Hi Murray.99Hi,I am recently diagnosed with type 1,and want to build muscle , does anyone have good diet plan? Thanks![]()
ThanksHi Murray.99
No special diet or supplements are required unless you are a professional athlete or do extreme amounts of training. On the whole you need to consume up to 1g of protein/kg of body weight per day for good health. A small amount of protein in liquid form (say 15-20 grams) within an hour of resistance exercises helps as it is readily digested. My sport physician/exercise physiologist advised me to use whey (no additives) or the Atkins shakes which are low carb (please note they are net carbs. I am a T2 and have been happy with the results as per above - although I am not a candidate for Mr Universe.
Good on you for doing it, as muscle is of great assistance in controlling sugars. So just do it. Takes time and efforts but well worth it. But please ignore the service/product pushing loony fringe and get medical advice.
Regards
fene48
Sorry, way outside my experiences as I am a T2 and hence my treatment/management of blood glucose is probably different to yours. From the little I know what you are saying seems sensible. Perhaps you may want to have a chat with an exercise physiologist who works with diabetics - the one I see was very helpful in setting up my proramme and ongoing changes.ThanksWould it be better to Have A small carb meal or a bottle of lucozade sport before excercising to prevent a hypo during excercise?