Exercise - surprising and exciting information

[maureen5752]

Wow - saw the headline and had to read - this is huge.
Type 2 since Oct 2015
fanatical about diet and exercise
weight loss so far 90lbs (and 10 inches off the waist)
Walked the Loch Ness marathon (7hrs 24) and fanatical about measuring. I'm a science graduate
And I have my own gym - and treadmill!

I'm going to try this interval walking starting on Saturday morning. I will let you know my results at the end of each week

Great. Keep in touch. Let us know how you get on

 

[Southbeds]

I totally agree about exercise, if my BG spikes above 12 2 hours after eating I simply use the exercise bike for about half an hours hard pedalling to reduce my BG to about 8.

Never had a BG spike 12, I would worry and change what I was eating

 

[Southbeds]

I have been having trouble with high morning readings, pre bed 6.5 and morning 10-11. This morning I slept through my alarm and had to rush to work. I walk and it's about a mile. After alternately hurtling along and slowing to recover my breath I took a reading at my destination and to my surprise it was 9.1. Maybe it's a coincidence but I think I'll do a little experimenting on the basis of this thread. Thanks for the info.

I think you need to look at your diet with high readings like that

 

[Bebo321]

I think you need to look at your diet with high readings like that

Hi @Southbeds,
I figure that whenever people are motivated to monitor and try to make improvements to their blood glucose levels then it should be applauded. Blood glucose management isn't as straightforward as watching what you eat - the liver has a nasty habit messing up what would otherwise be a blood glucose reading in the 'normal' range. That's great if you are able to always keep your BGs in range - long may it continue. For anyone who isn't able to do this however, you know what to do so just keep the faith and keep trying.

 

[Southbeds]

Hi @Southbeds,
I figure that whenever people are motivated to monitor and try to make improvements to their blood glucose levels then it should be applauded. Blood glucose management isn't as straightforward as watching what you eat - the liver has a nasty habit messing up what would otherwise be a blood glucose reading in the 'normal' range. That's great if you are able to always keep your BGs in range - long may it continue. For anyone who isn't able to do this however, you know what to do so just keep the faith and keep trying.

I beg to differ ,it is as straightforward as watching what you eat.if you are eating the wrong food you are in big trouble,you can not outrun a bad diet

 

[Bebo321]

I beg to differ ,it is as straightforward as watching what you eat.if you are eating the wrong food you are in big trouble,you can not outrun a bad diet

Hmmm - it depends really.
I agree that you can't outrun a bad diet, but unfortunately it's not as simple as saying just by eating all the right things your BG will remain within the 'normal' range.
What about when your heart rate is elevated to the point at which you get a stress response, causing the liver to dump glucose into the bloodstream? What about those who are taking a secretagogue and it lowers their BG into hypoglycaemia and it again results in a liver glucose dump? For those who have very low levels of insulin production and so have excessive glucagon secretion - a hormone which (you guessed it) causes the liver to release glucose into the bloodstream. Those are just a couple of spanners in the works that I can think of off the top of my head.
Information and knowledge is great, but a positive attitude is also key to managing this pesky condition.

 

[Southbeds]

Thanks for acknowledging I was right "you can not outrun a bad diet"I think you should included it I your spiel

 

[lauraellen]

I think you need to look at your diet with high readings like that

Hello Southbeds, The reason my levels are now between 6 and 7 on average is that I have been looking at my diet. The morning readings have been an anomaly and the fact is that adding this form of exercise to my arsenal of low carb, and medication might beat that pesky hurdle.

 

[Sean01]

Brilliant!

I started - just to let you know
I train at 4:55 every morning
10 mins on treadmill starting at 4.6km/h and working up to 5km/h as a warm up (lungs, heart and muscles) I have my own gym - it isn't heated)
Then 5 cycles of 3 mins brisk walk - 6 km/h at a steep incline followed by two mins at 5km/h. I have to use the incline to get the effect as increasing the speed much beyond 6 km/h is not possible at the moment.
I finished of with 5 triple sets of shoulder work with dumbells. Heart beat up in the 140-160 region throughout.
I will repeat this every day for a week (different muscle groups for dumbell work but always superset/tripple sets
2 hours later - feeling great.

 

[Southbeds]

WOW . time for a commertial break

 

[DennisBolt]

Remember being taught this when I was a boy scout. It allowed you to keep up a fast pace over a long distance. Run for so many steps then walk for the same number. Too long ago to remember how many steps. It's also recommended in Michael Moseley's Book, The 8 week Blood Sugar Diet.

 

[Southbeds]

Remember being taught this when I was a boy scout. It allowed you to keep up a fast pace over a long distance. Run for so many steps then walk for the same number. Too long ago to remember how many steps. It's also recommended in Michael Moseley's Book, The 8 week Blood Sugar Diet.

Yes your right it been around a long time

 

[melissa2987382]

Just further proof that exercise is useful for keeping blood sugar under control...

Though I'd rather focus on a natural diet so I don't have to exercise so often

 

[Deleted member 108625]

Never had a BG spike 12, I would worry and change what I was eating

When I was newly diagnosed and doing intensive testing I had a baked potato with baked beans and my BG spiked to 12.5! That was the last time I had that particular meal

 

[zand]

@Bebo321 thanks so much for posting this. It's good to know that there is an exercise out there that might suit me still.

 

[LucySW]

Remember being taught this when I was a boy scout. It allowed you to keep up a fast pace over a long distance. Run for so many steps then walk for the same number. Too long ago to remember how many steps. It's also recommended in Michael Moseley's Book, The 8 week Blood Sugar Diet.

Yes! In Brownies too. Scout's Pace !!