Good question, I would say sort of. I think an increase in exercise makes him more insulin sensitive, and if he is going to have a low, it makes it more likely. That said, when the hormones are raging, I can’t detect that exercise makes the highs any lower. So I guess my short answer is that no, I don’t think exercise affects the hormone highs.
I wish we had the balls to cut basal, but the hormone highs make it so hard. If we cut on a hormone night, then he flys over 300. I am really looking forward to some steady state numbers.
That’s a funny comment because sometimes it is purely a gut call and you wonder if you are doing the right thing. I’ve actually said to myself - “this is stupid…” when taking a crazy-different basal injection, and then it turns out right, and you wonder how it worked.
I know the hormones make it more unpredictable. That’s a completely different bunch of worry than the exercise!
Not my boy, he has been Dexcomming almost everyday since last October. He was a little resistant at first, but since we started, he has now come to trust himself less, and has anxiety on those nights when he isn’t wearing it. Which I am not super happy about, so now we make him take at least one or two nights off every 3 weeks, and show him that he is more resilient than he thinks.
That’s a great idea. We should do that too. It would show me that he is more resilient that I think He is quite confident… I am the scaredy one. I don’t sleep well when he doesn’t wear his Dexcom.
Well, this looks awful. I’m sorry, @Chris. Echoing @docslotnick’s thoughts from elsewhere. You parents have my deepest respect and sympathy. I joke about keeping our children alive every day. You are actually doing it. Bravo, @ClaudnDaye, @Michel. @TiaG, @Bradford. Apologies to those I’ve missed.