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Saturday, January 24, 2009

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

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