I joined a running club around 5 months ago and have started interval training twice a week. In the past I ran by myself with no structure, just as many miles as I felt like and at my pace. I kept detailed notes of my BG levels before and after (during if possible) and how many Jelly Babies I had eaten during exercise. After 6mths to a year I could predict how many JB's I would need for my planned session.
However, now that I am doing high intensity work I am back to square one as this type of exercise increases BG levels. Initially, I was deliberately taking less insulin before exercise and still using JB's. My BG levels were shooting up! I now take noextra sugar during these sessions, last night for example I started at 5.2 and finished at 10.8. After 2hrs I had dropped back down to 8.2.
My question is this: should I just accept the high level or take a correction dose of insulin after exercise to do what a non diabetics body would do and get rid of the extra sugar? Naturally I am worried about a hypo but it takes a good few hours for my BG levels to return to normal and I normally have a meal within 2hrs of finishing the session.
However, now that I am doing high intensity work I am back to square one as this type of exercise increases BG levels. Initially, I was deliberately taking less insulin before exercise and still using JB's. My BG levels were shooting up! I now take noextra sugar during these sessions, last night for example I started at 5.2 and finished at 10.8. After 2hrs I had dropped back down to 8.2.
My question is this: should I just accept the high level or take a correction dose of insulin after exercise to do what a non diabetics body would do and get rid of the extra sugar? Naturally I am worried about a hypo but it takes a good few hours for my BG levels to return to normal and I normally have a meal within 2hrs of finishing the session.