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Anna's Blog
IDF Diabetes World Congress in Montreal - 13,000 attendees so far |
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![]() Anna's Blog By: FatCatAnna The Roller Coaster Ride of Diabetes! Whoo! Whoo! I am a Type 1 diabetic diagnosed back in the early 60's as a child. I am living in Montreal, Canada and enjoy scribbling about diabetes from time to time. I’ve had my ups / downs just like any person would experience with going through life - diabetic or not. My motto in life? Diabetes does not control me – I control it!! You can find more posts/discussions at my Facebook page called "The Roller Coaster Ride of Diabetes" and also on Twitter under the name of FatCatAnna. Feel free to follow me at both places or send me a private message!
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By: FatCatAnna: Oct, 26, 2009 23:30 PM
Well, I hate to say it, but I did about 1/3 of the walk - sigh. That morning my alarm didn't go off - SCREAM - so in 10 minutes I was up and out the door - booting off in my Smart to the Old Port of Montreal in record time! We Montreallers are known for our Grand Prix you know <lol>. I should have taken up the Desert Dingo's invite of sleeping in their hotel room the night before - maybe I would have been in better shape. To top it all off, my BG was 3.3 mmol/l (60 mg/dl) when I tested it (felt low). I guess I panicked (remember, not used to getting up at 05h30 in the a.m.) - and drank a juice box - probably at that point I was heading towards the Dawn Effect. When I started the walk, I was feeling fine, had warmed up in the 4C (40F) - not my usual type of weather for a walk mind you. There were runners there with just shorts on - ugh! I realised something wasn't right when my legs started to cramp up in the calves area - and I wasn't walking fast. It's something I rarely get, but it's associated with BG's going up, I think the last time I felt this way was when I used to trudge to work, and in those days, I wasn't in good control of my BG's. I had to stop at that point and head to the tent to get my BG meter, as I felt like my feet/legs were lumps of cement. Luckily a few girls from St. Lucia quit at the same time so I didn't feel so bad, but still I was pretty annoyed with myself. Result of the BG was that within 1 hour, I guess due to stress, early hour wake up, whatever other excuses you want to fill in the blank ____ with - my BG had elevated to 13 mmol/l (234 mg/dl)!!! I really wish I had a CGMS on at the time - that would have been helpful - and I was silly enough not to have a water bottle with me. So, next time, I will be better prepared, wake up on time! It was still fun, but I felt sort of like I'd failed, but as one person said, it wasn't a race, the main thing was to do your best and have fun with the rest of the people there! By: 19556: Oct, 22, 2009 11:14 AM
Hello Anna, How did the 5K run go? Was that your first time competing with a pump in an athletic event - crazy? or manageable? Jus curious.. By: : Oct, 20, 2009 03:14 AM
Sounds like a mind-expanding couple of days, Anna! Bridget Congress (1) Diabetes (1) World (1) IDF (1) 2009 (1) Related posts:Mama - Why Was I Chosen? | Here's an interesting study | Sasha's Story | Smooth sailing with CATSCA / TSA | Swine influenza - A (H1N1) virus | Lance Armstrong--the new face of diabetes? | World Diabetes Day - Wear BLUE! | National Diabetes Awareness Month (NDAM) | 2nd Annual Diabetes Art Day - September 1st | Day 4: PROUD #dmpad |
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