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low carb and exercise and high bs

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#sunnyexpat has kindly been giving me help with understanding insulin resistance, however i am a bit stuck on understanding how it is affected by exercise.

When I exercise my bg levels go up and I go shaky for ages. What am i doing wrongly?

I am OK with swimming in a moderate speed, and walking. Anything more vigorous is a no-no for me and wears me out for days (health issues).

He/she mentions low carbing and insulin resistance, but i dont understand the connection and how few carbs i should have to stop the rise in bg after exercise.

please help - I think I need the Ladybird version in words of one syllable : (

eta: that is supposed to link to sunnyexpat, but I dont think it worked.
 
@SunnyExpat and @andcol I'm interested in this too please.

Any exercise more strenuous than walking at snail's pace puts my BGs up. I understood that losing weight would help reduce insulin resistance. The only way I can lose weight though is if I am in ketosis and according to what was said on another thread being in ketosis leads to increased insulin resistance?? I lost most weight whilst I was taking Metformin, but I can't get that anymore. :banghead: Help!
 
serenity648 said:
#sunnyexpat has kindly been giving me help with understanding insulin resistance, however i am a bit stuck on understanding how it is affected by exercise.

When I exercise my bg levels go up and I go shaky for ages. What am i doing wrongly?

I am OK with swimming in a moderate speed, and walking. Anything more vigorous is a no-no for me and wears me out for days (health issues).

He/she mentions low carbing and insulin resistance, but i dont understand the connection and how few carbs i should have to stop the rise in bg after exercise.

please help - I think I need the Ladybird version in words of one syllable : (

eta: that is supposed to link to sunnyexpat, but I dont think it worked.
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Hi, use the ampersand "@" instead of the hash "#" and it should work for links
 
serenity648 said:
#sunnyexpat has kindly been giving me help with understanding insulin resistance, however i am a bit stuck on understanding how it is affected by exercise.

When I exercise my bg levels go up and I go shaky for ages. What am i doing wrongly?

I am OK with swimming in a moderate speed, and walking. Anything more vigorous is a no-no for me and wears me out for days (health issues).

He/she mentions low carbing and insulin resistance, but i dont understand the connection and how few carbs i should have to stop the rise in bg after exercise.

please help - I think I need the Ladybird version in words of one syllable : (

eta: that is supposed to link to sunnyexpat, but I dont think it worked.
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Do you test you BG?

If you do, what sort of figure do you start at, and how does it peak, over what time?
 
SunnyExpat said:
Do you test you BG?

If you do, what sort of figure do you start at, and how does it peak, over what time?
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of course i do, how else would I know my levels go up. I appreciate you want to help, but i just cant seem to get what you are saying so will wait and hopefully others, who low carb, will come along and teach me in a way I can understand.
 
Is it possible for this thread to be moved to the Low carb section, or should I start a new thread there? I feel like I really need to find a way to stop my body fighting exercise and make it start using my body fat and reducing my insulin resistance.....but i seem too stupid to understand how to do this : (

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edited by mod -- moved to Low Carb Diet sub forum at OP request
 
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Well you're not the only one @serenity648 , I think it's our bodies that don't understand what to do. Other people just seem to have it happen for them, low carb, exercise and hey presto! Not for me. :(
 
serenity648 said:
of course i do, how else would I know my levels go up. I appreciate you want to help, but i just cant seem to get what you are saying so will wait and hopefully others, who low carb, will come along and teach me in a way I can understand.
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I was wondering what figure you start at, and how much you go up to, at what times?
And do you come down again, and what to and when?

More information, and maybe it will give a better picture.
 
Exercise can raise cortisol levels which can raise bs. Exercise will make you more insulin sensative but the bs won't come back down until you get rid of the cortisol. It does take time and diligence to lower insulin resistance. As a t1 now I would need to inject insulin as anything faster than a snails pace walk raises me too. However I had a few tricks when I was type 3 that you could try.
I would have a very small fat snack. Nothing that would raise bs but enough to provoke an insulin response such as a tsp of nut butter or a few raw celery pieces maybe dipped in mayo. I would then start coming back down. Again, just enough of something to provoke insulin but not raise bs. I don't eat dairy but if you do a bite of cheese would be good as dairy provokes a large insulin response and is fatty.
The other thing that helped is 10 minutes of a slow walk after the higher intensity walk as it will help clear the cortisol.

I too am interested as how much of a spike you are getting.

Hope these tricks work
 
I exercise before lunch, then test after exercise, before eating. it spikes about 2 points. Then I have my meal, often salad and tuna or similar, and my 2 hour test is still a bit high (1.5 - 2 points higher than i would get on non-exercising days)

As i lose weight, will my insulin resistant lessen and the situation resolve itself or are there things I can do to reduce my insulin resistance in the mean time. Getting to a reasonable weight is going to take me a couple of years. I can do much exercise due to other health issues, and i am choosing a long, slow weight loss (around a pound a week) in order to change my life permanently, rather than try to 'diet'.
 
Your insulin resistance will depend on you and your diet. I understand the frustration with exercise and bs as well as the inability to do it however a slow to moderate walk can do wonders. Even just 10 minutes. I would encourage you to do it after you eat rather than before as it will use the extra glucose from your food as well as make you more insulin sensative to mop up extra glucose. I actually found a 20 min slow to moderate walk did more for my bs than a brisk walk or running. Perhaps even 10 minutes of yoga stretching after your meal and at your own pace. It opens everything up.

In addition I have found foods that make me insulin resistant. Grains, all dairy and even peanuts. Peanuts much more so than other nuts. They raise me higher than they should and I don't come back down. So you'll have to keep a food journal. Saturated fats as well. Avocado makes me very sensative so different fats do different things.
 
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