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Diet and exercise

Zenedge

Zenedge

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Hi All,

Ok, I've got my head around the fact that diabetes is a very complex thing, it affects everybody differently and allows everybody to treat their bodies in different ways.

Before I start, I realise my BG levels are still very high, I'm still learning but I feel absolutely fine.

So I'm trying to work out what I need to do in the way of excersise, I work shifts... 2 dayshifts followed by 2 nightshifts followed by 4 days off. I usually go to the gym on my work days. I'm not a gym freak, I don't pound weights or push myself to the limits, I just do what I need to do, to keep myself today I noticed that my BG levels were kinda high on my pre meal test (12.6). I had brekkie then went for a 15 min run and 15 min cycle. My BG had dropped to 11.7 by the time my 2 hour post meal test came around.

Again tonight, I was 22.3 pre meal. Did a little 10 min run, 10 min cycle and 10 min row after dinner and it dropped to 16.5 by my 2 hour post test.

Obviously my evening meal test results are the most dramatic but it highlights an issue to me, yeah my BG is coming down but is such a dramatic drop a good thing, especially when I'm expecting the reading to be higher.

So when is the best time to excersise, should I change from my 4 working days to a slightly smaller amount, daily after meals...???

What's your experience??

Sorry for the amount of long winded posts, I just have so many questions while I'm figuring this out.
 
12.6 to 11.7 isn't much of a drop. 22.3 to 16.5 is a decent drop, though. As long as you don't go too low and you feel ok you shouldn't worry.

I don't think you should worry too much about when you exercise with respect to your blood glucose levels. Just stick to your routine.
 
I would do as much exercise as you like and not worry about the degree of BS drop. If your BS remains too high in between then do ensure you have reduced the carbs in your diet and have enough protein and fat and you may need some medication if the BS is still high.
 
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