Resistance training - raising BG?

[DannyB]

Type 2 (diet/exercise controlled)

I made a post last night, now deleted (by me), in which I was wondering why my 'base' BG had been raised over a 24/48 hour period. It is normally around 4.8/5.4 but has refused to drop below 6.0 for almost two days now. This was perplexing me because I had eaten exactly the same things - nothing new - do not have a cold - I couldn't make any sense of it.

Overnight it occurred to me that the only thing different was that I have started doing some (very light) resistance training. Is it possible that the body's process of 'repairing' muscles involves more BG being produced?

I made the fundamental mistake of not allowing a day in-between training sessions so worked the same muscles three days running - would this have had an effect?

Can anyone explain any of the following to me please:

- I thought resistance training would help to lower BG - it seems to have done the opposite - is this possible? Does it only work in certain cases?

- how do muscles actually repair - what part does BG play?

- if this is responsible for the raised BG would waiting a day in-between sessions have made a difference?

Thanks in advance for any help/advice.

 

[hanadr]

Don't know all your answers, but I know that exercise can elevate BG

 

[popps]

I've been wondering the same thing myself, Danny. In the three months up to my last A1c, I was doing a combination of both resistance and cardiovascular exercises and this seeemed to work for me. On browsing the internet there seems to be some consensus that a mixture of both routines can be beneficial. See, for example http://www.news-medical.net/?id=29956

 

[Trinkwasser]

Exercise can have oddball responses, often it will cause a temporary rise in BG ("liver dump") but a long term reduction. Why it's doing the opposite to you I have no clue

Not sure whether this may help

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