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@citrusfrwuits. I don’t have a physical job but when I attended a DAFNE course last year there was a a couple of people that did have physical jobs (handyman/gardener). The general advice was to monitor which activities did what to your blood sugar and adjust your basal/bolus doses appropriately - of course specific dosage advice can’t be suggested in the forum but I would definitely discuss it with your Diabetic Nurse. Just an example - if they gardener found he was doing mainly mowing on a day he didnt need much adjustment - but if he was doing alot of lopping/pruning etc then he would significantly alter his dose. This needs alot of experimenting as different kinds of activity effect different people differently.
Hi everyone, new to the forum. I am just wondering if anyone else is T1 and does a physical job or is also a gardener. I was diagnosed 6months ago and I am trying to get back into work. I am finding I am constantly dropping bg and I am unable to keep it at a good level while working. I will either eat too much and bg will be high and will take awhile during working to bring it down or I snack to keep bringing it back up but finding I’m having to do it every half hour/hour. Any suggestions is appreciated.
I don’t have a physical job but use a cgm to monitor and react to changes as they happen while doing gardening or a sport. If my blood sugar needs to be raised a bit I find it helpful to have not just a sugary fix but something with protein and fat also to make the effect last longer, something like almond butter. You can get those little sachets to have in your pocket while you’re working, might help.
