Are you on injections or a pump? If you’re going low with a pump, have you talked to your endo about a temporary basal rate for IF or exercise days? If it’s basal insulin injections that results in lows, maybe talk to your endo about reducing it on IF or exercise days. Exercise will lower your blood sugars immediately but also over time… of course it depends on the type of exercise as well. What kind of exercise are you pursuing? It sounds like you may be doing cardio (with a cortisol spike resulting in higher blood sugars for a few hours) or going high from treating the lows.
I know that’s kinda vague, but hang in there! An A1c of 7 is already phenomenal!
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Are you on injections or a pump? If you’re going low with a pump, have you talked to your endo about a temporary basal rate for IF or exercise days? If it’s basal insulin injections that results in lows, maybe talk to your endo about reducing it on IF or exercise days. Exercise will lower your blood sugars immediately but also over time… of course it depends on the type of exercise as well. What kind of exercise are you pursuing? It sounds like you may be doing cardio (with a cortisol spike resulting in higher blood sugars for a few hours) or going high from treating the lows. I know that’s kinda vague, but hang in there! An A1c of 7 is already phenomenal!