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- Type of diabetes
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- Insulin
Hello everyone,
I'm pretty new to this...
I'm a type 1 diabetic, have been for 15 years now. I'm currently 22 years old.
Me and my boyfriend decided to travel the world as soon as we graduated. So far we have been to Amsterdam, Thailand and we have been in Australia for the past year.
My diabetes has never been perfect but I've always been independent and confident in managing myself. I didn't realise how much of a pain travelling with diabetes would be in terms of the cost, carrying supplies, travel itself and the unexplained high and low blood sugars day to day.
Now, I'm in in need of some advice. I'm currently dieting- well to be honest my eating disorder is currently 'peaking' but that's a different story all together. In other words my carbs are lower and my excersize has increased.
My current days are:
Work 5am-11am in cold conditions.
11.30am- have a small protein based lunch.
1pm- Aprox 60 minute continuous swimming in the heat.
2-3pm- sunbathe
4pm- dinner
8pm- sleep
3am- low blood sugar
I haven't been injecting for my evening meal as I know I've been dropping everyday for the past week. Sometimes I'll inject a small dose for the 11am snack depending what it is.
I've lowered my evening levimir so in a few days that should hopefully kick in but I'm confused as despite the swimming and having no carbs my blood sugar will be fairly high before I go to bed which makes the drop even worse.
Any ideas? I know if I lower my morning levimir surely the evening blood reading will be even higher?
Oh and my bloods tend to rise in the heat and cold rather than drop, unless that can change?! But surely the rise during my sunbathing would be capped due to my swimming.
Apologies for the dull post I'd just love some ideas.
Thanks in advance,
Megan
I'm pretty new to this...
I'm a type 1 diabetic, have been for 15 years now. I'm currently 22 years old.
Me and my boyfriend decided to travel the world as soon as we graduated. So far we have been to Amsterdam, Thailand and we have been in Australia for the past year.
My diabetes has never been perfect but I've always been independent and confident in managing myself. I didn't realise how much of a pain travelling with diabetes would be in terms of the cost, carrying supplies, travel itself and the unexplained high and low blood sugars day to day.
Now, I'm in in need of some advice. I'm currently dieting- well to be honest my eating disorder is currently 'peaking' but that's a different story all together. In other words my carbs are lower and my excersize has increased.
My current days are:
Work 5am-11am in cold conditions.
11.30am- have a small protein based lunch.
1pm- Aprox 60 minute continuous swimming in the heat.
2-3pm- sunbathe
4pm- dinner
8pm- sleep
3am- low blood sugar
I haven't been injecting for my evening meal as I know I've been dropping everyday for the past week. Sometimes I'll inject a small dose for the 11am snack depending what it is.
I've lowered my evening levimir so in a few days that should hopefully kick in but I'm confused as despite the swimming and having no carbs my blood sugar will be fairly high before I go to bed which makes the drop even worse.
Any ideas? I know if I lower my morning levimir surely the evening blood reading will be even higher?
Oh and my bloods tend to rise in the heat and cold rather than drop, unless that can change?! But surely the rise during my sunbathing would be capped due to my swimming.
Apologies for the dull post I'd just love some ideas.
Thanks in advance,
Megan