Working outside

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Permalink Reply by Mark Hagen on May 21, 2009 at 7:17pm

You have to remember that your body rebuilds at night. Since you have been more active than before your body is working overtime at night putting you back together. This can draw tremendous amounts of sugar. After you have been doing this for awhile things will even out. Your are building muscle you didn't use before, repairing sun damage, and soothing sore muscles. Having spent most of my adult life outside doing physical work I know that this will drive you low. Give your Dr or CDE a call and let them know. My guess is they will have you lower your lantus (or equivilent) and raise your bolus (or meal time) injections. When I first started thats what they did for me. I think we added a shot somewhere to but it was a long time ago. They should be able to help you over the phone. You have a real good idea of where your sugars are so it makes their work easier. I'm really glad to hear you are hanging with it. Know it all gets easier with more experience.

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Permalink Reply by 123 on June 20, 2009 at 6:44pm

I spend a lot of time outside in the summer and depending on how strenuous the activity will depend on how often I test.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Brocato on June 29, 2009 at 7:55pm

I worked outdoors at Disney and other studios for many years. I treated it as any other strnuous activity . Test often ,have water and Dextrosol's handy and listen to what your body tells you. Like a boyscout be prepared
Goodf luck

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