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Exercise and Sports

I have been reducing my daughter’s Lantus since she is more active outside. I am afraid of low blood sugars. Could the reduction have cause her high blood sugar after swimming?

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During after school sports practices, my teen daughter gets dizzy and light headed, especially if she has not eaten much lunch. Could this be hypoglycemia?

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Although I no longer have lows during exercise, I am often high afterwards despite a basal increase done at the conclusion of the exercise. How can I prevent these highs?

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My son has started lifting weights. It often causes high blood sugars. Is this from the muscles releasing glycogen?

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Since beginning pump therapy, our daughter has lows after unplanned exercise. Is this normal? Are we doing something wrong?

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My son is doing a 20 mile sponsored walk for school. How should he manage his diabetes during this event?

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After years of power walking, I have been running three miles a day. When I reduce my breakfast bolus, 30 minutes before running, I am high afterwards, sometimes for several hours. Wouldn’t such an intense workout cause lows? What should I do to help me lose weight more quickly?

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Do people with diabetes reach a point at which they plateau athletically and seem not be able to progress further? Both of my daughters are runners. The older, who has diabetes, cannot push her body as much as her younger sister seems to be able to do.

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My son is playing football this year for his high school team and wears a pump and a CGM. Do you have any suggestions on what to get him to protect those sites while playing?

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I was diagnosed 4 years ago. Do you have any suggestions for losing weight? Such as what kind of things I should include and not include in my diet, what kinds of exercise, and stuff like that?

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