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The ironBlog: Training with Diabetes
Training with Diabetes is ironguides Coach Vinnie Santana's regular posting on how to overcome the real and the perceived hurdles posed by having diabetes. Having diabetes hasn't stopped Coach Vinnie from making a name for himself to everything he turns to.
A sub-nine hour Ironman at the age of 22, Vinnie is also a top Age Group coach for triathletes in South America, North America and Asia. His athletes often qualify for the Hawaii Ironman -- where several have already made the podium with his help.
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I’m working with an athlete who has recently been diagnosed as a diabetic and is training for an Ironman. He is also new to triathlons and all the training and logistics that come with it.
Last week I got an email from him about two problems with his diabetes management:
1. High glucose levels on his early bike sessions
2. Hypoglycemia during swim workouts done at lunch time
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Diabetics need their own type of equipment to deal with the needs of managing blood glucose levels while training and racing. Here are some of the essentials:
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Recently, I wrote an article called IRONMAN: SEEKING THE PEFECT WAVE. That article was published at the official magazine of Ironman Brazil (we are the official coaches for that race), and after the race I had many athletes approaching me and saying that they were thinking about the article many times during the race, especially on the swim since currents and wind made the water very choppy and hard to swim at.
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When it comes to certain aspects of training, diabetics needs to be aware that “we are different”, and the normal approach doesn’t apply.
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I often get emails from diabetics athletes all over the world, be it congratulating me for my results as a former professional triathlete with diabetes or asking tips and advices on how to handle triathlon training and diabetes.
In the article below, I will briefly tell the story of two very unique diabetics’ athletes and how I helped each of them. This is important for the diabetic athlete out there get an idea that triathlon training as a diabetic, goes well beyond the medical books, it also takes a good feel for the sport and for each individual athlete and their lifestyle.
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If you have diabetes, you know what happens on race mornings. Your blood glucose levels (BG) go through the roof, and you start wondering how much that will affect your race. Read the below and learn how to fix the situation and how much performance you can really lose from this [
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More often than not, triathlon (and any other lifestyle topic!) articles published on the internet, targets the "average joe" reader, don't ever forget that. [
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No, those are not butterflies in your stomach when you toe the line at a triathlon start and are waiting for the gun -- that is one of the symptoms from adrenaline: when one is nervous, blood is pulled away from the stomach and sent into the muscles.
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If you are a diabetic, this is the right time to be one! Read the article and understand why. [
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Unless you have a glucometer and is testing your blood glucose frequently, there is no way to know what you are really doing to your body at some critical times of your racing and training.
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Have you ever noticed how you feel sluggish when you are tapering on race week? Even with a reduced load, you feel tired all the time, hungry and that create a huge self doubt if you are fit enough for the race or you won’t get enough time to rest. [
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As I write this article, I’m having as a snack a dish made of tuna, cottage cheese, olive oil and oregano. It’s late in the night I trained only in the morning today, so I’m avoiding triggering insulin just before going to bed. Why? That’s what we will find out.
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The first article of the series about triathlon training with diabetes, a disease that as with many things in life can be viewed as half empty glass of wine -- or one half-full: Its up to you!
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