less exercise, more insulin...

Howdy,

Last week, I have had a minor set-back in a strained hamstring. I am going to see the doc again today, and will hopefully get clearance to train. It has now been 4 full days with no riding. I am thinking the strain may have been due to gym work, cold weather, riding a bit, who knows??

It hasn't been all bad, as I have made a lot of work progress, and had plenty to do. On Saturday, I flew out to San Diego in the morning, went straight to the TCOYD conference. It was a great event and I was thrilled to be there. I got to catch up with a lot of old friends, and meet some new ones too! Andy, Morgan, and I were at the event which had over 2000 attendees. We then attended the snack bar, and went to a great sushi restaurant with Eric, Jessica (of Sanofi) and Doug of Euro, who is in charge of the media team over there. He and his team have been a dream to work with.

After dinner, straight to the airport, and red-eye back. I slept the ENTIRE flight, which rarely happens.

What happens to the metabolism when you go from 2-5 hours of exercise a day (9 units of Lantus- and less than 10 of Apidra) to 0 hours of exercise?
More insulin is what happens. I had noticed that I was having to do a little more Apidra/carb than normal, and instead of a very slight drop in blood sugars, there was a very slight rise. This meant the metabolism was slowing quickly. Surprisingly though, I stuck to the 5 units of Lantus in the am, and 5 at night, and last night was the first time, where I started going high. It was mildly frustrating, and I had to do a lot more boluses than normal for the amount of food I was eating.
So this morning, I woke up at 6am at 198, did 3 units, went back to sleep, and then woke up at 8:45 at 109. Last week if I would have been 198 in the night, I would have done less than 1 unit, and woke up at 70. This morning I increased my basal to 6 units of Lantus, and I think I should be back on track. I was somewhat surprised that the very low basal rate lasted until Sunday night. I think it means my body is working well.
While I can't train, I am going to diet heavily. A friend labeled this "manorexia" which is fitting.

Here is the thing: We find out this week if we get into the Tour of California. I am really hoping we do, and think it would be a very big day for Team Type 1.
If we do get in, I will get to race against many riders who have won stages at the Tour de France, and many of the best riders in the world. I know to have a chance of success I have to be my best ever, which means getting the power to weight ratio as high as possible. 2 ways to do this.

One is to gain more power, which I will work hard on.

Two: lose weight.

Also working hard on this. If I can gain a little power, lose a little weight, then all will be good. If I were not planning on having a stellar year on the bike, I would be more than happy with where I am now. So please cross your fingers for us for the ToC, as that is one huge step to getting to the Tour de France by 2012.

Have a great day!

Philpott
www.TeamType1.org