[tennischica]

I am a sophmore in college, majoring in Biology, and was diagnosed type 1 about a year ago, with no other diabetics in the family it was kinda of a life changing situation. Luckily my dad is a family physician and knew lots of helpful tips and who else I should see. I also play tennis for my college which presents many issues in terms of bg monitoring but so far all seems to be going pretty well. There have been a few bumps in the road this past year, but I feel like I am taking better care of myself than before. I just started on the pump about 2 months ago and I must admit I am in love with it : ) Really happy that I found this great site and some people who can relate.

[tanyatype1]

Hi tennischica! Nice to have you here!

[MJM]

Originally Posted by tennischica

I am a sophmore in college, majoring in Biology, and was diagnosed type 1 about a year ago, with no other diabetics in the family it was kinda of a life changing situation. Luckily my dad is a family physician and knew lots of helpful tips and who else I should see. I also play tennis for my college which presents many issues in terms of bg monitoring but so far all seems to be going pretty well. There have been a few bumps in the road this past year, but I feel like I am taking better care of myself than before. I just started on the pump about 2 months ago and I must admit I am in love with it : ) Really happy that I found this great site and some people who can relate.

Hi tennischica, welcome to the forums. Great people here, good advise, good fun, great support, and lots to learn. Whatever you do, don't stop playing tennis. Organise things around it. You can act normally, well virtually normally. You will still have to test while you are playing etc until you get familiar with how your body reacts to different exercises. I would suggest that you always tell people who play with you that you are diabetic and that you will have to test every half hour or so. The test only takes a few seconds anyway, so it won't affect your game too much. Always let people know you are diabetic, especially your close friends, and tell them what to do if you start feel hypo etc. Be prepared to always have 'bumps' but the better the control you achieve the fewer problems you are likely to encounter. I'm sure your father will have told you this already. One more thing, never start playing if your blood glucose is high as you may cramp up during game. Something to do with Lactic acid I think. It's good that you have started on the pump so early on in your diagnosis as this will make things a little easier for you. Before you play eat something and have something, say, every half hour or so. This will help you in avoiding a hypo situation. You will get to know how much you have to take from experience, so you could start testing it out in practice games etc.
I wish you well, and if you could, keep us all informed on how you are progressing.

[kgm0612]

Welcome to this great forum. Nice people, and a ton of information to be found here.

Karen

[ProudNanaof5]

Welcome to DF... You will find lots of support here from our family...Glad you joined...

[xMenace]

Welcome!

I'll be asking you questions about playing tennis with a pump as soon as my winter leaves: Juneish.