Managing exercise and insulin

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I used to run, a lot. Usually 5 miles every other evening. But plantar fasciitis when I was 52 put paid to that.
Fortunately I could still cycle without pain, & live in Dartmoor, (not HMP!).
As I get older and exercise less, my diabetic control is more akin to herding cats.
There is definitely the ability to "get in the groove" with my diabetes.
If I can keep my blood sugars tight for a week, then suddenly it will fall into a slot of greatly reduced insulin doses.
From say 2 doses of 8 units at work and barely eating, to 1 dose of 3 units and having to eat like a pig to keep from hypoing. This will be the new regime until something happens, like a cold, and then the diabetes will wriggle back out of the box again, needing another bout of lion taming to shove it back in the box.
The CGM monitors are facinating in showing how bizarre and quirky diabetic blood control can be.
Anyway, yes, exercise is good for diabetes, just don't die of a hypo when doing it.

This is exactly what happens to me. I am constantly reducing/increasing my insulin to battle hypos and hypers. Then suddenly I'm on a green plateau with a slightly undulating line then off we go again. It's exhausting. I tried eating the same things for a few days, injecting the same amounts and having the same amount of physical activity. My sugar was up and down one day, stable the next, nightime hypos or not. Now my doctor is telling me that my stress levels are causing this and that I should talk to a therapist. I think the stress is coming from the feeling of riding some kind of wild beast blindfolded, and guess what? No hands!