Re: BG level and exercise question

[Guest guest]

Dawn - I have felt that feeling also - most of us have - so do not feel

alone or stupid. It is a roller coaster ride with ups and downs - but

they will even out after a while. I hope your numbers stay down - let us

know - that would be really useful information.

Barb in NH

dawn_qabbalah wrote:

>

> Okay, I will take a breath now and not panic (I hope).

>

> Well, now I'm crying because it is all just too much and hard and

> stupid.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dawn - I have felt that feeling also - most of us have - so do not feel

alone or stupid. It is a roller coaster ride with ups and downs - but

they will even out after a while. I hope your numbers stay down - let us

know - that would be really useful information.

Barb in NH

dawn_qabbalah wrote:

>

> Okay, I will take a breath now and not panic (I hope).

>

> Well, now I'm crying because it is all just too much and hard and

> stupid.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dawn - I have felt that feeling also - most of us have - so do not feel

alone or stupid. It is a roller coaster ride with ups and downs - but

they will even out after a while. I hope your numbers stay down - let us

know - that would be really useful information.

Barb in NH

dawn_qabbalah wrote:

>

> Okay, I will take a breath now and not panic (I hope).

>

> Well, now I'm crying because it is all just too much and hard and

> stupid.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Barb - thank you so much for understanding...I feel I am

teetering on the edge of a full meltdown. I just checked my BG again

and it is down to 111...but what if it is trying to trick me...yes I

do know how crazy that sounds...LOL...and I still mean it :-)

3:15 pm BG 151

5 mins intense walking

3:40 pm BG 116

4:05 pm BG 111

I might be able to hold off an hour before testing again.

>

> Dawn - I have felt that feeling also - most of us have - so do not

feel

> alone or stupid. It is a roller coaster ride with ups and downs -

but

> they will even out after a while. I hope your numbers stay down -

let us

> know - that would be really useful information.

>

> Barb in NH

>

> dawn_qabbalah wrote:

>

> >

> > Okay, I will take a breath now and not panic (I hope).

> >

> > Well, now I'm crying because it is all just too much and hard and

> > stupid.

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Barb - thank you so much for understanding...I feel I am

teetering on the edge of a full meltdown. I just checked my BG again

and it is down to 111...but what if it is trying to trick me...yes I

do know how crazy that sounds...LOL...and I still mean it :-)

3:15 pm BG 151

5 mins intense walking

3:40 pm BG 116

4:05 pm BG 111

I might be able to hold off an hour before testing again.

>

> Dawn - I have felt that feeling also - most of us have - so do not

feel

> alone or stupid. It is a roller coaster ride with ups and downs -

but

> they will even out after a while. I hope your numbers stay down -

let us

> know - that would be really useful information.

>

> Barb in NH

>

> dawn_qabbalah wrote:

>

> >

> > Okay, I will take a breath now and not panic (I hope).

> >

> > Well, now I'm crying because it is all just too much and hard and

> > stupid.

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Barb - thank you so much for understanding...I feel I am

teetering on the edge of a full meltdown. I just checked my BG again

and it is down to 111...but what if it is trying to trick me...yes I

do know how crazy that sounds...LOL...and I still mean it :-)

3:15 pm BG 151

5 mins intense walking

3:40 pm BG 116

4:05 pm BG 111

I might be able to hold off an hour before testing again.

>

> Dawn - I have felt that feeling also - most of us have - so do not

feel

> alone or stupid. It is a roller coaster ride with ups and downs -

but

> they will even out after a while. I hope your numbers stay down -

let us

> know - that would be really useful information.

>

> Barb in NH

>

> dawn_qabbalah wrote:

>

> >

> > Okay, I will take a breath now and not panic (I hope).

> >

> > Well, now I'm crying because it is all just too much and hard and

> > stupid.

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dawn, deep breaths from the belly. Your feet aren't going to fall off

tomorrow. Right now you are feeling overloaded, but that is because you

are overloaded. It is all coming at you at once. Believe me, in a few

weeks the knowledge will sink in, certain new habits will be established

and you will feel far more in control.

Exercise enables the muscles to take up glucose even in the absence of

insulin. So.......you had a glucose value in your blood of 151mg/dl.

You jumped on the treadmill and your muscles demanded glucose to fuel

your exercise; they used up 40mg/dl worth of glucose in that time. You

tested and read 111. Will it go up? It depends on whether or not you

are still processing food. However, even at rest, after the exercise,

your muscles will use more glucose for a while than they would if you had

not exercised.

