Hi, I don't have diabetes, but since a close family member was diagnosed with type 2 I decided it was about time I changed my own lifestyle. As such, I've drastically improved my diet and exercise over the last few months (and I've never felt better!), and I also did some monitoring of my own blood glucose levels out of interest.
The highest value I've ever seen was 8.5 after a pretty heavy meal, and I don't think there's much to be concerned about with the values I've been seeing. However, I have noticed some interesting patterns and I thought this would be a good place to seek some answers.
Firstly, when I starting monitoring I noticed that my fasting level was quite low (low-mid 4s), but since I've starting regular exercise I've found this has actually gone up to the high 4s/low 5s (but still within the normal values). I also noticed that my levels tended to be generally higher (with more significant changes throughout the day) on those days when I was doing exercise. On my rest days (normally weekends), I found that my blood sugar was only really ever rising into the mid/high 5s, and seemed to remain relatively stable overall. Is this to be expected with exercise? In the short-term it appears to cause greater variation, but it seems to help in the long-term with overall control, as I've experienced on my rest days.
The highest value I've ever seen was 8.5 after a pretty heavy meal, and I don't think there's much to be concerned about with the values I've been seeing. However, I have noticed some interesting patterns and I thought this would be a good place to seek some answers.
Firstly, when I starting monitoring I noticed that my fasting level was quite low (low-mid 4s), but since I've starting regular exercise I've found this has actually gone up to the high 4s/low 5s (but still within the normal values). I also noticed that my levels tended to be generally higher (with more significant changes throughout the day) on those days when I was doing exercise. On my rest days (normally weekends), I found that my blood sugar was only really ever rising into the mid/high 5s, and seemed to remain relatively stable overall. Is this to be expected with exercise? In the short-term it appears to cause greater variation, but it seems to help in the long-term with overall control, as I've experienced on my rest days.