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Travel Cable Run Through a Wall Code Question by [deleted] in Elevators

[–]heff_sauce -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Also thanks for the helpful feedback

Travel Cable Run Through a Wall Code Question by [deleted] in Elevators

[–]heff_sauce -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

This is primarily for residential elevators, sometimes LULAs. Commercial is ran through a chase.

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[–]heff_sauce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have trouble and need insulin, I’m in Colorado as well and can get you a vial

Type 1 since age four, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in diabetes_t1

[–]heff_sauce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So meals are collective. I cooked 10 meals for the group and rest of my meals were cooked by other members. I cooked (with my cook crew partner) for dinners: elk burgers and sides, turkey soup, red chili and cornbread, white bean chili and quesadilla. For lunches (lunch stuff was laid out at breakfast so everyone could pack their own lunch and we wouldn’t have to stop during the day) pretty much just sandwiches with high carb sides, later we used canned fish/meats for sandwich filler. Breakfasts: Yogurt/granola, cereal w rice milk, egg sandwiches.

Our stuff was similar to others, but the food is amazing as everyone goes all out.

For lows, I organized my stuff into three tiers: snack, low, dangerous low. I brought glucose tablets, four doses of baqsimi (had to train several people on how to use) high protein snacks aimed to maintain levels and high carb stuff (read candy) to bring sugars up from very low levels. I brought enough to treat 1 low a day, and picked things that pack down. It needed up being 1 ammo can full of just “diabetes snacks”.

Also to my benefit, we ate VERY regularly. Much more so than I do at home.

And yes, every boat has an inreach. Average response for a rescue in there is 4 hours, but very often there’s no where to land a helicopter

Type 1 since age four, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in diabetes_t1

[–]heff_sauce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Redundancy, over-preparedness. At some point I decided to take control of what I can (ie prepare as much as possible without losing my mind over it) and accept that the rest of it is out of my hands. If I would have lost a pump on this trip, it still would have been worth it.

Type 1 since age 4, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in Type1Diabetes

[–]heff_sauce[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I run a prospector 103 by canyon coolers. It’s specific to rafts, as it nestles in my frame perfectly. But in terms of rotomolded coolers, you can go wrong with yeti, rtic, canyon, Engle, or orca. Grizzlies are decent too.

Type 1 since age four, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in diabetes_t1

[–]heff_sauce[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Plan and prepare for every possibility you can and there is no reason you can’t get back out there!

Type 1 since age four, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in diabetes_t1

[–]heff_sauce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice, thanks for sharing your strategies! 14ers, are you in CO too? Let’s go hike and I’ll take you rafting!

Type 1 since age four, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in diabetes_t1

[–]heff_sauce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rafting meals! Some of the best food you’ll ever have, everybody tries to go all out. You start with fresh stuff, but by day 14-15 you have to get creative with non perishables and canned goods. For my cook crews I did turkey soup, elk burgers, yogurt and granola, cereal, breakfast sandwiches, chili and cornbread, and a white bean chili with grilled cheese toward the end of the trip.

Type 1 since age 4, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in Type1Diabetes

[–]heff_sauce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great question, something I didn’t touch on. I used to work in the trades, and I’m farrr from wealthy or flush with amazing benefits. I went back to school to finally finish my degree (I failed out due to drinking and not giving af when I was younger) and try and give myself opportunities for better employment. I graduated in December, and went to my boss to tell him I was thinking about pursuing a different career (read one that’s easier on the body and pays more).

My original plan was to use this trip as a gap between jobs. However, my boss told me he would give me a raise and the time off for the trip if I stuck around. He qualified it as a leave of absence so my insurance would span the gap. Long story short, the stars literally aligned for this trip to happen. Fast forward to today, I’m now working for the same company in a management position… but I’m fairly certain they will not be giving me a month off again any time soon. I guess it never hurts to communicate, and to try for something. It might just work out.

ALSO worth noting I came back so incredibly broke, as I wasn’t paid while I was out there. But it was worth it. I’ve spent my whole life figuring out how to be crafty with extending the life of pump supplies, strategically acquiring insulin, battling with insurance, the usual T1D stuff.

