[IPu] Fw: [IP] reducing basal rate for exercise
From: "Valerie Kushnerov" <email @ redacted>
To: <email @ redacted>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 12:37 AM
Subject: RE: [IP] reducing basal rate for exercise
>I tried reducing my basals for an hour or so, 1 - 1 1/2 hours prior to
> exercising, and each time I did that, I ended up really really high. Now
> I
> reduce it to one-third of my usual starting 15-20 minutes before my
> exercise
> starts and sometimes end up turning off my pump during the exercise. I
> usually test afterwards and just increase my basal rates afterwards to
> about
> 25% more than my usual. This keeps me relatively in range. If I'm high
> two
> hours later, I just bolus a little more. I really hate lows, so I'd
> rather
> just be high for a little while afterwards.
>
> Valerie
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