Cold weather

[Mark_Goldenfield_]

I work outside and when it's really cold my blood sugars drop rapidly . Does any body else have a similar problem

 

[TheScribbler]

Yes, I find that both very hot and very cold weather affects my blood sugars. I reckon my body must react to the cold a bit like as if I were taking exercise.

 

[yingtong]

Yes Mark,I have exactly the same reaction.

 

[Mark_Goldenfield_]

It can be annoying when your busy and your blood sugars are playing up

 

[Dashing.]

i don't see a difference with mine during cold weather, but in the summer depending i can be low a lot going back 2 years ago when my German family came over i was always low so got to eat lots of ice cream without injecting =D

 

[superdom]

I have gone whole weeks without taking ANY insulin while on holiday in hot countries. I have relatives living in Southern Spain. The first couple of holidays there meant I was living off sugary drinks while trying to balance food and insulin until I realised insulin was not helping my diabetes (a strange thing I know).
In cold countries I normally ski. This requires a huge reduction in insulin too.

 

[Mark_Goldenfield_]

Thanks for feed back Guys

 

[Mrs Vimes]

Is it because you use more energy to stay warm as if you were exercising?

 

[Mark_Goldenfield_]

Yes I think the cold uses a lot of your energy thus sugar levels go lower unfortunately

 

[Mark_Goldenfield_]

It can be a pain when you are working as you have got to stop to sort them out

 

[Juicyj]

Keep a bag of jelly babies in your pocket, I do this when skiing as I am always going low then. As Mrs Vimes said you burn more energy in the cold

 

[Mark_Goldenfield_]

Jelly babies work quickly