Since my diagnosis on April 2
nd my workouts have been limited to half hour runs and hour lifts. Yesterday I was finally able to make it back onto my bike for what I hoped would be an out and back from Manhattan to
Rockland Lake (about 70 miles). I started the day with a blood sugar of 110 and had half a cliff bar with no bolus shot. I felt great headed out of the city and at mile 15 my blood sugar was 100, so I took the second half of my cliff bar. I continued on the ride and went up some
monstrous hills; on the third hill I felt my first crash and had a
Gu to recover quickly. As the miles started to pile up in the 90 degree heat my blood sugar kept getting lower and lower. About 30 miles into the ride I started needing a
Gu every 15 minutes as my blood sugar kept dropping into the 60s.
Unfortunetley I just couldn't get my blood sugar high enough to finish the ride and had to call in the relief vehicle, my SUV driven by my Dad from
Westchester. The whole ride was a learning experience; I now know that I need to take in
alot more
carbspre bike ride than I do
pre run and that the longer I ride the harder it's going to be to keep my blood sugar at healthy levels. Best of all the hard work resulted in my ability to enjoy some of my favorite foods!
Since exercise makes insulin so much more effective I was able to reward myself with some AWESOME food after the ride:
1 - Oat Bran Carrot Muffin from the
Runicevle Spoon in
Nyack -
absolutley amazing and a great resting spot as I waited for my Dad.
2 -
Gnocchetti in Gorgonzola Sauce from
Da Andrea in the West Village - if you haven't had a chance to try the pasta at this cozy spot, run to it! Everything is home made and it feels like you're in an Italian Grandmother's kitchen
3 -
Cannoli from
Roco's Bakery in the West Village -
Cannolis and Cookies are by far two of my favorite foods in the world. Since my diagnosis I haven't had the chance to enjoy either but since the insulin was so effective yesterday I knew it was my chance to indulge my vice! My god the
cannoli was fantastic! Saving up my food vices for special occasions makes them that much tastier.
Although I didn't get to finish the ride I set out on, I was smart about my diabetes, got in a great workout, learned some things and got to eat some of my favorite foods. If I have to go on a 40 mile bike ride every time I want to eat a
cannoli it's well worth it!
Since exercise makes insulin so much more effective I was able to reward myself with some AWESOME food after the ride:
1 - Oat Bran Carrot Muffin from the Runicevle Spoon in Nyack - absolutley amazing and a great resting spot as I waited for my Dad.
2 - Gnocchetti in Gorgonzola Sauce from Da Andrea in the West Village - if you haven't had a chance to try the pasta at this cozy spot, run to it! Everything is home made and it feels like you're in an Italian Grandmother's kitchen
3 - Cannoli from Roco's Bakery in the West Village - Cannolis and Cookies are by far two of my favorite foods in the world. Since my diagnosis I haven't had the chance to enjoy either but since the insulin was so effective yesterday I knew it was my chance to indulge my vice! My god the cannoli was fantastic! Saving up my food vices for special occasions makes them that much tastier.
Although I didn't get to finish the ride I set out on, I was smart about my diabetes, got in a great workout, learned some things and got to eat some of my favorite foods. If I have to go on a 40 mile bike ride every time I want to eat a cannoli it's well worth it!