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Ok thank youWell, yeah. But just because running effects blood sugar levels is no reason not to run. So long as you have a good understanding of how running might effect your blood sugar, you have taken reasonable precautions before hand (ie you don't have active insulin on board or you've had a carb snack) and you have a test kit and hypo treatment with you then you're good to go.
Exercise will raise your Bgl for a little bit as it triggers your body to release energy into your blood to feed your cells the extra that they need... I would go up to 9s when I exercised but would be in the 6s after eating... my dn said it was normal... however when i went low carb I drained my liver of the glucose so it didn't rise at all in exercise and my food covered only what I used...Can running effect your blood sugar levels please because I'm supposed to walk or go swimming
If you use insulin, this article may help you: https://diatribe.org/sports-and-exercise-ultimate-challenge-blood-sugar-controlCan running effect your blood sugar levels please because I'm supposed to walk or go swimming
Oh my God that is high I thought it goes lowhello im a fairly competitive runner or atleast i try to be the one thing i find is the time of day i train really effect my blood glucose levels. I like to train in the evening before dinner but I find that can really raise my blood suger levels mybe due to me getting stressed about the run im planning also for example the otherday day i tested my blood at like 6pm just before i went running its came back at like 5.9 which would seem perfect i gave myself 1 unit of nova rapid insulin ran for like a 6 mile interval session came home and the blood was up at about 12. I find that kind of level ok to run with but when it starts to get higher i really notice it effecting my performance. normally
Or what about after breakfastI think because there’s not allot of insulin left at that time of day it’s allot better controlled if I run after dinner
How much insulin do you useI don’t do allot of running after breakfast normally but my insulin’s allot more sensitive at that time of day so It would go down. allot of it would depend on what I had for breakfast and the amount of insulin I had before. I don’t count carbs or anything like mainly just guess work. I would take a energy gel or something with me if I was doing more than about 10k
It would depend on my blood sugar levels in the morning probably about 6-8 units more likely 6 Unless it was abit high to start with I would need to have breakfast first probably like porridge or omelette and toast. It’s normally cycling I do in the morning which is slightly easier to control the blood doingHow much insulin do you use
Do you do a lot of exercise because it looks like you do.It would depend on my blood sugar levels in the morning probably about 6-8 units more likely 6 Unless it was abit high to start with I would need to have breakfast first probably like porridge or omelette and toast. It’s normally cycling I do in the morning which is slightly easier to control the blood doing
i probably train about 5 times a week Iv ran up to half marathons never done a marathon yet hopefully one day been focusing more on cycling this year i don't let having diabetes hold me back from any activities.Do you do a lot of exercise because it looks like you do.
Well done youi probably train about 5 times a week Iv ran up to half marathons never done a marathon yet hopefully one day been focusing more on cycling this year i don't let having diabetes hold me back from any activities.