Exercise and Type 1 Diabetes, Why Workouts Spike You and What Helps
Manage episode 507866843 series 3646544
Summary
Exercise helps in the long run, but stress hormones can spike you in the short term. We cover warm-ups, patience, timing, and tiny experiments that turn chaos into clarity. Keywords: exercise and T1D, workout spikes, cortisol, HIIT, pre-bolus, five minute reset.
What you’ll learn
- Why high-intensity workouts can raise glucose before they lower it
- Four practical resets… warm up, pause before correcting, pick timing, change one variable
- How to keep moving without letting short-term spikes derail you
Try this today
Ease in for five minutes, then wait 15–20 minutes post-workout before any correction.
Resources
Reset Bingo card and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com
Sponsor
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Books on Amazon: Type 1 Diabetes - One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes - True Stories
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