At the moment I have found that no matter how much insulin I take if I eat normally and sit on my **** and do nothing my sugars will drop but when my insulin wears off it bounces right back up..
What I find helps other than the obvious reducing bad carby foods is exercise. It doesn’t need to be heavy exercise for example I took a 20 minute walk this morning and I used a far bit of that excess glucose running through my system.
Some days I use the exercise bike for 5 minutes a couple of times a day.. if you choose not to leave the house there are options like walking up and down the stairs a few times. Jogging on the spot.
But the worst thing after poor diet will be to just lie down and sleep all day..
I also suspect that doing something is also better for your mental health
Do please keep in mind that a lot of T2's, before diagnosis, suffer from continuous high blood sugars for months, sometimes years, and this can cause extreme fatigue and drowsiness.
@Joe Condron is in all likelyhood, experiencing the same thing. I know I slept holes in the day, had crushing fatigue, and when I tried to get off my "****”, so to speak, my legs would fail me and I'd hit the ground hard. Even just when trying to walk around our own little flat. So please, don't imply laziness here. This person may indeed be unable to keep their eyes open no matter what they do. And still be exhausted when they do leave the bed.
You can't outrun a bad diet. I know I couldn't do a thing until I got my blood sugars under control. Then I could finally build up muscle mass again and walk fair distances. Trying to do it the other way around may be putting the cart before the horse, if the same is the case here.
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