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Thread: Inject n' Shower

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04-26-2008, 07:55 PM

xMenace

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I am a: Type 1

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Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shiftzor

I can't believe the point drop from 0.5units when combined with a shower. Its madness, anyone know why a hot shower would seemingly heighten my sensitivity to insulin?

Improved circulation!?

But I suspect your carbs. Were they high GI? Many times I've had high GI meals, a high PP, then a normal 4 or 5 hour test. If this was the case, adding a correction compounded things.

It could have been a bad meter reading too. Carbs on the fingers.

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