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<blockquote data-quote="Circuspony" data-source="post: 1585777" data-attributes="member: 432241"><p>I've only been diagnosed for about 8 weeks now and have found exercise the most challenging thing to sort out. Its not even 'big' exercise (like running or something really aerobic), but I have 2 horses and have found I have to be really careful otherwise the woozy head & shaky hands hits in the middle of a field. I had a feeling I was very sensitive to exercise as they treated me as a type 2 for a few weeks and my blood sugars would drop A LOT after hauling wheelbarrows around even though I didn't have any insulin on board.</p><p></p><p>The first week of taking insulin showed me pretty quickly that I needed to back off on the breakfast dosage otherwise I'd be hypo by 10am. I now rarely take any more than 1/2 unit with breakfast - I'd rather run high for an hour.</p><p></p><p>We've just come back from Spain and did a couple of walks of around 10km. After the first one led to me having a whole afternoon of not being able to get my numbers up above 5 (I'd hit 5 and then 30 mins later the shaking would start again), I decided that walk # 2 I'd just go in with high BG readings. It was 12 at the beginning of the walk and 6.1 by the time we stopped for lunch. It was a hot day and a hilly route, but it goes to show that any exercise is good for you even walking!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Circuspony, post: 1585777, member: 432241"] I've only been diagnosed for about 8 weeks now and have found exercise the most challenging thing to sort out. Its not even 'big' exercise (like running or something really aerobic), but I have 2 horses and have found I have to be really careful otherwise the woozy head & shaky hands hits in the middle of a field. I had a feeling I was very sensitive to exercise as they treated me as a type 2 for a few weeks and my blood sugars would drop A LOT after hauling wheelbarrows around even though I didn't have any insulin on board. The first week of taking insulin showed me pretty quickly that I needed to back off on the breakfast dosage otherwise I'd be hypo by 10am. I now rarely take any more than 1/2 unit with breakfast - I'd rather run high for an hour. We've just come back from Spain and did a couple of walks of around 10km. After the first one led to me having a whole afternoon of not being able to get my numbers up above 5 (I'd hit 5 and then 30 mins later the shaking would start again), I decided that walk # 2 I'd just go in with high BG readings. It was 12 at the beginning of the walk and 6.1 by the time we stopped for lunch. It was a hot day and a hilly route, but it goes to show that any exercise is good for you even walking! [/QUOTE]
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