MAS, I've only been on the DEX for a couple weeks and didn't have any problems running with my first sensor but have had problems on every run with the sensor I'm on now. One of the problems I think was from having the receiver too close to my cell phone in my waist belt. I had a bad transmitter error when I got back. Restarted the sensor and it's been fine since other than my other runs which have been on the treadmill this week, but I've lost the signal almost immediately on starting to run so it shouldn't be sweat or static. I did notice that this transmitter is on the side of my body where I wear my Garmin watch. And where it's positioned is very close to where my wrist swings by my abdomen so I'm thinking it could be interference from the Garmin. I'm going to try wearing my watch on the other arm for my next run and see if that helps.
Thanks for the info, Ajbaum. I’ve had the issue when wearing both on arm and abdomen, wearing garmin and not, on treadmill and outside, holding in hand/wearing on belt/in pocket, with iPod and w/out, with sleeves and w/out, with omnipod in any number of places. Always, connection restores w/in 45 min of stopping running. I just can’t seem to isolate anything (except phone, never run with it), that is what it so frustrating! I’d say it works more often than not. I ran 19+ miles on Sunday and worked like a charm. Lost connection 3 miles into a treadmill run last night, but stayed through 6 on the treadmill tonight. I’ll just keep my fingers crossed that come marathon day it works!
MAS, must have been the site or the sensor. With the watch on the other wrist it stayed connected a little longer about 10 minutes into the run before dropping instead of as soon as I started. I've since changed sensors and had no problems with the signal while shoveling snow the other day or on the treadmill this morning. I did notice that while the transmitter was snapped into the sensor that was giving me problems (enough so that water from the shower wasn't an issue) there seemed like there was a little play if I pushed on the transmitter that isn't there on the new sensor. Maybe just a slight variation in the manufacturing tolerance was causing the problem when being bounced around by running.
Hi All- I am new to the group and to this website. I am about running my first 5k this May ( which will be easy for me) and then trying a half marathon in the fall. Does anyone have any good sneaker recommendations? Or brands that they like specifcally for running? I have brands that I like for cardio workouts, but i need a good running shoe.
Any recomendations would be extremly helpful!!! 
hi mandy! might want to go to a good running shop to see what shoe works best with your foot. everyone is different and a good shop will help determine the right shoe for you (and not directly to the $150 shoes) runnersworld has a program that can help find some shoes too http://www.runnersworld.com/shoe-finder/shoe-advisor
good luck and have fun
Hi Joe! Thanks so much for getting back to me. That was what I was orgianlly going to do, check out a good runners shop. Thanks for the runners world link! I am going to check that out as well! Thanks so much!!! I will. So excited!!!
Welcome, Mandy. I agree 100% with Joe_h on the running shop recommendation. Most good stores will be able to put you on a treadmill, analyze your gait, and put you in a shoe that will work for you. Plan on replacing shoes every 300-500 miles or so. As always, though, your mileage may vary. Literally.
Hi Dea, Thank you so much for the additoal information. I am definately going to check out a running shop. Thanks again!
Hello everyone, I have my 3 months check up with my endo in a few weeks (fingers crossed for a good A1C... although it has to be better than when I was diagnosed). Anyway, she wants to discuss an insulin pump and was wondering how members felt about it... pros, cons. Trying to get as much info/personal opinions that i can.
Great race, tonybaldwin! It sounds like you prepped well. As for the last mile being so hard, that almost always comes down to going out a little too fast/hard due to adrenaline/being caught up in the moment. I may be at the Hartford Marathon, too.
Tony, congrats on the 1/2 marathon!!1 Same thin g happened to me on the last 5 miles of the Marine corps marathon last October, my legs felt heavy and I was very weak. Still looking for answers myself, I am going to try some different methods for energy when I train for the marathon this year. I use chocolate 9, an agave gel, and take every 5 miles. I'm also going to use a product called Honey Stingers with the gel for more energy. I am a Type II and use Metformin and exercise to control. like to hear suggestions others may have. Keep up the good work!
