sport

  1. Leo_pro

    Free Style Libre sensor meets sweat/sports

    Hi you all, I'm a Diabetic for over 20 years now and I have always done lots of sports. Since using the FreeStyle Libre and getting it going with intense training sessions (Basketball), I can't help but notice that my sensors keep falling off. Some of them within a day after the initial...
  2. James1993

    Omnipod in Contact Sports

    Hi all, I'm a T1 Diabetic that plays rugby whilst wearing the Omnipod and Freestyle Libre sensor. I've spent the last 3 years trying to find the best way to keep my pump attached to me whilst I play rugby. Does anybody else have a similar issue? And what do you do to secure it? I'm currently...
  3. T

    Getting high glucose after intense exercises

    Hi Everyone with DT1 :) I've been experiencing a strange reaction in my glucose levels after my 1 hour intense exercises. I'm doing step aerobics which is quite intense, but doesn't take too long. In the recent times (like in the past 10 years...) I experience that my glucose level goes quickly...
  4. A

    Freestyle Libre and swimming

    Hello! Has anyone tried swimming for longer than 30minutes with the Libre and found it still works after? I’m wondering if the guidance is about the sticky surround not lasting, or the sensor itself. My son broke my heart when I said he just wants me to be able to stay in the pool with him for...
  5. L

    T1 Climbing - A Way to Athleticism

    Hey all, My first post here! I'm a T1 of nine years and I've been climbing for four years. I want to share this because it's given me total control over my diabetes. Much like any other sport, it's a commitment, but it's taken me to an incredible point in my life, where diabetes never has...
  6. D

    T1 and competing in intense sports

    Hi, I am a 23yr old male who has been T1 for about 18months. I compete in Gaelic Football at a relatively high standard but find it very difficult managing my glucose levels. The sport is 30-35 minutes a half, and so is more intense than say football. Because of this, my BS levels can go from 6...
  7. Chrisevans23

    Sports and freestyle libr?

    hi all Tried searching but can’t find another thread on this. Have had my libre in 12 days today so near end of cycle but got ripped out of arm playing football (soccer for you non uk people) this evening. Does anyone have any recommendations for stopping this next time? I have found my self a...
  8. T

    Type 1 High blood sugars during football matches

    I've started wearing the freestyle libre and am getting much better info on my blood sugar ups and downs. I play football once /twice a week and during matches my blood sugars always shoot up (towards 20.0 mmol/l) and I can't seem to work out why. Having tried varying breakfasts (I usually play...
  9. D

    Exercising with Diabetes (any advice???)

    Hi Diabetes family, I am quite a new diabetic at around 6 months since being first diagnosed, I've put my weight back on, currently my normal weight before being struck with diabetes and my b/g levels have been great with my Hba1c dropping from a 146 to a 46 from October to January. Now, I...
  10. Alexandra100

    Keto diet = no/few hypos?

    Dr Troy Stapleton is a T1 radiologist and cyclist. In this lecture he describes how much he hated having hypos, and how his bg levels have flattened since he started eating a keto diet, with hypos rare and no need to consume carbs on long bike rides. He also recounts similar stories from other...