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#1

I had to force myself to go swimming tonight. I did not feel like it much at all, mostly because the next two weeks I dont' get much of a break. Tomorrow I have a workshop, Monday I'm travellin gfor work, next weekend I am working Saturday and Sunday, so I wn't really get a full weekend for two weeks.

Anyway, I went! I was 7.2 (130) before dinner and did a 50% bolus for 18g. Two hours later before swimming I was 11.4 (205). I swam 2 km and it took me about an hour and a half. Right after swimming I was 4.6 (83). I did a 0.5 unit bolus despite my instinct to not bolus when I am that low and not eating!

Now, an hour after finishing, I am 7.3 (131)! I've corrected that with another 0.75 unit. So assuming I don't shoot up over the next few hours, I figured tonight out, at least!

One negative is that my ears got really messed up tonight for some reason. They're all plugged now and I could barely hear the audible traffic signal on the way home from the bus stop (some lady had to tell me I could go, I thought it was coming from another crosswalk). So I hope that goes away soon! Not sure what caused it, either, other than maybe some kind of interaction with the water and my allergies/sinuses (which have been acting up lately).

#2

Awesome job as always Jen! Keep up the good work!!

#3

I went to bed at 8.4 (151) after eating a high-carb snack (About 35g of cereal, I was hungry!) and bolusing for the food plus a correction. I was 8.3 (149) at 3:00, and was 6.8 (122) when I woke up this morning at 6:00. I used a -10% basal rate overnight, and overall it seems to have worked pretty well.

#4

Sounds like you are starting to get things figured out. Congrats!

#5

Have a safe and enjoyable trip.

#6

Good work Jen, I love your detailed bg and what has affected you. I never ever really manage to keep bg under control while away, usually because of all the gorgeous food.

#7

I've started to try hard to stick to the same type of diet I eat at home (no more than 30g of carbs per meal most of the time), and found it helps my blood sugar as LOT while travelling. I also try hard not to eat when I can't get nutritional information (I even have a little portable food scale I bring). But I still find I have more highs and lows than usual, I think just the interrupted schedule, maybe a bit more stress, less familiar food, etc. I do find travelling for work much easier than travelling for vacation, because I'm alone and can eat and do whatever I want outside of work hours, whereas when I'm on vacation I'm usually with a group who wants to try all sorts of restaurants and stick to a hectic schedule of sightseeing. Last time I travelled for vacation was to Las Vegas last April and my blood sugars were completely uncontrolled the whole trip.