My 15 year old son was diagnosed in August. He is so active but we are struggling with regaining muscle as he lost 19 lbs prior to diagnosis. He was on the weight lifting team last year and was so proud of his gains. It has been difficult for him to maintain his normal activity level as he goes hypo very quickly in the south Florida heat while playing football. This is not an easy journey, but I feel optimistic that this app will be very helpful for us. Your photos are very inspiring!
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Hi Alicia, First, thank you for your kind words. I am sure that the academy will benefit him through the educational posts that we upload on regular basis.
With hypos around exercise, it is always better to prevent instead of treating.
I (Khalid) personally follow a strategy every time I exercise, I wrote a post about it but did not upload it yet, but I will sneak it here for you. it is as follows: Measure your blood sugar pre workout - If it is in the low normal range (i.e. 4-5 mmol/l), make sure you have a sugary snack such as juice, sweets, even bread, rice, oats etc as it doesn't only have to be simple sugars this time it can be complex as well because you are just about to exercise and in most cases will be burning calories/sugars.
If blood sugar is in the high normal range (i.e. 8-10 mmol/l), then it is down to the type of activity you are doing as some exercise will drop your blood sugar but also some exercises will ELEVATE it such as heavy lifting and anaerobic ones.
Make sure to check frequently during your workout to understand the trend of your blood sugar levels (whether it is falling or elevating), and treat accordingly by either taking sugar or insulin.
Finally make sure to check a few times after your workout as well to avoid a drop in blood sugar levels as it normally happens due to increased metabolism (burning sugar effect resulting from the activity) Hope that helps for now till we post about the topic.
All the best :)