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<blockquote data-quote="kev-w" data-source="post: 1620424" data-attributes="member: 452484"><p>Hi, I'm new here, I've had T1 since the early 80s, I managed to play amateur rugby & football back then but wouldn't have dared swim for fear of hypo, I could always seem to keep going at the sport but would often throw a sickie on a Monday due to high's & lows. These days I swim (safely) 3 or 4 times a week by raising my blood glucose to 12-14 and by swimming 1500m (breaststroke) in around 35 - 40mins I usually get out to find my blood's dropped to 6-8, sometimes I'll hypo but feel a weakening of my arms or cramp, the time of day & where I am on my Lantus & Humalog can affect this, the odd time my blood sugar will raise, which is annoying but that's life.</p><p>I also weight train, and aim for 4 sessions a week, I weigh 80kg but at 50 years old doubt I'll put any weight on, and by swimming I kind of make sure I won't.</p><p>I'd hoped to get a libre on prescription but it appears our CCG aren't funding them, but I doubt one would survive very long on my arm....</p><p></p><p>Edit: For management I'm finger pricking 10 time plus daily, and use between 2 - 4 Humalog injections thru the day with Lantus on a night, my hb1c was 52 last time, overall I have good control but can shift between 18 & 2.2 in a day some days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kev-w, post: 1620424, member: 452484"] Hi, I'm new here, I've had T1 since the early 80s, I managed to play amateur rugby & football back then but wouldn't have dared swim for fear of hypo, I could always seem to keep going at the sport but would often throw a sickie on a Monday due to high's & lows. These days I swim (safely) 3 or 4 times a week by raising my blood glucose to 12-14 and by swimming 1500m (breaststroke) in around 35 - 40mins I usually get out to find my blood's dropped to 6-8, sometimes I'll hypo but feel a weakening of my arms or cramp, the time of day & where I am on my Lantus & Humalog can affect this, the odd time my blood sugar will raise, which is annoying but that's life. I also weight train, and aim for 4 sessions a week, I weigh 80kg but at 50 years old doubt I'll put any weight on, and by swimming I kind of make sure I won't. I'd hoped to get a libre on prescription but it appears our CCG aren't funding them, but I doubt one would survive very long on my arm.... Edit: For management I'm finger pricking 10 time plus daily, and use between 2 - 4 Humalog injections thru the day with Lantus on a night, my hb1c was 52 last time, overall I have good control but can shift between 18 & 2.2 in a day some days. [/QUOTE]
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