There should be no reason why you cannot enjoy nearly every activity that a person without diabetes could. Some basic guidelines: don’t go alone. This is advice for non-diabetics, too. If an emergency happens, you’ll need another person around to help. As for the DM (diabetes mellitis), you might instruct your buddy as to how to administer insulin, glucagon, or oral glucose gel. Your fingerstick glucose monitor is battery powered and portable. One difficulty will be with the insulin, but an insulin pen is also portable. Check with the pharmacy about how long it is good out of the fridge.

Otherwise, just make sure your glucose is under good control. You might do a bit of experimenting to see how your glucose levels respond to various levels of exercise, but if you are “in good shape”, you have probably already figured this out.

Good luck and carpe diem.

As a fellow diabetic and avid outdoors person myself I will just share with you what I have done for myself over the years. It is never a bad idea to take someone with you, but if you choose not to always make sure someone has a way of knowing where your at and the expected amount of time your to be gone. Regardless if your on a serious hike, or just have taken a long walk in the woods. It important that someone can locate you, and plus being diabetic you should also remember a few more things.

I personally have horses and go for trail rides that are miles long. Before I ever began doing these I talked to my doctor about adjusting my insulin dose to avoid hypoglycemia, however now that Im on the pump it has made life much easier (not sure if that is the case for yourself). When your outside enjoying yourself you dont want to have to worry about spending the entire time on low blood sugars
My advice would be to just pack a hike pack as I do; I include extra insulin, syringes/pump supplies, glucose meter/test strips. (Make sure you have enough test strips so you dont run out on your hike). I also always carry glucose tablets, with simple snacks like peanut butter crackers and trail mix. Also a bottle of water and gatorade are good too!
One more bit of advice is to make sure you have on comfortable boots/shoes so you dont get blisters. You know us diabetics can have a lot of feet problems! Lastly, remember to carry identification with you that states you have diabetes. Have fun, its a great activity that keeps your body healthy.