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Do you notice any changes in your blood glucose level patterns in colder weather?
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My BS may be higher overall in colder weather because I am more reluctant to get out and go for a walk after each meal.
Yes it goes up
I think my BGs are affected more by lower activity level than to winter weather per se….except when I am shoveling snow!
Me too!!
My blood glucose levels go up in the winter, and I increase my basal rates. Cold weather has many negative effects upon my body, But, that’s another story. I believe the most significant reason my blood glucose levels rise in the winter is because I move my exercise from outdoors running in warm weather, to indoors gym work in the winter. I still do an elliptical indoors, but it is not the same as running aerobic cardio outdoors. So, my blood sugars rise. (BTW, I prefer to say “blood sugar,” not “blood glucose.” Just a personal thing.)
Call it whatever you want. We will still understand what you are saying.
I think back in the early 60s, it was always “blood sugar.” Later on, we may have been trying to sound more scientific.
haven’t seen much effect. but since I live in Houston, it’s hard to call the weather “winter” here.
I tend to stay high more often because I exercise less in cold weather. In warmer seasons I like to work/garden outside and all that bending/stooping help my bG.
Me too!
I’m a lizard. My blood congeals when it is very cold. And Insulin doesn’t flow as well through my veins.
Weather doesn’t appear to alter my BG values. Level of activity definitely has a large effect on my BG.
I do not notice a difference, but that may be because my insulin pump manages deliveries to maintain BG in range. Also, I am less active when it is very cold in Idaho.
Depending on the weather, I tend to be less active in winter. Each fall the try to adjust my insulin dosages to accommodate this activity change.
As long as there’s open path and no ice, I spend way more time outside. Summer with the heat is when I hibernate.
Doctor’s think I am less active in colder weather, but I am not. I do the exact same exercise routines year-round. My sugars stay steady in winter and summer. In fall they gradually rise, and I adjust my settings. In spring, they gradually fall and, again, I adjust my settings. I use about 20 units of insulin per day in summer and 26 in winter. Both the basal and the carb ratios have to be adjusted.