola barsHike Pump Status: Normal basal settings except for a 30 minute seg. to raise BG It was a perfect day to share the trail with my wife so she knows what I'm running on Wednesday nights with the group and to walk the dog. This was a much lower impact workout so

Friday - Hill Repeats

2009-07-31T23:03:00.001-04:00

Run: ~2 MilesTerrain: Very Hilly Time: 0:54:14Pre-Run BG: 91 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 141 mg/dlIntake: 10 oz Chocolate SilkRun Pump Status: 50% of normal basal rate Just some simple hill repeats right out of the driveway. Lucky me, I live at the top of a huge hill that I get to finish all of my runs

Wednesday - Group Run

2009-07-30T09:10:00.003-04:00

Run: ~6 milesTime: 01:17:51Terrain: Very HillyPre-Run BG: 142 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 230 mg/dlIntake: small granola bar @ 5PM(run began at 6), 9 oz Protein shake, 1 Kids Cliff barRun Pump Status: 40% of normal basal from 5PM - 6:45PM, then up to 100% This sucks. I feel like type1 has a death grip on my training right now. I'm really struggling

Sunday - Long Run

2009-07-27T11:14:00.002-04:00

Run: 13.5 milesTerrain: mostly flat with mild hillsTime: 02:30:11Pre-Run BG: 187 mg/dl Post-Run BG: 167 mg/dlIntake: ~8 oz Hammer Gel, 24 oz Strawberry Heed, 24 oz H2ORun-Pump Status: 40% of normal basal rate 1st 4.5 miles, reg. basal rate to finish Today's' run had to happen and I really tried to make sure all things were

Sunday - Long Run

2009-07-20T16:28:00.006-04:00

Run: 8.5 MilesTerrain: Mostly flat with a few baby hillsTime: 01:27:30Pre-Run BG: 188 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 131 mg/dlIntake: ~6 oz Hammer gelRun Pump Status: 45% of normal basal rates I'm a little behind schedule for my long runs dew to a lower back injury. I'm on it now though. So today I did what I could, something just shy of the scheduled run. Next Sunday, I'll run for at least 2

Friday - Hill Repeats

2009-07-17T16:05:00.000-04:00

Run: ~2.5 MilesTerrain: Very HillyTime: 0:57:13 Pre-Run BG: 134 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 89 mg/dlIntake: 16-18 oz chocolate SilkRun Pump Status: 40% of normal Basal Rate Just another day training, except this one is with hill work. No problems for this run. It was however one of those days where I just didn't want to get out and run. We all know though that it's these types of days

Wednesday - Group Run

2009-07-16T12:17:00.004-04:00

Run: 5.5 MilesTerrain: Flat to Very HillyTime: ~60 Minutes ( there was a quarry cool-down stop)Pre-Run BG: 200 with 2 ^^Post-Run BG: 134 with 2 down arrowsIntake: 4 oz Hammer Gel (at about 170 and 2 down trending arrows)Run Pump Status: 30% normal basal Tonight was a tough run. I hate it when I enter a run with these circs. In attempting to make sure my glucose was between 130-180 1

Monday - Easy 30-40

2009-07-14T07:57:00.003-04:00

Run: 5.5 MilesTerrian: treadmillTime: 0:40:13Pre-Run BG: 130 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 101 mg/dlIntake: 4 PB crackers, 6 oz Choc. Silk (prior to run)Run Pump Status: 30 % of normal basal rate All things well, this was just an easy 30-40 minute run for maintenance and miles in the bank. Nothing to say about it really. No problems or issues.

Friday - Hill Work

2009-07-11T09:32:00.000-04:00

Run: ~3 MilesTerrain: Very HillyTime: 0:53:55Pre-Run BG: 131 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 98 mg/dlIntake: 6 oz. Chocolate Silk Pre-runRun Pump Status: 50% of Normal Basal RateToday, was a beautiful and cooler morning to start my hill workouts. The one somewhat redeeming factor about living on the big hill we live on is it's great for workouts (though not

