I’ve been using the pump now for about 2 weeks and after making a few adjustments to the setting I was able to take my 1 hour walk today without having a hypo or having to eat before I went. This has been a real problem for me since I was diagnosed 1 year ago. My next challenge is to wake up with a good bgl.
Congrats!
That’s great!! One thing that I noticed is that as I exercised more over time, I think the need to adjust my setting seems to have changed a bit, like as I got in shape (sic!), I needed to turn it down less? Last summer I was sort of suprised that when I slacked off on running and bicycled for a while my BG in general sort of crashed out. I figured cycling would be less of an impact but I’d been running for a while so I figured the different muscles or whatever obliged me to turn it down a bit more?
Good work! I’m just starting back on exercise today after getting the pump.
Way to go!!! I am sure the feeling of power and control is just coursing through your body. Don’t let it go to your head tho.
That is great news. What did you do with your pump settings to prepare for your walk?
I have been adjusting the exercise setting I started at -10% and it finally worked at -22% for my morning insulin.
I am struggling with this right now. I used to work out so hard. Then…my BG started going HIGH. My endo said that I was working past my ?? threshold & into my muscle’s glycogen store. I would be sick for hours post exercise. Had to stop for some time… 
Now I am trying to get back and I am having hypos and can’t find the right food/basil/bolus/whatever! combo. YIKES!
One thing that can help this is a preworkout meal high in protein (eg whey protein shake and a low amount of slow digesting carbs [1 bar of crunchy granola bar with 1 T peanut butter]). You will still get into your glycogen, which is what you want to burn off. They key is to start burning the glycogen slowly so you don’t dump all at once. The protein and fat will slow your body’s need for “fuel” (glucose) preventing your liver from dumping a ton of glucose into your system.
Also post-workout it’s important to refuel your body, otherwise your muscles will be screaming for glucose to rebuild their own glycogen stores, which is where the liver comes into play. It will release large amount of glucose to refuel the muscles and repair the damage exercise has caused. It is VERY important that within less in less than 15-20 minutes after your workout you eat and eat the proper things. The first is a whey protein, which clears the gut in less than 45 minutes. You will hear claims that “our whey protein is the fastest acting/disgesting” because the faster it is in your system the more it can and will be used. It’s also important to take in 10-20 g simple carbs to refuel your muscles and prevent a liver glucose dump. Also add 10-20 g complex carbs that will sustain you past the “2 hour window” for insulin. Personally, to accomplish this I also add casein protein to my post-workout shake. I eat 1 T skittles and a fiber one bar with 40 g whey protein and 40 g casein protein after intense workout and drop it to 25 and 25 with less intense recovery workouts. Complete details of my diet are here: http://www.tudiabetes.org/group/type1bodybuildingandpowerlifting/forum/topics/supplements-protein-and-eating. I haven’t updated it in awhile and there are some minor changes.
All of this is designed to prevent the highs, but it doesn’t prevent the latent onset hypoglycaemia. That’s a whole nother topic in itself. http://www.tudiabetes.org/group/type1bodybuildingandpowerlifting/forum/top
Thank you Sufu!!! I will check out your links!
The protein shakes spike blood sugars unfortunately. Even the low carb ones. Used to keep a daily food/exercise journal/diary because my Endo & I were trying to figure out why all of a sudden I was having extreme highs. I had been boxing for yrs and this came out of no where. I tried protein pre work out…tried everything. It became so frustrating because no one had an explanation & I could not find a pattern.
Now years later I am finally back to normal and have extreme hypos…ughhhh!
I will check out your blog/post. I am dying to get myself back into greatttttt shape.
Thanks!
Have you ever tried casein protein? I know whey can spike BG, it does mine if I don’t use a certain brand because of the massive amounts of fillers.
I attended a ADA seminar on teens & exercise and learned something I didn’t know – when you start into a high-intensity game or workout, you can actually go high first because the stress hormones (adrenaline, cortisol) kick in for about the first 30 minutes, then as those wear off you start burning into your glucose/glycogen stores and run the risk of going low.