Cycled 93.2 Km

I cycled with my Friend this morning (24/01/2009) and covered a total distance of 93.2 Km.

I woke up at 345 am, freshened myself up. I did a Blood Sugar Check before I cycled and it Read 7.8mmol/L. So I took a Banana and 1 piece of Biscuit and I left my house at 415 am to meet up with my friend at Siglap.

When I reached Siglap, I did a Blood Sugar Check, it read 10.0 mmol/L after I cycled 4.2 Km. When my friend arrived, we started cycling.

So we cycled for one and a half hours, and we stopped at a Gas Station in Pasir Panjang and I did a Blood Sugar check. This time it read 12.7mmol/L after cycling 35.3 Km. I thought through and it could be due to not enough hydration and I ate a little too much before I started cycling. I learnt a valuable lesson. I rested for a while, and drank more water before starting off.

We cycled on, from Jurong to Chua Chu Kang and also Lim Chu Kang. We went back to the East from Bukit Timah, to Rifle Range Road, Adam Road to Nassim Road, Botanical Gardens to Orchard. From Orchard we cycled on to City Hall. Because I needed to check my Blood Sugar, my friend brought me to a Killiney Coffee Shop in Purvis Street. So we stopped there and had a light breakfast. I did my Blood Sugar and it read 8.0mmol/L after cycling 80.5 Km. I gave myself 5 Units of Aspart (Novorapid) before having a cup of coffee, 2 slices of Kaya Butter Bread and 2 pieces of chocolate chip cookies which I brought along.

After Breakfast, I and my Friend went our separate ways. I cycled back home to the East from Nicoll Highway. I reached home after cycling another 12.7 km. When I reached home, I cleaned my Bike before checking my Blood Sugar, it read 3.9mmol/L. I immediately took a packet of Mango juice and a slice of Bread to cover my Hypoglycemia.

I cycled 93.2 Km in about 4 hours, learnt another valuable lesson on Diabetes Care. I will find ways to improve my Diabetes care. Cheers.

Marco

Registered For First Duathlon

I have registered for ‘RAW DUATHLON’ organized by Athelete’s Circle.

A Duathlon consists of running, cycling and finishing off with running. The distance covered will be first Running 10 km, Cycling 40 km and ending with Running 10 km.

This is my First Duathlon and it will be held on 26 April 2009.

Doing this race with another Friend with Diabetes too, looking forward to finish the Race Well. Cheers.

Marco

Cycled 53.5 Km

After finishing work at 1500 hrs yesterday (16/01/2009), I went home, took a shower and then I cycled to my Friend’s place. I decided to stay over at my Friend’s place as I usually train with my Friend on Saturday Mornings.

Before I started cycling, my Blood Sugar was 8.7mmol/L; I took a Banana before I started. I reached my Friend’s place 45 minutes later; I rode at a Speed of 29-33 km/h and covered 13.2 km. I took my Blood Sugar upon reaching his place, it read 3.2mmol/L. Immediately I took a packet of Fruit Juice and a piece of Biscuit. Before Dinner, I took my Blood Sugar again, it read 6.3mmol/L. I injected myself 10 Units of Aspart (Novorapid) before having Fried Rice for Dinner.

Before I Slept, I checked my Blood Sugar again, this time it read 9.1mmol/L, it could due to the Fried Rice I had for dinner, and at my Friend’s place I just relaxed, read the papers and watched Television. At 1130 I went to bed after injecting myself with 10 Units of Glargine (Lantus).

I woke up at 0430 hrs in the morning (17/01/2009), freshened up and then did my Blood Sugar Check. It read 7.7mmol/L, I took a packet of plain oat crackers and 3 pieces of Pineapple Tarts; drank a glass of water and then I started cycling with my Friend.

After covering an hour’s ride where we both covered a distance of 27 km at a speed of 26-34 km/h, the route we used has slopes, took this opportunity to train riding on Slopes. Enjoyed riding down the slopes at 47 km/h.

We went for Breakfast. I tested my Blood Sugar and it Read 12.0mmol/L. It could be high due to the Pineapple Tarts I took, learnt my lesson, I should not have take 3 pineapple tarts, must take note and restrain myself from sweet pastries.

I gave myself 6 units of Aspart(Novorapid), then I took my Breakfast which consists of 2 pieces of Roti Prata (1 plan prata and 1 egg prata) and a cup of Teh Tarik. After Breakfast, I and my friend rested for 30 minutes before going our separate ways home.

It took me 40 minutes to reach home and covered a distance of 13.3 km. I rested for a while and then took my Blood Sugar check. It read 5.2mmol/L. I covered a total distance of 53.5 km and I learnt a valuable lesson, not to eat too much with a Sugar reading of 7.7mmol/L.

Cheers.

Marco

Cycled 60.4 Km Today

I cycled with 3 of my friends this morning, covering 60.4 km to make up for last week, as I didn’t train.

I woke up at 5 am to freshen up. Did my Blood Sugar Test, it read 5mmol/l. Had a snack which included a Banana and a slice of bread. After that, I went to prepare my Bike. Pumped the tires and lubricated the Gears. At 530 am, I left my house to meet my Friends.

I reached the meeting place at 550 am, waited for my Friends, did my own stretching. At 6 am they all arrived and we started riding. We cycled at speeds ranging from 29-33 km/hour. We rode from Parkway to Mountbatten, continued from Mountbatten to Suntec City. From Suntec City to Telok Blangah and into Pasir Panjang where we went into National University of Singapore (N.U.S) to do some slopes. The slopes were good training, but I need to get in shape to be able to keep up when riding on slopes. After riding in N.U.S, we decided to go to Hort Park, so we rode on the Ayer Rajah Expressway Shoulder into Alexandra Road and then made our way to Hort Park.

At Hort Park, I did a Blood Sugar check and it read 11mmol/l, and I believe it was due to the Biscuits which I consumed at Raffles Place, and not enough Hydration that caused it. I drank more water after that to hydrate myself.

After riding the outer perimeter of Hort Park, we decided to go home. To return home, we rode at Telok Blangah (the highlight of the Ride is going downslope at 46 km/h Woohoo, Thrilling), to Tanjong Pagar, Suntec City, Mountbatten, Katong and into Siglap where we had our Breakfast.

I did my Blood Sugar reading again and it read 10.5mmol/l, I really believe it’s die to not adequate hydration that have caused my sugars to be a little high, but I will learn from it.

Had a light breakfast, 2 slices of Bread with Butter and Kaya, and a cup of Coffee with evaporated milk. After breakfast, I rode home. When I reached home I rested for a 10 minutes and did another Blood Sugar Check, it read 9.2mmol/l.

Learnt that I need to hydrate more, and maybe check my Blood Sugar before having a snack. Will take note of this and implement it into my next training.

Cheers.

Marco

I Support Team Type 1

I read about Team Type 1 on a magazine called ride cycling review. I started to visit their website, and began reading their Blog to find out more of their progress as a Team in the United States. It is a Team founded by 2 people with Diabetes, Phil Southerland and Joe Eldridge.

I support them in all their races, their works to find a cure for Diabetes and really hope to ride with them some day. Wish them success in all that Team Type 1 does. Cheers.

Marco