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- Type of diabetes
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Does anyone know of any good pre work out snacks to keep your blood sugar from dropping that's healthy and low calorie?
With a correct basal dose and ratios you shouldn't need to be eating to keep levels up. I'd start with looking at those than what's in the kitchen....Trying to loose weight at the gym is an uphill battle with T1D, weight loss has to be done in the kitchen by making better choices at all meals consistently. Trying to burn 600 calories at the gym 3 times a week is countered by all the **** you have to eat to keep your sugars up lol So gym to build muscle, diet in the kitchen to loose fat.
Eat the same things you normally would unless you have a specific reason for needing a snack (hypos).Hey, I am looking to get back into Lifting and start up the gym again. I used to go to the gym at least 4 times a week prior to being diagnosed type 1. Since being diagnosed I have done very little exercise, any tips regarding low carb snacks before a workout?
My blood glucose doesn't drop during exercise but only in the hours afterwards, so I don't need to eat beforehand. Have you experienced exercise-related hypos which have led to you to need to snack beforehand or are you just guessing/assuming that will be the case? I only mention it because my biggest concern when I was first diagnosed was seeing my BG plummet during a run or gym session, but I soon realised that this never happens and, if anything, I actually see a very small rise. As with Mrs Vimes, I always have my GlucoTabs with me just in case for peace of mind.