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<blockquote data-quote="Duncan Lord" data-source="post: 2700679" data-attributes="member: 544336"><p>Yes a drop whilst doing exercise is perfectly normal! Even humans without diabetes have sugar levels which go up and down. There are graphs showing this with Libre etc attached to a non diabetic. </p><p>It is a case of trial and error. Getting to know your own body and how that reacts. </p><p>Lowering basal before exercise helps or if that not possible reduce bolus for the meal before so your levels start to climb. </p><p>Try not to exercise too much with IOB. Bolus (Fast acting Insulin ) tends to stay in body about 4 hours and has a peak efficiency between 1 and 2 hours. </p><p></p><p>Have plenty of snacks available. Set your low alarm HIGH. 5.6 so you have wiggle room to correct that low. </p><p></p><p>Keep checking on figures. </p><p></p><p>As a foot note I went scuba diving this week for the first time in 4 years since diagnosis. ( just got the full medical back). </p><p>On the first dive about three quarters way through my buoyancy went to pot and my breathing all over place. I had lost concentration but did not fully tie in BG. </p><p>Only when back on boat did the low become apparent. Corrected it with Gluco tablets and liquid. Missed second dive that day and did third with no problems. </p><p>On subsequent days no problems due to increasing protein greatly and a reduction in bolus. </p><p>Two bananas before each dive also gave energy for dive. </p><p></p><p>As Type 1’s there is very little we can’t do. We just have to think through how to do them. </p><p></p><p>General advice. TEST TEST and TEST. Then analyse data and adapt what we do!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Duncan Lord, post: 2700679, member: 544336"] Yes a drop whilst doing exercise is perfectly normal! Even humans without diabetes have sugar levels which go up and down. There are graphs showing this with Libre etc attached to a non diabetic. It is a case of trial and error. Getting to know your own body and how that reacts. Lowering basal before exercise helps or if that not possible reduce bolus for the meal before so your levels start to climb. Try not to exercise too much with IOB. Bolus (Fast acting Insulin ) tends to stay in body about 4 hours and has a peak efficiency between 1 and 2 hours. Have plenty of snacks available. Set your low alarm HIGH. 5.6 so you have wiggle room to correct that low. Keep checking on figures. As a foot note I went scuba diving this week for the first time in 4 years since diagnosis. ( just got the full medical back). On the first dive about three quarters way through my buoyancy went to pot and my breathing all over place. I had lost concentration but did not fully tie in BG. Only when back on boat did the low become apparent. Corrected it with Gluco tablets and liquid. Missed second dive that day and did third with no problems. On subsequent days no problems due to increasing protein greatly and a reduction in bolus. Two bananas before each dive also gave energy for dive. As Type 1’s there is very little we can’t do. We just have to think through how to do them. General advice. TEST TEST and TEST. Then analyse data and adapt what we do! [/QUOTE]
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