Originally Posted by Yellowknifer
Hey I am also a diabetic. Type 1. I've had it since I was 9 years old (24 now). Anyway I have pretty good control but I am definitely not in as good shape as I should be in. My BF is probably over 20%. Not good. I have a nice frame, but anyway, I am trying to get back into it. I used to be closer to 13% BF. I was wondering how much insulin you guys/gals take in a day and what kind. Do you find that if you're dedicated you can rely on long acting insulin to cover your spikes a bit more? If you keep out the simple carbs does that help lessen the amount of short acting that you take? I am on Humalog and Lantus (which is super long acting, very flat, not many peaks in the curve, kinda nice, has helped me with my bloodsugars which are probably a little high being around 7 most of the time, but they have come down since I started exercising more regularly).
Anyway just curious! :D