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<blockquote data-quote="sugar2" data-source="post: 7723" data-attributes="member: 6681"><p>Hi Young,</p><p></p><p>Just to help explain the reply above (if you are in the UK). In France and the USA (and loads of other places I am sure) they have a different unit for measuring blood glucose. So, where you see 100 mg/dl, you need to divide number by 18 to get it into mmol/litre...which may be more familiar if you are in the UK.</p><p></p><p>My advice would be</p><p>a. Make sure that you tell the person looking after the gym that you are diabetic</p><p>b. Test your blood sugar before hand, and like Charlotte says, as long as it is not low already, you should be OK.</p><p>c. Take some glucose tablets/sweets/sugary drink with you. If you do feel a bit hypo, stop, and have something to eat. Don't strat to exercise again until you feel OK. </p><p>d. Don't panic. Going to the gym or exercise is a fantastic thing to do...you just need to be prepared. If you are worried that you don't know what a hypo feels like, then test your blood regularly throughout your exercise...it will do now harm to suggest that if it drops to 4, then have a digestive biscuit or something, just to see you right.</p><p></p><p>Exercise does lower your blood sugar...and for many of us, this can be a good thing! The important thing is to be prepared...but don't panic and have too many extra carbohydrates "just in case".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sugar2, post: 7723, member: 6681"] Hi Young, Just to help explain the reply above (if you are in the UK). In France and the USA (and loads of other places I am sure) they have a different unit for measuring blood glucose. So, where you see 100 mg/dl, you need to divide number by 18 to get it into mmol/litre...which may be more familiar if you are in the UK. My advice would be a. Make sure that you tell the person looking after the gym that you are diabetic b. Test your blood sugar before hand, and like Charlotte says, as long as it is not low already, you should be OK. c. Take some glucose tablets/sweets/sugary drink with you. If you do feel a bit hypo, stop, and have something to eat. Don't strat to exercise again until you feel OK. d. Don't panic. Going to the gym or exercise is a fantastic thing to do...you just need to be prepared. If you are worried that you don't know what a hypo feels like, then test your blood regularly throughout your exercise...it will do now harm to suggest that if it drops to 4, then have a digestive biscuit or something, just to see you right. Exercise does lower your blood sugar...and for many of us, this can be a good thing! The important thing is to be prepared...but don't panic and have too many extra carbohydrates "just in case". [/QUOTE]
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