Hi folks,
I am sure this has been spoken about before. As a diabetic, I know well enough not to ride if my sugars are too high or too low. Today, I heard about a business associate of mine from Texas that took a nasty spill on his bike. Bike is destroyed beyond repair. My associate is lucky. He got raod burns and some hand and leg injuries. H'll live but won't ride for a while. Cause of accident...you got it...sugar levels dropped so much and so fast that he passed out.
Please pass the word around. Diabetis is controllable. If you know someone that is diabetic and you are riding with that person, look out for him/her.
I check my sugars more often when I am on the bike than in my car. When I ride with friends, I aks them to make sure that I am ok, ALL THE TIME. Last weekend, I rode over 300 miles with some friends. We stopped every 50 or so miles. At each stop, i was asked by everyone...YOU OK? Do you need to eat? While it is a little annoying...I respect it and am glad they ask. I did need to eat at one stop. I tested and my sugars were 53. Even though I felt fine (in my mind)those numbers were too low!!!!
Message...check up on your riding friends that have any illness.
Ron
