Am facut pentru prima data snorkeling cu diabet. Nu am sa intru in detalii emotionale, precum cum mi s-a parut, cat de impresionant a fost sa vad coralii si pestii colorati, insa am sa va povetsesc CUM s-a petrecut din punct de vedere diabetic. Inainte sa intru sub apa aveam glicemia 172 in scadere. Nestiind sa anticipez nivelul de efort, reactiile organismului etc, am baut o doza de Coca-Cola. Nu voiam sa fac o hipoglicemie printre pesti si corali in mijlocul oceanului. Am deconectat pompa de insulina si mi-am dat voie sa uit de diabet. Am inotat sub apa vreo ora si ceva, iar la revenirea pe catamaran am recuplat pompa si glicemia era 126 stabila.
Snorkeling with diabetesI did snorkeling for the first time with diabetes. I will not go into emotional details, like how it felt, how overwhelming it was to see corals and colorful fish, but I will tell you HOW it happened from a diabetic point of view. Before I went underwater, my blood sugar was 172 slightly falling . Not knowing how to anticipate the level of effort, the body’s reactions, etc., I drank a dose of Coca-Cola. I didn’t want to go low in the middle of the ocean. I disconnected the insulin pump and allowed myself to forget about diabetes. I swam underwater for an hour or so, and when I returned to the catamaran I reconnected the pump and my blood sugar was 126 stable. Cheers to that!
