hey andy- yeah crossfit is similar to circuit training for sure! i visited a crossfit gym and i dont remember yelling though 
what muscle type do you think works better with crossfit?
i was doing the martial arts for the fast twitch and i really liked that. it really helped core strength and balance too.
why do you think you get better results from training for specific sports?
thanks Andy iāll be back at it and with a lot more knowledge and tools to help. iāll be looking you up with questions if you dont mind???
Heather,
Itās like I told my endo in my last physical, āHey, if I had know I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself!ā We all live and learn.
If you are struggling with thryroid/adrenals/pituitary, then you are way beyond anything I understand. Get with the doc and get answers before you get really serious with exercise. Each of us has to have a certain willingness to be our own ācrash test dummyā and experiment with our bodies to see how we react to a situation. Complicating this with things like thyroid can be hazardous, and being diabetic is hazardous enough all by itself!
When you do get a heart monitor, and get the levels programmed to match your cardiovascular system, be prepared to train at a slower pace until your conditioning improves. My heart monitor drove me nuts for the first six months that I owned it, as the damn thing kept beeping at me for going too hard! I learned to enjoy the spring flowers and smile and say āGood Morningā to the mommas pushing the baby carriages down the bike path. I also learned to let the peloton of hammerheads ride by me without giving chase. That was hard.
There are so called āpuristsā that would scoff at the idea of wearing a heart monitor and a glucose monitor during a bike ride or a workout. A friend refers to me as his favorite āgear geekā. But the monitors are important, and they can help you understand how you feel and where you are.
Ask all the questions you like. And try not to be too alarmed if one of my favorite answers is āI donāt knowā, because I am still learning.
Ride hard!
Rock
thanks andy! i know you speak from experience!
i ran into a friend from college yesterday and she works for a cardiologist. sheās gonna help me find a good HRM so iām pretty stoked. should cost about $100 though 
itās totally worth it though!
what HRM do you suggest?
thanks rock! i absolutely hate gear but am learning how essential it is for me- especially being diabetic with all this endo system crap going on. iām changing my perspective to see the gear as a tool to HELP my performance and help me tweak.
your advice is what i needed to hear (unfortunetely LOL ) i am REALLY bad at taking it easy in the gym or when running. i have a feeling my HRM will be beeping the crap out of me too! However i am living and learning as we say and iām looking forward to getting better results for training āsmarter not harderā (i never thought iād say something like that) haha
look out world!
hey andy, my nurse friend who works for a cardiologist told me Polar is the best and it looks like you agree and youre both credible resources! 
she uses the F6
Iām not concerned about the GPS aspect and wouldnt know what to look for in an HRM! i definitely want Polar and definitely want the style that wraps around your ribcage to read HR
as for the zones that you and rock are talking about, i need to learn how to figure what my zone is. i have a book called ādiabetic athleteās handbookā that talks about it but havent had enough time to research it. (iām still researching thyroid, adrenals and teh rest of the endo system) iāll be looking at that this week.
do you by any chance know anything about correlations between HR and adrenal stress?
I realize this is an old post but, here is my two cents.
I work out most days (6-7 times/week) 60 minutes at Gym and longer outside on weekends (mountain/road biking mostly). I have to say the Omni pod I started on a month ago from 4-5 daily injections (T1 since 1991) makes working out so much easier than before, escpecially at varing start times. Also, since the pod is self contained on say stomach, arm or back, its inconspicous, discreet, unobtrusive and there is no tube.
The pumping ability to adjust basal (long term) rate for a set period of time during or post any long work outs would help you avoid the night lows, which really suck. Levemir for me was a nightmare compared to pod because of post work out reduced basal need and fact that once you shoot Levermir you canāt back off. Not so w/ pump as it pumps ALL short term insulin.
Oh and the ability to dose in units far less than 1 helps in control as well.
After you start a pump, I can absolutely guarantee that youāll never go back to sticking 4-5 times a day. That is a promise, I was reluctant but should have done it years ago. Quality of life is the outcome.
awsome thank you! iām actually looking into a pump itās good to hear positive views about it because ive spent many years avoiding the thing!
Standard 2-3 hour WORKOUTS 8 O Must have misread that somehow???
Ok I give up why wouldnāt your HUMALOG be a serious part of the problem? Far more carb laden food(s) well beforehand, reduce your insulin before the workout should do the trick. However not being a āwhite coatā, we canāt tell you exactly what to do itād be against the forum rulesā¦ IMV
How much have you tried cutting back AND eating beforehand so far?
hey stuart!
yeah i sorta overdid it in the gym
i didnt take humalog at least 3 or 4 hours before my workouts
i tried eating a banana beforehand and it helped a little. what foods do you suggest before workouts and how much??
Hello Heather-
Sheri Colbergās book āThe Diabetic Athleteās Handbookā is a great source of information on all things related to workouts, insulin, and blood sugars. What do you do for basal insulin? Are you pumping, or using a long-acting insulin for basal? For workouts over 2 hours, I usually find that I need to reduce the basal rate on my pump by about 50% during the workout and continuing for up to four hours afterrward. I also reduce the my humalog-to-carb-gram ratio by 50% when bolusing for any carbs eaten after a long-duration workout. Those two actions together usually smooth things out for me. The book has some helpful advice and tons of athlete-provided case history. Good luck, and hope you find a way to get it dialed-in!
-Tom
Heather-
In all this, Iām not sure Iāve heard what sort of workouts you do. Are you doing lots of cardio? Are you going beyond 90% max heart rate and getting into an anaerobic zone? Iāve found that if I go hard enough to be anaerobic - either cycling or running - I will always have a post-workout high. After running races, it is particularly a problem, and lasts for a good hour or so after the race.
I will second Ericās encouragement to consider pumping. It takes awhile to figure out the quirks of that system as well, but most of the quirkiness is visible - unlike the variability of the long-acting insulins which is largely an invisible phenomenon. The pump can really be a great tool for long workout situations. Biking on the open road for 5+ hours, I can disconnect completely. The basal insulin is gone from my body in 2-3 hours after disconnecting, and the working muscle completely compensates for the lack of basal insulin. Then, I can reconnect after the ride and gradually bring the basal rate back up to normal to avoid the post-ride low problems.
Sorry - more pump preaching!
-Tom