You got a valuable lesson today, you learned a good way to bring down bgs

in a hurry. Next time you have an unpleasant surprise from your meter,

there will be no need to become upset because you have a solution at

hand. Exercise.

As you are not using any medication at present, and you know you have

diabetes, why not try some exercise an hour to an hour and a half after

eating? Test before and after and see if that helps you to avoid a PP

spike. Examine the meal you had and, if you did go high, try to isolate

the component of the meal that raised bgs and eliminate it.

This is the whole procedure for control with diet and exercise.

Helen

[Guest guest]

Dawn, deep breaths from the belly. Your feet aren't going to fall off

tomorrow. Right now you are feeling overloaded, but that is because you

are overloaded. It is all coming at you at once. Believe me, in a few

weeks the knowledge will sink in, certain new habits will be established

and you will feel far more in control.

Exercise enables the muscles to take up glucose even in the absence of

insulin. So.......you had a glucose value in your blood of 151mg/dl.

You jumped on the treadmill and your muscles demanded glucose to fuel

your exercise; they used up 40mg/dl worth of glucose in that time. You

tested and read 111. Will it go up? It depends on whether or not you

are still processing food. However, even at rest, after the exercise,

your muscles will use more glucose for a while than they would if you had

not exercised.

You got a valuable lesson today, you learned a good way to bring down bgs

in a hurry. Next time you have an unpleasant surprise from your meter,

there will be no need to become upset because you have a solution at

hand. Exercise.

As you are not using any medication at present, and you know you have

diabetes, why not try some exercise an hour to an hour and a half after

eating? Test before and after and see if that helps you to avoid a PP

spike. Examine the meal you had and, if you did go high, try to isolate

the component of the meal that raised bgs and eliminate it.

This is the whole procedure for control with diet and exercise.

Helen

[Guest guest]

Dawn, deep breaths from the belly. Your feet aren't going to fall off

tomorrow. Right now you are feeling overloaded, but that is because you

are overloaded. It is all coming at you at once. Believe me, in a few

weeks the knowledge will sink in, certain new habits will be established

and you will feel far more in control.

Exercise enables the muscles to take up glucose even in the absence of

insulin. So.......you had a glucose value in your blood of 151mg/dl.

You jumped on the treadmill and your muscles demanded glucose to fuel

your exercise; they used up 40mg/dl worth of glucose in that time. You

tested and read 111. Will it go up? It depends on whether or not you

are still processing food. However, even at rest, after the exercise,

your muscles will use more glucose for a while than they would if you had

not exercised.

You got a valuable lesson today, you learned a good way to bring down bgs

in a hurry. Next time you have an unpleasant surprise from your meter,

there will be no need to become upset because you have a solution at

hand. Exercise.

As you are not using any medication at present, and you know you have

diabetes, why not try some exercise an hour to an hour and a half after

eating? Test before and after and see if that helps you to avoid a PP

spike. Examine the meal you had and, if you did go high, try to isolate

the component of the meal that raised bgs and eliminate it.

This is the whole procedure for control with diet and exercise.

Helen

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

there's no trick to it. You've burned off that much glucose from your

bloodstream, and until you

eat again it has no real reason to rise again. That's as long as you don't go

too low and have

glycogen dumped out by the liver to bring it back up, but that seems quite

unlikely.

Exercise is known for lowering bg for as much as 24 hours, but it depends on how

long and hard you

exercised. A short session like that will probably affect your bg for a shorter

time period. Test

anyway to confirm how long it lasts.

Ted Quick

--- dawn_qabbalah dawnprecour@...> wrote:

> Here is the situation:

> I just checked my BG 2 hours after lunch and it was high - 151. I

> didn't have time to take a long walk so I hopped on the treadmill and

> walked like a mad woman for 5 mins. I checked my BG within 10 minutes

> of doing that and it had gone to 116. While I am totally thrilled by

> this - and it reinforces for me how this all works together...Here is

> the question: is that a trick? Now that it is down just after the

> exercise will it jump back up in 5 minutes because I am now resting? I

> am now feeling obsessive and wanting to check it every 5 minutes to be

> sure it is down and staying down.

>

> Okay, I will take a breath now and not panic (I hope).

