Sorry for the sensational headline but this is really how I feel sometimes. Ok, well running doesn't really cure diabetes, at least not type 1 like I have. However, based on what happened tonight, I sure do like what running does for me in my fight against the disease.
I came home from work and wanted to decide if I should eat first or go running. The plan was to run an easy 4 miles to let my legs recover because I have a long hard race coming up in 2 days. Anyway, first things first, I tested my blood sugar. 252! I guess I shouldn't be so surprised, it is the day after Halloween and there was way too much left over candy at the office. I thought I counted everything correctly but even an extra piece or two can easily add up to a high reading like this.
So that settled it, I was going running.
Normally I eat some fast acting carbs before a run but not today, not with a reading of 252. Plus I wanted to see how much it would fall while I ran.
I headed out the door and was back in about 28 minutes. I washed my hands then tested again. 63.
So as little as a half hour of running brought me down about 200 points. I'm not saying that 63 is a safe place to be or that it should be a goal or anything but it sure was great to know that I didn't have to sit around with high blood sugar waiting for and insulin injection to bring it down. The best part is that I didn't even have to take any extra insulin, I just went out and did something I love to do anyway. Plus I got to enjoy a nice snack after the run to bring me back up to a safe glucose level.
It is little victories like this that keep me going for another day. I run to beat diabetes and in turn diabetes fuels me to run even harder.
Wish me luck in my race this weekend.
