Exercise while low carbing?

[Aoife]

When eating a restricted carb diet, what ways do you adjust for exercise? Do you take snack on carbohydrate things to fend off hypos? Or reduce insulin even more than ususal?

Thanks!

 

[sixfoot]

the most direct aswer to your question is to read postings by fergus

 

[Aoife]

Thanks. Could you possibly link me to a low carb+ exercise thread then? I had a look but didnt find any!

 

[Trinkwasser]

While I've still got MDA up I'll link to it again

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-blueprint-101/

he was an endurance athlete so has personal experience whereof he writes.

I get most bang per buck from a high protein moderate fat low carb breakfast. I used to need to get my BG up around 6 before doing anything strenuous to avoid either lows or liver dump highs, but over time this has become less common, I snack a lot less than I previously needed to but usually include a small quantity of carbs and a mix of fat and protein, like an oatcake with some nut butter or cheese, or half an avocado and some nuts: carbing up causes a BG spike followed by an insulin spike followed by carb craving which running on protein and fat doesn't.

 

[the_anticarb]

Just started running, have been low carbing for a while now, not doing anything different, still having a low carb breakfast. I test before I run and take glucose in case I need it, but I never do.

 

[Aoife]

Just started running, have been low carbing for a while now, not doing anything different, still having a low carb breakfast. I test before I run and take glucose in case I need it, but I never do.

So have you reduced your insulin a bit to cancel out the extra energy burnt while running? If so- thats kind of the way I want to head myself...

 

[Doczoc]

Do a Google search on active low carbers, there's a few sites that help, albeit not necessarily diabetes related.