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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
Hello
I’m a type one and have been since I was 4yrs old... I’m now 33! Nice to connect with you! It’s also my first ever post in a forum so please bear with me if I’m missing information I should be writing in here to help explain my question...
I have a question and can’t seem to find any information on this online...
So I have enjoyed running for many years, I’m not a professional or anything! But it’s one of my favourite forms of exercise so I tend to stick with it.
To give you background, when I was a lot younger, whenever I would do any kind of exercise I would always need some form of sugar (like juice and a biscuit) prior to exercising otherwise my blood sugars would drop. As I got older, and approx 5-7 years ago I stopped needing any sugar (or something very minimal) before running and my blood sugars seemed to be fine.
However, recently (maybe last 6months to year) I’ve noticed that my blood sugar seems to increase whilst running! It’s got worse more recently. This isn’t something I’ve ever heard of (although I don’t actually know many diabetics). For example, before running my blood sugar could be 8 but after running (say 45mins of exercise including uphill) it’s shot up to 18!!! This tends to happen if I run in the morning before breakfast.
I have the Freestyle Libre so I know I’m not having a hypo and then shooting up. It actually just increases from 8 to 18 in 45mins!!!
My HB tends to range between 7-8. Not perfect but as good as I can get it for now. So a blood sugar of 18 is not something I have usually, and it actually makes me really tired and out of breath, which ruins my workout. I’ve even tried 2 units of fast acting insulin before running but it actually makes no difference.
I’ve tried speaking my nurse but they haven’t actually given me much of an answer other than blood sugars can increase early morning naturally and that I should increase my background insulin. For context my background insulin is split into 2 doses - I take half in the morning and half at night.
Has anyone ever had or heard of this problem? I wonder if it something to do with adrenaline release. Any ideas would be great as I am really confused with what to do or who to talk to and it’s actually upsetting me!!!
Thanks so much in advance
Evey
I’m a type one and have been since I was 4yrs old... I’m now 33! Nice to connect with you! It’s also my first ever post in a forum so please bear with me if I’m missing information I should be writing in here to help explain my question...
I have a question and can’t seem to find any information on this online...
So I have enjoyed running for many years, I’m not a professional or anything! But it’s one of my favourite forms of exercise so I tend to stick with it.
To give you background, when I was a lot younger, whenever I would do any kind of exercise I would always need some form of sugar (like juice and a biscuit) prior to exercising otherwise my blood sugars would drop. As I got older, and approx 5-7 years ago I stopped needing any sugar (or something very minimal) before running and my blood sugars seemed to be fine.
However, recently (maybe last 6months to year) I’ve noticed that my blood sugar seems to increase whilst running! It’s got worse more recently. This isn’t something I’ve ever heard of (although I don’t actually know many diabetics). For example, before running my blood sugar could be 8 but after running (say 45mins of exercise including uphill) it’s shot up to 18!!! This tends to happen if I run in the morning before breakfast.
I have the Freestyle Libre so I know I’m not having a hypo and then shooting up. It actually just increases from 8 to 18 in 45mins!!!
My HB tends to range between 7-8. Not perfect but as good as I can get it for now. So a blood sugar of 18 is not something I have usually, and it actually makes me really tired and out of breath, which ruins my workout. I’ve even tried 2 units of fast acting insulin before running but it actually makes no difference.
I’ve tried speaking my nurse but they haven’t actually given me much of an answer other than blood sugars can increase early morning naturally and that I should increase my background insulin. For context my background insulin is split into 2 doses - I take half in the morning and half at night.
Has anyone ever had or heard of this problem? I wonder if it something to do with adrenaline release. Any ideas would be great as I am really confused with what to do or who to talk to and it’s actually upsetting me!!!
Thanks so much in advance
Evey