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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wilky" data-source="post: 107935" data-attributes="member: 23365">Interesting stuff. I don't find its a problem when doing small time exercise like cycling or swimming for 30 mins or so. If its full on during that time, then starting in the realms of 6/7/8 I can go hypo (for me that means anything under 4), so I'll tend to aim to be 9/10 ish. After exercise, if I'm going hypo, I need to take on more carbs than I'd like to to get back up again. It can end up starting a series of swings of highs and lows.When I go surfing, and can be in the sea for 2 or more hours at a time, I need to be about 13-15 to be safe - a hypo in the waves ain't fun! I also need to have not eaten for at least half an hour or I'll end up throwing up - so eating just before heading into the sea to "feed" the glucose demand on my body isn't an option as the carbs are dumped = hypo.I read above that exercising with a bs of 10+ is a bad idea and I agree (lots of scratchy sugars tearing away at the blood vessels) but I don't see another option.Has anyone read about how people deal with this kind of thing? I mean coping with gym, squash, swimming baths etc is one thing but longer intense sessions like with surfing, marathon training etc etc is another. Maybe carrying a small bottle of high glucose for top ups? But that is likely to get thrown up in the sea.</blockquote>

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