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<blockquote data-quote="Jike" data-source="post: 182062" data-attributes="member: 32762"><p>Hi Folks,</p><p></p><p>I'm new to the forum, I was diagnosed in september after a long period of feeling unwell. I'm on metformin 500mg x 2 and clicazide x 1 a day. Things have stabilised after several months on medication, G.P. is happy and i have eventually felt like exercising again (in fact I'm a new man..I thought I was just getting old!!!).</p><p></p><p>I have been doing a lot of walking but now that I'm feeling good have decided to raise the activity level, I have entered a sprint triathlon later on in the year.</p><p></p><p>I went for my first training run yesterday and as a matter of interest checked my bg afterwards it was 2.9, I would normally be around 6 or 7 at the time I tested. I'm aware that exercise can lower bg however I don't know a lot about diabetes and my understanding is that 2.9 isn't far away from going hypo...am I right in thinking this?</p><p></p><p>I would be grateful for advice from any type 2's who regularly exercise. I would just really like to know what to expect and anything that I should or should'nt be doing i.e. isotonic drinks, good or bad? should I be taking sugar on board in the form of these drinks before or after training or at all?</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>Jike</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jike, post: 182062, member: 32762"] Hi Folks, I'm new to the forum, I was diagnosed in september after a long period of feeling unwell. I'm on metformin 500mg x 2 and clicazide x 1 a day. Things have stabilised after several months on medication, G.P. is happy and i have eventually felt like exercising again (in fact I'm a new man..I thought I was just getting old!!!). I have been doing a lot of walking but now that I'm feeling good have decided to raise the activity level, I have entered a sprint triathlon later on in the year. I went for my first training run yesterday and as a matter of interest checked my bg afterwards it was 2.9, I would normally be around 6 or 7 at the time I tested. I'm aware that exercise can lower bg however I don't know a lot about diabetes and my understanding is that 2.9 isn't far away from going hypo...am I right in thinking this? I would be grateful for advice from any type 2's who regularly exercise. I would just really like to know what to expect and anything that I should or should'nt be doing i.e. isotonic drinks, good or bad? should I be taking sugar on board in the form of these drinks before or after training or at all? Cheers Jike [/QUOTE]
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