Spring/Warm Weather and Diabetes

[TAutry]

Hi all,

How does Spring and the warming of the weather affect your diabetes management program?

I find that I am more active as the weather warms and the days lengthen. My meal schedule varies some and so do my injection times and amounts.

Travis

[Oradev]

I have better control in the summer because i'm more active and I don't have SAD anymore. (Seasonal Affective Disorder)

[rzrbks]

Unfortunately, my schedule doesn't change until June 1 so I don't get the Beneficial effects of Spring.

I am counting on http://www.hillbillyusa.com/ improving my Physical Fitness this year though--chasin' them little white balls around the pasture

[Shalyndria]

Increase in activity for sure; about three more months and I can dust off the rollerblades, pull out the bikini, shed the parka...plan to start jogging this summer too.

And of course spring means an increase in hormones.... ;) :D

All effective ways for me to eat less and play more! Which hopefully means down with the basal rate and CHO ratio.

Shy

[LauRa Lu]

:p ooOOh... warm weather! can't wait, if we get any at all of course.. :p


I definitely eat later in the evenings when it's summer, it's nice to eat out late in the day when its just starting to cool down.
I seem to like getting up earlier in the mornings too, so i supose earlier breakfasts and late evening meals might cause me a problem....


But i can't wait till summer...the uk's suposed to be in for a hot one this time round too!.....horah! :)

[HeatherP]

Just like everybody else, more active=better b/s's.

The warm sunny weather also makes me feel better, the winter tends to make me sort of depressed.

[Ashtur]

Actually, what I'm a bit concerned about is this. I have some pretty good allergies (pollen, mold, dust, blah blah),and springtime tends to spike them (though they are an issue all year long), so I'm half wondering if that won't make things worse, the "stress effect" as it were. Of course, I had a sinus infection most of the winter.

[lgvincent]

I tend to need less insulin during the warmer months. I'm already going through the changes. I've had two days in the last week when I spent much of the day in insulin shock, so I'm trying to lower the doses as quickly as I can without overdoing it.

[Oradev]

lgvincent,
what doses are you currently on?

[lgvincent]

I take an injection of 14 units of NPH each evening about 9:00 and Humalog with each meal. I take 5 units at breakfast, 7 at lunch and 10 at dinner.

[Oradev]

Originally posted by lgvincent
I take an injection of 14 units of NPH each evening about 9:00 and Humalog with each meal. I take 5 units at breakfast, 7 at lunch and 10 at dinner.

How are you sugars throughout the day?

[lgvincent]

Doing okay for the most part, but I'm having to lower the Humalog at lunch and dinner. I'm one of those who will have reactions at one dose and lower it a unit and have it run high.

[DeusXM]

Don't forget that hot weather also increases blood flow to the skin surface as the body tries to cool off, which means your insulin will be much more quickly absorbed into the blood and start working more quickly that it has been over winter.

[Oradev]

Originally posted by lgvincent
Doing okay for the most part, but I'm having to lower the Humalog at lunch and dinner. I'm one of those who will have reactions at one dose and lower it a unit and have it run high.

Me too. Happens to me all the freakin time.

[Belinda]

Sun sun sun......which means vitamin C!!!! LOL.... In the summer I have to change my sites more often due to activity level changing....can't get enough of the pool! Eat lots more fresh fruits and veggies....NO I don't have a garden and reduce my insulin accordingly. Summer here has begun....high 60's today (technicaly not summer but once the shorts/skirts/sandals come out there is no turning back)and it won't cool down until early October....yeah!!!!!!!!

[zookeeper671]

I live in Florida. It's summer three seasons of the year (hot, hot, lukewarm, and hot). Since I was dxd during the lukewarm season, this will be my first summer with diabetes. It helps to hear how others handle it.

Angie

[lumplump]

I don't have those issues w/Lantus.

[lumplump]

Sounds like your pretty brittle.

[gunner]

Summer has started here. We've been in the 90's the last couple of days. We've got another 20 degrees or so before it gets hot. Spring was really nice though, (last weekend)lol.
Summer is a little different for us though, we'll spend the next 7-8 months inside in the air-conditioning.
Our winter is the most active time for most people here.

Cheers,
Craig

[RbS14]

It is just gettign warm where I live, The past twp weeks I have taken 1 shot nightly of Lantus, and two 5 unit shots of Humilog daily..

This is with a daily PT routine that inlcudes running, and weight training.

But before I started I was Taking 5 or 6 10 unit shots of Humilog daily