The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends that all individuals with Type 1 DM undertake at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity, or 75 minutes of high-intensity, aerobic physical activity per week.
Improves BMs
Decreases insulin requirment
Increases fitness
There are 4 ways of helping to control glucose before and during exercise...
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Take in extra carbohydrates to match the amount that will be/ has been used up in the exercise.
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​This can be done with all methods of treatment. Eat small amount before, drink fruit juice during or eat after.
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Decrease the amount of insulin taken with the meal before exercise - eat 1-2 hours before.
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​This can be done with pens and pumps. The amount decreased by will depend on the intensity and type of exercise.
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Decrease the basal insulin - before during and after exercise.
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​This can only be done on pumps, set a temporary basal. The amount decreased by will depend on the intensity and type of exercise.
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A combination of the 3 above
All of this takes trial and error.
Find out how your body reacts to different types and intensity of exercise.
Build up the intensity.
Always test pre and post exercise and carry plenty of hypo treatment.
Blood glucose can go up as well as down!!
Refernces: The information on this page has been adapted from the following scources.
American Diabetes Association. Exercise and Type 1 Diabetes [Internet]. 2015 [cited 12 August 2015]. Available from: http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/fitness/exercise-and-type-1-diabetes.html
EXTOD: Exercise for Type One Diabetes. Annual Exercise and Type 1 conference [Internet]. 2015 [cited 12 August 2015]. Available from: http://extod.org/annual-exercise-and-type-1-conference.htm
Useful website = EXTOD (exercise for type 1 diabetics)
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