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Hitting the wall (Read 325 times)

    My pre-lunch BG was about 140, I bolused for 15 grams of Carb but consumed 30. When I started my run my BG was about 125. I planned a three mile to 5K run and started out a little faster than normal, but not much. Temperature was in the low 80s. I was moving along fine at my 'no need for speed' pace of 10 minutes/mile when, after a mile, I suddenly hit the wall. My legs felt like they were going to give out, I was suddenly very winded. My CGM showed a BG of 170. So I walked a block and started again. Another quarter mile, same thing. It was walk, run, walk, run, the rest of the way. I finished the run and I was only about 3 minutes off my usual pace, but I'd never felt that kind of exhaustion in the middle of a run before. My BGs have been good since then, certainly not low and no higher than 170. Any thoughts on what might have happened, or just a bad running day? Terry
      Sounds like what was happening to me every day just before my diagnosis a few years back. When my BG was hanging out between 175 and 225 (and didn't realize it) my running was like hitting the wall within the first 5-10 minutes of each run. That, combined with strange foot sensations, is what prompted me to see my Dr initially. To me it sounds like your BG was a bit too high going in and the bod was having a tough time breaking down the sugars. When the sugar is high during exercise, gotta be careful. You might want to read the thread on ketoacidosis.

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        I'd be inclined to call it a bad running day... I tend to plan to be around 200 to start longer workouts and have heard of other diabetics doing the same... If I get above 250, things get funky, but I actually find I run best between 150 and 200. That's just my personal experience, though.

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