My blood sugars didn’t exactly “behave” during my Ironman 70.3 race, so how was I able to stay 96% time in range for the whole thing?There’s a single decision-making framework that I use (and teach my clients) that enabled me to fix my blood sugars on the fly in the middle of a 7 hour endurance race…And I want to share that with you today.>> LISTEN NOWGrab your free report to the advanced T1D training here:https://renegadenewsletter.com/---------Welcome to the Pardon My Pancreas podcast...

My "diabetes dosing decision" that got me through an Ironman 70.3

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My "diabetes dosing decision" that got me through an Ironman 70.3

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