Terrain: mostly flat with mild hills
Time: 02:30:11
Pre-Run BG: 187 mg/dl
Post-Run BG: 167 mg/dl
Intake: ~8 oz Hammer Gel, 24 oz Strawberry Heed, 24 oz H2O
Run-Pump Status: 40% of normal basal rate 1st 4.5 miles, reg. basal rate to finish
Today's' run had to happen and I really tried to make sure all things were level before the run, but about 1 mile into the run my BG started trending upward. I worked very hard at monitoring it and bringing it back into limits for performance. I've had problems lately with BG being a bit too high. Maybe that's because my work schedule has thrown me for a loop this week, my nerves are on edge, or I just haven't had time or physical oomph to get out and run. Anyway, ran a good 2.5 hours in a nice dry hot and breezy park trail. Thank goodness for a mostly shady trail. Aside from the BG begin too high for adequate performance for this run, all things went well. I continue to work on the pre-run BG/meal timing and preparation.
With a long run as this was, I usually have to replace the tegaderm over my CG site after the run. What really holds it on very well most of the time though is Benzoin Compound Tincture - Alcohol 77%. This is actually labeled as an oral mucosal protectant, so most folks wouldn't think of using it for IV sites, but let me tell you that for a guy who sweats heavily...this stuff works wonders for me. I've been using it for most of my site adhesive for about 6 years.
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