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    Have you ever played a sport while living with T1D? Share in the comments about your experiences managing T1D while playing sports!

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    If weight training is part of your exercise routine, what blood glucose (BG) patterns do you consistently notice during and after lifting weights? Select all that apply, if multiple answers apply to you.

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    65 Comments

    1. Chester Oby

      I played tennis and bike ride. When I played in college coach used to have a sweet soda and it got to the point he could tell when I was going low. I used to have candy and juice with me but I could not tell when I was going low. There was no blood glucose testing then. Coach used to say my shots lost speed when I was going low. I had fun and would play again.

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    2. M C

      Diagnosed in my teens – still continued to play field hockey on school team. Continued skiing then and for years after. Played curling and golf. More recently (pre-pandemic) took cardio and other fitness classes. Never had big problems way back when, as I didn’t know where my BG was, and I believe, looking back, it was generally higher than it should have been – but no way to test at that time. Going forward to more recent times – easier to keep a tab on my BG levels and treat accordingly. Found the most exasperating was during the cardio classes – BG would continually go down through the hour, then, within less than an hour of the class ending, jump precipitously. It was frustrating! But, again, treated accordingly!

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    3. Abraham Remson

      Before I was a diabetic I played football and collage wrestling. After diagnosed I found that could not eat enough to last all three rounds. In the third period of the match My body would freeze up and I was unable to move. So I was left with socked and I was too short for basketball

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    4. marmcs@yahoo.com

      Played tennis for a few years about 25 years ago, in my mid thirties. I always made sure my bg was in the high 100s before playing and practicing. I would keep something on the bench usually a Coke or something in case I needed it, coach and teammates were aware that I had diabetes.

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    5. Kelly Wilhelm

      It took me a while to get the hang of it but here’s my go to plan for TENNIS: No insulin on board!! Decrease basal 2 hours prior. I either put in Exercise Mode or I decrease to 70-80% depending on where I am sitting 2 hours and 1 hour prior to match. I eat a good carb/protein/fat (sandwich) before the match and I check sugar between games and will sip on gatorade or protein bar, etc.

      When I’m hiking (not exactly a sport but I go for 6-10 miles) I do the same as above but I set a timer for every 15-20 min to remind me to check my watch for number/trend lines. I will eat a few jelly beans, bite of protein bar, gatorade, etc. throughout the hike. Alternating the glucose source is really helpful for me.

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    6. keith johnson

      I usually try and start with a little higher BG to prevent lows during exercise. Exercise always Lowers my BG

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    7. PamK

      I was never on a sports team (other than briefly, like in school or at camp), but I always enjoyed swimming, bicycle riding and boating – – canoe, rowboat, paddle boat, etc). At camp, my BG always ran high at first, until they adjusted my insulin accordingly – – unfortunately, they always assumed you’d need less insulin at camp and cut your dose. They always had to raise my dose back up!
      For any sport, I would eat an extra snack before exercise. That is, until I started on my pump. With the pump, I adjust my basal rate to compensate for the exercise. It took me a while to figure out how much to adjust. I started at 50% of my basal, but often found that I still dropped. So, I go with suspending my insulin (0 basal) to 40% of my basal depending on how strenuously I plan to exercise.

      9 months ago Log in to Reply
    8. Kelli Christiansen

      I do Taekwondo. Wear my pump if doing forms. Have to take it off for sparing. Levels change a lot, because I never know. Just have to monitor it a lot.

      8 months ago Log in to Reply
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