>

> Well, now I'm crying because it is all just too much and hard and

> stupid.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

there's no trick to it. You've burned off that much glucose from your

bloodstream, and until you

eat again it has no real reason to rise again. That's as long as you don't go

too low and have

glycogen dumped out by the liver to bring it back up, but that seems quite

unlikely.

Exercise is known for lowering bg for as much as 24 hours, but it depends on how

long and hard you

exercised. A short session like that will probably affect your bg for a shorter

time period. Test

anyway to confirm how long it lasts.

Ted Quick

--- dawn_qabbalah dawnprecour@...> wrote:

> Here is the situation:

> I just checked my BG 2 hours after lunch and it was high - 151. I

> didn't have time to take a long walk so I hopped on the treadmill and

> walked like a mad woman for 5 mins. I checked my BG within 10 minutes

> of doing that and it had gone to 116. While I am totally thrilled by

> this - and it reinforces for me how this all works together...Here is

> the question: is that a trick? Now that it is down just after the

> exercise will it jump back up in 5 minutes because I am now resting? I

> am now feeling obsessive and wanting to check it every 5 minutes to be

> sure it is down and staying down.

>

> Okay, I will take a breath now and not panic (I hope).

>

> Well, now I'm crying because it is all just too much and hard and

> stupid.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

there's no trick to it. You've burned off that much glucose from your

bloodstream, and until you

eat again it has no real reason to rise again. That's as long as you don't go

too low and have

glycogen dumped out by the liver to bring it back up, but that seems quite

unlikely.

Exercise is known for lowering bg for as much as 24 hours, but it depends on how

long and hard you

exercised. A short session like that will probably affect your bg for a shorter

time period. Test

anyway to confirm how long it lasts.

Ted Quick

--- dawn_qabbalah dawnprecour@...> wrote:

> Here is the situation:

> I just checked my BG 2 hours after lunch and it was high - 151. I

> didn't have time to take a long walk so I hopped on the treadmill and

> walked like a mad woman for 5 mins. I checked my BG within 10 minutes

> of doing that and it had gone to 116. While I am totally thrilled by

> this - and it reinforces for me how this all works together...Here is

> the question: is that a trick? Now that it is down just after the

> exercise will it jump back up in 5 minutes because I am now resting? I

> am now feeling obsessive and wanting to check it every 5 minutes to be

> sure it is down and staying down.

>

> Okay, I will take a breath now and not panic (I hope).

>

> Well, now I'm crying because it is all just too much and hard and

> stupid.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

You still have a cushion of 41 mg/dl before going low enough to have a hypo.

Eating supper at the

regular time should keep you in good shape. If you keep going to much lower

before then eat

sooner.

Ted Quick

--- dawn_qabbalah dawnprecour@...> wrote:

> Hi Barb - thank you so much for understanding...I feel I am

> teetering on the edge of a full meltdown. I just checked my BG again

> and it is down to 111...but what if it is trying to trick me...yes I

> do know how crazy that sounds...LOL...and I still mean it :-)

>

> 3:15 pm BG 151

> 5 mins intense walking

> 3:40 pm BG 116

> 4:05 pm BG 111

>

> I might be able to hold off an hour before testing again.

>

> >

> > Dawn - I have felt that feeling also - most of us have - so do not

> feel

> > alone or stupid. It is a roller coaster ride with ups and downs -

> but

> > they will even out after a while. I hope your numbers stay down -

> let us

> > know - that would be really useful information.

> >

> > Barb in NH

> >

> > dawn_qabbalah wrote:

> >

> > >

> > > Okay, I will take a breath now and not panic (I hope).

> > >

> > > Well, now I'm crying because it is all just too much and hard and

> > > stupid.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

> Okay, I will take a breath now and not panic (I hope).

Why panic? 151 is not something to panic over, just a number to

correct. And you did - exactly as you should have (well, maybe a lttle

frantically:-)

> Well, now I'm crying because it is all just too much and hard and

> stupid.

Stupid? What you did was very wise. You're going to slay this dragon;

you're learning quickly. In a couple of months I'm looking forward to

watching you tell newbies what to do.

PS What did you eat for lunch?

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia

[Guest guest]

Exercise does wonders to help control your blood sugars. I am a type

I diabetic for five years (adult onset). I am also an avid runner. I

recently had surgery on my foot (non-diabeticd related) and I could

not run for one month. My insulin usage went up 33%.

