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<blockquote data-quote="Bebo321" data-source="post: 589575" data-attributes="member: 68730"><p>Hi Artemis,</p><p>Thanks for your input.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>It sounds as though you are already beginning to discover that insulin and exercise don't mix very well.</p><p>Really it's just a bit of a balancing act. The fact that previously, when you were exercising and not using insulin you would get higher blood glucose readings, suggests that you were just exercising at quite a high intensity. This is because when you raise your heart rate, it can cause a stress response in your body, which triggers your liver to release glucose into the bloodstream.</p><p>Exercise such as walking can actually be quite tricky when it comes to BG management, because it is not enough to raise your heart rate (and trigger a liver response) but it is enough for your muscles to burn through glycogen (their stored glucose stores), and begin to take glucose out of your bloodstream (hence the drop).</p><p>We'll try to get some info on the website that addresses these problems. Certainly we don't want you feeling scared about exercise.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite69" alt=":wideyed:" title="Wide Eyed :wideyed:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":wideyed:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bebo321, post: 589575, member: 68730"] Hi Artemis, Thanks for your input.:) It sounds as though you are already beginning to discover that insulin and exercise don't mix very well. Really it's just a bit of a balancing act. The fact that previously, when you were exercising and not using insulin you would get higher blood glucose readings, suggests that you were just exercising at quite a high intensity. This is because when you raise your heart rate, it can cause a stress response in your body, which triggers your liver to release glucose into the bloodstream. Exercise such as walking can actually be quite tricky when it comes to BG management, because it is not enough to raise your heart rate (and trigger a liver response) but it is enough for your muscles to burn through glycogen (their stored glucose stores), and begin to take glucose out of your bloodstream (hence the drop). We'll try to get some info on the website that addresses these problems. Certainly we don't want you feeling scared about exercise.:wideyed::) [/QUOTE]
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