Wednesday - Group Run

2009-07-09T10:00:00.003-04:00

Run: 6 MilesTerrain: Hilly and Windy (Rather Intestinal Trail)Time: 0:58:43Pre-Run BG: 161 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 110 mg/dlIntake: ~6 oz Hammer GelRun Pump Status: 50% of normal Perfect weather this evening for a nice little trail run in the park. Today, I started ticking off planned runs from the training program

Friday - Slow Run / Speed Walk

2009-07-03T10:55:00.001-04:00

Run: ~7 MilesTerrain: Moderately HillyTime: 01:57:13Pre-Run BG: 149 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 78 mg/dlIntake: 1 trail bar, 1 plum, 2 apricots, 1 cheese sandwich, 6 PB crackersRun Pump Status: 50% of normal This was a treat. It was a nice little walk through moderately hilly park woods and trails at Long Sault Conservation

Thursday - Easy Run

2009-07-02T11:48:00.000-04:00

Run: ~6 MilesTerrain: Park Walkway - mostly flat, some hillsTime: 01:15:13Pre-Run BG: 133 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 131 mg/dlIntake: 3/4 oz Hammer GelRun Pump Status: 40% of NormalOK, another "walk -in-the-park", but in the park this time. This was a perfect greenway run down to the lakefront. Nice and quiet. I enjoyed the run

Tuesday - Easy Run

2009-06-30T11:41:00.001-04:00

Run: 6.5 MilesTerrain: Sidewalk moderately flatTime: 0:58:32Pre-Run BG: 154 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 143 mg/dlIntake: 3-4 oz Hammer GelRun Pump Status: 50% of Norm. started 60 min prior to runvar addthis_pub="mdfraser"; This was just your typical "walk-in-the-park" run down a main street in Oshawa. Descent place to run, but too much traffic in

Sunday - Run

2009-06-28T11:45:00.002-04:00

Run: 4 MilesTerrain: Treadmill (grade 4.5 %)Time: 0:41:05Pre-Run BG: 161 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 123 mg/dlIntake: 4 oz Hammer gel, 10 Glucose TabsRun Pump Status: 30 % of Normal I had to get some miles in the bank, so treadmill it was. Besides I was on vacation up in Oshawa, CA and the family wanted to take us to the gym. Sweet! All indoor: pool, kick-boxing, track, basketball, circuit

Wednesday - Group Run

2009-06-25T11:41:00.003-04:00

Run: 5 milesTerrain: Very Hilly, Lookout Mt. TrailsTime: 01:19:31Pre-Run BG: 173 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 243 mg/dlIntake: 4 PB CrackersRun Pump Status: 1st 2 miles (0% Basal), Last few miles (50%Basal). OK, mountainous trail running is vastly deceiving when it comes to gauging your mileage on very hilly trials. Last night I thought and felt like I'd run maybe 8-9 miles. When

That's Life

2009-06-21T09:00:00.003-04:00

It's Friday, ~ 8:20 AM, the wife just left for work. I've got the tri-kit on and I'm walking out the door when the cellie rings. It's work. I naively answer it, thinking my co-worker has a question about one of the imaging protocols.....not. My co--worker was actually hacking her guts up from some bad mojo bug passing around the hospital. Typical of the environment I work in. I'm always overly

Wednesday - Group Run

2009-06-18T09:09:00.002-04:00

Run: ~7.5 MilesTerrain: Very Hilly Mt. TrailsTime: 01:01:12Pre-Run BG: 150 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 166 mg/dlIntake: Kid's fruit Powers StickRun Pump Status: 10% of normal Man, it's getting freaken hot and extremely humid here. I'd give this up for Northern Arizona anyday. Tomorrow it's suppose to be like 98-100 degrees

Slower Days

2009-06-16T11:01:00.004-04:00

Somehow, I'm going to figure out a way to use my work-around-the-lawn-all-day-on-the-weekend times as exercise. I mean I wore my HR monitor Sunday from 9 AM till about 8PM and burned 3000 calories hoofing it around the yard. The way I figure it mowing a hilly lawn and keeping the HR at least between 145-160 is as good as a work-out as could be done for two hours in a hilly

