I did not think I'd blow through a Twinkie in 25 mins. It's amazing what your body can do.
As I spouted off the other day about trying to NOT get a low blood sugar when I am running, I'm still experimenting. I started off last night with a BG of 129 at 6:00 pm (I'm at a basal rate of .45 from 2:30-7:00pm) and a teeny bit of afternoon snack-insulin on board still, so I ate a Twinkie snack cake (28 carbs-mostly straight sugar) hoping that'd take care of it.
Nope, went for just under a 1.5 mile run (25 mins) and came home to a BG of 67 and an evening of almost being low (granola bar was necessary) until I went to bed. Took a big swig out of the milk carton for good measure before bed and woke up to a 164. Not bad.
If I run today, I will turn the basal down to .25 at around 5:30 and also make sure I'm higher when I start. Maybe a BG of 150 will be a good number to try and be at. I'll do the same route also. We'll see what this lovely evening brings.
**Twinkie Disclaimer: I do not eat Twinkies on a regular basis-I've probably had 3 in my life, I'm a Swiss Cake Roll girl myself :)
We had a pack because I am trying out ideas for my husband's birthday, which coincides with the anniversary of the start of the Mayan calendar (the theme will be a Mayan/end of the world as we know it/Twinkies can outlast a nuclear bomb/my husband's amazing party.)
Comments