Exercise

Hi Heledd,

Those are some scary numbers! I'm going to assume you're aware of the health risks from running bg's and HbA1c's quite so high. Long term, your bg's and HbA1c's should be around somewhere around 5 if you want to minimise potential problems.
High impact exercise will raise blood sugars by releasing stress hormones in the body which, in turn, prompt a rise in gluconeogenesis (the process by which it turns energy stores to glucose for fuel).
I'm T1 and do some intensive cycling training. The further from a normal bg I am when I start, the greater the potential bg rise. This is because there is insufficient insulin to deal with the extra sugar. If you are planning a workout, be sure your bg isn't elevated beforehand, otherwise you should consider a small correction dose to counteract the inevitable bg rise.
If your bg's are so high, I wonder how healthy your diet really is? It's not giving you healthy bg numbers for sure. What sorts of foods, and what insulin doses are you using?

All the best,

fergus

Hi heledd
The gym is my second home, I'm on first name terms with the cleaner and the cafe manager 8) .
I'm a low carb T2 and don't do high impact, but I do do resistance and cardio about 4 times a week.
my BG stays in the low 5s at all times. Mainly by eating few carbs. Your numbers are scary :shock:
Howabout getting them down for a couple of days before you go to the gym again? Reduce the carbs and monitor carefully. As an insulin user, you need to get your doses down too. If you follow what Dr Bernstein writes in his book, you'll find how to do it.
Hana
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution.