tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523416326400575666.post7667610542014571186..comments2023-08-16T04:15:35.241-07:00Comments on Ring The Bolus: Altitude – Lets Add Another Variable To The BSM System!Wingmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00867789638868481704noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523416326400575666.post-81803382688695224312009-12-24T15:43:55.207-08:002009-12-24T15:43:55.207-08:00Ed, I've been reading your blog for the past y...Ed, I've been reading your blog for the past year or so. thanks for all the inspiration and motivation! I've never commented on anything here but your trip to Aspen prompted this. I have T1 and I live in Grand Junction, Colorado. our stories have some similarities as I was diagnosed at age 23 (I am now 39) while in my first year of law school. I struggled, adapted and went on living life, much like you are doing. In many ways, I think I am better off with T1 than I would have been without it. It focused me on fitness and health. I definitely notice changes with altitude and also with temperature. I live at about 5,000 feet so i'm used to pretty high altitudes. But I also need less insulin when it's cold out. i try to train outside as much as i can, often in 25 degree temps. I believe that the cold requires more energy to stay warm, t/f less insulin is required. I also road and mountain bike in the summer at high altitude and find the same to be true - less insulin required. Your wild bg swings also may have been due to dehydration which is common at altitude. If you were drinking booze on top of that, as well as not being acclimated, it's no wonder you saw crazy numbers. Been there, done that. Thanks again, i really enjoy your blog.mindbolushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318517404887553306noreply@blogger.com