# Daisy Mae's swimming BG thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Sports & Exercise\ **Tags:** exercise, blood-sugar, swimming\ **Created:** [May 11, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894 "2017-05-11T23:29:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 44
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/861 "2017-09-06T21:37:45Z")
> [@daisymae](#): > > i really want to be able to 2 hours. i dont know if that is putting too much pressure on myself or is setting me up for feelings of failure. First week back is guilt-free, do just what your body says. Don’t listen to your head, listen to your body for the whole week. After that you can start to push yourself. ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/862 "2017-09-06T21:43:20Z")
thanks eric. i think i am more nervous about my IOB and refueling carbs and replacing basal insulin than i am anything else. i had really gotten my formula down pat, and i hope i can get close to what i had been doing. but, i am taking your sage advice: the first week will be guilt free. and unlimited 😉 ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/863 "2017-09-06T22:26:43Z")
eric, if you are around and about tomorrow, i will be giving you updates on my prep-swim-work and most likely asking you too many questions and “what ifs” should i do this, should i do that, etc etc… so let me know if i become a real PITA DM ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/864 "2017-09-06T23:06:11Z")
> [@daisymae](#): > > so let me know if i become a real PITA No worries, you are awesome! ---
**Author:** ![TravelingOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/travelingon/32/1583_2.png) [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/865 "2017-09-07T06:40:30Z")
Enjoy the pool! I think it’ll feel marvelous once you jump in! I imagine the concerns will float away! ![IMG_3027](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/5/5765afd7b662d8224cf0fba2205ebae2b84fc2e4.PNG) ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/866 "2017-09-07T20:27:00Z")
**experiment # (oh hell, i can’t remember.** 😄 ) **OMG! WOW!** so this afternoon i got back into the pool again after almost 3 weeks of sloth. i swear to you, i felt like i would have forgotten how to swim, but i didn’t; i was reunited with the water as if it were an old friend. it felt divine. my prep for the swim was a little rocky as i bloused incorrectly for my bfast and it kinda loused things up a bit. but i was able to get right back on track without giving up. (**truly unlimited )** no excuses for this gal. i swam for 90 minutes at a slow easy pace with my arms and harder with my legs. ( my arms felt a bit weak and didn’t want to cooperate with my stroke as much as my legs did ). any way, i felt marvelous and i feel rather proud of myself for jumping in and doing my best. i didn’t flatline it, but my BGs were stable. here’s the stats 🙂 1:45 BG 161 2:15 BG 155 2:45 BG 128 3:15 BG 121 (at which point i gave myself a manual bolus of 1.7 units ; don’t know if that was correct dosage, b/c i’ve been out of the water for so long that i don’t quite remember my secret basal replenishment formula ) got home and tested at 4pm, BG 97 despite the fact that it was not a hard 2 hour swim, i feel great. i know it will most likely be an ADVIL night, but at least i know my body will re-acclemate sometime within the next 10 days or so. (at least i am hoping so ) i will keep you posted on my BGs from now until tomorrow morning, as i am very curious to see how they react to this almost "brand-new " work-out. at least i am home and if i go low, there is plenty of chocolate (there was a sale at CVS and we had a 30% off coupon so we stocked up 😉 ) truly, **DM** **PS:** thank you to all of you for rooting me through this and also for being so kind to me while i was feeling ill. it really has helped me so much that it is beyond words. ---
**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/867 "2017-09-07T20:49:38Z")
> [@daisymae](#): > > OMG! WOW! so this afternoon i got back into the pool again after almost 3 weeks of sloth. Wonderful news, and it’s so great things went so well! ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/868 "2017-09-07T21:03:50Z")
thanks so much. just tested 45 minutes post swim and my BG was 65. ugh. thank God for chocolate and glucose tabs (orange flavor…but if i can ever find grape flavor, i would buy them out) ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/869 "2017-09-07T21:45:16Z")
Ask and ye shall receive. > **[Amazon.com: Special pack of 5 DEX 4 GLUCOSE CHEW Tab GRAPE 50 Tablets X 5:...](https://www.amazon.com/Special-pack-GLUCOSE-GRAPE-Tablets/dp/B003LZV19K/ref=sr_1_6_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1504820645&sr=8-6&keywords=grape%2Bglucose)** > > Buy Special pack of 5 DEX 4 GLUCOSE CHEW Tab GRAPE 50 Tablets X 5 on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders They also sell single bottles, but it sounded like you might in the mood for a 5-pack. ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/870 "2017-09-07T22:01:16Z")
