Exercise and T1D - Stay Active Safely 🏃
Exercise & Sports
Complete guide
Learn how to exercise safely and effectively with Type 1 diabetes. Understand how different activities affect your blood sugar and develop strategies for staying active.
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What this guide gives you
- How exercise affects blood sugar (the physiology behind it)
- Pre-exercise preparation: glucose targets, insulin adjustments, fueling
- Real-time management during activity
- Post-exercise recovery and preventing delayed lows
- Specific strategies for different exercise types
- Safety protocols and emergency planning
Who is this for?
This guide is for anyone with T1D who wants to be physically active — whether you're just starting out or training for a marathon. The principles apply to all ages and fitness levels.
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Guide contents
- a.The Physiology: Basic Mechanism & Three Phases
- b.Exercise Types & The Adrenaline Factor
- c.Tracking Your Patterns
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- a.Pre-Exercise Blood Glucose Targets
- b.Insulin Adjustments Before Exercise
- c.Fueling & Your Pre-Exercise Checklist
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- a.Real-Time Monitoring & Fueling
- b.Recognizing Lows & When to Stop
- c.Hydration & Managing Rising Blood Sugar
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- a.The Three Recovery Windows
- b.Recovery Nutrition & Preventing Delayed Lows
- c.Post-Exercise Highs & Recovery by Type
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- a.Cardio & Strength Training
- b.HIIT, Yoga & Team Sports
- c.Endurance, Winter Sports & Your Personal Plan
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- a.The Five Safety Rules & When NOT to Exercise
- b.Weather, Illness & Alcohol
- c.Devices, Support Team & Getting Started
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