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<blockquote data-quote="IZ THE LEG END" data-source="post: 1093914" data-attributes="member: 195751"><p>Hi Lee,</p><p></p><p>First let me stress I am on basal and oral meds at he moment.</p><p></p><p>I am currently training for a 100km ultra marathon and also doing the stronglifts 5x5 regime</p><p></p><p>Before training I aim to place my BG between 7 and 9 mmol as an ideal starting point.</p><p></p><p>When I initially started running I would check my BG every km/mile. Now I only monitor every 5km.</p><p></p><p>If you take this method you can see and go back afterwards and trace how your BG reacts during your run taking into account your intensity etc.</p><p></p><p>For eg.</p><p></p><p>Start - 8.1</p><p>1km - 6.9 (10g Carbs - x2 Jelly Babies)</p><p>2km - 6.1 </p><p>3km - 5.7 (10g Carbs - x2 Jelly Babies)</p><p>4km - 5.6</p><p>5km - 5.5</p><p>6km - 5.4</p><p>7km - 5.5</p><p>8km - 5.2 (10g Carbs - x2 Jelly Babies)</p><p>9km - 5.6</p><p>10km - 5.5</p><p></p><p>This was taken a few months back when I was still experimenting at 1 intervals.</p><p></p><p>You can see my initial drop is pretty steep but then as you can see I counteract this with carbs and take control of my BG around the ideal 5.5 </p><p></p><p>Once you've run so your legs will continue to burn energy for a considerable amount of time and this can vary on type of training and intensity. </p><p></p><p>Try the method above when you've finished running also and try to make small adjustments as apposed to making assumptions to how your body and BG is going to react.</p><p></p><p>Also try the method using different intensities ie 5min/km or even 6min/km and see how your BG reacts.</p><p></p><p>In summary of my BG was between 7-9 at the start I wouldn't eat anything but I would carry a good supply of carbs and make the adjustments on route</p><p></p><p>Stronglifts 5x5 was suggested to me as weight training can negatively effect your cardio performance which I don't want and neither would you I'm guessing.</p><p></p><p>I've seen my core strength increase with little or no effect on my cardio output.</p><p></p><p>Swimming is perfect as stated previously too.</p><p></p><p>Good luck</p><p></p><p>Izzy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IZ THE LEG END, post: 1093914, member: 195751"] Hi Lee, First let me stress I am on basal and oral meds at he moment. I am currently training for a 100km ultra marathon and also doing the stronglifts 5x5 regime Before training I aim to place my BG between 7 and 9 mmol as an ideal starting point. When I initially started running I would check my BG every km/mile. Now I only monitor every 5km. If you take this method you can see and go back afterwards and trace how your BG reacts during your run taking into account your intensity etc. For eg. Start - 8.1 1km - 6.9 (10g Carbs - x2 Jelly Babies) 2km - 6.1 3km - 5.7 (10g Carbs - x2 Jelly Babies) 4km - 5.6 5km - 5.5 6km - 5.4 7km - 5.5 8km - 5.2 (10g Carbs - x2 Jelly Babies) 9km - 5.6 10km - 5.5 This was taken a few months back when I was still experimenting at 1 intervals. You can see my initial drop is pretty steep but then as you can see I counteract this with carbs and take control of my BG around the ideal 5.5 Once you've run so your legs will continue to burn energy for a considerable amount of time and this can vary on type of training and intensity. Try the method above when you've finished running also and try to make small adjustments as apposed to making assumptions to how your body and BG is going to react. Also try the method using different intensities ie 5min/km or even 6min/km and see how your BG reacts. In summary of my BG was between 7-9 at the start I wouldn't eat anything but I would carry a good supply of carbs and make the adjustments on route Stronglifts 5x5 was suggested to me as weight training can negatively effect your cardio performance which I don't want and neither would you I'm guessing. I've seen my core strength increase with little or no effect on my cardio output. Swimming is perfect as stated previously too. Good luck Izzy [/QUOTE]
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