Episode 095: Exercise and Type 1 Diabetes, Why Workouts Spike You and What Helps
Summary
Exercise helps in the long run, but stress hormones can spike you in the short term. We cover warm-ups, patience, timing, and tiny experiments that turn chaos into clarity. Keywords: exercise and T1D, workout spikes, cortisol, HIIT, pre-bolus, five minute reset.
Exercise helps in the long run, but stress hormones can spike you in the short term. We cover warm-ups, patience, timing, and tiny experiments that turn chaos into clarity. Keywords: exercise and T1D, workout spikes, cortisol, HIIT, pre-bolus, five minute reset.
What you’ll learn
- Why high-intensity workouts can raise glucose before they lower it
- Four practical resets… warm up, pause before correcting, pick timing, change one variable
- How to keep moving without letting short-term spikes derail you
Try this today
Ease in for five minutes, then wait 15–20 minutes post-workout before any correction.
Resources
Reset Bingo card and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com
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Books on Amazon: Type 1 Diabetes - One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes - True Stories