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lukeeggy

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Woke up with a reading of 8 at 6:30. Went to the gym did some light cardio and weights.

Sugar was 11 at 8:30.

Anyone else experienced this?
 
Good morning
What insulin have you had and when?

Tony
 
Exercise affects BG levels in different ways depending on length of time, type of exercise (cardio vs resistance) and how fit you are at that type of exercise.
Typically, weights would increase BG and cardio would reduce BG so if you did your weights after cardio, a higher BG is not unexpected.
You may find short cardio or interval training will also increase your BG.
Keep an eye on your BG in the next 24 hours as you may find it will start to fall: in order to raise your BG, your liver has done a sugar dump; this may mean it has less sugar left to "drip" throughout the rest of the day.
 
I agree with Helen. My specialist advised me to do the lifting first (making the BGL rise) and then follow with the cardio to make the BGL drop....and then keep testing afterwards to make sure you don't drop too low.
 
I found that I need a small bolus before running/weights in the morning otherwise I also go high
 
lukeeggy said:
Woke up with a reading of 8 at 6:30. Went to the gym did some light cardio and weights.

Sugar was 11 at 8:30.

Anyone else experienced this?
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I am type 2 and have just pasted similar query. I was 7.4 when I woke, had tea, water. Went to play tennis for 1.5 hrs. came back it was 7.6.

nothing went in except some water.
 
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