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I was diagnosed with type two 8 months ago & have steadily brought my sugar readings down. The last 3 mth average below 6. I have been training 5 mornings a week in the pool, over the last three weeks following an article i read i started having my breakfast and metformin after training. During training ive started feeling as if my arms are pumping up / stiffer than they were, & when i have been taking my sugar level after training but before breakfast it is giving me readings of 11+.I thought excersise naturaly lowered your sugar levels? could high sugar explain feeling in arms.We are doing around 3500 meters hard training per morn.

Am i correct in thinking that metformin actualy decreases the amount of glucose put into the body by the liver? Hence tiredness whilst swimming /cycling ect.

Where with the training i am doing, would an insulin sensivity supplement ( chromium picolinate) would be more benificial to me.

I will be picking a repeat prescription up tomorrow & intend to have a chat with the doctor about this

Thanks In Advance
 
Hi.
Welcome to the forum.

Not a swimmer but here is an extract from a Sports website about the activities you are undertaking ? Someone else may be along shortly who can help you more ?

ANAEROBIC HIGH INTENSITY ACTIVITIES
Predisposition to hyperglycaemia - in other words it raises your Bg levels.
VARIABLES INVOLVING COUNTER-REGULATORY HORMONES
Competition stress, heat stress including high humidity, dehydration, high pre-exercise blood glucose and arm exercises may augment counter-regulatory hormone response to exercise predisposing to hyperglycaemia. (High Bg levels)

As you can see what you are doing doesn't normally decrease your BG levels especially if you were high to start with. Do you know your pre-exercise numbers ?

Muscles/Arms may just be that they are protesting at the workload ? OR Lactic acidosis may occur as a consequence of vigorous or prolonged exercise but is usually of no consequence and self-correcting, unless other pathology such as hyperthermia is present.

It might be that you need a high carb drink to give you the extra glucose for such a punishing workout ? The body always needs a fuel to keep it going and by eating after exercise you may well have literally 'nothing in the tank,' therefore your body will 'Liver Dump' and keep doing so until such time as you provide it with some fuel. The levels will rise all the time.

Have you consulted a Sports Nutritionist/Dietician at all about this ?
 
Thanks for the response

Am i correct in thinking that metformin actualy decreases the amount of glucose put into the body by the liver? Hence tiredness whilst swimming /cycling ect.

Where with the training i am doing, would an insulin sensivity supplement ( chromium picolinate) would be more benificial to me.

I will be picking a repeat prescription up tomorrow & intend to have a chat with the doctor about this
 
Metformin is part of a class of diabetes medications known as biguanide medications. The drug works in several ways. For example, it decreases the amount of sugar (glucose) made by the liver. It can also decrease the amount of sugar absorbed into the body (from the diet) and can make insulin receptors more sensitive, helping the body respond better to its own insulin. All of these effects cause a decrease in blood sugar levels.

Because the medication does not increase the amount of insulin produced by the body, it is less likely to cause dangerously low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), as many other diabetes medications can do.

As for your supplement, there is much conflicting information (Good/Bad) on the net about this. I have no opinion to offer as I have never used it.
 
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