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Exercise and Sports

I am an 18 year old male with type 1 diabetes for 13 years, I’ve been bodybuilding for the last year, and I want to get into taking supplements to assist me in my regimen. I’ve talked to my regular endocrinologist who he told me he wasn’t sure about what I can and can’t take.

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My 14 year-old son wants to take creatine monohydrate because he is now weight lifting. Can this harm him and/or affect his liver or kidneys? Are there any other side effects I would need to know about?

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I have type 1 diabetes, I exercise daily, and I find that my blood sugar rises after exercising. Why is this?

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I am 16 years old, I have had type 1 diabetes for five years, and I am very active in sports. Sometimes, even when I’m high, I continue to run and play the sport, and it sometimes drags me down. Is it unhealthy to do this?

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My friend is healthy as a horse. He doesn’t have diabetes. We both work out and have taken steroids before. No more though. I was wondering what the side effects if any would be of taking insulin while working out. Does it have any effect on making the body look better? Will it help the body in any aspect of working out?

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I have newly diagnosed diabetes and am searching for the following information about food and exercise.

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My 16 year old son, who has had type 1 diabetes for 14 months, sprained his ankle in football practice. Is what the coach doing okay or will that hurt him? I want him to heal correctly.

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I swim for an hour in the morning, can start with a normal blood sugar, and I am fine when I get out of the pool, but my blood sugar continues to rise. It is so frustrating to exercise and then have my blood sugars go way up.

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I have heard that one should not exercise if their blood sugar is less than 100 mg/dl [5.6 mmol/L]. Is this true for all exercise or just that which is very demanding?

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Are ‘Free Radicals’ or any chemicals created by strenuous exercise likely to damage the eyes of those with diabetes?

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