{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/616863dfc2b7fd0012aae529/6839672b998551779f6bc0a7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#259: Prepping For Hyrox With Type 1 Diabetes","description":"<p>In today’s episode Eoin goes through his prep for his Hyrox competition this weekend in New York.</p><p><br></p><p>Hyrox is a fitness competition combining cardio based exercises with resistance and high intensity style workouts. It consists of 8 x 1km runs, and 8 exercise stations; ski, sled push, sled pull, burpees, rowing, farmer carries, lunges and wall ball squats.</p><p><br></p><p>While training for the physical side of the competition, Eoin needs to pay attention to how his blood sugar is going to “behave” throughout the event.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Eoin talks about his strategies around:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Reducing basal insulin.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>“Carb loading” in the days prior.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Adjusting fast acting insulin.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Carbohydrate intake and timing on the day of the competition.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>As always, be sure to rate, comment, subscribe and share. Your interaction and feedback really helps the podcast. The more Diabetics that we reach, the bigger impact we can make!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Questions &amp; Stories for the Podcast?:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>theinsuleoinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect, Learn &amp; Work with Eoin:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://linktr.ee/insuleoin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://linktr.ee/insuleoin</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Eoin Costelloe"}