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Is hot yoga a safe exercise for a type1 diabetic?

thebeetis

07/01/09

thebeetis

Topics:diabetes & exercise

My friends are joining a hot yoga course and have invited me to join them but I fear t will induce hypos....any recomendations?

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Ginger Vieira

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Yes, definitely, BUT YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY prepare your blood sugar like you would for any intense exercise: eat your carbs and keep carbs with you in the yoga class, next to your mat. For example, my body would want to have between 40 to 50 grams of carbs not covered by insulin for a bikram yoga class (hot yoga class).

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re: Is hot yoga a safe exercise for a type1 diabetic?
thebeetis
Thursday, July 02, 2009 at 08:41 AM

Since im on a pump and im trying to loose weight could I just reduce my basal?If I have to eat the carbs will I be able to loose weight?

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