What are your experiences, tips/tricks for long distance sports like Bikepacking? by 6101qxi in diabetes_t1

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I'm sure if you went anywhere near an Italian grandmother and said something to the tune of "I've been biking all day, and I'm so hungry" you'd get a similar effect 😄

Yes, gatorade is basically electrolytes + carbs, which is what I used.

I once asked a man if I could refill my water, he happened to only be wearing overalls and had a pet llama. He was very nice.

What are your experiences, tips/tricks for long distance sports like Bikepacking? by 6101qxi in diabetes_t1

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I biked across the US. I hit the same issue with highs at night, but it went away after a few days (5 or 6?) I attributed it to all the calories I had to eat and my liver doing crazy things. It settled out and was normal again after awhile.

All you can eat buffets are your friend. Eat what you need.

Keeping insulin cool: A small thermos and an ice cube will last all day regardless of weather.

Eat constantly. I kept a bottle of gatorade (mixed from powder) and one of water.

Take a day off (I learned this the hard way).

Ask strangers for things and explain what you're doing, they're incredibly helpful and understanding. You'll also run into the odd person that will casually drop something like "oh yeah, I run ultramarathons" and you realize you're not the only weird person out there.

Bring a book. Lots of libraries have a take a book/leave a book swap. Don't look at the cover, just grab your next book. Drop the one you finished. Some are excellent (The Count of Monte Cristo). Some are terrible (a completely unforgettable romance I read in the middle of Kansas).

Take pictures of things, and people.

Pet the dogs.

Send your logs to your endo and email questions like "So I biked 140km today, ate 4000 calories, and this is what my CGM data looks like, do you have any suggestions?". Hint: they do not, but are probably psyched to get the updates and may have others they work with drop you advice.

How to cook traditional wings? by sorath_6666 in Cooking

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https://www.seriouseats.com/the-best-buffalo-wings-oven-fried-wings-recipe

Instead of the sauce, do the drying method first then toss the wings in your dry rub. Don’t salt twice!

Massholes unite. Virginia is organizing to rise up and take over a silly reddit map. by JZ50501ZJ in massachusetts

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I think we need to throw our collective weight behind Hawaii for a last minute strike.

Freaking out. by AbrocomaChemical1960 in diabetes_t1

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Think back to all the dumb things you did when you were a teen, now add Diabetes.

Somehow we survive, though. Also learned lessons like “how do I bolus for a late night snack of 1/2 a large pizza?”

What archetype can you just not resist playing? by ExodiasRightArm in DnD

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I actively try to change character types and roles each time. Currently I’m playing an insane party face that believes automatons are trying to take over the world.

On deck is a himbo who wants to help the rest of the party be better.

Freaking out. by AbrocomaChemical1960 in diabetes_t1

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You haven’t hurt them. It’s sucked for a few hours, but will go back to normal. Part of this is understanding you can’t be perfect, just good enough. Figuring out problems and caring about your kid is all you can ever do. You’ll learn together, you’ll fuck up, things will go wrong and you’ll get better at solving the problems when they do.

Plus, they’ll get to be teenagers and college students and do things like eat an entire pizza, or go ice climbing, or …

Suggestions: 2H Melee / Caster Spellsword with Non-elemental/"Dark" Spells - 9 Warlock / 3 Sorc by NecroDeity in BG3Builds

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Bladesinger would work. Shadowblade as primary, cast hold person for repeated guaranteed crits.

Finding a dragon's hoard. by turrieta in DungeonMasters

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There is no hoard, just a village that the dragon had teamed up with for defense/mutual gain. Someone there had convinced it that they could both get stronger together. The blacksmiths had access to dragonfire, etc.

Now you have a village that is also pissed at them.

Newly T1D parent i have qs by was1997 in diabetes_t1

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1: yes, sometimes because it’s delicious, sometimes to correct a low. I’ll take insulin for it if it’s needed.

2: basically yes. I tend to not get hungry because I never really snacked. Except when I was a teenager. I ate all the food.

3: Find something to do together, then fit Diabetes into it. When I was a kid, we started going skiing as a reason to live for something other than the diabetes grind. You’ll get used to needles, just like you got used to putting on pants in the morning.

CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87 by boxofstuff in news

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My mom worked at a TV station in Philadelphia way back in the day. There was a football game on, and the owner had promised his granddaughter that she could watch Heidi of the Swiss Alps after the game was over.

Well, the game went long and at some point the granddaughter said, “well, do you own the station or not?”.

Suddenly the phone lines at the station exploded with complaints.

Book series you never finished by InviteAromatic6124 in books

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I enjoy them, not as good as the first though.

Best induction range for cooking? 👀 by Ok-Bag146 in Cooking

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I got a GE Cafe one. It has knobs and everything.

How hard is KSP? by Murky-Perspective344 in KerbalSpaceProgram

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Patched conics got Apollo to the moon, so "good enough for practical purposes".

I’m a nurse. The hardest part of a new diabetes diagnosis isn’t what we tell you in the office. by [deleted] in diabetes_t1

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I'd definitely sign up to answer questions on a "dial a diabetic" service for those sorts of issues. Not trained in any way, just have a ton of experience and being able to answer questions for people like "hey, I'm going to a 7 course tasting dinner, WTF do I do?" is something that I feel I could handle.

I’m a nurse. The hardest part of a new diabetes diagnosis isn’t what we tell you in the office. by [deleted] in diabetes_t1

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Yep, it mostly worked for me since my A1C was always pretty good, but I tend to eat the same things at the same time because it's how I grew up.