In addition to circulating insulin levels, myriad variables can impact your blood sugar responses to exercise as well. For instance, doing morning exercise lowers your blood glucose levels less than doing the same bout of exercise later in the day due to your being more insulin resistant in the morning. Early morning elevations in naturally-released [...]
Many people with type 1 diabetes and other insulin users are engaged in physically demanding exercise programs. Some of them participate in and excel at the top level of competitive sports, including swimming, golf, football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, soccer, marathons, triathlons, and many others.
Keep track of your progress, and reward yourself.
If you have already started an exercise program and are having trouble keeping it up (especially if you’ve previously been one of those 50 percent of people who drop out within the first six months), there are a few things that you can do to keep yourself [...]
Put your exercise down on your calendar.
Never make the mistake of assuming that structured exercise will happen just because you claim that you want to do it a certain number of days per week or month. Actually schedule the exercise by