Yesterday I was under deadline pressure and didn’t exercise much. I took the easy path and bolused around each meal to keep the peaks low. I did try adding a little burst of exercise along with the insulin to see how that continues to work. So far, so good. It worked at lunch and dinner. For lunch, I walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes after eating, and then I used the elliptical for 20 minutes in addition to insulin to bring my levels down quickly before going to bed.
A novel wrinkle was that I had to change CGM sensors shortly after finishing my 20 minutes on the elliptical last night before going to sleep. I inserted another, but there is a gap in the data of about four hours. It is possible that my levels dropped low as I slept because of having insulin on board and exercising, but I don’t know and I didn’t wake up in sweats. At least the long tail looked good. When the data returned, I was within target range and even for the duration of the night. This is strategy may hold promise. There is more to learn about this.