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Thursday, February 12, 2009

I decided to try something new today. I found that exercising at the gym didn't exactly make me tired but rather gave me this burst of energy that could last for a few hours. Therefore, I decided to do a little experiment.

Before I went to bed last night, I told my mom about my brilliant plan of waking up early the next day and told her to wake me up at the time that she left for work. So I reset my day basal rates to begin at 6am instead of 8am since I was going to be up bright and early. She made pancakes this morning! Loved it with the margarine and the diabetic jam that she bought recently.

So the plan was this.
6.30am: Breakfast of yummy pancakes
7.00am: Hit the gym for half an hour of cardio
7.30am: Leave gym to shower for school
8.20am: Walk to school

My theory was right in that it did give me this tremendous burst of energy. But it cost me 2 lows during school hours. The first time was at 10.30 before lunch and the second time was 4pm just after school ended. I was so relieved to find my Uncle Toby's in my emergency kit and a box of mentos. I'm surprised I remembered to pack these items when school started.

I think I haven't quite got my insulin dosing right after exercise. It's got this funny way of dipping my blood sugars and sending me into a ravenous frenzy a few hours after. I should remember to talk to the doctor about this. We'll see how it goes.

Anyway, the exercise didn't do much good for my energy level after lunch. It was downhill all the way and started to feel like I couldn't keep my eyes open. Note to self - maybe gym before school isn't such a good idea after all...

Rachel wrote in the pages of her life at 1:05 AM

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