Tony, congrats on the 1/2 marathon!!1 Same thin g happened to me on the last 5 miles of the Marine corps marathon last October, my legs felt heavy and I was very weak. Still looking for answers myself, I am going to try some different methods for energy when I train for the marathon this year. I use chocolate 9, an agave gel, and take every 5 miles. I'm also going to use a product called Honey Stingers with the gel for more energy. I am a Type II and use Metformin and exercise to control. like to hear suggestions others may have. Keep up the good work!
Congrats on the half, Tony!
I'm type 1, so my advice on bg control should be seen from that perspective, but here are my thoughts.
Carb-loading is something that has been shown to have only marginal benefit in elite athletes. For most of us, it is wasted effort and risks putting our metabolism out of whack.
It is less likely to help in a half marathon than a marathon.
Even for elites, there are different carb-loading plans, and some of them involve only what happens in the day or half day before the race.
DEA is right about going out too fast. It is very easy when you train yourself into good shape, then start running with all that excitement, to feel like it is too easy, you just have to go faster.
I also talk to a lot of people, especially training for marathons, who don't believe they have to run the full distance except on race day. I know one coach who insists that everyone training for a marathon has to go over the marathon distance during training. I don't agree with that, but you should have around 5 runs of 18 to 26 miles under your belt before running a marathon.
(I'm saying that as a chronically under-trained marathoner.)
I give you guys all credit for running and being able to control your BG levels. Ever since last Summer I’ve been scared to go out for my 6-8 mile runs. I still play indoor football (soccer), but scared to bit the pavement. I’ve also just started using the pump in January, so I’m learning how this therapy effects my body. Cheers to all the runners!
Great 1/2 at 1:48! I don't think that it's unusual for people's legs to feel smoked at the last mile or miles. I've done 2x fulls and done 1x18 and 2x 20s. Maybe more's not a bad idea. I had one race I enjoyed and one that was more of a blow-up. I signed up for a race in November this year and will be around!
Speed may be a factor as in my first marathon my avg. pace was 10:15 and I finished running the whole distance in 4:38, however last year my pace was 9:20 and at mile 20 I was struggling, completed in 4:52 as the last 6 miles were brutal. I'll still experimenting with different types of fuel supplies.
Can anyone help? I ran my first marathon on Monday 5 May. Since then my overnight blood glucose levels have been so high. I wear a CGM and have been bolusing and using temporary basal rates during the night to try and bring this down but I don't understand why this is happening. Can anyone help me?
Soemtimes things change? I've been having perhaps the worst dawn phenomenon mess I've ever had, concurrently with a new meter brand (Bayer replacing One Touch, the results are pleasantly consistent but I don't have the same level of engagement with the meter so I always doubt it and the AutoSendToPump extra bleeping sort of upsets my rhythym...). I wonder if there's some sort of circadian phenomenon that might hit people, or groups of biologically sorted people a bit differently. I've only run 2x marathons and don't recall specifically seeing any peaks afterwards but I might have. Or it might be if you scale back your running without the marathon carrot dangling out there?
Good job on the race though! As far as the BG, I would maybe keep turning the basals up. One weird thing I've done is program each 1/2 hour so it's easier to fine tune individual time slots and boost basals when I need it. It ends up being like 31 different basal rates over the course of the day (I didn't do them all...) and the doc described it as "unorthodox" but it seems to help me keep track of changes. I just cranked them up last night b/c I'm tired of waking up at 140 as I have for the last week or so.
@Jill, your message is very timely! I ran first marathon as diabetic on Sunday and am experiencing same issue (wear pump and cgm). At about 11PM my blood sugar starts to climb and continues til around 3AM and settles high. Rest of day is normal/low-normal. Unfortunately I haven’t come across any good explanations yet. Physically I am in great shape post-marathon, but it’s a pretty traumatic stress on the body, so I’m sticking with temporary corrections to see if things settle back down in next few days as muscles recover. Please repost with an update when you have one!
@Jill and @MAS, I haven't run a full marathon lately but experienced similar after a recent 20-mile race. My theory is that it is a combination of reduced activity (don't know about you two, but I was resting significantly afterward) and, as MAS mentioned, the traumatic stress on the body. When I have any type of illness, my blood sugar usually goes high and I'm not sure the recovery from a marathon would be very different. There's muscle damage whether you feel it or not, and the body is working to heal. I think it is easy, as a habitual runner, to forget exactly how hard these distances are on the body!