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westhammaniac

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
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Tablets (oral)
Hi , been type 2 diagnosed for about 1 year now and take metromin to help control it . I have started to exercise (jogging) again and have started to run longer distances (used to be keen runner years ago) . Since i have been taking metformin , trying to keep to a diet and exercising I have lost some weight and dont really want lose anymore and quite slight build anyhow.

Having to watch my carb intake and exercising - i am not sure how to manage this easily.

I was walking through a well known sports outlet the other day and noticed you can get protein bars - low sugar. eg snickers , mars and grenade bars . Are these ok for diabetics . I know sometimes things like this are trial and error and some are ok for some people and not for others. But generally speaking are they diabetic friendly .

Thanks in advance .Sorry if this question has been asked before
 
Personally I don’t, after 90 minutes in the gym I wait an hour & have a protein shake with unsweetened almond milk, small slice of warburtons no added sugar wholemeal toast & peanut butter (about 15g carbs in total) always drink most of the protein shake first
If it was only about 60 of exercise I would just have the protein shake (about 2g carbs)
Anything less I wouldn’t bother eating anything extra
I’m slim & not trying to lose any weight
 
The chocolate protein bars from mars etc are still very high carbs & sugar, I wouldn’t go near them personally, 26g carb of which 17g carb are sugars

the carb killa bars are a better option if you want to go for that kind of thing and if you have a sweet tooth then they can hit the spot but still have a lot of ingredients especially sweeteners that can affect your digestion if your that way inclined.

If it’s a weight thing then upping your protein & fats from natural foods like eggs, cheese, meat, Greek yogurt maybe an avocado would be perhaps a better option or as suggested above a protein shake
 
westhammaniac said:
Hi , been type 2 diagnosed for about 1 year now and take metromin to help control it . I have started to exercise (jogging) again and have started to run longer distances (used to be keen runner years ago) . Since i have been taking metformin , trying to keep to a diet and exercising I have lost some weight and dont really want lose anymore and quite slight build anyhow.

Having to watch my carb intake and exercising - i am not sure how to manage this easily.

I was walking through a well known sports outlet the other day and noticed you can get protein bars - low sugar. eg snickers , mars and grenade bars . Are these ok for diabetics . I know sometimes things like this are trial and error and some are ok for some people and not for others. But generally speaking are they diabetic friendly .

Thanks in advance .Sorry if this question has been asked before
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Mars and low sugar... I had to go check my local supermarket's website to see whether those are available here in the Netherlands, but a single bar still has more carbs in there than I aim for in a day. @lovinglife 's suggestion of just upping protein in a less processed way, and with practically no carbs in, would be the wiser move. It's not quick, alas, but it would be healthier. Also, most protein bars have artificial sweeteners that can potentially have a rather destructive effect on your guts... And I don't think having the runs while running, would be exactly convenient. ;)
 
Not for me, on the too many sugars and a raft of "additives" issues. I know that some people on here eat them without problems, but I won't. I think that advertising these things as "high protein" when they're actually high sugar is deliberately misleading.

I do 4x 1 hr strenuous exercise sessions some weeks, and find that "snacks" aren't in any way needed.
 
Was going to post a reply, but found that @lovinglife had already written what I was going to say, nearly word for word.
Real food is almost always a better option.
Bodybuilders have used very high protein intake as a way of building lots of muscle quickly alongside resistance exercise. That makes it seem like protein bars are likely to be good - and they may well be better than very sugar laden snacks, but the way that processed protein is made available to your body is very different to the protein in real food.
If you are looking to not lose weight with exercise - then for me it's about replacing stuff that's like what I'm made of - mainly protein and fat together. That doesn't need to mean meat (though it is the easiest option), but your system is best geared up to work with those together. A chicken breast salad with lots of olive oil works too.. (I mean, there are endless answers, but it's the combination of protein and fat together)
 
I eat Carb Killas as snacks (I’m not a body builder by any means!) and they don’t affect my blood sugar. The Mars ones are still high carb so I avoid them. Carb Killas help with my sweet tooth which hasn’t gone away with low carb diet, so they stop me indulging in sugary treats which would mess up my control.
 
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