When watching a sporting event, do you think your blood glucose levels rise due to stress hormones?

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  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Never. I have severe hypoglycemic unawareness. No symptoms even at glucose levels of 40.
- 10 hours, 57 minutes ago
  
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  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Nope. Love my technology! Having it frees up so much mental bandwidth that I would otherwise have to spend on finger sticks, calculating insulin doses, figuring how much insulin on board, etc. Also, I love not carrying a purse with all that "stuff" everywhere I go - I put my license & credit card in my phone case and I'm hands-free. Absolute magic!
- 10 hours, 57 minutes ago
  
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  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Vacation? Sounds like a bad idea, to me.
- 10 hours, 58 minutes ago
  
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  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Being on a pump and CGM is not something I would want to be without no matter what. The only way I would ever consider it being a vacation a life long vacation is if I was cured of T1D.
- 10 hours, 58 minutes ago
  
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  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  What's the alternative? MDI? No thanks. That did not work well for me when I was Dx-ed 35 years ago. I have kept my old 770 Medtronic pump and some resivors & infusion sets to fall back on.
- 10 hours, 59 minutes ago
  
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  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Only when the pump or sensor fails & I'm not with the next replacement. Not really a vacation. (I've had them fail on vacation, too.)
- 10 hours, 59 minutes ago
  
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  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  as soon as T1D "takes a vacation", then I will too! ;)
- 11 hours, 57 minutes ago
  
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  On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
  It really depends on where I bottom out. 62 might take 15 minutes. 48 might take several hours. I’ve switched my low treatment from juice to Glow Gummies and my recoveries are both faster and more precise.
- 15 hours, 4 minutes ago
  
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  On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
  It varies significantly I can become hypo instead of hyper due to being sick at times.
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  On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
  For me, to become functional again after a hypo, it takes about a half an hour. But to fully recover, meaning that I feel like it hadn't happened, is now more than hour. Getting older has definitely expanded those timelines.
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  On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
  The older I get the longer it takes to recover. Luckily, I don’t have many lows now that I’m on a pump/CGM closed loop system.
- 15 hours, 56 minutes ago
  
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  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Only when the pump or sensor fails & I'm not with the next replacement. Not really a vacation. (I've had them fail on vacation, too.)
- 15 hours, 56 minutes ago
  
  lis be likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  as soon as T1D "takes a vacation", then I will too! ;)
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  On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
  For me, to become functional again after a hypo, it takes about a half an hour. But to fully recover, meaning that I feel like it hadn't happened, is now more than hour. Getting older has definitely expanded those timelines.
- 15 hours, 57 minutes ago
  
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  On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
  A really sticky low means it takes longer than usual for me to recover.
- 15 hours, 57 minutes ago
  
  lis be likes your comment at
  On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
  For me, to become functional again after a hypo, it takes about a half an hour. But to fully recover, meaning that I feel like it hadn't happened, is now more than hour. Getting older has definitely expanded those timelines.
- 15 hours, 57 minutes ago
  
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  On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
  The older I get the longer it takes to recover. Luckily, I don’t have many lows now that I’m on a pump/CGM closed loop system.
- 15 hours, 58 minutes ago
  
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  On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
  The older I get the longer it takes to recover. Luckily, I don’t have many lows now that I’m on a pump/CGM closed loop system.
- 16 hours, 4 minutes ago
  
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  On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
  A really sticky low means it takes longer than usual for me to recover.
- 16 hours, 4 minutes ago
  
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  On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
  For me, to become functional again after a hypo, it takes about a half an hour. But to fully recover, meaning that I feel like it hadn't happened, is now more than hour. Getting older has definitely expanded those timelines.
- 16 hours, 4 minutes ago
  
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  On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
  The older I get the longer it takes to recover. Luckily, I don’t have many lows now that I’m on a pump/CGM closed loop system.
- 16 hours, 4 minutes ago
  
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  On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
  It varies significantly I can become hypo instead of hyper due to being sick at times.
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  On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
  For me, to become functional again after a hypo, it takes about a half an hour. But to fully recover, meaning that I feel like it hadn't happened, is now more than hour. Getting older has definitely expanded those timelines.
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  On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
  The older I get the longer it takes to recover. Luckily, I don’t have many lows now that I’m on a pump/CGM closed loop system.
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  On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
  For me, to become functional again after a hypo, it takes about a half an hour. But to fully recover, meaning that I feel like it hadn't happened, is now more than hour. Getting older has definitely expanded those timelines.
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When watching a sporting event, do you think your blood glucose levels rise due to stress hormones?

Aside from the honeymoon phase (if you had one), has the amount of insulin you need increased the longer you have had T1D?

Sarah Howard

Sarah Howard has worked in the diabetes research field ever since she was diagnosed with T1D while in college in May 2013. Since then, she has worked for various diabetes organizations, focusing on research, advocacy, and community-building efforts for people with T1D and their loved ones. Sarah is currently the Senior Marketing Manager at T1D Exchange.

17 Comments

Tb-well

I don’t have any sports I bet, or care about enough for it to stress me out. My bg stays the same so long as I eat reasonably.

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KCR

I don’t watch sports events but sometimes I feel like my blood sugar goes up during an intense film. Sitting for an extended period while viewing a film to TV show also seems to be a factor.

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Mary Dexter

No.

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Greg Felton

I am a fairly avid pro & college sports fan, and I don’t have high BG levels when watching games, either in person or on TV. However, when watching my son play in a youth soccer match, my BG will rise. I try to bolus, walk, and do mindfulness practices to relax.

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John Zipper

BG rise is caused by sitting for extended time.

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Steve Rumble

I don’t watch sporting events!

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Becky Hertz

My husband watches football on tv, I don’t really care.

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Barbara Long

I never watch sports

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Sharon Lillibridge

I could care less about sporting events. LOL

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KarenM6

“other” for me… Another non-sports-watcher here, so I don’t know what my BS does during a sporting event.

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Randi Niemer

I really have no idea but don’t think so.. The last three times I watched our team play an MLS game my bs has been low.

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Molly Jones

I would not choose to watch sporting events, but if I am in that boring scene, very rarely, and the environment is too loud and irritating along with unknown foods, it can raise my BG due to noise and carbs.

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LizB

I don’t really follow sports and would very rarely watch it on TV.

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Sahran Holiday

Rarely watch sports so no. However subject to overnight lows upon arising need additional insulin once I start eating usually that day. Endocrinologist says that’s adrenalin from the low raising my insulin requirements.

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John Highet

I guess I’m in the minority on this, but I actually have a programmed basal pattern with 3X my normal basal for watching my local NFL team on TV, especially near the end of the season, playing a rival and in the playoffs for sure. I can consistently feel the internal stress rising at gametime and until the game is decided. I will typically change basal pattern an hour before kickoff and switch it back in the 4th quarter. Although I have definitely over corrected and have to eat more snacks to bring up a low. 🙂

I can relate to Greg as I have had my CGM spike when my kiddo is doing sports or a play, too.

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Cheryl Seibert

It’s not the stress that raises my BG, its the sitting and not moving much.

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