I do make sure before I lift heavy that I bolus some insulin and have a small amount of carbs. I used to train fasted and my blood sugars would spike pretty high. Having insulin on board for strength training really helps with my post training blood sugars. If I were doing some type of cardio, I wouldn't bolus.
It took some fine tuning to figure out what works best. About an hour before lifting, I will have 10-30 grams of carbohydrates and bolus normally for them. I wish I could have known a lot of what I know now back in the high school and college football days.
My favorite part of deadlifting or lifting heavy is I feel like I can run through a wall. I feel disease free which is huge. Type 1 can be very frustrating and feeling normal is something I have struggled with my entire type 1 life for the last 23 years. While I lift, I am Breaking Diabetes!
