TrevorMorgan
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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
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- He/Him
The recent hot weather brought home to me the fact that all of us are affected by weather differently. My wife loves hot weather and acclimatises very well when the temperature goes up. I hate the heat and acclimatise to high temperatures very slowly. i have found that all of my friends react differently whether male or female. The hot weather affects my blood glucose levels, I have got T2DM, probably because I feel both physically and mentally stressed by the heat and I allow myself to become dehydrated. Luckily the effects for me are are marginal; however, I have read that T1DM patients can be more adversely affected.
To help regulate my blood glucose I exercise earlier in the day to prevent myself from over heating. I try to keep myself fully hydrated as best I can, but this is difficult.
I try to maintain a lower temperature in my house, however, this is difficult without air conditioning. I put down the blinds when the sun shines on the windows and try all of the other tricks to keep the temperature down in the house. So far the thermometer in my garden has registered no more than 30 degrees C, but I hate to think what will happen when the temperatures go above this.
I have always been affected by the heat even when I was young and without diabetes. When I have worked in hot and humid countries, such as Singapore, I have always felt uncomfortable outside, but most buildings have air-conditioning so it is relatively easy to to dive into a public building to cool off. A walk in the remaining rain forest would also help as the tree cover provides relief. I walk in the woods in the UK also helps me bear the higher temperatures.
It looks like the climate is going to continue to produce hotter and hotter weather events. I have read widely about diabetes but there seems to be very little research and advice for diabetics about how to mitigate the effects of hot weather. The NHS also does not have much specific advice for diabetics other than drink more water and stay in the shade.
Has anyone got any better advice before matters get worse?
To help regulate my blood glucose I exercise earlier in the day to prevent myself from over heating. I try to keep myself fully hydrated as best I can, but this is difficult.
I try to maintain a lower temperature in my house, however, this is difficult without air conditioning. I put down the blinds when the sun shines on the windows and try all of the other tricks to keep the temperature down in the house. So far the thermometer in my garden has registered no more than 30 degrees C, but I hate to think what will happen when the temperatures go above this.
I have always been affected by the heat even when I was young and without diabetes. When I have worked in hot and humid countries, such as Singapore, I have always felt uncomfortable outside, but most buildings have air-conditioning so it is relatively easy to to dive into a public building to cool off. A walk in the remaining rain forest would also help as the tree cover provides relief. I walk in the woods in the UK also helps me bear the higher temperatures.
It looks like the climate is going to continue to produce hotter and hotter weather events. I have read widely about diabetes but there seems to be very little research and advice for diabetics about how to mitigate the effects of hot weather. The NHS also does not have much specific advice for diabetics other than drink more water and stay in the shade.
Has anyone got any better advice before matters get worse?