Many of you know that I
"grew up" on the Delta. This would lead you to believe that I am skilled
in all water activities including but not limited to: boating, skiing,
wakeboarding and jetskiing. You would be wrong. I know HOW to do/use
many of those things but I am most definitely not skilled and there are
just some things I don't do. Wakeboarding is one of them. Why? Cause
I've just plain never tried!
So, fast forward to me being invited to a Girls' Day on the lake. This was my first time on the lake, or boat for that matter, with my pump and although I had intended on getting IN the water, I was unsure of how doing any sort of water activity would go so I thought I would swim and spectate.
It didn't take too much to talk me into trying to wakeboard for my very first time. Mostly, I laughed because I know how bad of a snowboarder I am and I was quite certain I would never get up, but at least I could say I tried, right?
I'm not going to try EVERYTHING life throws my way but after a year of being stuck in the house and/or hospital, there are just some things I would like to know about so after watching a few other girls - some successful, some not - what was the worst that was going to happen to me? A mouth-full of lake water and a bikini wedgie? The answer is yes to both, but here's a quick video of my first wakeboarding experience and LET ME JUST SAY that if I can do it, anyone can do it:
So, fast forward to me being invited to a Girls' Day on the lake. This was my first time on the lake, or boat for that matter, with my pump and although I had intended on getting IN the water, I was unsure of how doing any sort of water activity would go so I thought I would swim and spectate.
It didn't take too much to talk me into trying to wakeboard for my very first time. Mostly, I laughed because I know how bad of a snowboarder I am and I was quite certain I would never get up, but at least I could say I tried, right?
I'm not going to try EVERYTHING life throws my way but after a year of being stuck in the house and/or hospital, there are just some things I would like to know about so after watching a few other girls - some successful, some not - what was the worst that was going to happen to me? A mouth-full of lake water and a bikini wedgie? The answer is yes to both, but here's a quick video of my first wakeboarding experience and LET ME JUST SAY that if I can do it, anyone can do it:
BG Pre-Wakeboarding: 135
BG Post-Wake-boarding: 186
**Special thanks to my girl, Kimmy, not just for inviting me but for teaching me and encouraging me. It's just what I needed**
T1D: Some of you have asked what I do with my pump while I'm in/on the water. The pump itself is NOT waterproof (the sensor is), so I take off the pump to take a shower or a bath. In events where I'm on a boat or on the shore and not directly in the water, I wear it. If I think I'll get splashed, thrown in, or decide I want to go for a swim, it goes in a waterproof case of some sort (I currently have 2). There are lots of cases available to protect your devices from water but these are the two I use:
One is a dry bag by Seattle Sports
The other is a Pelican i1010 - IN PINK!
NO, I do not use this:
What
does removing/suspending the pump do to my BG, you ask? Good
question!! The idea is to keep the pump on all the time because of the continuous basal rate of insulin
that the pump gives me. If I remove or "suspend" the pump, I no longer
get that insulin (in my case, 0.5 units/hour = 12 units/24hours) and my
BG will increase.
There are many ways to compensate for this but here are the most common, in my opinion:
1) I can reattach/plug my pump back in every so often and manually instruct the pump to give me my missing units - this is hard to do if you are actually IN the water for more than an hour
2) I can give myself a shot with an insulin pen or syringe for the missing units 3) I can wait for my high BG and correct for it - this is my least favorite as both low and high BG's can be hard on your body
There are many ways to compensate for this but here are the most common, in my opinion:
1) I can reattach/plug my pump back in every so often and manually instruct the pump to give me my missing units - this is hard to do if you are actually IN the water for more than an hour
2) I can give myself a shot with an insulin pen or syringe for the missing units 3) I can wait for my high BG and correct for it - this is my least favorite as both low and high BG's can be hard on your body
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