Wednesday - Group Trail Run

2009-06-11T08:06:00.002-04:00

Run: ~7 MilesTerrain: Moderately HillyTime: 01:06:03 Pre-Run BG: 194 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 79 mg/dlIntake: 2 Hammer Gels, 1 bag Power-Bar Gel BlastsRun Pump Status: 20% of Normal first 2 miles, Suspend rest of run Wow, the legs felt much better out there last night. I'm broke off from the group to focus on my own pace

Tuesday - 1st Time on the Treadmill

2009-06-09T14:55:00.003-04:00

Run: 3.5 MilesTerrain: Mild Grade ~4%Time: 0:36:01Pre-Run BG: 141 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 198 mg/dlIntake: NadaRun Pump Status: normal I hadn't put much thought into using our new treadmill for the first time. After Saturday night's swim attempt you would think I might have, .....but. So, I warmed up and tried to get

Saturday - Midnight Mud Run

2009-06-07T09:08:00.004-04:00

Run: 4.8 milesSwim: ~ 300 meters Terrain: Typical Hay Bay Trail and mucky swimTime: ~65 MinsPre-Run BG: 135 mg/dl Post-Run BG: 74 mg/dlIntake: 6 PB Crackers (prior to start), 4 oz. Hammer Gel Run/Swim Pump Status: I took the pump off for this one First, let me say that this was not a race. It was fun, but also a good reminder to me of some past experience and the need for

Wednesday Night - Group Run

2009-06-03T19:55:00.001-04:00

Run: ~11 Miles Terrain: Everything from Mildly Steep Grades to FlatTime: 02:09:34Pre-Run BG: 197 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 132 mg/dlIntake: 4 oz Hammer GelRun Pump Status: 40 % of normal Basal OK, as others have noted, today was "National Running Day" and I guess my regular Wed. night group run just happened to fulfill this. I bit off more than I wanted to chew tonight, but I just

May Vacation

2009-06-02T16:54:00.017-04:00

So, every once in a while I am allowed to get away from the daily grind and take a vacation. Though not as far traveling and glamorous (as the 3 weeker last year), this vacation was much enjoyed and photo evident as well. It began with seeing things like this that I just had to get photos of.Need to buy any "Wud"?When we got to the place we were going to stay at for the week we were a little

Monday - "Suck it up" Run

2009-06-02T15:28:00.002-04:00

Run: 3.3 MilesTerrain: Very Hilly NeighborhoodTime: 0:29:03Pre-Run BG: 213 mg/dlPost-Run BG: 138 mg/dlIntake: 12 oz Choc. Silk (Recovery Drink)Run Pump Status: Regular Basal I was itching to get out for a run. It's been like a week and a half since my last run and I hadn't gotten my lazy arse out while in the

Wedneday - Brick

2009-05-21T10:45:00.003-04:00

Run: 5 milesTerrain: Flat and HillyTime: 0:36:13 Pre-Run Glucose: 71 mg/dl (uh-oh)Post-Run Glucose: 146 mg/dlIntake: 3 shots of Hammer GelRun Pump Status: 30% of normal Tonight I would be doing the "Ride of Silence" and so I made it a workout event evening by getting a run, and a few extra miles on the bike, in. The run felt good. I never

Tuesday - Anniversary and Update

2009-05-19T15:39:00.002-04:00

Anniversary, yes, the one nobody should forget. Today makes 7 years for my wife and I. Great ones and we look forward to many more. Tonight, it'll be dinner at our favorite restaurant we don't visit very often...J. Alexander's. As for updates, I can say I have yet to have a "No Delivery" issue since having swapped over from Apidra to Novolog. I hate that, because

Saturday - Bike Hill Work

2009-05-17T11:17:00.000-04:00

Ride: 12.3 MilesTerrain: Rolling hills and then a steep one mile climbTime: 01:11:03Pre-Ride Glucose: 98 mg/dlPost-Ride Glucose: 120 mg/dlIntake: 18 oz choc. Silk (before ride), 3 oz Hammer GelRide Pump Status: 50 % of Normal A couple of my tri buddies and I got out today and did a pumpy big hill nearby for some calf screaming joy. You

