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[Marie20]

@rozomon Aerobic easy exercise, like my exercise bike riding stops my Bg’s from going up and lowers it pretty effectively. Exercise like snorkeling, I use a temp reduction in basal and watch for my drop later. Intensive exercise can make it go up and drop later.

Here is a really good explanation of exercise
@maninabag #7/16 and @Eric2 #10/16

Poor man's Afrezza

Great question!! A BG spike after exercise is common. It is more pronounced if the exercise is anaerobic…like weight lifting. Yes running is not usually considered anaerobic but it does use the large muscle groups. Muscles store glucose for immediate use when required. Anaerobic exercise taps the muscle stores and consumes the stored glucose. After exercise is over those stores are replenished. The liver, which stores energy as glycogen, will initiate conversion of glycogen to glucose. This “…