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Gym and less carbs

Stevenleslie10

Stevenleslie10

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi all ,
I have been diabetic for over 10 years now. I am 21 and have started to go to the gym 5/6 times a week doing weight training with a lot of high intensity classes too (metafit etc) I am trying to lower my carb intake to try and lose some body fat. This is where the problems begin, with all the training I'm doing and a cut in carb intake I'm experiencing quite a few hypos. Mainly through the night. can anyone suggest what I can do? Or been in the situation before.

Help appreciated

Steven
 
I'm doing the same pretty much just lowering insulin doses and possibly taking insulin little and often.. Take a couple glucose tablets before bed?? This is what I have done I no longer having frequent hypos...


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I would lower your basal rate a bit. I used to do this when on MDI by a couple of units (I wasn't taking very much basal insulin). That's the best thing to adjust if your levels are dropping in the night. It will be a bit of trial and error so adjust slowly to get it correct. Also look on the exercise threads on here as I'm sure there's lots of info on adjusting levels and problems with exercise.




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Have about half your usual dose of quick acting insulin with the meal either just before or just after your exercise and I find having a banana before bed helps stop the drops in the night. I suffered from this a lit when I first started back at the gym and this seems to work. Your body will still be burning sugar for about 12 hours after you exercise so make sure you have a sugary drink while you work out you may go up a bit during the workout but it will come down gradually.

Lucy
 
The first thing you HAVE to do after the gym is EAT but healthy ;) and lower your basal till you see you sugar is stabilised
 
Reduce insulin as already said, also be mindful that when you lose weight your insulin requirements will change and you'll need less insulin, being overweight (not saying you are btw) can lead to insulin resistance which in turn leads to higher insulin usage.
 
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