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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ganna10" data-source="post: 956307" data-attributes="member: 204462">Hi Topher, my sugar before the dive was at alway at around 200 mg/mol and afterwards it didn't go down too much, normally to about 160 mg/mol after 50 mins of diving. I was told to go into the water with at least 180 mg/mol and to preferably have as little fast-acting insulin (I take Novo Rapid) in my body as possible before the dive. Other than making sure my blood sugar was in a good state I didn't eat anything special. But I did drink a lot, as dehydration is quite common when diving too.The main cause of a hypo during a dive might be that the body is using up a lot of energy to stay warm. The water temperature was quite nice so I guess I wasn't affected by that. Also, you should be aware of how your body reacts when it goes to lower depths, as it could be similar to the signs of a hypo.Had you done some diving before your diagnosis? That was the case with me, I've been type 1 for a year now and got my open water license 3 years ago.</blockquote>

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