Weightlifting / CrossFit & Type 1 Management

[tsulita]

I've was diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic at the age of 10 and have been dealing with it for the last 27 years. My wife and I started CrossFit roughly 4 years ago, as well as switching to a Paleo Diet. My sugars were doing well, but about 20 months ago I started suffering from diabetic frozen shoulder. I had a very difficult time keeping weight on while eating 3600-4000 clean calories / day. It seems the lower carbish aspect of the Paleo diet that we were following was the starting point of my muscles not recovering properly and took my down the hellish path of dealing with frozen shoulder.

For the last month I've been finally able to get back into a gym and have started picking up heavy things again, and I hope to at some point get back to CrossFit. The wife and I are still eating clean, but we've added a higher carb ratio to our daily intake. I'm now eating 3200 cals on workout days and 2600 on off days. It breaks down to 225-285g / carbs, 150g / fat and 165-196g / protein. Physically I feel so much better and have actually put on a considerable amount of (muscle) mass and my recovery is much better. I'm getting a lot more high spikes in my blood glucose than I would like to see.

The nutritionists I have met with all think I'm nuts, but my blood work comes back normal. I'm looking for some advice from folks as far as their timings of insulin, carbs, meals etc. I do need to avoid gluten and nuts as they both wreck havoc on my gut.

Thanks!
-Tony

 

[donnellysdogs]

I have a structured 1 hour programme with a personal trainer twice a week under a gp referral scheme. Next week I start going 3 times a week.

My PT does not allow for jyst one item to be done at gym. I have to do 5 mins warm up on cycle, warm up exercises, leg press. leflg curl, leg extensions, and all chest before doing core exercises before cool down on tread mill then cool down exercises.

I have to give reading before, during and after and text 1 hr after too.

I stay steady between 5-7.0 before and after. We actually make fun of guessing my levels!!

I do not eat all day. If I go at 3pm or 4pm I just liwer my morning basal by 1/2 unit less.
If going in morning I give 1/2 unit bolus (waking phenomen bolus) less.

I am up to doing 70kg on leg press now.. My body weight is 56.5kg. I have to get up a little further by end of 12 weeks training session. I started off with lighter weights and have gradually worked up and gone from 2 sets to 3 sets.

The cross trainer for me is a bit of a concern with my PT as my BP goes up too high. He makes me keep under a certain BP and monitors me consistently. If I go too high he takes me off xtrainer and on to leg or chest exercises instead.

If I drop 1/2 way through to 5.5 I will have a glucojuice. I am having to change this though because of the preservatives in it. Will just have 3 sugar cubes.
If I drop before gym from my gardening work to 5.5 I will either have a handful of walnuts or a coue butes of my homemade pecan bites without any bolus...

I avoid gluten but do I'm afraid eat nuts if necessary (no longer peanuts though). I generally 99% of time haven't ate pre or during gym. After gym I jyst have my normal fish salads with fruit salad etc. Never taking on any extra at all.