Re: Question: Exercise, insulin, and losing weight

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In a message dated 11/3/2004 3:38:16 PM Central Standard Time,

palvarez@... writes:

> So what are people's strategies for using exercise to lose weight while on

> insulin?

>

Number #1....since you are not sure how much you will drop...I would just

keep some glucose tabs close and only treat the drop if necessary.

Number #2....adjust your insulin and exercise routine concurrently...meaning

if you increase your exercise lower your insulin

Number #3 Adjust your insulin based on carbs...if you eat less of them take

less insulin

IMHO, NAVY, BRB, ROFLOL and any other thingy that may apply...<grin>

Ressy

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> > So what are people's strategies for using exercise to lose

weight while on

> > insulin?

> >

>

> Number #1....since you are not sure how much you will drop...I

would just

> keep some glucose tabs close and only treat the drop if necessary.

>

> Number #2....adjust your insulin and exercise routine

concurrently...meaning

> if you increase your exercise lower your insulin

>

> Number #3 Adjust your insulin based on carbs...if you eat less of

them take

> less insulin

It's interesting how this disease treats everyone differently. I

read constantly and do experiments trying just about everything but

I must not be the " norm " . When I exercise my numbers go UP

about 50 points. But usually in a few hours when I get over the

initial rise, my numbers will be better throughout the day. I don't

have to worry about taking a glucose tab. I worry about my numbers

going too high when exercising. I tried an experiment last week

eating less carbs and my numbers went way UP. I cut back on insulin

and then my numbers went even more way UP. I am getting very

depressed about it all. My husband says that I try too hard <if

that's possible>. I went back to eating a moderate amount of

carbs. I have to also be careful to only do a moderate amount of

exercise to keep my numbers from going too high...... Kat

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Kat,

Are you exercising in the morning, after breakfast? How long

after eating a meal or a snack? How long do you work out?

Have you stopped in the middle of exercising and checked your

BS at some point, rather than just after exercising?

It's going to sound odd, I know... but have you tried eating

*MORE* carbs just before exercising?

Without a clearer picture of when your exercising, and such, I

can only make a guess at what is happening, based on what

has happened to me. If I start out exercising too long after eating

(with BS down in the 90s or so) rather than about 30 min to 1

hour after eating (when my BS is spiking) my numbers go UP. If I

let my BS go up a little *BEFORE* I exercise, I wind up with

LOWER numbers by the end. I think what is happening, based

on basic physiology, is that as we exercise the muscles draw

glucose from the blood to use as fuel (that being the food we've

most recently eaten). Once that fuel is used up (after about 20-30

mins of exercise) the body then begins to burn fat. I'm guessing

that this fat-burning mechanism is also tied in, somehow, to the

liver-dump process that takes care of lowered blood sugars.

SulaBlue

--- In diabetes_int , " katakaniki "

> It's interesting how this disease treats everyone differently. I

> read constantly and do experiments trying just about everything

but

> I must not be the " norm " . When I exercise my numbers go

UP

> about 50 points. But usually in a few hours when I get over the

> initial rise, my numbers will be better throughout the day. I

don't

> have to worry about taking a glucose tab. I worry about my

numbers

> going too high when exercising. I tried an experiment last

week

> eating less carbs and my numbers went way UP. I cut back on

insulin

> and then my numbers went even more way UP. I am getting

very

> depressed about it all. My husband says that I try too hard <if

> that's possible>. I went back to eating a moderate amount of

> carbs. I have to also be careful to only do a moderate amount

of

> exercise to keep my numbers from going too high...... Kat

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> Are you exercising in the morning, after breakfast? How long

> after eating a meal or a snack? How long do you work out?

I exercise immediately after eating breakfast and dinner. I usually

exercise around 30 minutes in the morning <walking> and 15 minutes

in the evening <stationary bike>. I agree with you about eating

carbs before exercising because if I don't eat breakfast first the

rise in BS will be a lot worse.