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<blockquote data-quote="Bon83" data-source="post: 1447798" data-attributes="member: 397387"><p>Dear everyone commenting etc </p><p></p><p>I'm afraid I cannot offer any advice here as I am currently experiencing difficulties with running myself! I have always done exercise classes such as interval training, spinning and other things and I love swimming. Before being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about a year ago I was doing these classes with uncontrolled blood sugar and probably ketones - it was awful! Then I discovered insulin made it so much easier but I quickly learnt that it was dangerous when I had an awful hypo walking home from a Pilates class. Since then I probably run my blood sugar too high when exercising as I'm so afraid of being low. I got in a sort of routine with classes but then wanted to start running. I experienced the drop that running can provide even when you're rapid insulin should have worn off - 16 before 6 after, in the evening. However another time I went out with a reading about 15 ran very slow and laboriously then when I checked it was now 19 and rising no wonder I was slow. The current issue I am having is with surprise lows! I think it is very useful to know how much effect exercise and circulation boosts have on rapid insulin -I also seem to have issues with the after effect of running a full 24 hours later I dropped to 2.7 as I had too much rapid insulin at tea time and could not get it up for ages. I have tried having no insulin with a meal before a run but having no insulin in my system seems to make me very sluggish?</p><p></p><p>It is very comforting to know others have these struggles as I was beginning to think I needed to give up any hope of running a longer distance and certainly not off the beaten track as I hoped! The health officials I see don't seem to have much knowledge of serious exercising with insulin use so any advice here is much appreciated. I don't currently re fuel during runs but I think I'm going to have to-I get self conscious which I know is ridiculous testing using tabs etc. Also I want my running and exercise to keep weight down so don't want to have to eat all the time . I also take my long acting insulin at night it is called abasaglar - a lot of people on the forums seem to take it in the morning is that right? Thanks again for all your inspirational stories and making me feel I am not alone</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bon83, post: 1447798, member: 397387"] Dear everyone commenting etc I'm afraid I cannot offer any advice here as I am currently experiencing difficulties with running myself! I have always done exercise classes such as interval training, spinning and other things and I love swimming. Before being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about a year ago I was doing these classes with uncontrolled blood sugar and probably ketones - it was awful! Then I discovered insulin made it so much easier but I quickly learnt that it was dangerous when I had an awful hypo walking home from a Pilates class. Since then I probably run my blood sugar too high when exercising as I'm so afraid of being low. I got in a sort of routine with classes but then wanted to start running. I experienced the drop that running can provide even when you're rapid insulin should have worn off - 16 before 6 after, in the evening. However another time I went out with a reading about 15 ran very slow and laboriously then when I checked it was now 19 and rising no wonder I was slow. The current issue I am having is with surprise lows! I think it is very useful to know how much effect exercise and circulation boosts have on rapid insulin -I also seem to have issues with the after effect of running a full 24 hours later I dropped to 2.7 as I had too much rapid insulin at tea time and could not get it up for ages. I have tried having no insulin with a meal before a run but having no insulin in my system seems to make me very sluggish? It is very comforting to know others have these struggles as I was beginning to think I needed to give up any hope of running a longer distance and certainly not off the beaten track as I hoped! The health officials I see don't seem to have much knowledge of serious exercising with insulin use so any advice here is much appreciated. I don't currently re fuel during runs but I think I'm going to have to-I get self conscious which I know is ridiculous testing using tabs etc. Also I want my running and exercise to keep weight down so don't want to have to eat all the time . I also take my long acting insulin at night it is called abasaglar - a lot of people on the forums seem to take it in the morning is that right? Thanks again for all your inspirational stories and making me feel I am not alone [/QUOTE]
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