October 8, 2009
Lyndsay

I am ALWAYS hungry! A year ago I even voiced my excitement on this blog of knowing I would need to be eating more to fuel my body! In the thick of training, I have really noticed my appetite increasing, and not always at the most convenient times! …..

Lately, this has made treating night-time hypoglycemia extra challenging. Not over-treating lows was something that in previous years I had struggled with. To overcome this, I have made sure to have pre-packaged (15-20g carb) items like fruit snacks bedside. I trained myself to stay away from the kitchen when treating lows. Lately, that has gone out the window. When waking up to a night-time low, I can not ignore my ravenous hunger. So I end up eating far beyond 15g of carb, and bolus for extra carbs consumed. Most of the time, it works out!

Last weekend Jennifer Ahn, Jenna Cohrs, and I traveled to Wisconsin for the long rehearsal. We stayed at my in-laws and filled the counter top with our food for our training getaway. Treating the rehearsal like the actual race, I gave myself Levemir the night before and set a temp basal of 10% on my pump. I went to bed with a blood sugar of 145, to wake up at 2am to my sensor alerting me I was low. As I stood up and made my way to the kitchen (I really felt low!), I started with a banana. Then came a cupcake (AMAZINGLY GOOD-thanks Jennifer!)…but it didn’t stop there…then a pretzel dipped in peanut butter… I was in such a zombie-like mode, that I forgot to bolus for the extra 60g+ carb I consumed!
Yikes, needless to say, I did not wake up with an optimal pre-race blood sugar! Lesson learned! I will be eating a snack before going to bed, and will NOT be keeping cupcakes and extra snacks in my hotel room!