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dbeattie

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Hello I am 43 and diagnosed type 1 four years ago. I seem to have been in the honeymoon period up to about 9 months ago. About two years ago I took up indoor (wall) climbing. I wanted to get fitter again and it was something that I had enjoyed in my youth. I took advice from my specialist nurse and everything went well until about a month ago. I now find that I can only do 3-4 climbs (about half an hour) whereas before I could do 10+ over a two hour period. I suspect that this might be to do with the last remnants of the honeymoon period being over. I am toying with the idea of taking lots more lucozade etc with me and injecting through the exercise period.

How have others coped with 1-2 hour periods of extreme exercise?

Thanks

Dave
 
For a long bike ride or run in the morning I'll cut my basal dose back by half, and will only have one unit novorapid with breakfast.

I'll then eat/drink about 60g carb per hour, a bit less for running, adn at the following meal will again have a lower novorapid dose by about 50%.

When I say long ride I'm talking 2hrs plus, long run is 90 mins plus.

I'll typically test every 45 minutes while doing it.

I haven't tried long runs/rides in the afternoon/evening yet.

Exercise makes you more insulin sensitive, so you need to cut back rather than inject more. Have you read Think Like a Pancreas, or the ADA's Handbook of Exercise in Diabetes? Both worthwhile
 
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