Hi All,
I am a type 2 taking 2 X metformin per day, my HBA1C is 5.5, my BMI is 25 and i'm in quite good shape.
My query is that If I go for a vigorous walk or run , after a while I do tend to go a little low - maybe 4.2, even if I eat complex carbs before the excercise. I start feeling a litle rough and need to sit down for a few minutes. The strange thing is, after 5 or 10 minutes, even if i've eaten nothing my BG will rise to normal levels but this leaves me feeling tired, hungry and not fully in touch with my head. I find myself forgetting simple words and can't seem to think straight.
I've discussed this with my Doctor and DB Nurse who both waived their hands and me and told me its because I'm not eating enough carbs. Neither have supported me during my lowering carb diet.
The problem is that if I load myself with carbs I feel very tired and sluggish as well as my BG rocketing.
I now have to pace myself with walks and know how vigerous i can be and when I need to stop and just have a minute so as to avoid this situation. Its ok if im walking alone but if i go with friends or a group, I can get a liitle anxoius over things.
I work in construction management and some sites can involve a couple of miles walk from one end to the other and its this situation that is bothering me the most. Sometimes I have to accompany clients, walking, talking and being 'on the ball'. And quite franlky I don't always feel like I am. I do take an apple or breakfast bar on these walks with me, but eating on the go doesn't seem to help.
I am a type 2 taking 2 X metformin per day, my HBA1C is 5.5, my BMI is 25 and i'm in quite good shape.
My query is that If I go for a vigorous walk or run , after a while I do tend to go a little low - maybe 4.2, even if I eat complex carbs before the excercise. I start feeling a litle rough and need to sit down for a few minutes. The strange thing is, after 5 or 10 minutes, even if i've eaten nothing my BG will rise to normal levels but this leaves me feeling tired, hungry and not fully in touch with my head. I find myself forgetting simple words and can't seem to think straight.
I've discussed this with my Doctor and DB Nurse who both waived their hands and me and told me its because I'm not eating enough carbs. Neither have supported me during my lowering carb diet.
The problem is that if I load myself with carbs I feel very tired and sluggish as well as my BG rocketing.
I now have to pace myself with walks and know how vigerous i can be and when I need to stop and just have a minute so as to avoid this situation. Its ok if im walking alone but if i go with friends or a group, I can get a liitle anxoius over things.
I work in construction management and some sites can involve a couple of miles walk from one end to the other and its this situation that is bothering me the most. Sometimes I have to accompany clients, walking, talking and being 'on the ball'. And quite franlky I don't always feel like I am. I do take an apple or breakfast bar on these walks with me, but eating on the go doesn't seem to help.
