How To Avoid LOW BLOOD SUGAR During Exercise If You Are Only Taking Insulin Lantus/Levemir/Tresiba

🔹 Are you managing your Type 2 diabetes with long-acting insulin injections such as Insulin Glargine (Lantus), Insulin Detemir (Levemir), or Insulin Degludec (Tresiba) only? 🔹

If that's the case, it's crucial to understand how to maintain your blood sugar levels effectively and avoid hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), which can be a challenge for many.

🎥 In this informative video, we're diving deep into strategies to prevent low blood sugar if you're currently relying exclusively on long-acting insulin injections for managing your Type 2 diabetes. 🎥

Here's what you'll discover:

📌 The Basics: A quick overview of long-acting insulin and how it works in your body.
📌 The Risks: Understanding the risk of hypoglycemia associated with insulin therapy.
📌 Practical Tips: Proven strategies and tips on avoiding low blood sugar levels when using long-acting insulin.
📌 Expert Advice: Insight from healthcare professionals on managing your diabetes more efficiently.
Whether you've been managing your diabetes for years or are newly navigating the complexities of Insulin Glargine, Insulin Detemir, or Insulin Degludec therapies, this video is tailored to help you enhance your understanding and maintain better control over your blood sugar levels.

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About me:
Dr. Srikanth Nithyanandam, a Primary Care Sports Medicine doctor practicing in the United States. I serve various roles as a clinician, such as a hospitalist, outpatient clinician, team physician, and medical director for Exercise Physiology Lab.

My mission of creating of this channel is to help people understand the importance of being active and help people who are physically inactive to undertake physical activity and for people who already enjoy physical activity, to help them remain stay active by addressing barriers for exercise.

I completed my medical school from PSGIMSR, Coimbatore, India. I did a Masters in exercise Physiology at the University of Kentucky. I then went to complete residency in Family Medicine, Fellowship in Academic Medicine and finally a Fellowship in Sports Medicine. I am currently pursuing a fellowship in Integrative Medicine through University of Arizona.

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00:00 Introduction
00:52 How Exercise affects blood sugar
02:47 Why there is a risk for low blood sugar if you are on insulin injection
04:05 How to prevent low blood sugar during exercise if you take long acting insulin?
05:09 Symptoms of low blood sugar
05:30 How to correct low blood sugar during exercise?
07:14 Conclusion