Any exercise is good to help control your blood sugar, you do not have

to run. If you do prolonged or intense exercise, you should take

carbs before hand to prevent a hypoglycemic reaction. I can between

15-25 grams of carbs before my runs.

Good luck with the exercise!

>

> Hi Barb - thank you so much for understanding...I feel I am

> teetering on the edge of a full meltdown. I just checked my BG again

> and it is down to 111...but what if it is trying to trick me...yes I

> do know how crazy that sounds...LOL...and I still mean it :-)

>

> 3:15 pm BG 151

> 5 mins intense walking

> 3:40 pm BG 116

> 4:05 pm BG 111

>

> I might be able to hold off an hour before testing again.

>

[Guest guest]

Blahhh...it was an experiment of sorts...I wanted my favorite salad at

Applebees WITH the yummy dressing...I had been able to have it before

in a small amount and I got carried away with it today...

Now I know. Believe me the panic I felt today was enough motivation to

not get carried away again anytime soon.

I wonder if I will ever get to the point that I actually breathe

during the time I put the blood on the strip and the time the meter

produces my score...that is probably why they are making meters that

you get the results so much faster...people pass out from not

breathing (tee hee)

> PS What did you eat for lunch?

>

> Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia

>

[Guest guest]

>

> I wonder if I will ever get to the point that I actually breathe

> during the time I put the blood on the strip and the time the meter

> produces my score...

Hi Dawn

Relax. Take a deep breath, and sit back. This is a slow disease; you

must treat it seriously - but you aren't going to keel over tonight,

and certainly not from the occasional high BG reading.

You have plenty of time to read, learn, test and gradually gain control.

Learn from bad results - but don't fear them. Use them to minimise

recurrence.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia

PS What else was in that salad, apart from the dressing? Did you have

any bread, drinks or other sides with it?

[Guest guest]

At 03:52 PM 10/30/05, dawn_qabbalah wrote:

>Well, now I'm crying because it is all just too much and hard and

>stupid.

I think you're trying to hard to find " engraved in stone " answers to all of

your questions. I know, and lots of us know, the feeling of first being

diagnosed and wanting to find answers and we want them all right now,

thanks. Please don't feel like you need to have all of the answers in just

a week or so and they they need to be answers that work all of the time and

the same for everyone. They won't and they don't for the most part.

Be willing to experiment a little. To find out if your BG's go up 5 minutes

after you stop exercising (they shouldn't) just check your BG's 5 minutes

or 10 minutes or 30 minutes later. You'd have your answer that way not

only much faster than from this list but in relation to how your own body

works.

I also feel like you think that the moment your BG's go over 140 your

eyesight will start dimming, legs start going numb, and kidneys slow down.

They won't. Those complications take years and probably decades of too-high

BG's to develop. Relax.

sky

[Guest guest]

Be willing to experiment a little. To find out if your BG's go up 5

minutes after you stop exercising (they shouldn't) just check your

BG's 5 minutes or 10 minutes or 30 minutes later. You'd have your

answer that way not only much faster than from this list but in

relation to how your own body works.

Sky - believe me I checked and rechecked...I am experimenting..but

what I need in the process is not to feel alone and to hear from

others what worked or did not work for them. I also just need to be

able to fall apart and it be understood. It has been very helpful for

me to hear from others about when they felt these same feelings. I

understand that does not mean it will work for me - but what I get

from posting my concerns, fears and questions is hearing what others

experienced so I don't have to feel like so alone in this diagnosis .

I is ALL new to me and I am sure that at some point I will be able to

relax and probably even breathe again...but right now those are just

words. I am way better than I was 2 weeks ago thats for sure and I am

working on relaxing as it is not good for me to get worked up and I am

assuming it is all part of the process. While having a BG of 151 after

1 meal will not cause blindness and amputation tomorrow...for that

moment when I saw the score...it felt like it. The cool thing for me

was that I acted on it - saw what worked (even though frantically) and

learned about the very important piece of exercise..now I just have to

do it more regularly rather than panic mode

>

[Guest guest]

Be willing to experiment a little. To find out if your BG's go up 5

minutes after you stop exercising (they shouldn't) just check your

BG's 5 minutes or 10 minutes or 30 minutes later. You'd have your

answer that way not only much faster than from this list but in

relation to how your own body works.

