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- Type of diabetes
- Other
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi all,
I get married next year so I have started a fitness regime. I am doing HIIT workouts 4-5 times a week which I LOVE.
I am having some problems with managing the diabetes with it though...
During the class I often start at 5 or 6 but after 30 minutes I am 12 - 14. I then come home and inject for dinner on my usual 1:10 ratio and do not correct the high. Usually around midnight - 1am I then have a hypo and treat with a few sweets.
I have tried injecting 1-2 units before the class to try to stop the highs but it makes no difference. So I wonder if I need to up my basal?
I understand from the PTs at the gym that when doing weight work (which we do a lot of) the muscles dump glucose into the system - which is clearly causing the highs.
I wondered if anyone else has managed to curb these highs when training? Or whether I am worrying about nothing? My latest a1c was 50, so I have relatively good control but I really want to get it even lower!
look forward to hearing any tips
I get married next year so I have started a fitness regime. I am doing HIIT workouts 4-5 times a week which I LOVE.
I am having some problems with managing the diabetes with it though...
During the class I often start at 5 or 6 but after 30 minutes I am 12 - 14. I then come home and inject for dinner on my usual 1:10 ratio and do not correct the high. Usually around midnight - 1am I then have a hypo and treat with a few sweets.
I have tried injecting 1-2 units before the class to try to stop the highs but it makes no difference. So I wonder if I need to up my basal?
I understand from the PTs at the gym that when doing weight work (which we do a lot of) the muscles dump glucose into the system - which is clearly causing the highs.
I wondered if anyone else has managed to curb these highs when training? Or whether I am worrying about nothing? My latest a1c was 50, so I have relatively good control but I really want to get it even lower!
look forward to hearing any tips