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Spikes after Sport

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Sawds said:
I was diagnosed type 2 about 4 weeks ago and have managed to consistently got my levels down to between 4.5 and 6.5 since then by cutting out a lot of carbs from my diet.

I am 34, not overweight and have always been active and fairly sporty but my diet I have to admit has probably let me down. Although not anymore as the perk of this condition is it has made me far more healthy than when it comes to food than I have ever been.

I am a little concerned though as hockey season has started again and as something that I have done for over 20 years I do not want to stop. My issue is that after I have played my levels spike (15.6 and 10.4 straight after playing), is this normal? I know that Adrenalin can affect levels and I am pretty competitive!! I do find that my levels drop to normal within and hour but the problem then is that they continue to drop to hypo range! Before diagnosis I think I had this problem as quite often an hour and a half after playing I would have what I know now is hypo symptoms which I would treat by binging on sweet treats until I felt normal. I have a sandwich now and in a way pre-diagnosis experience has actually helped my with hypos but my question is has anyone else had the same issue after high intensity exercise? I do not plan to give it up but wondered whether there is any way of reducing the spikes or preventing the hypos?
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Max Domi - NHL Hockey player is a Type 1 and I believe he wears a pump when he plays. Always wondered how the pump can withstand the hard physical contact of hockey but from what I was told he requires it because most hockey players are on for only a couple of minutes at a time - skate, hit and play like crazy and then are back on the bench with the next line change - talking about Adrenalin. He must use a special pump - getting hit by a puck that's going over 100 Km per Hour or getting crushed along the boards - gotta be a specially designed equipped pump.

I played as a kid - no pumps back in those days - so I never had an idea as to where my BG levels were at. Another hockey player who I always looked up too as did Max Domi was Bobby Clarke. He didn;t use a pump either and probably just went with it.

Anyway, interesting article on Max Domi - kind of like the part about his Helper Dog.

http://insulinnation.com/living/max-domi-an-nhl-hockey-player-with-type-1/
 
fletchweb said:
Max Domi - NHL Hockey player is a Type 1 and I believe he wears a pump when he plays. Always wondered how the pump can withstand the hard physical contact of hockey but from what I was told he requires it because most hockey players are on for only a couple of minutes at a time - skate, hit and play like crazy and then are back on the bench with the next line change - talking about Adrenalin. He must use a special pump - getting hit by a puck that's going over 100 Km per Hour or getting crushed along the boards - gotta be a specially designed equipped pump.

I played as a kid - no pumps back in those days - so I never had an idea as to where my BG levels were at. Another hockey player who I always looked up too as did Max Domi was Bobby Clarke. He didn;t use a pump either and probably just went with it.

Anyway, interesting article on Max Domi - kind of like the part about his Helper Dog.

http://insulinnation.com/living/max-domi-an-nhl-hockey-player-with-type-1/
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Very interesting. I have great admiration for people who overcome difficulties to play at the top level. I lived in Montreal for a few months many years ago and watched the Canadiens play a few times. Being there really alerted me to the speed and physicality of the sport. (Wayne Gretzky was the talk of the town at the time). Gary Mabbut was an English soccer player with type 1 who played for his country.

Having played various sports to a reasonable standard in my younger days and understanding what a 'fix' it was, I really hope you can find a way to continue to give it your best Sawds. Good luck.
 
I said I would update so here goes. I never really trusted the big spikes I got (up to 15) when running about 6 weeks ago wearing my libra and that may have been warranted. I put a new libra on a couple days ago. While I did not go really hard today I was close and my HR was in the 140s-150s range for 45 minutes (when I go really hard I am 150s-160s). I started out with a BG in the 6s and I got into the 9s at peak. About 1.5 hours after the run and one hour after eating breakfast I was back in the 6s so I’m quite happy with that.

I’m going to run on the treadmill later this week and will sit in the 150’s for about 45 minutes and see how that comes out. If that is OK I will do a full hour.

The last sensor I wore seemed to spike with heat (e.g. shower, a jacket and I think exercise) sometimes the software would correct it and sometimes not.

So not sure I will be able to offer any advice here as to what works for me. I usually run mornings so am sort of relived not to try taking a vodka shot at 530am! I guess it is possible my body is adjusting now that I am a few months into diagnosis/low carb or it may not have been real to begin with. In any case I’m stoked and hope you can find something that works for you.
 
yep, you will get a high result after sports. If you are bored one day test every 10 minutes and watch them drop till back to normal range. Do this a few times and you will work out when the ideal time to test post sport is.

My experience are from skydiving, climbing and mountain biking. Please be careful as I tested and found I was at 6.5 post a skydive, 30 minutes later when the excitement wore off I was at 4.5. I would not have eaten at 6.5 but the 4.5 is for me time to eat something so I do not make mistakes which can be fatal. Sounds all a but dramatic but it's what I had to do to keep doing the sports I love.

Never give up, work out how to make it work for you.
 
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