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mcwhiteyoh

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Hi All,

Recently, i posted something on another popular Diabetes forum on how exercise has helped me get better control, reduce insulin needs and in general just feel better.

believe it or not, quite a few people went mental saying exercise doesn't work, which i found not only narrow minded but just clearly stupid.


I'm interested in your stories on how exercise has helped you.

regards

Paul
 
I am not sure how helpful this will be but it is certainly puzzling.

My nurse insists that I go for a walk every day and there is absolutely no reason why I shouldn't so I go to nearby woods and walk between 1 and 2 miles early in the morning. I presume it does me good and keeps me off the streets. Before lunch I get a reading of 4.* mostly and occasionally 5.

Now here is the odd part. Once a week I go shopping in Tesco. The dress code for Tesco is different from the woods so I miss the walk and drive to the supermarket. I may go to another shop also (B&Q) if I need parts for the house. Before lunch I invariably get readings in the low 3's. Nurse always puts a red ring round those and asks me what happened and I shrug my shoulders.

Going to Tesco by car is more exercise than a walk in the woods.

I own a ride on mower that someone else normally drives. One day I mowed the garden myself and I got a reading in the 3's again. This "exercise" is a tricky business.
 
Exercise increases your metabolic rate, aerobic exercise for around the first 2 hours after exercise and anaerobic for a lot longer. So all that time after,your bodies are burning calories thus lowering your blood sugar. Also if you don't have enough insulin present in the body at the time of exercise the liver deposits sugar to aid your energy requirements and could cause high readings.
 
daniel1021 said:
Exercise increases your metabolic rate, aerobic exercise for around the first 2 hours after exercise and anaerobic for a lot longer. So all that time after,your bodies are burning calories thus lowering your blood sugar. Also if you don't have enough insulin present in the body at the time of exercise the liver deposits sugar to aid your energy requirements and could cause high readings.
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Thank you Daniel. So the exercise I take by walking is of benefit for a time after I stop walking. That is interesting. So if I spread the exercise over a longer period I keep burning sugar even though the exercise is not so vigorous. Have I got that right?

I am trying to find out why a relatively cool morning at Tesco seems to be more effective than a brisk walk in the morning.
 
mcwhiteyoh said:
believe it or not, quite a few people went mental saying exercise doesn't work, which i found not only narrow minded but just clearly stupid.
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How strange, exercise has many health benefits whether you have diabetes or not, it helps improve your cardiovascular/respiratory health, strengthens bones and muscles, helps with weight management and generally makes you feel good, who doesn't sleep better at night after a nice long walk?

Like yourself Mc I use exercise as a tool in my own diabetes management, I can reduce my insulin by a third/ half knowing that I'll be exercising after eating one of my main meals, just ignore what some people say and continue what your doing if it's working well :)
 
might b a case of vibrating from the machines
just like a power plate
the shaking moves your muscles so bod thinks you have been busy :thumbup:
 
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