Sky - believe me I checked and rechecked...I am experimenting..but

what I need in the process is not to feel alone and to hear from

others what worked or did not work for them. I also just need to be

able to fall apart and it be understood. It has been very helpful for

me to hear from others about when they felt these same feelings. I

understand that does not mean it will work for me - but what I get

from posting my concerns, fears and questions is hearing what others

experienced so I don't have to feel like so alone in this diagnosis .

I is ALL new to me and I am sure that at some point I will be able to

relax and probably even breathe again...but right now those are just

words. I am way better than I was 2 weeks ago thats for sure and I am

working on relaxing as it is not good for me to get worked up and I am

assuming it is all part of the process. While having a BG of 151 after

1 meal will not cause blindness and amputation tomorrow...for that

moment when I saw the score...it felt like it. The cool thing for me

was that I acted on it - saw what worked (even though frantically) and

learned about the very important piece of exercise..now I just have to

do it more regularly rather than panic mode

>

[Guest guest]

Be willing to experiment a little. To find out if your BG's go up 5

minutes after you stop exercising (they shouldn't) just check your

BG's 5 minutes or 10 minutes or 30 minutes later. You'd have your

answer that way not only much faster than from this list but in

relation to how your own body works.

Sky - believe me I checked and rechecked...I am experimenting..but

what I need in the process is not to feel alone and to hear from

others what worked or did not work for them. I also just need to be

able to fall apart and it be understood. It has been very helpful for

me to hear from others about when they felt these same feelings. I

understand that does not mean it will work for me - but what I get

from posting my concerns, fears and questions is hearing what others

experienced so I don't have to feel like so alone in this diagnosis .

I is ALL new to me and I am sure that at some point I will be able to

relax and probably even breathe again...but right now those are just

words. I am way better than I was 2 weeks ago thats for sure and I am

working on relaxing as it is not good for me to get worked up and I am

assuming it is all part of the process. While having a BG of 151 after

1 meal will not cause blindness and amputation tomorrow...for that

moment when I saw the score...it felt like it. The cool thing for me

was that I acted on it - saw what worked (even though frantically) and

learned about the very important piece of exercise..now I just have to

do it more regularly rather than panic mode

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, you did, Dawn. You learned a very valuable lesson about the

wonders of exercise for a diabetic. Diabetes is a disease that we can

exert some control over, by changing our WOE, by exercising, and by

taking medications if needed. I think that I am much healthier now that

I have been diagnosed with diabetes, because of the changes that I

made. You're doing very well! Keep up the good work1 Sue

On Tuesday, November 1, 2005, at 08:19 PM, dawn_qabbalah wrote:

> The cool thing for me

> was that I acted on it - saw what worked (even though frantically) and

> learned about the very important piece of exercise..now I just have to

> do it more regularly rather than panic mode

[Guest guest]

Yes, you did, Dawn. You learned a very valuable lesson about the

wonders of exercise for a diabetic. Diabetes is a disease that we can

exert some control over, by changing our WOE, by exercising, and by

taking medications if needed. I think that I am much healthier now that

I have been diagnosed with diabetes, because of the changes that I

made. You're doing very well! Keep up the good work1 Sue

On Tuesday, November 1, 2005, at 08:19 PM, dawn_qabbalah wrote:

> The cool thing for me

> was that I acted on it - saw what worked (even though frantically) and

> learned about the very important piece of exercise..now I just have to

> do it more regularly rather than panic mode

[Guest guest]

Yes, you did, Dawn. You learned a very valuable lesson about the

wonders of exercise for a diabetic. Diabetes is a disease that we can

exert some control over, by changing our WOE, by exercising, and by

taking medications if needed. I think that I am much healthier now that

I have been diagnosed with diabetes, because of the changes that I

made. You're doing very well! Keep up the good work1 Sue

On Tuesday, November 1, 2005, at 08:19 PM, dawn_qabbalah wrote:

> The cool thing for me

> was that I acted on it - saw what worked (even though frantically) and

> learned about the very important piece of exercise..now I just have to

> do it more regularly rather than panic mode

[Guest guest]

> Be willing to experiment a little. To find out if your BG's go up 5

minutes

> after you stop exercising (they shouldn't) just check your BG's 5

minutes

> or 10 minutes or 30 minutes later. You'd have your answer that way

not

> only much faster than from this list but in relation to how your own

body

> works.

I have been known to go up 20 points withing 20 minutes after

finishing an exercise session. The times I remember I did ride a

bycicle pretty hard.