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<blockquote data-quote="Scott-C" data-source="post: 1601549" data-attributes="member: 374531"><p>[USER=205657]@LauraC27[/USER] , think about the way insulin operates over time, about 4 to 5 hours, and also the way in which glucose gets into cells to be used as energy - one way is presence of insulin, the other way is glut4 responders which pop their heads up when you're exercising.</p><p> </p><p>You've gone into your class at 8 on meter. So far so good, but when was that in relation to your last insulin shot?</p><p></p><p> Let's say you're doing some gym stuff after your evening meal. If you've had some food and a shot for that in the last few hours, the insulin will be kicking in hard after about 45 to 90 mins, which is fine if you're just sitting in front of the telly, but if you're then gyming it on top, you'll have the insulin and glut4 kicking in as a double whammy so a hypo ain't a surprise. </p><p></p><p>Rewind that whole show in time a bit: having a meal, normally x units for that, but look ahead - you know when you sit down for lunch/dinner that you'll be doing some exercise a few hours later, so think about shaving back the units for the meal, because the glut4 action will be lowering you too, and you really don't want that on top of the insulin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott-C, post: 1601549, member: 374531"] [USER=205657]@LauraC27[/USER] , think about the way insulin operates over time, about 4 to 5 hours, and also the way in which glucose gets into cells to be used as energy - one way is presence of insulin, the other way is glut4 responders which pop their heads up when you're exercising. You've gone into your class at 8 on meter. So far so good, but when was that in relation to your last insulin shot? Let's say you're doing some gym stuff after your evening meal. If you've had some food and a shot for that in the last few hours, the insulin will be kicking in hard after about 45 to 90 mins, which is fine if you're just sitting in front of the telly, but if you're then gyming it on top, you'll have the insulin and glut4 kicking in as a double whammy so a hypo ain't a surprise. Rewind that whole show in time a bit: having a meal, normally x units for that, but look ahead - you know when you sit down for lunch/dinner that you'll be doing some exercise a few hours later, so think about shaving back the units for the meal, because the glut4 action will be lowering you too, and you really don't want that on top of the insulin. [/QUOTE]
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