The man with the disappearing Type 1. An update...

[Bon83]

I get it too. Some days - usually for a period of a few days at a time - I need to,eat silly amounts of food to keep my sugars up. I've also noticed that when I have a cold, my sugars stay low and need lots of food. I used to wonder if the cold distracted my immune system away from my islet cells briefly : D

Interestingly, I also need to,eat large amounts of carbs to do,gardening - even a few minutes of very, very gentle weeding. I thought this was some daft thing that affected just me, but at a clinic some years ago, I met a Type 1 who,said he found that too. He surmised it was the action of bending over and that that might stimulate the pancreas in some way. I don't know about that, but I've noticed it so many times and even done multiple blood tests and carb counts to prove it, so it's definitely a real effect whatever the cause.

Gardening, housework and walking leisurely - they have a real lowering effect. There could be a really good scientific reason but I can't think of it - but I need to he careful with light activity.

 

[azure]

Gardening, housework and walking leisurely - they have a real lowering effect. There could be a really good scientific reason but I can't think of it - but I need to he careful with light activity.

I can kneel in one place gently pulling up tiny weeds for a few minutes and my blood sugar will plunge. It's utterly weird.

If only we knew what was happening and could bottle it as a cure : D

I do think many Type 1s have more remaining/functional beta cells than we'd think.

 

[db89]

I can kneel in one place gently pulling up tiny weeds for a few minutes and my blood sugar will plunge. It's utterly weird.

If only we knew what was happening and could bottle it as a cure : D

I do think many Type 1s have more remaining/functional beta cells than we'd think.

I've just discovered this phenomenon today @azure removing weeds from the driveway. I've been snacking all afternoon chasing low 4s and still hypo'd!

Like you say, utterly weird.

 

[isjoberg]

I can kneel in one place gently pulling up tiny weeds for a few minutes and my blood sugar will plunge. It's utterly weird.

If only we knew what was happening and could bottle it as a cure : D

I do think many Type 1s have more remaining/functional beta cells than we'd think.

This is going to sound really new wavey but my mother mentioned that the moves in yoga with twisting your body helps to stimulate your organs and supposedly helps clear out toxins (not sure if there is a scientific basis to this...) but sounds very similar! Maybe I will do my own test, start doing Russian twists and see if it brings my blood sugar down!