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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Pump
- Dislikes
- Not having good chocolate, and not cycling
I ran through an issue today cranking my bike outside in the freezing temps. I know my hands get cold on the bars and the blood flow to them becomes less especially in the cold. If I test them cold, I know they will produce a scary low blood sugar number that most likely isn’t true. I did this today and witnessed this phenomenon again.
Probably better winter cycling gloves would help. But I do like the feel the bar and the shifters when I need them. Bigger thicker gloves are just bigger. But then numb hands can’t feel the shifters either.
So I test them cold, and find a low. If I warm my hands (blowing into them) I can get a higher number. If my hands could work and I could take off my shoes, more than likely will get a blood sugar number closer to reality if I can get a blood sample from a toe. But today I couldn’t get my hands to work well enough to take off my gloves, let alone take off a shoes.
Another solution might have been to just crank on the trainer inside. Which is really boring.
Just looking for thoughts on how to deal with this.
Probably better winter cycling gloves would help. But I do like the feel the bar and the shifters when I need them. Bigger thicker gloves are just bigger. But then numb hands can’t feel the shifters either.
So I test them cold, and find a low. If I warm my hands (blowing into them) I can get a higher number. If my hands could work and I could take off my shoes, more than likely will get a blood sugar number closer to reality if I can get a blood sample from a toe. But today I couldn’t get my hands to work well enough to take off my gloves, let alone take off a shoes.
Another solution might have been to just crank on the trainer inside. Which is really boring.
Just looking for thoughts on how to deal with this.