Originally Posted by
StephenH
Then the other issue was that if he started running low on sugar, it would also affect his thinking and make it hard for him to realize what was happening, which would delay his doing anything about it.
That is the biggie right there. Most of the time you can see it coming, sometimes you cant and that is when you get into trouble. It's deceiving. This is the importance of routine snacking. If the blood glucose goes up you certainly wont die of it but if you dont snack regularly during the trip you can slip right into the danger zone.
When I do my first century I'll be taking my little monitor pack with me and routinely check along the way. This disease has never prevented me from doing any activity nor has it robbed me of peace of mind or life itself. Treat it and live.
(I love to backpack
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