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I am a cyclist with Type 1 Diabetes sharing my experiences and how I do things combining my Diabetes, sport and life in general

Today’s session on the bike was a tough one. I’m lucky enough that my coach has access to a lab where tests, including VO2 Max tests, can be done. And I’m lucky enough that my training plan includes VO2 Max tests. So today I put on my @teamnovonordisk kit for some inspiration and rode to the lab and put on a Bane from Batman like mask then breathed through a tube while riding a stationary bike until my legs gave up and I was basically hyperventilating. At this point you might ask how my day could get better? Well, then it was off to ride hills. And they hurt. But the views were great! #typeonecyclist #typeonediabetes #training #labtests #otagopeninsula

Tonight’s #zwift workout was the same as one I d

Tonight’s #zwift workout was the same as one I did last week but with another reverse pyramid set added for the extra ouch. I’ll admit I was apprehensive given how much three sets hurt last time. A fourth did NOT disappoint! After a pretty bad low on the commute home from work the diabetes pretty much couldn’t have been better during the workout! Less than two weeks till race day! Excited, nervous and maybe a little scared. Does that last photo make my virtual butt look big??? 🤔 #typeonecyclist #typeonediabetes #roadcycling #training @gozwift

Current status: Sweet Spot Training at low cadence

Current status: Sweet Spot Training at low cadence. It’s bringing the ouchies on. #typeonediabetes #typeonecyclist #training #zwift #zwifttronbike @gozwift

So after some deliberation and encouragement or...

And the training continues. Tonight’s #zwift ses

And the training continues. Tonight’s #zwift session didn’t look bad before I started, but it brought on the ouchies soon enough. Using erg mode in a Zwift workout helps me hit the numbers set for me by my coach during these sessions. Now I just have to get the legs into shape for a weekend full of long rides, including lots of climbing! #typeonecyclist #training #diabetes #roadcycling

Today’s training ride will be a bit of a challen

Today’s training ride will be a bit of a challenge, but given how my diabetes has been handling the increased training lately (not perfectly!!!) I’m wondering whether the near-mountain of food I’m taking (including some glucose to@fix any hypos along the way) will a) be enough and b) fit in my pockets. What I do know is that this ride will definitely nail the @strava climbing challenge for this month! It’s like I’ve been training for a race with hills or something!
#hammernutritionnz #typeonecyclist #diabetes #roadcycling #training

Ugh. I’m wrecked. Since deciding only a few week

Ugh. I’m wrecked. Since deciding only a few weeks ago to commit to a race and the training for it, I’ve done some tough rides as prescribed by my coach. This week has been the... third? week I’ve been training hard and wow did I need a recovery ride today, because tomorrow there’s a bit of a leg-wrecker on the schedule. Recovery days are made all that much better by warm, sunny weather!
#typeonecyclist #roadcycling #training #recoveryday

Tonight was the first time this year I pinned on a

Tonight was the first time this year I pinned on a race number for a race in real life. The race was a club race put on by @cyclingotago and is always a flat and quick race. As shown by the graph from my @dexcom #cgm I pretty much nailed the #diabetes side of things, although a little more of a buffer would have been nice. I already had a lowered basal insulin rate on for before and during the race, so a bit more food was probably needed. But even though I emptied the tank to the point where with a couple of kilometres to go I thought I was toasted, I managed to hold on and roll in with the bunch in what was a messy sprint. Pretty satisfied. Just dreading what my coach has in store for me on the back of that race, given my Garmin says I need 71 hours to recover from the race and today’s commuting by bike. #typeonediabetes #roadcycling #roadrace #diabates

Today’s training ride called for a “solid ride

Today’s training ride called for a “solid ride” over a hill ive ridden many, many times, but with no coffee stop on the other side before climbing back over? Rough. But, following coach’s orders kept on keeping on and rode over and back before stopping at the top of the hill for some photos and some reflection on how things were going before what really is one of my favourite descents on a bike. Home with a little under 60km and a little over 1000m climbing in the legs. Tomorrow calls for 3 hours easy but with some very short higher intensity surges. Then if the ducks line up, first club race is Monday night! #typeonecyclist #typeonediabetes #cycling #training #hills

