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Type 1 Insulin resistance due to exercise??!

CathieT

CathieT

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Hi all,
Since the beginning of May I have been working out a lot more than normal, doing a 10min HIIT and 1hr Elliptical most days (occasional rest day) and I am finding all of a sudden that when I take my novorapid in the morning it’s not bringing my sugars down....only exercise will bring them down. I’m using the same ratio of insulin to carbs as I was before I was so active but it doesn’t touch my bgls! Anyone else experienced this? Thanks in advance x
 
CathieT said:
Hi all,
Since the beginning of May I have been working out a lot more than normal, doing a 10min HIIT and 1hr Elliptical most days (occasional rest day) and I am finding all of a sudden that when I take my novorapid in the morning it’s not bringing my sugars down....only exercise will bring them down. I’m using the same ratio of insulin to carbs as I was before I was so active but it doesn’t touch my bgls! Anyone else experienced this? Thanks in advance x
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Cathie - it could be worthwhile outlining what the changes in your bloods actually are, and how high they get when you're doing this?
 
CathieT said:
Hi all,
Since the beginning of May I have been working out a lot more than normal, doing a 10min HIIT and 1hr Elliptical most days (occasional rest day) and I am finding all of a sudden that when I take my novorapid in the morning it’s not bringing my sugars down....only exercise will bring them down. I’m using the same ratio of insulin to carbs as I was before I was so active but it doesn’t touch my bgls! Anyone else experienced this? Thanks in advance x
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What's the timing relationship between breakfast/injections/HIIT?

Are you saying that Novorapid doesn't work at any time of day, or just in the mornings?
 
urbanracer said:
What's the timing relationship between breakfast/injections/HIIT?

Are you saying that Novorapid doesn't work at any time of day, or just in the mornings?
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Hey, I’m finding that my novorapid doesn’t work effectively at any time of day at the moment, for example - I did a 10min HIIT, 1hr cross trainer and 30mins yoga this afternoon, my blood sugars were a little high just before dinner but it has been an hour since taking my insulin and my blood sugars have spiked and lingered around 17mmol/L. In the mornings the same happens and even a few hours post insulin my blood sugars have been around 15mmol/L until I exercise. I’m finding my novorapid is less effective at the moment - when I started working out a lot I found that my body was super sensitive to insulin (which is normal) but just recently I’ve found that the only thing that will bring down my bgls is exercise :(
 
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