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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Pump
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- Commuting, overcrowded spaces, especially after the arrival of covid-19...
I am fairly unfit and definitely not an athlete, but I try to take 2 HIT style sessions a week with an experienced personal trainer (has other Type 1 clients). Short sessions 30 min of weights/resistance circuits plus about 15 min warmup/cool down strecthing. Purpose is to build muscle and hopefully strengthen bone (I have borderline osteoporosis).
These are morning sessions before breakfast and I will cancel if fasting BG is below 5.0. But without fail my BG rises post HIT exercise - definitely suffering adrenaline induced glucose dumps. Yesterday was a slightly extreme example - pre-exercise 7.9, post exercise and still pre-breakfast up to 18.3! Highest I've seen in a long time. Breakfast is typically 15-20g carbs. Even with correction doses I was still high at 13.3 four hours later. Back to normal levels by the evening.
When I motivate myself to consistently add in more aerobic exercise - walking, jogging, etc then my insulin sensitivity goes up and I can reduce my basal (Levemir 2x/day). I am not willing to give up high intensity training, so interested if anyone has a strategy to increase short acting to allow for the exercise induced glucose dump? I have good hypo awareness and do test regularly post exercise to look out for any rapid switch to a hypo state.
Looking for ideas!
These are morning sessions before breakfast and I will cancel if fasting BG is below 5.0. But without fail my BG rises post HIT exercise - definitely suffering adrenaline induced glucose dumps. Yesterday was a slightly extreme example - pre-exercise 7.9, post exercise and still pre-breakfast up to 18.3! Highest I've seen in a long time. Breakfast is typically 15-20g carbs. Even with correction doses I was still high at 13.3 four hours later. Back to normal levels by the evening.
When I motivate myself to consistently add in more aerobic exercise - walking, jogging, etc then my insulin sensitivity goes up and I can reduce my basal (Levemir 2x/day). I am not willing to give up high intensity training, so interested if anyone has a strategy to increase short acting to allow for the exercise induced glucose dump? I have good hypo awareness and do test regularly post exercise to look out for any rapid switch to a hypo state.
Looking for ideas!