Thanks.  Yeah it's really tough.  On easy running days sometimes I have to keep looping by my house just to check it, it can change a lot in a short time when running.  Oddly though, when I increase past a certain intensity, the glucose level reverses, and increases, such as during a shorter race.  For instance, before a mile race once I was 79 and at the conclusion I was 129.  I do hate dealing and worrying about low blood glucose though, but then if you're not relatively normal you feel like crap, haha.

 

Regards,

 

Dunbar

 

 

 

 

angelbear,

 

Heck yes keep trying!!  Here's some things to keep in mind.  The most fatal mistakes anyone can make in exercise occur in the first minute.  I would guess you are execising at much too high an intensity at first.  Here's what I do.  I start out pretending I'm my grandma running, who smokes 12 packs of cigarettes per day.  Now that's slow!!  So what I do, is I force myself to exercise for 2 minutes, very slow, almost walking but kinda jogging, you know what I mean?  The I feel good as fat burning takes over and you make sure your body is working completley aerobically.  The reason you are out of air at 8 minutes is that your body has been working primarily anaerobically.  Slow is better!  I know a lot of people say that if it doesn't hurt, it doesn't help.  Nonsense.  My best races were in periods of moderate instensity workouts, not high intensity.  My suggestions:

 

Walk for 2 minutes

Run very easy, very easy, for 2 more minutes, this gets your body working primarily aerobic.

Then walk for 1 minute

Run 6 minutes

Walk 2 min

Run 4 min

Walk 2 min to cool off

 

I recommend this because look, you have ran a total of 12 minutes versus 8, which is a 150% improvement in distance, plus you walked in between.  You'll find these "intervals" to be very effective, but make sure you are running easily.  As time progresses, you can omit some walking breaks and increase some time in the running intervals.  That 6 min intervals may feel slightly challenging, but you're rewarded with a 2 minute walk break.  Good luck.

 

Regards,

 

Dunbar

Now for the million dollar question:  How in the heck do you run far and not drop glucose levels too much?  Simple!  Here's what I do and have done.  It's all a matter of timing.  Back with the NPH days, long ago, it was actually much easier, because NPH would "time out" whereas Lantus does not.  No worry.  Lantus works the "same" for about 24 hours.  But it's not very intense.  The "effect" of Lantus depends on dosage.  For instance, if you drop 5 mg/dL per hour on 40 units of Lantus, you'd drop say mabye, 2.5 mg/dL on 25-30 units of Lantus.  That's without exercise.  So it is very tricky.  What you have to do is take little enough Lantus so that there is no signficant drop during exercise.  There was a period of time where my insulin absorption was so great that 20 units of Lantus was almost too much to run 40 minutes.  That was tough.  So what I do is now, I can take about 30 units of Lantus and just wait until the regular or any short acting insulin is done.  Then I may have to be 160-180 mg/dL before starting, but after 10 or so miles it's down to 110-100 range.  If I run beyond 10 miles I must intake some powerade to be safe.  So all in all, it's both a tricky timing and amount of insulin technique and unfortunately is individual for each person.  I have ran for years on this approach, but you always have days where things don't make sense and don't follow what you are used to happening.  Racing?  That's a whole other explanation, kind of tricky, but easy to explain, and this is good for those who wish to also perform in intense exercises where proper blood glucose levels also impact performance (too high and you will not perform). 

 

Regards,

 

Dunbar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good to hear.  As you get fitter maybe increase pace 10%, a bit over 4.0 mph, but not until you're comfortable.  Another way to add stress is increase the time length of each run.  I am glad you got 12 minutes in then, that is great.  Good luck keep us posted.  Any other way I can help please ask.

 

Regards,

 

Dunbar