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type 1 and the gym

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tattoogirl

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Type of diabetes
Type 1

Hi everybody I'm 47years old type 1.
Having nightmare with the gym and hypos etc.
tried the gym for about 8 months and eventully gave up.
is there any type 1's out there who can share their eating plans
which they use with success with the gym.

Don't know if Im allowed to put this on here sorry if its not allowed
Im in Watford Herts would anybody meet for a coffee in a public place
and give me some pointers ? I hate the condition and try to get it right,
but get so disheartened with highs and lows . Thanks for reading
 
Hi tattoo girl, I found its the old fashioned way of test, test, test when I do something new.
Then I correct with sugar tablets or a swig of lucozade as needed. I also carry disgustingly dry oat biscuits (7g of carbs) if needed as an emergency.
I test at the start then every 15 minutes ish if doing cardio.
I'm on a pump so I'll also reduce by 50% for 30 minutes before.
If I'm doing hiit or weights my sugars go up so I correct with a bolus, small amounts as needed and often increase my basal for 50% for 30 minutes before and sometimes after.
I walk round the gym with all my gear in a little boot bag. I don't care what I look like as long as I know I'm safe.
Hope this helps?

And I'm 45.
 
Hi @tattoogirl, sadly, @Mrs Vimes is totally correct. It's a case of learning. I weight train in the gym 3x per week and have had to work it all out.

The best thing to do to start is either to take glucose tabs in with you and prepare to correct when you feel yourself going low, start a bit higher or reduce your bolus insulin at the meal beforehand, if you will train within three hours of the dose. Then it is test test test...
 
Yep, I'm a Type 1 and go to the gym. When you exercise your muscle cells increase the number of insulin receptors at the cells surface. This means you need less insulin to carry the glucose into your cells. Therefore, if you don't decrease your dose of insulin, you will certainly get hypos.

Consider buying the book Think Like a Pancreas, it has got tables in there that let you calculate the change in insulin dose according to duration and intensity of exercise.

I adjust my Lantus and my Novorapid, but I'd start off just adjusting your Novorapid first. Stick to one variable at a time. If I eat after exercise, I decrease my Novorapid by half.
 
catherinecherub said:
Hi @tattoogirl and welcome to the forum.

I will bump your post up for a reply.
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Thanks all for the replies... I go in stages one min Im totally focused the next cant be doing it.... so much planning and adjusting... I get fed up with the hypos after, Ive done DAFNE so I should be more on the ball.... I wish there was a diabetic trainer who totally understands... Hate going to they gym, then hypo then having to eat... ... so need to tone up don't really want to loose anyweight... so its all about the food and exercise... It just all feels like a big black hole !!!!
 
Thanks all for the replies... I go in stages one min Im totally focused the next cant be doing it.... so much planning and adjusting... I get fed up with the hypos after, Ive done DAFNE so I should be more on the ball.... I wish there was a diabetic trainer who totally understands... Hate going to they gym, then hypo then having to eat... ... so need to tone up don't really want to loose anyweight... so its all about the food and exercise... It just all feels like a big black hole !!!!
 


thank you for taking time to reply... I will look out for the book
 
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