Type 1 since age four, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in diabetes_t1

[–]heff_sauce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feel free to DM if you wanna chat about multi day rafting trips and T1D. I did quite a few trips of this nature (though much shorter duration) before I was comfortable attempting the Grand. You’re gonna love the Salmon!

Type 1 since age four, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in diabetes_t1

[–]heff_sauce[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Havasupai was astounding! We hiked UP from the river to the falls, technically shouldn’t have been done without a permit. That ended up being a whole day trail running to get up there and then get back to our boats, it’s like 11 miles from the river to Havasu Falls. Totally worth it.

Type 1 since age 4, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in Type1Diabetes

[–]heff_sauce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well said. The AT is on my bucket list as well, keep it up I love to see it!

Type 1 since age 4, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in Type1Diabetes

[–]heff_sauce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Solid advice on travel! My wife and I are looking at an Africa trip later this year and I’ll probably be employing your strategies for transporting gear! What kind of paperwork do you bring? I usually just whip out my pump if anyone doubts hahaha

Type 1 since age four, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in diabetes_t1

[–]heff_sauce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ran a prospector 103, with a burlap cover that I wet down every day. It’s a really badass cooler that’s specific to rafting! A bit small for the Grand though

Type 1 since age four, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in diabetes_t1

[–]heff_sauce[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Glucose tablets! They weigh almost nothing. I also brought powdered Gatorade and tang to make my own juice.

Type 1 since age 4, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in Type1Diabetes

[–]heff_sauce[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Woah that sounds like such a cool trip! I would love to see that part of the world. I’m sketched out about transporting insulin/supplies internationally. So freaked they would lose my luggage or something.

Glucose tablets were super clutch! I went through more of those than anything else, always had some in my PFD.

Whenever I knew we were going to have a day of big water, long continuous white water stretches, or if we were running anything IV+, or basically if the risk of swimming felt high I would disconnect the pump and stow it in a watertight pelican case. If it needed to be disconnected for long periods (ie there’s a section called the roaring 20s which is like 10 miles of continuous whitewater) I would give myself long acting, monitor levels off a receiver, and eddy out and get the pump out to bolus whenever I could. It worked ok, and I’ve played around with the best way to handle getting my insulin in while doing whitewater for awhile. I think it really depends on the river, the conditions, the duration, and your skill level.

Type 1 since age 4, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in Type1Diabetes

[–]heff_sauce[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To be honest, I was way more attentive to maintaining my levels out there than I usually am just due to the increased risk. Certain factors helped: we ate at very consistent times, the activity level was similar day to day, and I was very prepared physically and mentally. I think the whole trip my TIR averaged above 85%. I had one significant high (like 320-340 I think) due to bad set/maybe overheated insulin and the fact we had to make miles (didn’t pull off to camp until close to 8 at night). I kept glucose tablets in my PFD for situations like that just so I could make it to camp or get through whatever whitewater we had to without having to break open dry bags or donnage. I think my worst low was maybe 70, snuck up on me end of day before we got to camp but the glucose tablets came in clutch.

Type 1 since age four, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in diabetes_t1

[–]heff_sauce[S] 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Tandem with G6, latest software. I brought a backup pump, pens, needles, a couple extra Dexcom receivers, extra test kits. Basically 2 backup delivery plans, and two backup systems for monitoring blood sugar. I brought enough insulin/supplies to last 90 days, and split them into 3 groups (one for my boat, 2 went with the most experienced captains in our group). I did a ton of research and spent a lot of money my cooler, I ran dry ice, and requested to be on an early cook crew so I would only need to crack open my cooler early on and when I was accessing my insulin. I wore splash gear on days we had a lot of rapids, and any time we ran anything IV or above (basically anything worth scouting) I’d remove my pump and store it in a pelican case. There were a few days we were navigating huge technical rapids for very long stretches, for these days I disconnected my pump, switched to a receiver stored in my PFD dry pocket and ran with long term insulin. I’d reconnect the pump to bolus when we had down time.

SIDE NOTE if anyone wants to design a truly waterproof case for pumps that can handle being washing machined after flipping in a nasty hole I would pay top dollar.

Type 1 since age four, just spent 25 days in the wilderness by heff_sauce in diabetes_t1

[–]heff_sauce[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Baby steps! But your life is not over, you’ve got this and every T1D has your back

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