Wednesday Night Group Run

2009-05-14T13:49:00.003-04:00

Run: 7 milesTerrain: Hilly TrailTime: 01:11:13Pre-Run Glucose: 168 mg/dlPost-Run Glucose: 131 mg/dlIntake: 1 yogurt granola barRun Pump Status: 30% of norm (first 4 miles), Suspend last 3 miles It was very nice to get back out with the group and hit the trails again. I've been carpooling for a few months saving my nickies and dimes to get

Saturday - May 9th, TDC

2009-05-10T10:47:00.019-04:00

Ride: 100 milesTerrain: flat, rollers, and a couple of multistage mountainsTime: 07:22:10 (including SAGS) 06:15:40 (on the bike)Pre-Ride Glucose: 138 mg/dlPost-Ride Glucose: 166 mg/dlIntake: 12 oz. milk (pre-ride); 10 oz Hammer gel, 2.5 bananas, 2 oranges, 1 thick PB&J Sandwich, 10 pretzels, 64 oz Powerade, 1 powerbar Ride Pump Status: 30% of Normal Today's event finally has come

HELP SUPPORT AND EDUCATE DIABETES

2009-05-04T16:14:00.003-04:00

This is it. I'm down to the last week before before the one century ride I've been doing each year that means a lot to me, The Tour De Cure. If you check this blog out all the time or just every once in a while, then I ask you one thing....Tell someone else about it. Most of my readers know how bad Diabetes can be, but for those who don't...do a little research and you may be

Sunday - Cycle

2009-05-04T13:47:00.003-04:00

Ride: 28.7 MilesTerrain: Trainer RideTime: 01:47:19Pre-Ride Glucose: 212 mg/dlPost-Ride Glucose: 108 mg/dlIntake: 12 oz GatoradeRide Pump Status: No Change OK, it's freaking May, one of the most beautiful riding months of the year, and I'm on the trainer because we're getting so much rain, I'm thinking of building a boat. Crazy, but hey the flowers and garden will look great. So,

Thursday - The Hilly Hood

2009-05-04T13:31:00.003-04:00

Run: 5 milesTerrain: Very HillyTime: 0:54:13Pre-Run Glucose: 90 mg/dlPost-Run Glucose: 72 mg/dlIntake: 16 oz Choc. Silk, 4 PB&J Crackers (Pre-Run), 8 oz poweradeRun Pump Status: 30 % of normal basal rate - 1st 2.5 mile, Suspended afterwards Not a great time. I'd like to see this get down to 45 mins by

Thursdays Thought

2009-04-30T15:41:00.004-04:00

OK, here's a thought. I'm thinking that maybe there could be an association between using Apidra and my having so many "No Delivery" alarms of late. I've used Novolog in the pump for many years and NEVER had a "No Delivery" alarm from it. It could be coincidence to have been having the alarms of late and to be using Apidra at the same time. That's easily possible. This is my last

Tuesday - Trainer Ride

2009-04-28T17:01:00.002-04:00

Ride: 18.5 MilesTerrain: Trainer Time: 0:01:00Pre-Ride Glucose: 278 mg/dl ( too far north )Post-Ride Glucose: 120 mg/dl ( headed south )Intake: NADARide Pump Status: Normal OK, so you squeeze in the miles anyway you can sometimes. Today's schedule dictated a quick trainer ride at home. Normally, I'm at work by 7 AM, but today was a cool weird day. I was

Global Heroes 2009 Selection

2009-04-27T16:57:00.003-04:00

Global Heroes Well, I put my application in again this year.....that's all that this is worth again the answer is no. I think we've come to the day when it's easier to qualify with hard work for something like Boston, then it is to be chosen for entry into something like Global. That's alright though. I've got plenty else to keep me busy as most of us do. Maybe another year. Cheers.

