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Permalink Reply by Brad Ringer on February 2, 2013 at 6:31am

I generally suspend basal when I exercise (-100%). I am very sedentary, so exercise - even walking at a moderate pace - has a profound effect on me. Monitoring the Dexcom output is going to give you the knowledge you need to figure out the correct basal adjustment for Kennedy. Because she is so active, exercise probably doesn't affect her as much, so you are probably on the right track.

Speaking of basal adjustment, my endo just gave me some great advice. He told me that when I am hypoglycemic, I should suspend basal for 30 minutes while I eat. It was the most obvious thing to do, so of course I hadn't thought of it.

Permalink Reply by Biomuse on February 2, 2013 at 5:30pm

I'd pretty much just ditto everything Brad said. It's going to vary from person to person and activity to activity. Watch the Dex, adjust as needed.

I suspend my pump at least 30min before and throughout my 7mi runs otherwise I get low, (but I'm presumably >20yrs older than Kennedy and I run up a mountain), at the end restart on higher basal for 4 hrs before reducing, plus give myself a small bolus 15 min after ceasing the run.

You custom-fit these things to the activity. You're on the right track.