Blood sugar and exercise

 Exercise lowers blood sugar in several ways: it improves insulin sensitivity.

 And allows your muscle cells to better use the insulin available to absorb glucose during and after exercise. .. When muscles contract during activity, cells can absorb glucose and use it as energy, regardless of whether there is insulin or not. Exercise helps lower blood sugar levels in the short term. You can also lower A1C if you are regularly active.

 Understanding and training blood sugar

 The effect of physical activity on blood sugar depends on the duration of the activity and many other factors.

 Physical activity can lower blood sugar levels more than 24 hours after exercise by making the body more sensitive to insulin.

 Find out how your blood sugar responds to exercise. Checking your blood sugar more often before and after exercise can help you identify the benefits of your activity. You can also use the results of your blood glucose test to see how your body responds to different activities. Understanding these patterns will help prevent your blood sugar from getting too high or too low.

 Hypoglycemia and physical activity

 People taking insulin or insulin secretagogues (oral diabetes medications that cause the pancreas to produce more insulin) are at risk for hypoglycemia unless they adjust their insulin dose or carbohydrate intake with exercise. I have. To avoid hypoglycemia (hypoglycemia), it is important to check your blood sugar level before physical activity.

 Talk to your diabetes care team (doctor, nurse, nutritionist, or pharmacist) to see if you are at risk for hypoglycemia.

 If you experience hypoglycemia during or after exercise, treat it right away. obey the rules

15-15.

 1. Check your blood sugar level.

2. If your values ​​are below 100 mg/dL, take 15-20 grams of carbohydrates to raise your blood sugar. It looks like this:

•  4 glucose tablets (4 grams per tablet), or
•  1 glucose gel tube (15 grams per gel tube), or
•  4 ounces (1/2 cup) juice or regular Soda (non-diet) or
• 1 tablespoon of sugar or honey

 3. Check your blood sugar again after 15 minutes. If it's still less than 100 mg/dL, take an additional 15 grams of carbs.

4. Repeat these steps every 15 minutes until your blood sugar is at least 100 mg/dL.

 If you want to continue exercising, you will usually need to take a break to treat the hypoglycemia. Make sure your blood sugar is above 100 mg/dl before continuing to exercise. 

 Hypoglycemia can occur during or after physical activity are more likely to occur.

•   insulin or an insulin secretagogue:
•  skip a meal
•  doing sports for a long time
•  keep it up

 If hypoglycemia is affecting your exercise routine, talk to your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Your provider may suggest eating a light meal