Newbie to triathlons and a diabetic - any advice? (Page 8)

Thanks so much Kevin!  Have you used this?  How did it work for you?

Great going on the A1C and weight loss! 

Thanks Tracey!  No, I haven't tried the mastisol....yet.  The CGM transmitter doesn't have any adhesive, so I have used IV3000 dressing to cover it.  It's the IV3000 that comes unglued...from sweat, pool, shower, etc.  I assume I could put the mastisol on my skin before I put the IV3000 on and make that stick better??

First tri of the season for me on Sunday....and second tri ever.  My goal this spring/summer is to do one sprint a month, and hopefully end with an olympic distance in the fall.  What's everyone else up to?

Thanks for the tips re: the mastisol.  I'll have to make sure none of my dogs are around when I use the stuff.  Could get ugly .

OK, so my first tri of the season (and second ever) came with BG's in the mid/upper 300's.  I tried bolusing very conservatively to bring it down before we started, and also in T1, but it kept going up and peaked out at 399 (as far as I know).  This does not tend to happen in training, and breakfast food and insulin were my norm.  I bolused in T1 to make up for the lost basal during the swim (and wait), so I think it was mainly nerves + my body's shock at arising at 4 am.   I know the theories in my head (adrenaline >> higher BG), but I am such a wuss about an aggressive bolus during a race....just don't want to ruin the day with a low, ya know?   Next race will be my first OWS, so I would anticipate more nerves, and even more fear of bolusing too much pre-race.  Anyone have experiences or tips to share?