Wednesday - Work Run

2009-04-23T15:32:00.003-04:00

Run: 3.0 MilesTerrain: Flat TrackTime: 0:30:01Pre-Run Glucose: 78 mg/dlPost-Run Glucose: 121 mg/dlIntake: 6 PB&Honey crackersPump Run Status: 30% I just needed to get out and stretch the legs. There is a track at work, right behind the hospital, that surrounds the parking lot. Perfect for burning

Apidra 1/2 Fill #1

2009-04-20T17:00:00.003-04:00

As of today, no problems splitting my cartridge fillings. I filled it up to 110 units on the 16th at the last fresh change out. Then, Saturday before the ride I refilled the cartridge with another 110 units. So far, "no problemo". I rode for 2.5 hours Saturday with the pump next to me under the jersey. No problems so far on that same insulin. What I'd like to do this Saturday is to

Saturday - Baby Brick

2009-04-18T14:18:00.002-04:00

Ride: 38 Miles Run: 1 mile (I know, I know)Terrain: Rollers and Flats Terrain: Flat TrackTime: 02:31:19 Time: 0:08:41Pre-Brick Glucose: 75 mg/dl (Rats...not the place to start at!)Post-Brick Glucose: 234 mg/dl (Over-did it a little...)Intake: 1 pkg fruit gummies, 1 granola bar, 10 oz

Wednesday's Apidra Statement

2009-04-16T12:05:00.002-04:00

For those who were paying attention, yesterday I INCORRECTLY stated the threshold temperature of Apidra to be 98.6 degrees. I was thinking about Novolog when I wrote that and I have corrected this. Apridra's threshold temerature is in fact 77 degrees. Which is why I've put this on the blog. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A BIG DEAL FOLKS.var addthis_pub="mdfraser";

APIDRA - What's the BIG DEAL

2009-04-15T12:30:00.009-04:00

Some Details: This spot concerns those who use Apidra in an insulin pump and exercise fairly often. Realise that most of this data is from personal experience, that linked and quoted data is tested and factual according to each of the respective companies. I saw my endo this last week and my wife got to meet her for the first time also. It was a good sit down. We were looking at my

Tuesday - Dog Run

2009-04-14T08:58:00.002-04:00

Run: 3.3 MilesTerrain: Very Hilly Time: 0:29:43Pre-Run Glucose: 201 mg/dlPost-Run Glucose: 103 mg/dlIntake: Nada Run Pump Status: Suspend I had to get my lazy butt back into running so this is a start. No problems on this run, except that I could feel myself about three of four good runs out of shape. So, I'll work on that. I

Sunday - Shake Things Up Ride

2009-04-12T17:23:00.001-04:00

Ride: 36 MilesTerrain: Lots of hills, including an unexpected multi-level 1000 footerTime: 3:03:43Pre-Ride Glucose: 149 mg/dLPost-Ride Glucose: 201 mg/dLIntake: 28 oz gatorade, 1 granola bar, 6 PB crackersRide Pump Status: Suspend This was a Red Riders ride to kind of see how everyone would do on a far more varied route. Variety is

Saturday - Speed Ride

2009-04-11T17:14:00.000-04:00

Ride: 18.1 MilesTerrain: Mild Rollers and FlatsTime: 0:57:13Pre-Ride Glucose: 98 mg/dLPost-Ride Glucose: 156 mg/dLIntake: 6 PB Crackers, 8 oz. HeedRide Pump Status: Suspend OK, first I need to get my butt out there and run more. I'm getting ready for my century, but I've still got to run man. OK, with that out of the way,

Sunday - Hammer Duathlon

2009-04-05T15:56:00.001-04:00

Race: Run 3, Ride 17.4, Run 3Terrain: Run - pretty flat, Ride - Very HillyTime: Race total 01:49 and some changePre-Race Glucose: 184 mg/dl (Ahhh perfect!)Post-Race Glucose: 143 mg/dl (even better)Intake: 12 oz HeedRace Pump Status: Suspend Race #1 for the year. You know today was different. I met friends at the race. Picked my packet up and headed

Thursdays - Thought

2009-04-02T16:51:00.002-04:00

This is the second race of the year and the first Duathlon of the year for me this Sunday. It's looking to also be a wet one. I look forward to it. I've never had to race in the liquid sunshine yet. Another day, another experience. An average run tomorrow with a friend ought to get me feeling good about Sunday. The run is flat and the ride is going to have rollers and a few larger

Wednesday - Speed Work Run

2009-04-02T09:34:00.001-04:00

Run: 2.25 MilesTerrain: Track Run @ workTime: 0:16:01Pre-Run Glucose 233 mg/dlPost-Run Glucose: 106 mg/dlIntake: NadaRun Pump Status: Normal Remind me that when I realize I haven't been running enough, and might be turning into a "Weekend Warrior", that throwing the shoes on to get some miles in doesn't mean go out and do something

Tuesday's - What's in your Bag?

