Hello everyone,
I am a Type 1 diabetic and use the Tamdem T-Slim x2 pump with Novorapid, diagnosed in 2011. I have only had the pump since June, going well but am still getting used to it. I have a query that I hope someone can help with.
One of the benefits I had anticipated from having the pump is that I could stop it giving me insulin when I wanted to exercise and that this would prevent my BGs going too low. I was previously using Tresiba as my long acting insulin and that meant I would always have to take on quite a lot of sugar before, for example, a 45 mins run.
I have tried taking the pump off entirely an hour and half before exercising (and have no insulin on board) but have found that my sugars still go very low after about 20mins of running so that I have to take on sugar to recover. Any idea why this happens when I have no insulin in my system?
Thanks
I am a Type 1 diabetic and use the Tamdem T-Slim x2 pump with Novorapid, diagnosed in 2011. I have only had the pump since June, going well but am still getting used to it. I have a query that I hope someone can help with.
One of the benefits I had anticipated from having the pump is that I could stop it giving me insulin when I wanted to exercise and that this would prevent my BGs going too low. I was previously using Tresiba as my long acting insulin and that meant I would always have to take on quite a lot of sugar before, for example, a 45 mins run.
I have tried taking the pump off entirely an hour and half before exercising (and have no insulin on board) but have found that my sugars still go very low after about 20mins of running so that I have to take on sugar to recover. Any idea why this happens when I have no insulin in my system?
Thanks