Hello everyone, I'm a new member. My son has type 1 and we are currently finding juggling sports such as football, cross country running and swimming with the right amount of carbs a bit of a challenge, especially as we have swimming followed by football every week. It's hard to get that balance.
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Hi Lindy
Welcome to the forum. Glad that you have found us.
Can you tell us what insulin(s) your son is using, and whether he is in Mutiple Daily Injections or using A pump. This will help us tailor the strategies that we suggest.
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Welcome to the forum @Lindyk
Sorry to hear about your lad’s diagnosis. Exercise can be quite tricky to manage alongside T1, but it is definitely doable - even up to professional level. From Gary Mabbut back in the day, to Henry Slade and Chris Pannell
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I’m going to tag in some of our regular parent contributors who may have some hints and tips to offer @Bronco Billy @Thebearcametoo @stephknits @Sally71
Sorry to hear about your lad’s diagnosis. Exercise can be quite tricky to manage alongside T1, but it is definitely doable - even up to professional level. From Gary Mabbut back in the day, to Henry Slade and Chris Pannell
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I’m going to tag in some of our regular parent contributors who may have some hints and tips to offer @Bronco Billy @Thebearcametoo @stephknits @Sally71
stephknits
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Hi and welcome. I have a 17yr old type 1 but I'm afraid they aren't very sporty! They do a lot of bouncing on the trampoline, but are not involved in any organised sport, so its easier to manage. They eat 15 g of carbs before bouncing generally.
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You don’t say how old your son it. I presume he’s still under the paediatric team and not an older teenager in the adult services in which case you should have access to a dietician. They will be able to talk you through the strategies you need specific to his pattern of exercise and with specific recommendations for dosing and possibly basal adjustments as well as his carb intake. It may be that you don’t bolus for the meal preceding a lot of sport or that you reduce the bolus but that will depend on the timing of the food vs sport. It may be that a different basal regime needs to be used or a different basal insulin (tresiba is generally inappropriate for this sort of pattern of exercise). It may be that a pump is the best option as that gives more basal control. Your team will work with you. Download the data from your meter or CGM and have a chat with them.
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Hi LindyK. You’ve got yourself a right active one there. Fear not, though, it is manageable.
One of the issues you have is the different types of activity, which will affect BGs is different ways. Swimming (if it’s similar to how my daughter trains) will be done at a steady rate, while football will be in bursts. Are they immediately after each other or is there a gap? Either way, it might be worth having different strategies for each and dealing with them separately. Don’t do anything about football until after swimming. It will very much be trial and error, but here are some suggestions for swimming.
Another factor is the delayed reaction your son’s body has to the swimming, which will be a factor in what happens during football. Because football is steady activity with intermittent bursts (unless he’s a goalkeeper), what works for swimming may well work for football, with a top-up of carbs needed at half time if he’s playing a match. Cross-country is a similar type of activity to swimming, so you may find that a similar strategy works there, too.
Ultimately, it will be a matter of experimenting to find what works.
I hope I haven’t confused you and let me know if you want anymore info.
One of the issues you have is the different types of activity, which will affect BGs is different ways. Swimming (if it’s similar to how my daughter trains) will be done at a steady rate, while football will be in bursts. Are they immediately after each other or is there a gap? Either way, it might be worth having different strategies for each and dealing with them separately. Don’t do anything about football until after swimming. It will very much be trial and error, but here are some suggestions for swimming.
- Less insulin with the meal before and an insulin treated snack before swimming.
- As above, but no insulin with the snack.
- Usual insulin with the meal before and a non-insulin treated snack before swimming.
Another factor is the delayed reaction your son’s body has to the swimming, which will be a factor in what happens during football. Because football is steady activity with intermittent bursts (unless he’s a goalkeeper), what works for swimming may well work for football, with a top-up of carbs needed at half time if he’s playing a match. Cross-country is a similar type of activity to swimming, so you may find that a similar strategy works there, too.
Ultimately, it will be a matter of experimenting to find what works.
I hope I haven’t confused you and let me know if you want anymore info.
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