2009-03-31T17:18:00.003-04:00

That is "What's Your Secret Weapon"?var addthis_pub="mdfraser";Mine is a very sticky substance called "Benzoin Compound - Tincture". It's an oral mucosal protectant that is 77% alcohol. When I first started using a pump, I couldn't keep some of my sites attached to my person, for the life of me. I needed something stronger than your typical site prep pad that I had been using. In

Sunday Trainer Ride

2009-03-29T16:53:00.000-04:00

Ride: 21.5 milesTerrain: Pretty darned flat on the trainer =)Time: 01:12:34Pre-Ride Glucose: 136 mg/dlPost-Ride Glucose: 98 mg/dlIntake: 16 oz Hammer - HeedRun Pump Status: Suspend We've had a good bit of rain these past few days. Hey, it's spring right! Let those flowers bloom. So, flip a bond movie into the laptop and ride off. Tempo felt good, kicked it up 5-6 times to get some

Wednesdays Thoughts

2009-03-25T14:21:00.003-04:00

Well, the Tour De Cure is off to a great start this year. I'm heading up the Red Riders team as their captain and enjoying it. So far we've had 3 rides. With the assumption that my teammates are riding on their own also, everybody is getting good mileage in the bank. We century riders will be doing a little bit extra riding to hit the spot. We've been hitting the media and local

Sunday - Moderate Ride

2009-03-22T17:10:00.000-04:00

Ride: 39.01 MilesTerrain: Rollers with a few baby hillsTime: 02:12:43Pre-Ride Glucose: 98 mg/dLPost-Ride Glucose: 133 mg/dLIntake: 6 PB Crackers (before start), 8 oz. Hammer Heed, 1 Hammer GelRide Pump Status: Suspend Today, was a day all people who love to get outside hope to be able to take advantage of. It was perfect. Really. I never

Saturday - First Day of Spring Run

2009-03-21T22:21:00.000-04:00

Run: 4.5 milesTerrain: fairly flatTime: 0:50:15Pre-Run Glucose: 165 mg/dLPost-Run Glucose: 87 mg/dLIntake: 6 PB&J CrackersRun Pump Status: Suspend Today was a nice run, weather was great, the wife went with, and we decided to include our golden retriever in the exercise for the day also. Nice. All points perfect. Today, I also decided to start doing some speed work. MAN, why wasn't

Monday - Gone Compression

2009-03-16T17:45:00.003-04:00

I have asked the question on DESA about compression, but nobody really has much to say about it. So, I march on without much info on compression socks except they're suppose to work in favor of diabetes. In fact, the average store carries "Diabetic Socks", but what I got is a little more taylored to need. They are the 2XU COMPRESSION RACE SOCKS. Just trying them, they feel good.

Sunday - Red Rider Team Ride #2

2009-03-16T12:54:00.002-04:00

Ride: 18.1 MilesTerrain: Mildly Hilly (Rollers)Time: 01:13:43Pre-Ride Glucose: 143 mg/dLPost-Ride Glucose: 98 mg/dLIntake: H2ORide Pump Status: Normal Function Another average ride day. Weather is typical for spring. Hey, if you want the flowers, you've got to have the rain. Glucose levels were good. No problems at all. It was not a

Friday - Last Cold Ride

2009-03-13T12:45:00.000-04:00

Ride: 18.1 MileTerrain: Mildly Hilly (Rollers)Time: 1:01:55Pre-Ride Glucose: 211 mg/dLPost-Ride Glucose: 104 mg/dLIntake: 3 tablespoons Hammer gelRide Pump Status: Suspend 2nd half of ride Todays ride was less then pleasant to begin with. The best part about a ride in crappy weather is when you finish and

I'm Sick of This

2009-03-12T16:25:00.003-04:00

Unfortunately, I really mean that. I been feeling my body trying to fight off some funk for like a week and a half. It's been some pretty nasty, what I call, "Underworld Black Plague" hitting a lot of people in this area. It hits most folks both up top and down below and man it's the roughest virus I've seen in a while. My Friday night last week was well, like having a large

