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Food and exercise

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Jessica120714

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi,

I'm type two just diet and exercise controlled (nurse said I don't need metformin that doctor told me I must take).

My question is what is the best food to eat pre and post exercise? I've joined the gym and only doing light exercise to start to get my back in to it. I've been following the LCHF diet for a few weeks now and lost a little weight but haven't exercised in years so just getting used to it again.

Thanks x
 
Hi Jessica.
Same as me, diet and exercise I've just been out with the dog for a couple of miles, I do a starvation diet, yesterday I had cornflakes and a yoghurt drink for breakfast, 2 brown bread chicken sarnies for dinner with a hand full of mixed nuts and an orange. Chicken curry for my tea with a Milky Way for sweet, plus drinking plenty of water during the day. Works for me but I'm new to this also so I may be wrong..

Hank
 
Mine would be a little different as I'm on a very low carb diet. I've found having a small oatcake before going to the gym keeps control of my bloods for an hour workout xx
 


Bloody hell Hank , why are you eating a Milky Way ........you are diabetic you know..........

Cornflakes are not the best either
 
I train before breakfast, I'm a type 1 on insulin. I change mine my basal rates as needed before cardio or HIIT. I take glucose tablets for the odd emergency.
If I do train in the evening it's before tea.

(I do lchf)
 

Well the usual would be to advise a few carbs before exercise and some protein after, but given its only light exercise I would not worry overly ......... lots of people exercise whilst fasted and others dont ...................
 
Would you say you are in ketosis @Jessica120714 ?

It makes quite a difference, I think.

This morning I took the dogs out for a brisk (my version of brisk ) 2 mile walk on just a cup of coffee with cream. 2 hours later, I have gently dropped a mere 1.5 mmol and am looking forward to lunch in an hour or so. Haven't liver dumped, or anything.

I am in ketosis, so use fat for fuel, not glucose - gives me a heck of a lot more stability.
 
mfactor said:
Bloody hell Hank , why are you eating a Milky Way ........you are diabetic you know..........

Cornflakes are not the best either
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I told you I'm new to this, top 20 chocolate bars Milky Way comes out at number 1 for least sugar and fat, why not corn flakes with low fat milk.
 
Cornflakes are refined carbs and turn to sugar in your blood? Even with insulin they would spike me considerably. Do you test to see the effects?
 
Try testing right before you eat your cornflakes then 2 hours after to see if you spike afterwards.
 
mfactor said:
Bloody hell Hank , why are you eating a Milky Way ........you are diabetic you know..........

Cornflakes are not the best either
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Hi there can you tell me how many carbs per day you can have I am trying the LCHF diet for my husband who is type 2 since 2003 to control BS readings .....finding it a bit confusing ....should we be counting calories or what ..thanks for any advice .
 
Hi jojo, my partner is type 2 and he does lchf with me. We used his blood sugar meter to work out what he can eat or not. It's down to the individual how many carbs. We are typically on less than 50g a day.
 
Bacon mushrooms and eggs fried in butter would be a better low carb breakfast
 
My god Mrs vine I would love that, been told to stay away from food like that, I am confused now....
 
I don't know jojo, I just get on with what I think is right, I was diagnosed, the doctor said take 1 of these tablets a day and lose weight, I was 16 stone then I am now 13.11, nobody has given me any information yet..
 
mfactor said:
Bloody hell Hank , why are you eating a Milky Way ........you are diabetic you know..........

Cornflakes are not the best either
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Just got in from the club, had 5 pints and a vodka, gonna check things now. Blood pressure 127 / 77 and blood is 6.00.
 
Hank63 said:
I told you I'm new to this, top 20 chocolate bars Milky Way comes out at number 1 for least sugar and fat, why not corn flakes with low fat milk.
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... and if you're new, then kindly take it from those who know. Cornflakes and milky ways are NOT the way to go. Straight sugars ... get rid of them. Bacon and eggs and even an 85% meat sausage would be FAR better. Throw in some butter drenched mushrooms too.

Just to close this out, you must test far more frequently
 
@Hank63 if it's carbs it will affect your blood sugars. If you feel you can't dive into the fatty stuff and are worried, use a meter and test, test, test. Find out what spikes you outside normal blood sugars then decide to either sack it off or reduce the amount until you find a 'safe' spike.
I googled for days and found out that we've been sold a pup on this low fat high carbs diet--- BUT you have to make up your own mind on this one because current advice is still to eat carbs with every meal.
I'm type 1, my partner is type 2. We are both in the 5% club for hba1c.
I saw a doctor the other week for something non-diabetes related. (Age related say no more).
He went through my bloods, said I was disgustingly healthy and NOT DIABETIC. I had to correct him on that one.
My type 2 fella has been on the same dose of metformin for roughly 5 yrs. his sugars have improved as he dived into lchf diet.
Read the lchf part of the forum you'd be surprised how little effort it is once you realise that breakfast is not about cereal it toast and CAULIFLOWER is magical.
 
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