No worries. On the Internet, were all tone deaf, or at least, it’s not always easy to interpret intent.
As for what I plan to do, I do intend to raise my blood sugar adequately before the workout, plus cut my hour Zone 2 into 2 30-minute sessions, at least for some exercise exercises. With my rowing workouts, I’m definitely going to need to break it in 2 since that I’ve been doing that for decades, and it burns calories differently than my cross country and my spin workouts. For the latter, I’ll need to see. I’ll try full hour pieces, but if they start causing me problems, I’ll do the same kind of division into 2 halves with a short refueling.
I’ve also started a dialogue with my Endo and the hospital, so I’ll be seeing a PA soon to talk about moving to a pump. This is mostly driven by expected improvements to quality of life, hoping to sleep a little bit better. I’ve stated a preference for the OmniPod, since my activities usually have a lot of motion, and I sometimes shower twice a day. The cross-country ski machine is quite vigorous, as is the rowing, weight training, kettlebells, and plyometrics, where tubes might start to become a problem.
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I decided to go with the Omnipod 5. My PA made the same suggestion, but she likely believes it would be easier with exercise movements. To do this, I needed to get a new phone; I have a wonderful Samsung Z Fold, but I want to use my phone to control the Omnipod, and the Fold isn’t approved. I didn’t want to carry two devices, and having both should allow me some flexibility if I temporarily lose my phone. I had longer-term plans to switch to the Google ecosystem for its health tracking - I just started wearing a Google Fitbit Air along with my Samsung watch - to get a Pixel watch and phone, so this pushes it forward a bit. From some of the information I’ve gleaned from videos and searches, Google has higher algorithmic accuracy for many of the metrics I track, partiocularly sleep.
Hi @james.j.igoe that sounds great. Hey be aware there are 2 versions of omnipod 5, the new new one has the lower target glucose. And for what it’s worth, my Dexcom g7 have a sticker saying the the g7 I am receiving is not compatible with omnipod 5, meaning you have to be careful of which Dexcom they prescribe and you receive. Sorry to hear about the phone but I have learned to never fall in love with electronic gear it changes so fast. Good luck I hope your startup and training go smoothly! 
