Hike With Team Diabadass | In The Wild Challenge #01 | Ends April 14th, 2021
Are you a Diabadass hiker? Good, we need your steps and miles for the first "Diabetes In The Wild" community challenge. Our team has partnered with Sydney Williams from Hiking My Feelings and Mike Joyce who is hiking the Continental Divide with type 1 diabetes.
Enter your email using the giveaway form below for a chance to win over a thousand dollars in gear from sponsors like Salomon, UST, Gossamer Gear, Revo sunglasses, Untapped Maple, and more.
You must join Team Diabadass on Kilter for certain grand prizes.
Everyone who enters this In The Wild community challenge is given free access to the Take a Hike, Diabetes self-guided program.
Your answers to the questions such as what gear do you bring along or how do you find healing in nature are used to create community-inspired resources and worksheets. Thank you.
Some Tips for Hiking
- Start small and then build up
- Set a timer on your phone during hikes to check your blood sugar, stop for water, and fuel up (30 minutes used by Erik Douds)
- Honey and peanut butter are two items carried together to offer high-carb and high-fat, respectively, to keep blood sugars maintained on long hikes
- Ask your friends and family on hikes to carry snacks such as Untapped Maple waffles for unexpected low blood sugars
- Put a journal in a ziplock bag or Ortlieb waterproof bag. How does time in nature make you feel?
Videos and Resources for Hiking with Diabetes
Watch the video? Leave +1 comment on your favorite tip for hiking with diabetes.
Do you dream about 3 day hiking trips? Leave +1 comment on your favorite hiking destination.
Want to collaborate or sponsor an In The Wild community challenge? Get in touch by email.
