4th July 2007
[QUOTE=Posc;3076945]... When I don't run, I have symptoms of high sugar and when I run it crashes and is low all day. I can't seem to figure it out. Has anyone found anything effective?
What you are probably seeing is the short-term effect of exercise on insulin sensitivity. After a run, your muscles will be a lot more sensitive to insulin, which means that blood sugar drops quickly and stays low. The effect is compounded by an increase in metabolic rate, which lasts for up to 36 hours after exercise has stopped.
You can try reducing your basal insulin on days that you run. But you have to be careful with this, especially if you are using Lantus. If messing with your basal insulin makes your blood sugars more unstable and unpredictable, just keep your basal insulin constant and eat extra carb on days that you run. ;)
Mark
What you are probably seeing is the short-term effect of exercise on insulin sensitivity. After a run, your muscles will be a lot more sensitive to insulin, which means that blood sugar drops quickly and stays low. The effect is compounded by an increase in metabolic rate, which lasts for up to 36 hours after exercise has stopped.
You can try reducing your basal insulin on days that you run. But you have to be careful with this, especially if you are using Lantus. If messing with your basal insulin makes your blood sugars more unstable and unpredictable, just keep your basal insulin constant and eat extra carb on days that you run. ;)
Mark