BG report from Ōsaka’s free river ferries
The free ferries hidden in Ōsaka's rivers
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Today was fun, as I explored and tried to ride all eight of Ōsaka’s free river ferries in the gritty port area. But blood sugars weren’t great.
The day began all right; I was 140 when I woke up. But my usual post-breakfast high proved longer-lasting than usual. When I got to Sakurajima train station to begin my wander, and began shooting, I was 233.
I figured that was fine, actually: with the walking (and soon biking) between each ferry, I expected the blood sugar to be coming down. I’d have to keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn’t get too low – that was my plan.
But it didn’t work out that way. However, I did have plenty of opportunity to finesse BG in some tricky circumstances, which I must say worked out well.
My lunch was late, after 2:00. I found a diner full of Americana, advertising “American size” hot dogs. By the time my large meat-covered hot dog and hash browns came, I was 177. (Only; not lower.)
Normally I might have taken 5 or 6 units of Humalog for it (as a guess) but I only took two. And then got back on the bike to continue checking ferries off my list.
A while later I biked up a long, steep, circular bridge called Senbonmatsu. That was tough, and I did it all in one go without stopping. At the apex I was panting and worn out.
And wondering what effect that would have on the BG.
Senbonmatsu Bridge that I biked up after lunch. (With electric-assist, but still…)
Well, it wasn’t low, and it wasn’t outrageously high: 196 as I biked to the seventh ferry.
By the time I got home and had dinner, I was back down to 129 and steady. Meaning: the two units was the perfect dose.
It would have been great to have a lower average of BGs today – 130, maybe, rather than 200 – but it all worked out in the end and I didn’t have any annoying lows.
