Continuous Glucose Monitor For Hockey Goalies

[@stepheniwanyk9563]

So fascinated to see this, and really interesting to get your perspective on it! I'm a Type 1 diabetic and intensive beer league goalie playing 3 days a week. My Dexcom is a critical part of my life, my training, and my game prep, and it has *definitely* helped me hone that prep over time, in terms of what I eat and when I eat it. It has also helped me to understand why I slow down some games (low blood sugar...) or get a little twitchy (high blood sugar) for others. My problems are unique to me as a diabetic, but *if* you ever have the opportunity to experiment with a Dexcom as a non-diabetic, there's certainly something to learn from it, and it's never once been disruptive or problematic with my equipment. Thanks for looking at it Maria!

[@goalietraining]

Thank you for sharing your experiences as someone who actually NEEDs it. I can only imagine what a difference it has made to your lifestyle - it must be so much easier to monitor and make fine adjustments. Appreciate your input.

[@nickolekuebler1727]

I too am a type 1 diabetic and I am on a Medtronic pump now and they have a proprietary sensor and honestly the pump has made the world of difference for me. I can remove the pump when I get on the ice and put it back on when I get off which is great for me. The sensors do make a big difference though because you don’t have to constantly check your sugar you can manage most of it right from your phone.

[@goalietraining]

@@nickolekuebler1727 I can only imagine how much easier it is to not have to stick your finger all the time and then still wonder if what you're blood glucose is rising or falling. And the notification alarms must help too. Thanks for sharing your experience with it.

[@kathrynmckayepretty6374]

Recreational athlete, Goalie here ( non diabetic) …Thanks for sharing! Nice to see others who are non-diabetic monitoring their glucose levels as well. I’ve been doing it for 8 months, the learnings around food and overall wellness is so closely tied to how our bodies regulate insulin. Also insightful to fully understand how much inflammation disappears when we keep our insulin in check. I use the glucose monitoring as part of my daily health stacking routine for overall Wellness , regular fasting twice a month, and intermittent fasting , It’s a great tool. Encourage everybody to start monitoring their insulin 💪

[@resetcbu]

This is something that I thought about in passing a few times, especially because diabetes runs in my family but I always dismissed it because I'm not diabetic and assumed my benefits would not cover it for that reason and assumed it was pretty expensive without them. Just curious how that works for you without being diabetic yourself. In addition, I guess I always assumed it required a prescription... I'm assuming that is not the case?

[@goalietraining]

For me it was helpful to do - - I did 2 x 2-week blocks, to see how exercise and different foods impacted my overall levels - - and how a beer on the weekend really sent it off! I could see doing it a few times per year to keep see if anything changes. As a woman in my 50s/perimenopausal, I haven't done intermittent fasting for about 10 years, but when I was younger I did well with it for a few years... until I didn't :)

[@goalietraining]

If you do not have a prescription, you have to pay for it out of pocket.

[@kathrynmckayepretty6374]

@@resetcbu great questions, depending on your drug coverage plan you might have some flex dollars that you can allocate towards the spend. It might be covered under paramedics or if you discuss it with your family doctor for the reasons that you want this for general health they could provide a prescription. Most use their drug coverage flex dollars to cover the cost if not prescribed by a doctor.

[@resetcbu]

@@kathrynmckayepretty6374 & @goalietraining Thank you both for your insight and information! Fortunately I do have good benefits with a good LSA but will also consult with a doctor (just moved so currently no family Dr) to see if something could be arranged to get a prescription based on family history etc.. Appreciate the feedback!

[@KC_thegoalie]

Beer and rice...ugh...my staples LOL. Granted I've been substantially dropping my beer intake. Do you know if non-alcoholic beers do the same thing?

[@goalietraining]

ha ha - totally - how cruel!! I have tried a few non-alcoholic beers, found a few good ones, but not while I had the monitor, so I'm not sure.

[@KC_thegoalie]

@@goalietraining yeah I’d be curious if it’s less if there’s no ethanol. For your next experiment!

[@goalietraining]

@@KC_thegoalie I would guess the lack of alcohol would make a difference, but you are right, might need to do a 'what if we take beer our of the beer leaguer' experiment. My hypothesis is that we'd have a lot of sad goalies.

[@KC_thegoalie]

@@goalietraining there are some good non-alcs out there...but yeah, not quite ever the same LOL.

[@goalietraining]

@@KC_thegoalie cheers to that 🍻🤣

[@trukweaz]

CLM are coming to endurance sports soon. wont likely be legal for high level comp to start.

[@goalietraining]

Continuous lactate monitors? I would love that - no more finger pricking!

[@VelvetSerpent]

If you have a small snack like some unsweetened soymilk and 1/8 cup of lightly salted shelled pistachios or almonds before bed, you will find that you will stay steadier overnight.

[@goalietraining]

Awesome, thank you for the tip! I appreciate it.

[@yodaddamilkman8422]

Just don’t eat carbs, pretty simple.

[@goalietraining]

Whelp... since carbs are the bodies preferred source of fuel... and I am an athlete who likes using my anaerobic energy system which requires carbs... I'm gonna have to stick with my carbs. And seriously, you can follow diets that try to 'trick' your body by reducing you carb intake, but carbs are not bad for you, it's all about making wise choices.

[@yodaddamilkman8422]

@@goalietraining preferred fuel source is fat. Your body supplies the exact amount of glucose it needs through gluconeogenesis. I play hockey, out and in net, zero carbs. You don’t need carbs for fuel, we’ve all been lied to. Carbs are dirty fuel, and you’re harming other systems in your body that you don’t know about. I wore a CGM for two weeks as well. Guess what went up when I started exercising? Yup blood sugar. How? I don’t eat carbs. Our body is an amazing thing, you just have to stay out of its way most of the time.

[@goalietraining]

@@yodaddamilkman8422 Your blood sugar went up because as you mentioned your body can manufacture glucose, but in terms of carbohydrates being dirty fuel, we will have to respectfully agree to disagree on this... and that's okay too.

[@yodaddamilkman8422]

@@goalietraining you can disagree, it’s just facts. All carbs break down into glucose, white rice and table sugar end up breaking down into the same thing, glucose. Don’t stay ignorant, go do your own reading. Open your eyes to the fact that you may be wrong because you were told by “nutrition scientists” that sugar good, fat bad. Experiment, and see for yourself. Until then you can’t say anything for certain can you?

[@goalietraining]

@@yodaddamilkman8422 It is a leap of logic to assume that I have not done my own reading or that I have not experimented. If you took the time to watch the video at no point did I say anything like "sugar good, fat bad", that simply is not true. Respectfully, this will be my final comment,