2010 Honda Insight - I just had to mention this

2009-03-12T13:13:00.005-04:00

Well, I've been following the 2010 Honda Insight for some time now, and just yesterday two of my local dealers got some price quotes for me. I have to say, they're not bad at "Out the Door = ~24k". I was hoping for a few thousand less, but that might have been asking for too much. I don't know. If you've seen the car or read about it, you know it's straight up competition for the

Tuesday Thoughts

2009-03-11T14:13:00.003-04:00

Well, last night our local bike club had an invitation to the new Trek bike shop grand opening, so I went. Free food and drinnks were abundant. Nice spread. Goodies included one particularly intersting thing...a flip-top Fattire Beer tire patch kit. That was kind of cool and different. At the back of the store, unknown to many, was a little competition. They were doing free 60

Monday - Push Ride

2009-03-10T17:48:00.002-04:00

Ride: 12.1 milesTime: 0:36:13Terrain: Fairly flat with rollers (same as 03/08/09)Pre-Ride Glucose: 156 mg/dLPost-Ride Glucose: 121 mg/dLIntake: 1 granola barRide Pump Status: Suspend I've been itching to get out and start pushing myself. So, today I left work a hair early and headed out to do just that. Man, it just feels good when

Saturday - 1st Red Rider Training Ride

2009-03-08T17:42:00.000-04:00

Ride: 12.18 milesTime: 01:17:08Terrain: Fairly flat with rollersPre-Ride Glucose: 90 mg/dLPost-Ride Glucose: 109 mg/dLIntake: 4 glucose tabsRide Pump Status: Normal set Today, was the first training ride of the year for the Red Riders. Turnout was a little low, but hey, everybody is getting in gear. Five turned out. It was a good

Thursdays Thought

2009-03-05T10:42:00.005-05:00

Well, late Saturday night on the 21st of February, I had a little surprise. The kind we don't like to get. My CGMS Sensor quite on me. The battery has been a super sport. That's not the problem. It was more of a mechanical issue. If you could zoom in on this picture..............................................you would see that one of the metal electrical connection prongs has

Tuesday - Hill Repeats

2009-03-04T13:07:00.003-05:00

Ride: 4.3 MilesTerrain: Hill Repeats on a 1/4 mile hillTime: 0:20:12Pre-Ride Glucose: 64 mg/dLPost-Ride Glucose: 138 mg/dLIntake: 1.5 cup Choc. SilkRide Pump Status: Normal operation I got to start doing some of my favorite hill repeats. They're my favorite because it's the hill I live on and I can always see improvement in

Friday - 18 mile Speed Work

2009-03-02T17:03:00.002-05:00

Ride: 18 milesTerrain: Indoor Trainer, incorporated some hills pushesTime: 0:56:33Pre-Ride Glucose: 145 mg/dLPost-Ride Glucose: 91 mg/dLIntake: H2ORide Pump Status: Suspend I was dying to get the rubber side down today and do some speed work, or just push myself as hard as possible for my favorite 18 mile loop. That's

Thursday - Dog Run

2009-02-27T16:57:00.000-05:00

Run: 3.3 milesTerrain: Very HillyTime: 0:40:32Pre-Run Glucose: 109 mg/dLPost-Run Glucose: 143 mg/dLIntake: 1 cup Choc. SilkRun Pump Status: Suspend This is the first run post marathon for me. It was typical and felt no different than before. The quads are a little tight, but all in time. No problems with glucose, pump, or

Wednesday - The Double-Edged Razor

2009-02-25T12:05:00.002-05:00

I was reading Phil Southerland's blog this morning and a thought occurred to me, the "Double-Edged Razor". Some time ago a family member gave me a copy of "Lance Armstrong's War: One Man's Battle Against Fate, Fame, Love, Death, Scandal, and a Few Other Rivals on the Road to the Tour de France" by Daniel Coyle. In reading it, I came to understand the term "riding the razor", which

