Letter from the Editor
 On Sunday I was cycling near Clearwater about 20 miles from my house, and my wife was riding in St Pete. As she was doing her 20 mile route her glucose began to fall and she had to stop to take some glucose, as her level was at 46 and according to her CGM was continuing to decrease. She ended up calling a friend to come and get her and drive her home when 45 carbs did not increase her glucose level. When I got back from my ride she described the events that morning. Her pre-meal glucose had been a little high and she ate breakfast and dosed for her meal.
It appeared that this dose had a much exaggerated effect on lowering her glucose when coupled with riding. I was explaining why this happened when our intern Aleksandra Kusic, PharmD Candidate, Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy, sent over her article for the week. It was perfect timing, as her review of a study published in Diabetes Care gave a perfect explanation and plan for avoiding this problem in the future.
Check out the proper way to prepare for exercise and avoid hypoglycemia by clicking here for our Laterpay feature.
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Dave Joffe
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