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After getting rid of about 15 pounds, I let myself be bad for two days... the second day, in part by way of experiment (apparently NOT TO BE RECOMMENDED) I indulged in something like 1200-1400 calories of chocolate and watched the readings. I thought that because it was the evening, and my results were normally worst due to "dawn effect", I might more or less get away with it. Well... 30 minutes later I was up to 144, and after an hour, 210 mg/dl - the second worst reading I've ever had. I was feeling drowsy and dozed off for nearly two hours, tried again - ouch! up to 230 - tie for the very worst reading I've seen, and much longer than the one hour that one had lasted! That one had gone down to 120 by that time frame, but I'd gotten some exercise then. So I got out and walked quickly down and up a moderate slope for an hour, and tested again. (I should note that I felt the same pressure around my head as the other high result, like I was wearing a helmet stuffed with something cottony. The localization of the pressure is broader and seems more external as opposed to the three pairs of cerebral arteries localization that I feel when my systolic blood pressure goes over 150. About 2/3 of the way through the walk this ended and I started feeling a slight headache feeling in the same distribution) Down to *56*. I didn't know the meter went that low. If I were on insulin I suppose I'd be eating sugar right now to cure a critical low, but I'm not taking anything but metformin so I'll do without the hair of the dog for now. Now this makes me think more than a few things, namely:
* Yes, sugary foods can get me in a LOT of trouble.
* Yes, the high blood sugar can go on for a lot longer than the standard short period of time seen in normal people.
* Apparently my pancreas *can* secrete enough insulin to bring it down in a hurry, provided the tissues will accept it.
* Exercising CAN break down insulin resistance quickly, at least for a short time; it's not some sort of slow magic that takes weeks to work.
* I think very high sugar can be felt.
This leaves me with some other questions still in mind, namely:
* How long is the exercise good for?
* Why is there such a sudden break from moderately high blood sugar to unreasonably high blood sugar?
What are your experiences with exercise to take down a high?
* Yes, sugary foods can get me in a LOT of trouble.
* Yes, the high blood sugar can go on for a lot longer than the standard short period of time seen in normal people.
* Apparently my pancreas *can* secrete enough insulin to bring it down in a hurry, provided the tissues will accept it.
* Exercising CAN break down insulin resistance quickly, at least for a short time; it's not some sort of slow magic that takes weeks to work.
* I think very high sugar can be felt.
This leaves me with some other questions still in mind, namely:
* How long is the exercise good for?
* Why is there such a sudden break from moderately high blood sugar to unreasonably high blood sugar?
What are your experiences with exercise to take down a high?