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Exercise and Sports

My son has been experiencing high blood sugars with moderate activity, but I thought that his sugar levels would go down with increased activity. I have been logging the blood sugar with activity and once in awhile it is low. How do I know if I should adjust his insulin for activity? Is it common for blood sugar levels to go up with activity?

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My 15 year old daughter. who has had type 1 diabetes for about five months has been swimming all year round since she was nine (currently six days per week, three hours per day) in addition to running, weights, etc. However, she seems to be having trouble controlling her sugar well at meets, so she can swim optimally. Can anyone help us?

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Sometimes my insulin makes my blood sugar drop from dancing, but I usually am high afterwards. Is this normal? What should I do to prevent the highs?

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Due to lows, we usually reduce our daughter’s insulin when she exercises.. What should we do when she goes skiing next week?

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My daughter was diagnosed seven weeks ago. What would happen to her blood sugars if she were to inject and eat after her 30 minute morning training run? She’s been having trouble eating first, then running on hills.

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How can I get my teen son to take better care of himself? Is it safe for him to take creatine? He lifts weights.

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My teen daughter, a competitive swimmer, develops ketones near the end of long distance races and has been advised to stop distance races. How can we help her?

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I am a triathlete. When I reduce my insulin before racing to reduce lows near the end of races, I go too high. On my usual dose, I go low. What do you suggest I do?

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The coach wants my teen son to “cut weight” to wrestle a certain opponent. I had my son explain that this was dangerous for him because of his diabetes. Can you elaborate on these dangers? My son has been forced to sit out matches because the coach thinks my son is being difficult.

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My daughter, 12 years old, has Type 1 diabetes. She plays basketball with a highly competitive league. We were thinking of giving her an insulin shot of Humalog at 3 P.M. and having her eat dinner then.

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