So after some cajoling by some friends (including

So after some cajoling by some friends (including one who is my coach) I have decided to hit the training again in prep for #lerace2021... which is in only 7 weeks! So tonight was a trainer session on @gozwift with set of 6 reps of ouchies. Tick! Decided to represent @teamnovonordisk with an old classic 😊 Bring on more training. I need it! For these sessions it’s always worth having some fast acting glucose on hand for low blood glucoses levels. I didn’t have my BGLs nailed pre the ride, but it came down nicely.
#zwift #typeonediabetes #cycling #zwift #diabetes

Just finished a #zwift TTT with #teamtype1 and my

Just finished a #zwift TTT with #teamtype1 and my Garmin says my recovery time is 42 hours?!?!?! I’m not sure this is a good thing @gozwift @gozwiftausnz #type1diabetes #typeonecyclist #thiswillprobablyhurtlater

Thanks to @zcommunitylive for the chance to interv

Thanks to @zcommunitylive for the chance to interview after the #wtrl Platinum League Team Time Trial today. It was a great opportunity to talk about Zwifting with type 1 diabetes #diabetes #typeonediabetes #typeonecyclist #zwift @gozwift @gozwiftausnz @teamtype1

#larrythecat’s cheerleading wasn’t on point wh

#larrythecat’s cheerleading wasn’t on point while I was #zwifting a workout tonight. Disappointing as it was a brutal session! At least I managed to pretty much nail my blood glucose level by the end of the workout! Yay for being able to use a temp basal rate of -20% as I no doubt would have had big problems during the ride otherwise! Just excuse the elevated levels earlier! @gozwift @gozwiftausnz #catsmakebadcheerleaders #cycling #indoortraining #typeonediabetes #typeonecyclist #diabetes #type1diabetes

When aorta-coach @gozwift throws this at you in a

When aorta-coach @gozwift throws this at you in a workout in your training programme you know it’s going to be a good tough ride. I wasn’t wrong! #redmeansouchy #zwift #indoortraining #cycling #typeonecyclist

I don’t wear this cycling top often enough! Espe

I don’t wear this cycling top often enough! Especially at this time of the year where this top just isn’t warm enough. Tonight I’m going to attempt a workout on #zwift but given how smashed the legs are after yesterday’s cyclocross I can’t see this going well. @teamnovonordisk #type1diabetes #typeonecyclist #training #thisisgonnahurt #changingdiabetes

Finish a 95 minute workout on #zwift and see this

Finish a 95 minute workout on #zwift and see this blood glucose graph? Damn. If only I could manage that all the time!!! Nailed it! #type1diabetes #typeonecyclist

When there’s a warning to “notice the increase

When there’s a warning to “notice the increase of training stress”, the warning should be taken seriously it would seem! Legs are now ouch my and my blood glucose level was a little low at the end. That’s ok though. Time for dinner!
@gozwift #type1diabetes #typeonecyclist #zwift

Getting some (hopefully) good training done on #zw

Getting some (hopefully) good training done on #zwift I’ve committed to a training programme which I’ll hopefully see gains from at the end. Training inside on the trainer means I stay out of the shitty weather we have at the moment and can manage the #diabetes better! @gozwift #type1diabetes #typeonecyclist #thelegsgoroundandround #oldschoolsworks

You know it’s been a tough outing on the bike wh

You know it’s been a tough outing on the bike when you get home and having a wee lie down on the driveway for a bit before even opening the door is appealing! Thanks @cycleworlddunedin for putting on a banger of a race! #raceday #specializedcrux #crux #type1diabetes #diabetes #cyclocross #typeonecyclist

So I decided to jump on #zwift tonight and stickin

So I decided to jump on #zwift tonight and sticking to the norm I couldn’t let a sprint go by without having a crack at it. Ended up doing the fastest time and now I’m in the Zwift Green Jersey! For now at least until someone does a faster time. Now the legs are a little wobbly. @gozwift #training #cycling #type1diabetes #typeonecyclist #diabetes

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