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<blockquote data-quote="seadragon" data-source="post: 1451358" data-attributes="member: 195124"><p>I find a brisk walk can really help to reduce BG levels If I have deliberately or accidentally, overindulged in carbs. The only way to know if it works for you is by testing before your meal, after your meal (at one hour) and then after say a 20 minute brisk walk. I found 20 minutes is all it takes for me to bring high levels down to acceptable levels. If it's gone really high then acceptable is below 7.8 as this seems to be a level at which damage can set in but I prefer to get back to the 6's if possible. A brisk walk shouldn't raise BG as it's not terribly strenuous. More strenuous exercise tends to raise BG due to cortisol release I think.</p><p>Exercise with out eating can raise BG levels on it's own as some days I can go to bed with BG of around 4.8 - 5.5 - find it's about 6.5 by the time I get up and if I then exercise without having breakfast, running, skating etc it will go up further.</p><p></p><p>When I started LCHF and was craving sweet things I found eating a spoonful of double cream made the carb craving go away without resorting to carbs. If it was really bad a second spoonful did the trick as after that I didn't feel like eating anything at all.</p><p>The other thing to do if you feel that craving is to take your self out of the house and go for a walk instead. Double benefit of not having food in reach to eat and the walking is good for you, as well as helping with blood sugar levels. I have several neighbourhood walks of around 20, 40 and 60 minutes. 20 minutes was usually enough to reduce BS levels but I do the longer walks if I have time. If weather is bad I walk around house and up and down the stairs to reduce BS if needed. Testing is the only way to know if it works for you. The non -strenuous exercise should help encourage the muscles to take up the blood sugar thus removing it from circulation. Too strenuous and the liver may start producing extra glucose from protein via gluconeogenesis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seadragon, post: 1451358, member: 195124"] I find a brisk walk can really help to reduce BG levels If I have deliberately or accidentally, overindulged in carbs. The only way to know if it works for you is by testing before your meal, after your meal (at one hour) and then after say a 20 minute brisk walk. I found 20 minutes is all it takes for me to bring high levels down to acceptable levels. If it's gone really high then acceptable is below 7.8 as this seems to be a level at which damage can set in but I prefer to get back to the 6's if possible. A brisk walk shouldn't raise BG as it's not terribly strenuous. More strenuous exercise tends to raise BG due to cortisol release I think. Exercise with out eating can raise BG levels on it's own as some days I can go to bed with BG of around 4.8 - 5.5 - find it's about 6.5 by the time I get up and if I then exercise without having breakfast, running, skating etc it will go up further. When I started LCHF and was craving sweet things I found eating a spoonful of double cream made the carb craving go away without resorting to carbs. If it was really bad a second spoonful did the trick as after that I didn't feel like eating anything at all. The other thing to do if you feel that craving is to take your self out of the house and go for a walk instead. Double benefit of not having food in reach to eat and the walking is good for you, as well as helping with blood sugar levels. I have several neighbourhood walks of around 20, 40 and 60 minutes. 20 minutes was usually enough to reduce BS levels but I do the longer walks if I have time. If weather is bad I walk around house and up and down the stairs to reduce BS if needed. Testing is the only way to know if it works for you. The non -strenuous exercise should help encourage the muscles to take up the blood sugar thus removing it from circulation. Too strenuous and the liver may start producing extra glucose from protein via gluconeogenesis. [/QUOTE]
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