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<blockquote data-quote="Riesenburg" data-source="post: 332585" data-attributes="member: 41402"><p>Hi Lois,</p><p></p><p>I will share some of my personal experiences with you see if they proove useful. Naturally we are all slightly different and what works for one of us is not ideal for the other. </p><p></p><p>As a general rule I would not exercise with sugars above 10 maybe 11 absolute max. Simply because you will be at high sugars and low insulin (unless you have injects just before hand) and your body will be burning fat to maintain the energy levels (which will produce ketones). I can tell you exercising with high sugars and increasing ketone levels is horrible. I would also not exercise if I am lower than 5 or have some sugary stuff before starting out.</p><p></p><p>Session length you should keep to about 40mins to 1hr max. The other thing to keep in mind is that exercises which release cortisol and andrenaline will increase your blood sugar levels (as a general rule). These are things such as cycling and and form of quick burst CV. Exercises which are based arround resistance training tend to lower your blood sugars. So a good way to start is if your sugars are lowish do a 5mins-10mins quick CV burst and then your resistance work for 25mins or so followed by another quick CV burst... naturally the longer your cv the more it will shift into burning your sugar levels so it's a matter of balancing it out.</p><p></p><p>The exception to this rule I have found was swimming, it's just a nightmare as far as it causes your sugars to drop and keep dropping for a long time post workout so keep a close eye out with that one.</p><p></p><p>Another interesting thing I have noticed is that when you are doing a completely new exercise which your body is not used to it will burn your sugars faster than if it is used to that exercise. In any case having those lucozade tablets or a sports drink handy and checking your levels mid session is a good way to go.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck!</p><p>Frankie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Riesenburg, post: 332585, member: 41402"] Hi Lois, I will share some of my personal experiences with you see if they proove useful. Naturally we are all slightly different and what works for one of us is not ideal for the other. As a general rule I would not exercise with sugars above 10 maybe 11 absolute max. Simply because you will be at high sugars and low insulin (unless you have injects just before hand) and your body will be burning fat to maintain the energy levels (which will produce ketones). I can tell you exercising with high sugars and increasing ketone levels is horrible. I would also not exercise if I am lower than 5 or have some sugary stuff before starting out. Session length you should keep to about 40mins to 1hr max. The other thing to keep in mind is that exercises which release cortisol and andrenaline will increase your blood sugar levels (as a general rule). These are things such as cycling and and form of quick burst CV. Exercises which are based arround resistance training tend to lower your blood sugars. So a good way to start is if your sugars are lowish do a 5mins-10mins quick CV burst and then your resistance work for 25mins or so followed by another quick CV burst... naturally the longer your cv the more it will shift into burning your sugar levels so it's a matter of balancing it out. The exception to this rule I have found was swimming, it's just a nightmare as far as it causes your sugars to drop and keep dropping for a long time post workout so keep a close eye out with that one. Another interesting thing I have noticed is that when you are doing a completely new exercise which your body is not used to it will burn your sugars faster than if it is used to that exercise. In any case having those lucozade tablets or a sports drink handy and checking your levels mid session is a good way to go. Best of luck! Frankie [/QUOTE]
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