Keeping Stable Blood Sugars While Training For A Triathlon

For far too many years after I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, exercise felt like a “necessary evil”, where I KNEW that it was healthy and good for me… but glucose levels were a nightmare to manage.

Exercise, Exercise TipsMatthew Vande VegteJanuary 4, 2024exercise, exercise tipsComment

[Endurance Exercise] Nutrition Plans

Half of a mile into my first ever Triathlon training, my glucose levels started to plummet towards a low. My dexcom G6 gave me the arrow down alert signaling that I’d likely be low in the next 30 minutes… and I’d barely begun the workout.

Exercise, Exercise Tips, Healthy Eating, NutritionMatthew Vande VegteJanuary 4, 2024exercise, nutritionComment

How Exercise Helps in Managing Type 1 Diabetes

As we all know, living with Type 1 Diabetes isn't easy. From having to make diet changes to monitoring your blood sugar levels often, the proper treatment and lifestyle choices are essential in controlling the symptoms. Just like most diseases out there, one of the best things Type 1 Diabetes patients can do for themselves is exercise. Curious to know just how much exercising can help in managing Type 1 Diabetes? Keep reading as we discuss and recommend some workouts to try out.

Exercise, Type 1 DiabetesAnna TannerJanuary 23, 2021type 1 diabetes, T1D, exercise, blood sugars, hypoglycemiaComment

5 Ways To Use Movement As Medicine For Type 1 Diabetes

Living with type 1 diabetes takes a pretty hefty toolbox to tackle effectively. From insulin vials to CGM’s to BG meters, it takes a lot of different devices and medications to control your blood glucose levels. Has anyone ever told you that moving your body can be one of the most effective tools for caring for your type 1 diabetes?

The 5 Diabetes Basics That You Might Be Overlooking

To start, put more veggies on that plate or in our snacks—most veggies are low carb anyways, plus as we all know, jammed pack full of vitamins and minerals. It’s like killing two birds with one stone, avoiding spikes in blood sugars while also replenishing our body and giving it what it needs. When it come to carbs, well we could spend hours on that subject alone, but remember to try to keep your grams of carbs consistent. For example, if you had 30g yesterday morning, try to match that on the following morning. (Please keep in mind everyone has their specific diet plans with their medical team, so please refer to that—that statement is not taken to mean that everyone should eat 30g of carbs).

The Effects Exercise has on Blood Sugars

Exercise and blood sugars. Its an interesting relationship between the two, but I want to demystify the cause and effect that can lead to us shying away from getting our exercise in. I want to show you that it can actually be relatively consistent and predictable with proper planning, documentation, and consistency. While this is something that I coach on in depth through my diabetic health coaching program, this will be more of an overview so that we can keep it short.

[Dangers of Sedentary Behaviors]- 5 min read

Do you sit for hours upon hours a day? If you answered yes, you are not alone. In fact, you are part of a majority. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2018), only about 21% of adults in the US are meeting physical activity guidelines. Now, I knew that having sedentary behavior was not good for you but, it turns out, it is more dangerous than I thought.

[EXERCISE FOR DIABETICS] -- 3 min read

Exercise is a key component of managing diabetes. Unfortunately, diabetic or not, creating & sticking with an exercise program is something many people struggle with. This guide makes the process much simpler and easier to follow!

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