I was recently diagnosed with LADA diabetes, which as i understand it is a slow progressing form of type 1. I will need to use insulin in the near to mid term, but for now i am able to rely on diet and medication (Janumet), so more like type 2 diabetes for now. I would be grateful for any advice, t…

Thanks. I should have done a search first, sorry I made you do it for me!

My son is T1, and although he doesn’t ride much, I’ve spent years helping him figure out how to be active (and safe) with T1. Despite many frustrations, it is doable. I’m happy to help if you ever want to reach out. Also, if you are on Zwift, check out Team Type 1. It’s an incredibly supportive gro…

@sthall my son is T1 diabetic too! He’s nearly 16 but it took us a while to figure the really obvious thing - a constant intake of energy during exercise is pretty much a necessity unless you want to stop regularly to treat hypos. It’s actually probably a good reminder for non-diabetic people too …

100% agree! Nice to connect with another T1 parent…it’s definitely a different kind of parenting. We don’t normally disconnect his pump, but we will drop it in exercise mode several hours before hand (when possible). Anything less than that he just drops like a rock, as you are well aware. Best.

Thanks all. I am checking out the various resources cited. They seem generally geared to people currently using insulin; I will need to use insulin when my insulin production is sufficiently impaired, but at this stage advice for training with type 2 is probably more applicable. Anyone have recom…

Can’t refer you to any resources, but from those I have known who gave been type 2 or pre-type 2, it seems to have been about minimising/avoiding sugar and carbs. Which to me seems hard to reconcile with training effectively - when you need a fast easily accessible source of energy i.e. carbs. As …

I ride with someone who is a serious athlete and has been T1 for 30+ years. He is medically very well followed and does everything right. But sometimes things go wrong, so if you are at a risk of hypo’s then do be prepared with gels and appropriate sweets just in case. And also please make sure tha…

Thanks. It’s been a journey figuring things out. If I’m doing a longer and/or harder workout, I fuel up with sold food. Easier workouts depends on my glucose level before I start. If it’s high, I won’t eat anything. And thank goodness that I live in a country that, when I need insulin,supplies it…

I was recently found to be borderline T2. A1C of 5.7, insulin resistant, etc. I wear a CGM now to figure the whole thing out. It has been shocking in several ways- We as 90s/00s era cyclists and runners have been taught carb, carb, carb. No fat and whatever for protein. I think that is a fall…

Hi - I also see an immediate spike, but it comes down pretty quickly if I am working hard, and then I can fuel with carbs with few problems. Based on my endocrinologist’s and dietician’s advice, I am not too concerned with transitory spikes, as long as they come down quickly. And I will check out…

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mcneese.chad April 10, 2024, 3:12pm 2

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