sports

Welcome2DBlock · #1 (**permalink**) 10-08-2006, 09:08 PM

Anyone have trouble sometimes while playing sports? I'm on a pump.. and I have to disconnect to play. It can cause a problem because I like to eat a few hours before so i havwe energy for the game, but it seems like when I do that my sugar goes way high (over 600 one game) which in the over 600 instance caused me to be soo energyless and felt liek ****. If I dont eat before the game, I go low.. and my coach is clueless (in diabetes) and thinks im going to die and wont put me back in. I also hate drinking before the game because it gives mahjor cramps, I would just keep the pump in so i dont go high but its gotten ripped out already this year without even being in (the inserted white part) s I dont want to play with it in. I basiclly cant keep my sugar level without going high or low.

TenderVittleS · #2 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 11:35 PM

I used to play alot of basketball and I made sure I ate at my normal times. A good trick for me was to carry a bag of skittles just in case I got low, also protein shakes helped me out too since I have a high metabolism. Also I heard exercise is really bad for you if your BS is too high but I don't know the reason why.

TenderVittleS · #3 (**permalink**) 10-12-2006, 12:04 AM

This might be useful too http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/faq/exercise.htm

sedita · #4 (**permalink**) 10-12-2006, 04:39 AM

I have played rugby on and off for several years now. I too have usually struggled with my sugars during games. I used to eat a PB&J sandwich and drink a little gatoraide about 30min-hr before playing. needless to say my sugar was through the roof by the time i finished.
You should be carful of working out when your BG is high since exercise will just elevate it further.

Check out this site. i have used info provided here and it has helped greatly in managing my exercise and diabetes. Mainly I attempt to be at a normal BG before starting. Depending on the situation I may eat a small snack and only take 1/2 my normal insulin about 20-30 min before starting. About every 30min - 1hr of moderate to intense exercise I will consume a few glucose tabs or a powergel to maintain my BG and energy. This has worked really well for me, you can definately tell a difference in your energy while working out if you maintain good control (avoiding both highs and lows). I am getting ready to go onto the pump so we will see how things change, it should be simpler while at the gym, but on rugby days, things may get more complicated.

http://www.runsweet.com/4554.html

JediSkipdogg · #5 (**permalink**) 10-12-2006, 04:56 AM

Remember, when disconnecting that it can take 30-60 minutes before you even notice the change of it being disconnected. Then when you put it back on it takes the same amount of time to notice it working again. Therefore, say at the start of the game you disconnect, if the game is only say 2 hours long, it won't stop effecting you till halftime. Then, when you are done, if you reconnect, it won't be till an hour after that that it starts working. So, you'll have a delayed high.

A few options you have are to bolus 50% of what you would get in the next 30 minutes when you disconnect. Then, every 30 minutes test your BG, connect, and bolus. Unless you are Carson Palmer (and even he gets breaks) you won't play the entire game. Therefore you shouldn't have a problem testing and giving short boluses of insulin.

What sport do you play? That may help some too.

DesertCoyote93 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-26-2006, 05:26 PM

Almost all of the great diabetic sport playing people I have heard of do not have pumps, they are on shots. I have a pump and I recently went into DKA so I do not even play during gym.
I dont regularly play sports anyway because I do not want anything to happen to my pump.

Welcome2DBlock · #7 (**permalink**) 11-19-2006, 05:56 PM

ILl be honost, having a pump or not hasnt changed my physical activity in any way. The only annoying thing is disc and reconnecting it.

ProudMOM · #8 (**permalink**) 11-20-2006, 08:56 AM

My son plays JV football and JV basketball and wears a pump. He too had trouble with hyperglycemia because he chose to disconnect during practices and games. Even though he would check and correct for the high numbers, he always seemed to be chasing highs for many hours after. This past football season, with the okay from his endo, he started using Lantus for his basal insulin. During the day, he wears the pump as he normally does to bolus for any corrections and for meals. For sports, he disconnects and reconnects after he is finished. His numbers have been much better and we do not see the spikes anymore, thanks to having background insulin on board all day. This has worked so well, that we are now starting basketball season using the same regimen of Lantus and the pump. It has worked very well for him and his A1C was 6.6 at his last check up in October. Just something for you to think about. I understand your frustration with sports and the pump--we have been there! Best of luck to you and keep us posted.

Loves to Cheer · #9 (**permalink**) 11-20-2006, 09:25 AM

yea hey i kno exactly how you feel....i dont play basketball...but i cheer...im a sophmore and i kno how to handle this and how to keep it undercontrol but my coaches FREAK out when it goes high...cause last November i got put in the hospital and they thing its going to happen again...but its not and i kno how ya feel!!

<3 Emma!

Welcome2DBlock · #10 (**permalink**) 11-20-2006, 11:57 AM

i have only had 1 severe high (over 600 in soccer game couldnt do sh*t i was so tired and lazy) basketball starts for me after thanksgiving ill see how it goes.

someone · #11 (**permalink**) 11-23-2006, 12:12 AM

I disconnect my pump before playing rarely ever have a problem. If anything, I get a little low. To prevent this from happening, I just sip on a Gatorade.

tbonemcniel · #12 (**permalink**) 11-29-2006, 05:44 AM

I have a cousin who is the same age as me and he is looking into getting a pump, after he finishes with basketball season this year. We are both HS seniors and I have been on a pump for a couple of months. I don't play sports, I was in marching band, which was easy for taking care of my pump.

My suggestion is to go off of the pump during basket ball season or maybe if the game days are spread out enough. Go off of your pump the night before the game and reconnect after the game. If you take lantus, you might have a little trouble being low. I'm at the point in my life where I would rather be low than high.