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<blockquote data-quote="TorqPenderloin" data-source="post: 1002900" data-attributes="member: 211504"><p>In terms of the relationship between exercise and higher/lower blood sugar levels, the best way I've heard it explained actually has nothing to do with diabetes at all.</p><p></p><p>Slightly elevating your heart rate generally targets fat loss. That's why you'll often see bodybuilders walking in a treadmill rather than running. As we know, fat is rich in energy (9 calories vs 4), but is not a particularly good source for quick energy.</p><p></p><p>Significantly elevated heart rates require a significant amount of energy and that energy must be called upon very quickly....that's when carbohydrates become valuable. Most people don't engage in this level of exercise which is why carbs can be almost completely absent from their diet.</p><p></p><p>Realistically, you'll burn both fat and carbs during either type of workout, but certain types of exercise favor one vs the other and it's generally based on your heart rate.</p><p></p><p>Of course, when you add in the fact that we are type 1 diabetics, it significantly complicates the equation:</p><p></p><p>-Do our bodies primarily resort to carbs or fat for this type of exercise?</p><p>-What is the absorption rate of the artificial insulin we are injecting?</p><p>-Does this type of exercise make us more sensitive to insulin? (Most types do)</p><p>-Does this type of exercise promote a "Liver dump" in anticipation of higher intensity exercise?</p><p></p><p>Plenty of other variables that I didn't think of off the top of my head.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TorqPenderloin, post: 1002900, member: 211504"] In terms of the relationship between exercise and higher/lower blood sugar levels, the best way I've heard it explained actually has nothing to do with diabetes at all. Slightly elevating your heart rate generally targets fat loss. That's why you'll often see bodybuilders walking in a treadmill rather than running. As we know, fat is rich in energy (9 calories vs 4), but is not a particularly good source for quick energy. Significantly elevated heart rates require a significant amount of energy and that energy must be called upon very quickly....that's when carbohydrates become valuable. Most people don't engage in this level of exercise which is why carbs can be almost completely absent from their diet. Realistically, you'll burn both fat and carbs during either type of workout, but certain types of exercise favor one vs the other and it's generally based on your heart rate. Of course, when you add in the fact that we are type 1 diabetics, it significantly complicates the equation: -Do our bodies primarily resort to carbs or fat for this type of exercise? -What is the absorption rate of the artificial insulin we are injecting? -Does this type of exercise make us more sensitive to insulin? (Most types do) -Does this type of exercise promote a "Liver dump" in anticipation of higher intensity exercise? Plenty of other variables that I didn't think of off the top of my head. [/QUOTE]
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