A study looked at survey results from Type 1 Diabetes Exchange’s patient community, Glu, and found most people with type 1 diabetes struggle with managing low blood sugars from exercise. The survey involved 502 adults with type 1 diabetes. Researchers analyzed the exercise preparations and the management techniques used before and after exercise and tried to find out the affect different technologies had on managing blood sugars for exercise. The Struggles of Exercise and Hypoglycemia in People with Type 1 Diabetes Researchers indicated in their study abstract that 79 percent of survey respondents said they increased carbohydrate intake before exercise while 66 % said they increased carb intake after exercise. Fifty-three percent of respondents lowered their meal boluses before exercise and 46 percent did after exercise. Seventy-seven percent said they stuck to a target blood sugar level before starting exercise. Even with all these changes, 70 percent of survey respondents reported low blood […]