Sunday / Monday - The Build

2009-02-23T17:17:00.004-05:00

Ride: 18.5 milesTerrain: trainerTime: 0:55:33Pre-Ride Glucose: 153 (perfect)Post-Ride Glucose: 109 Intake: NadaRide Pump Status: Suspend Since I've got to work for a living, instead of run or ride for my paycheck, my events come a little further apart than I would like, but that's the life we live. I've been taking it really easy

Thursdays Thoughts

2009-02-19T17:22:00.003-05:00

Just a few thoughts for the day. I'm the team Captain for the Red Riders for our Tour De Cure here in the area. The Red Riders are those cyclists who have Diabetes...the reason for the ride. Mari Ruddy started this a while ago out in Colorado. So, I carry this on in our area. I organized Team Life last year and was asked by the ADA event associate manager from Knoxville if I would

Wednesday - 2009 Possibilities

2009-02-18T10:35:00.002-05:00

My thoughts for events for 2009MarchApril 18th - Jackrabbith Duathlon 2.2/12/2.2 (run/bike/run)May 3rd - Lost Loon Triathlon 9mi/2mi/4mi (bike/canoe/trail run) 9th - Tour de Cure Century (100 mi) bikeJune Something runningJulyAugustSeptember

Sunday - The Marathon

2009-02-16T16:47:00.005-05:00

Run: 26.2 miles of pure joy and painTerrain: Mostly flat with a few mild hills Time: 05:12:00Pre-Run Glucose: 165 mg/dLPost-Run Glucose: 188 mg/dLIntake: 6 oz. Hammer Gel, 16 oz Powerade, ~36 oz. H2O, 5 Endurolite Caps Run Pump Status: Suspend OK, so the deed is done. Am I glad it's done too. Before I go off in the wrong direction, let me just begin from the start.4:00 AM: Arise and

Wednesday - Easy Run

2009-02-12T11:21:00.002-05:00

Run: 3.7 milesTerrain: Pretty flatTime: 0:28:21 (too fast for a slow/easy run )Pre-Run Glucose: 134 mg/dLPost-Run Glucose: 108 mg/dLIntake: 1 c Choc. Silk, 1 mini banana muffin (pre-run)Run Pump Status: Suspend This was suppose to have been an easy run. I guess it felt like it, but in my mind I'm thinking, while running, "man

Sunday - First Road Ride of the Year

2009-02-10T15:25:00.002-05:00

Ride: 18 milesTerrain: Mostly Flat With RollersTime: 01:05:44Pre-Ride Glucose: 155 mg/dLPost-Ride Glucose: 108 mg/dLIntake: Granola bar - post rideRide Pump Status: Basal rate @ 50% of normal Well, I dusted the bike off, lubed her, kicked the tires and headed out on the saddle again today. It's been too long. It felt good. I mean I haven't had a good ride like that in a while. I'm

Friday - Dog / Mud Bog Run

2009-02-06T14:52:00.001-05:00

Run: 4.5 milesTerrain: Trail @ Hay BayTime: 0:50:43 (not to bad for a dog run!)Pre-Run Glucose: 132 mg/dLPost-Run Glucose: 89 mg/dLIntake: Granola Bar (post run)Run Pump Status: Suspend I was itching to go for a good trail run, but forgot how sloppy the trail gets this time of year around the lake. I was about as dirty as the pooch after mucking through the unavoidable slalom-like

Tuesday's Thought

2009-02-03T16:10:00.002-05:00

Well, here I sit wishing my quads to a faster recovery. I've forced myself to do at least 15 minutes of stretching a night. Honestly, I think I'd get more flexibility from a yoga class, but I don't have the time. I love my job (I'm a Nuclear Medicine Technologist), but with working 4 ten hour shifts in a row and being on call, short evenings still bec. it's still Feb.,....yap yap

Sunday - Tapering

2009-02-02T17:11:00.002-05:00

Run: 13 milesTerrain: Mostly flatTime: ~02:20:00Pre-Run Glucose: 89 ml/dL (30 mins before run), start of run was (133 w/ 2 up arrows)Post-Run Glucose: 108 mldLIntake: 6 PB & J crackers prior to run (sugar was 89), 6 oz Gatorade, 1 GelRun Pump Status: Suspend (first 6 miles), reg basal after that Well, this run was one for the "It Sucked" book. That's alright once in a while. I expect it. I