I share my experiences as a Diabetic who does endurance sports.
I share the my learning; the good, the bad, and the ugly from training for and completing endurance events as a Type 1 diabetic.
If you are a diabetic and a nervous or even scared to start going long distances, then fear not, I am walking proof that with a little planning and a sensible approach to increasing your training you can most certainly do whatever endurance race you have in mind. If its long distance triathlon, endurance running, centuro cycling events. YOU CAN DO IT!!
Having currently completed several 70.3 Ironman races, almost done a 140.6 Ironman (it was cancelled due to the Corona outbreak), several long cycling races, and long running races I have learned a great deal about how to train and race as a diabetic which I will share with you all here.
I am now half way through my season and have had to switch back to training for a 70.3 and set myself up for the Bolton full distance Ironman in July 2021.