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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted Account" data-source="post: 1526893"><p>Exercise and diabetes do not have a simple relationship.</p><p>In general, exercise make our bodies use insulin more efficiently. </p><p>However, if we are stressing our bodies, we need more insulin. </p><p>As a result, when I start a new exercise, my BG goes up but, once I become used to it, my BG goes down. </p><p>Always, my BG reduces a few hours later. </p><p></p><p>It is difficult to make recommendations for your exercise because it depends on your body, your diabetes and your fitness: heavy to one person is as light as a feather to the next, fast to one person is as slow as a snail to the next, a long exercise to one person is a quick sprint to the next. </p><p></p><p>As with all new things with diabetes, the trick is lots of testing. Test before you start, test half way through (or between your Circuit and Trike session), test when you finish, test an hour later ... and test if you feel "odd". Keep your hypo treatment with you during your exercise, just in case. </p><p></p><p>At first it may seem daunting but, as someone who exercises a lot, I find it is definitely worth it for both physical and mental value.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted Account, post: 1526893"] Exercise and diabetes do not have a simple relationship. In general, exercise make our bodies use insulin more efficiently. However, if we are stressing our bodies, we need more insulin. As a result, when I start a new exercise, my BG goes up but, once I become used to it, my BG goes down. Always, my BG reduces a few hours later. It is difficult to make recommendations for your exercise because it depends on your body, your diabetes and your fitness: heavy to one person is as light as a feather to the next, fast to one person is as slow as a snail to the next, a long exercise to one person is a quick sprint to the next. As with all new things with diabetes, the trick is lots of testing. Test before you start, test half way through (or between your Circuit and Trike session), test when you finish, test an hour later ... and test if you feel "odd". Keep your hypo treatment with you during your exercise, just in case. At first it may seem daunting but, as someone who exercises a lot, I find it is definitely worth it for both physical and mental value. [/QUOTE]
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