have you ever tasted the grape flavor? i am not familiar with this company, but i’m deff up for a try. so far, i havent liked either the cherry flavor or the tropical flavors. so i have stuck with the orange for so long, and now i need a change of taste on my buds 😊 ---
**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/871 "2017-09-07T22:04:07Z")
> [@daisymae](#): > > have you ever tasted the grape flavor? Both my sons absolutely loathe the grape flavor (including the one who does not have D) ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/872 "2017-09-08T00:38:41Z")
Here is the link to the single bottle, you can give it a try. We haven’t tried any except the orange which works well enough for us. Also, we use other candy for 90% of our corrections, so Gtabs are a last resort. It will only cost you $8 to find out. (including shipping) > **[Amazon.com: Dex4 Glucose Tablets, Grape, 50 Count: Health & Personal Care](https://www.amazon.com/Dex4-Glucose-Tablets-Grape-Count/dp/B0002733BO/ref=sr_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1504831091&sr=8-4&keywords=grape%2Bglucose)** > > Buy Dex4 Glucose Tablets, Grape, 50 Count on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/873 "2017-09-08T01:11:15Z")
thanks for the heads up. saves me the $$$. guess i’ll stick with the orange flavor (which i do like). ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/874 "2017-09-08T21:45:03Z")
well, i must report the post swim D insanity, 1) b/c i don’t want it to repeat itself, and 2) b/c i don’t want any of you fabulous people to have to go my route. was ready to eat my dinner (6pm, 2.5 hours post swim ) and my BG was 79. not bad, i thought, although i did feel a little wonky. so i bloused from my pump and sat down to munch. mid meal i felt an on-coming low, so i got up and tested : 40 BG. uh oh. so i poured myself a glass of apple juice and sat down to finish my dinner. thought all would be well. well, by 7:15, i was up to 78 BG. phew. then i sat down in front of the TV but felt that i was going low again. at 8:30 i re-tested: 49 BG: went for a large glass of milk with some whopping Tbs of Ovaltine. turned my basal down to 80%. (which i would later regret ) sat back down on the sofa and waited 1/2 hour. BGs had come up to 64. at 9pm my BG was 89. i figured i was in a safe range and started to relax a bit with my hubby and watched a comedy (which we will do when i deff need to be distracted from crazy D events ). we laughed; hahaha 😊 i felt okay for a while. in fact the best i had felt all evening. so we were ready to go to bed. i always test before bed, and it was around 10:30, and i had been on the TB of 80% for well over 2 hours, so i figured my BGs MUST have stabilized. my BG was something like 250; i gave myself a correction and went to sleep. woke up at about 2am and my BG was 229; gave myself another correction and went back to sleep. woke up this morning at 101. **YAY!!!** i figured that that was the end of the roller coaster ride and that i was good to go with my day ahead but then i crashed to 65 and felt i was soon to go lower. (damn, during these times i wish i had had a cgm, as i am doing finger sticks like my strips are going out of style 😉 . i ate 2 Gtabs and some chocolate and an hour later came up to 110. phew. 15 minutes later, i came up to 120 and thought i was safe enough to eat lunch. 2.5 hours post lunch, my BG was 200. gave myself a correction, turned off the TB and went for a walk with my hubby. back home at 5pm, i re-tested and i was up to 230. i gave myself a 1.5 unit of insulin in my thigh with an 8mm syringe. now its a waiting game. anyones guess. i am so exhausted. **MY CONCLUSION:** i will deff not try and swim so long when i am trying to rebuild my swimming muscles again. my body was **very very confused!!!** ---
**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/875 "2017-09-08T23:16:54Z")
> [@daisymae](#): > > thanks for the heads up. saves me the $$$. guess i’ll stick with the orange flavor (which i do like). Oh no, that’s not what I mean! You may well like them! Many kids hate grape flavor with a passion: half of my younger kid’s friends won’t take any meds with grape flavor… ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/876 "2017-09-09T01:06:19Z")
how about grape lollypops? ---
**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/877 "2017-09-09T01:07:01Z")
> [@daisymae](#): > > how about grape lollypops? They would not be a success in my household 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/878 "2017-09-09T02:32:50Z")
how about plain old grapes? ---
**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/879 "2017-09-09T04:45:23Z")
> [@daisymae](#): > > how about plain old grapes? Now these are very successful! ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894/880 "2017-09-09T04:56:31Z")
When Michel speaks of grapes, I am never sure which type he is speaking of. Bordeaux, Chenin Blanc, Gamay, Malbec… 😃 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/8/84036b37936c416fa89a225c34bc9e0378f617be.jpg) [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894.md?page=43) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894.md?page=45)