To be really scared is terrible Johanna.While it is wise to be cautious, fear can imprison us. No one here deserves that! I hope you can find a way forward little by little.
Why not keep a chair next to your treadmill? I us one next to my static bike. I started to use my meter before peddling. It's easy to take a shot of Orange juice if I'm low. I did use C,Cola, but the gas in it was not good! I also use a sweet biscuit and that give my BS a lift! Dealing with lows I find easier than dealing with high's, but peddling helps high's to as long as I use my brain I now get through! For walking I now use a phone app that works via satellites. Show my progress on a GPS, map, counts the Cals I used and distance! The people here enabled me to face my issues and discipline myself. Don't be afraid!
It is tough to tell someone else what is right for them but I think it is sad to see diabetics reclusive because they are afraid of lows so I will just speak for myself.
I was diagnosed with Type 1 at 50 years old. I went from needing 24 units of Insulin a day to well over a hundred now (counting basil). It has never occurred to me to change the things I do. I am active in biking, hang gliding, airplanes and boating. I put 30,000 miles a year on my car, mostly for business and will ride my bike on a 60 mile trip in the country alone. Maybe I am stupid for doing this but like I said, it never occurred to me to change my life style because of Diabetes.
It is not that I am not scared of lows; I was hospitalized once several years ago because late at night I took Novalog when I thought I was taking my Lantus (don't try this at home, not recommended). That was a mistake I only made once and it taught me to have a great respect for insulin induced low blood sugars. I have sugar and my meter with me everywhere I go (even Hang Gliding and that is a trick) and check at least once an hour (often every 30 minutes) if I am flying, biking, boating (unlike a car, the boat will not stop if the driver passes out) on an extended drive, before meetings, etc. I do have a CGM now but am not that impressed and still test very often.
My question to those concerned about doing something because of concern for lows is this; what is your concern if you test often (as often as necessary) and carry a source of sugar with you. I think diabetics would be much happier if they would test often, carry sugar and go have some fun.
I could be all wrong so I look forward to your response.
Mike
Oh, way to go Mike.
Rocky I cannot even imagine what that is like m8! But now, HNAG GLIDING. you can do that eh?
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why don't you have juice before going on the treadmill? I unfortunately always have to get my sugar high before exercising.
I found the CGM made me worse, I used it for 6 months and gave up!! I have a very severe hypo phobia, I have run my sugars too high for 20 years and have seen all kinds of psychologists etc over the years. I think I left it too long before I sought help though so maybe seeing someone now would nip it in the bud?
Better to live in hope than fear! Better to do something than nothing. I learnt that here!
Sure I think many go thru this, I can not tell you over the years how I had to do things different than others but hey I enjoy life.
The very concept of adventure sometimes makes me queasy; I was never one to do extreme anything and will not ever be accused of living "out of bounds."
I therefor cannot say with certainty that T1 preventing my participation in specific activities, although I did delay going to sleep many times when newly diagnosed. I got over it when I figured out that if I dropped too low in my sleep to wake up I would never know it!
However, concern over dropping low has prevented me from joining more than one group motorscooter ride simply because -- unlike driving a car -- one needs both hands to operate a motorscooter -- and testing on a scoot is *not* easy.
I think the old adage about fear is probably true with the D. The only way to face it down (fear) is to just DO.