Blood sugar rise after exercise

[bladerfc]

Hi I'm pre diabetic just finished my usual game of 5 a side football came in and checked my reading it was 8.2 that's high for me it's usually around 5. 1 or so is this normal?

 

[Brunneria]

Hi,

Yes, exercise, adrenalin and stress (both good and bad types) can raise BG.

But it isn't always that simple...

With exercise, results vary.
Often steady exercise (eg walking) will lower BG - good for an after dinner walk
While heavy exercise will often raise BG in the short term. Once the initial glow fades, the BG usually goes lower again.

Both types of exercise usually have a lowering effect over the next few hours or day.

The more muscle we have, and the more we use that muscle, the better it is for our BG levels.

 

[bladerfc]

It is quite heavy exercise lots of hard running thanks

 

[Clivethedrive]

It is quite heavy exercise lots of hard running thanks

Hi bladerfc, its your liver giving out what it thinks is necessary glycophage to cope with the sudden burst of exercise, try a slightly less heavy exercise til things subside a bit.

 

[Type1Bri]

Hi bladerfc, its your liver giving out what it thinks is necessary glycophage to cope with the sudden burst of exercise, try a slightly less heavy exercise til things subside a bit.

Also a small bolus can help to make the body use that extra glucose as energy. If you do not have enough insulin on board the body cannot use the glucose as energy therefore BS rises