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Different people have different ways of dealing with nervousness.\u00a0 I like to make lists. The Rotterdam marathon<\/a> is less than two weeks away, I have three more short (8-10 mile) runs left, and I\u2019m starting to get nervous. I\u2019m not nervous about running the marathon (although that will come too) but about the traveling. True I\u2019m only going for a long weekend, but because it\u2019s a marathon weekend I\u2019m especially nervous. So I\u2019m starting to make lists. I\u2019m not sure they really help me remember things but making them makes me feel better.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a list of the usual traveling things \u2013 tickets, passport, hotel confirmation\u2026<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s the diabetes list. Whenever I go away I worry about forgetting my insulin, glucometer, pills, needles\u2026.<\/p>\n

I actually spent a week at a resort in Turkey without a glucometer and it wasn\u2019t fun. I also worry about what I\u2019ll eat. Like all traveling diabetics, I\u2019ve had my highs and extreme lows while away and it has definitely made for a good story afterwards.<\/p>\n

This time, though, it\u2019s a little different. It\u2019s my first trip abroad for a marathon and I know that if I forget anything crucial, like insulin or a glucometer, it could ruin the race – especially since I\u2019ll need to keep my blood sugar under tighter control than usual before the marathon and I should also beware of unexpected lows after I run.<\/p>\n

One of the many frustrating aspects of diabetes is that forgetting something, not only risks my health, but it could cost me all the training I\u2019ve put in (and all the money I spent on the trip). It\u2019s true that I\u2019m going to Holland and not to a third world country, but I don\u2019t know anyone there, I don\u2019t speak the language (although most Dutch speak English) and I don\u2019t have a clue where I would start to look for any of the things I\u2019d need.<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s the runnining gear list \u2013 clothes and shoes for the race, clothes and shoes for after the race\u2026 and food.<\/p>\n

The one issue a list won\u2019t help me with is food. I\u2019m very nervous about eating before the run. I\u2019ll be arriving in Rotterdam two days before the race. So I\u2019ll have plenty of meals to worry about. But the important ones are dinner the night before and breakfast the morning of the race. The marathon starts at 11:00 am which means I will have plenty of time to correct bad waking blood sugar levels but it also means that I will have to eat some breakfast (I\u2019ll probably wake up early out of nervousness). I usually eat at home before long runs, so I know exactly what I\u2019m eating. I also usually don\u2019t eat anything the morning of a long run. My dietician told me to take bread with me \u2013 so I\u2019ll know exactly how many grams of carb there are and how my body responds.\u00a0 That way, there won\u2019t be surprises at breakfast.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m bringing a pile of Halvah<\/a> treats (sesame with sugar) and dried apricots, which I need for the run itself. But for some reason I feel foolish traveling with a loaf of bread (which will be a few days old by race day). I\u2019m also not sure how Dutch customs will feel about a bag full of food.<\/p>\n

I guess there\u2019s a lot to be nervous about. I\u2019ll make some lists and try not to forget anything. And hope that everything else works out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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