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Published Jun 11, 2021

#491 Diabetes Variables: Trampoline

Scott Benner and CDE Jenny Smith delve into how trampoline activities impact blood sugar levels in people with type 1 diabetes, uncovering unexpected challenges and sharing essential strategies for managing hypoglycemia through effective insulin adjustments.
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  • Trampoline Challenges

    Trampolines present unique challenges for managing type 1 diabetes due to their intense physical activity, which can cause rapid drops in blood sugar. and discuss how trampolines engage multiple muscle groups, making them an effective aerobic exercise that can significantly lower blood sugar levels 1. Parents often use this activity to quickly reduce high blood sugar in children, but the sudden drops can be difficult to manage. Jenny notes, "It's way more impactful than even somebody who's willing, who understands that activity impacts blood sugars. It's just at a magnitude that is crazy."

    It's way more impactful than even somebody who's willing, who understands that activity impacts blood sugars. It's just at a magnitude that is crazy.

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    The unpredictability of children's activity levels adds to the challenge, as they often engage in exercise spontaneously, complicating insulin management strategies 1.

       

    Insulin Strategies

    Effective insulin adjustment strategies are crucial when managing blood sugar levels during physical activities like trampolining. emphasizes the importance of knowing one's current blood sugar levels and trends before engaging in exercise, as this information guides insulin dosing adjustments 2. highlights that even without insulin on board, stable blood sugar levels can still drop significantly due to the exercise's intensity. Jenny explains, "Coming into any variable setting, whether it's exercise or whatnot, you have to know where you are or where it looks like you're heading, because that's also going to impact how much or how little you adjust."

    Coming into any variable setting, whether it's exercise or whatnot, you have to know where you are or where it looks like you're heading, because that's also going to impact how much or how little you adjust.

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    Understanding these dynamics helps in preemptively managing hypoglycemia, ensuring safety and stability during and after physical activities 2.

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