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<blockquote data-quote="zicksi101" data-source="post: 1101966" data-attributes="member: 97084"><p>Read this to understand what the likely effect of exercise will be on your blood sugar: <a href="http://runsweet.com/HeartRate.html" target="_blank">http://runsweet.com/HeartRate.html</a></p><p></p><p>All I can tell you is what I've done as a type 1 diabetic and the results I see as an individual. With high intensity training, there is indeed an increase in my post exercise blood glucose, unless I take insulin for it.</p><p></p><p>However, during the night and into the next day, something happens which is not clearly documented in the manual: I have to reduce my insulin due to the insulin sensitivity improvement I get from exercise where the intensity is greater than 85%. It's like an investment: yes I do have to bolus for a post-anaerobic exercise spike, but for every additional unit of insulin I have to take, I then need to reduce it by 2u later.</p><p></p><p>I therefore do not suggest that you avoid exercise which raises your blood sugar.</p><p></p><p>I find that all exercise, aerobic or anaerobic, improves my insulin sensitivity and results in a reduced total daily dose of insulin. The exercise I do is mostly aerobic because I'm a distance runner, and need endurance to keep going, but really the best exercise for you will be what you wish to keep doing.</p><p></p><p>Dr Bernstein actually advocates strenuous, anaerobic exercise such as weight lifting for his type 2 patients to reduce insulin resistance. Yes it does increase blood sugar temporarily, but it also reduces insulin resistance, which is the cause of type 2 diabetes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zicksi101, post: 1101966, member: 97084"] Read this to understand what the likely effect of exercise will be on your blood sugar: [URL]http://runsweet.com/HeartRate.html[/URL] All I can tell you is what I've done as a type 1 diabetic and the results I see as an individual. With high intensity training, there is indeed an increase in my post exercise blood glucose, unless I take insulin for it. However, during the night and into the next day, something happens which is not clearly documented in the manual: I have to reduce my insulin due to the insulin sensitivity improvement I get from exercise where the intensity is greater than 85%. It's like an investment: yes I do have to bolus for a post-anaerobic exercise spike, but for every additional unit of insulin I have to take, I then need to reduce it by 2u later. I therefore do not suggest that you avoid exercise which raises your blood sugar. I find that all exercise, aerobic or anaerobic, improves my insulin sensitivity and results in a reduced total daily dose of insulin. The exercise I do is mostly aerobic because I'm a distance runner, and need endurance to keep going, but really the best exercise for you will be what you wish to keep doing. Dr Bernstein actually advocates strenuous, anaerobic exercise such as weight lifting for his type 2 patients to reduce insulin resistance. Yes it does increase blood sugar temporarily, but it also reduces insulin resistance, which is the cause of type 2 diabetes. [/QUOTE]
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