In 2011 when I was running the Wasatch Back my pump malfunctioned: when I was at higher altitude, I was getting more insulin than I needed due to a malfunction with the reservoir. I got a letter a couple weeks after from Medtronic explaining but the damage had already been done. I couldn't keep my blood sugars above 40 the whole time I was at that altitude. I had tried to train my team and explain but my team mate who was supplying me argued with me about what I was doing and I told him to just do it. I didn't know why....the longer I stayed low the ornerier I got....I hate going low. I tried changing my site but it didn't help....I had trained at those levels, I was prepared to run the legs I was responsible for---I was unaware of the malfunction and it didn't happen on any of my training runs. It was really weird.
if the routine changes too much and I'm more active or less it does affect my blood sugars ....I'm going to bet she is more active because of the move: and it will calm down eventually.
I have a defense mechanism that I set up shortly after that: I buy glucose tablets by the 50 ct carton. I buy 5-6 cartons at a time and store them until they are needed: I like the Kroger ones: they taste good and they are inexpensive. 3.99 for 1 carton. I also bought some smaller containers that fit like 12 glucose tablets in each: I have glucose everywhere I go: I always carry it in my purse and car and I have it in the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom in 2 places. I also have my other favorite treatment which is nature valley granola bars: the crispy ones that I keep in my closet. They are for hiking to make you drink more water but I use them because they have 2 bars in each package and each bar is 15CHO and I can easily break it in half if I need less. I don't do candy: preservatives and additives make me swell and hurt my stomach.
I've had Diabetes for almost 30 years. diagnosed when I was still a teenager and a couple of weeks ago I took 30 min in my backyard cleaning it up and went low....I didn't even think about how that would affect me or check to see how much insulin I still had on board......since I'm prepared with tools for quick treatment: its wasn't so hard to come back up but it knocks you out sometimes.
