Re: Exercise, Adrenalin, and Your Blood Sugar

[Guest guest]

Is this what they call a liver dump?

Faith

> GREETINGS --

> When you aggressively increase your exercise regimen your blood

> sugars will go up with exercise intensity. This usually happens

> because you are excited and are releasing adrenaline (a hormone

also

> called epinephrine). This is a normal response in people with or

> without diabetes. The adrenaline causes sugar to be released from

> stores in the muscle and liver and raises the blood sugar for

varying

> periods of time. This usually happens in the first hour of

exercise.

>

> You are likely to be better off if you slowly build up your

stamina.

> Much like someone training for a marathon race the adrenalin will

> tire you out -- not the elevated blood sugars. As your body gets

used

> to the increased activity it will generate less adrenalin -- so

long

> as you pace yourself. Also, make sure you keep rehydrating yourself

> as you are training and subsequently while you are on the ride.

> wambo1941

[Guest guest]

> This is a normal response in people with or

> without diabetes. The adrenaline causes sugar to be released from

> stores in the muscle and liver and raises the blood sugar for varying

> periods of time. This usually happens in the first hour of exercise.

>

>

Sorry to branch off. But I have a question for Type ones, does this happen to

us? I havent noticed it, and sense we dont make as much/enough sugar in our

livers, Im assuming we might not do the same thing? Since I worry about lows I

always test after my 45 min of cardio (which is before my weights, I do

cardio, test, then weights, then walk to cool out. )

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/13/2004 9:20:25 PM Pacific Standard Time,

metaylorokc@... writes:

This is a normal response in people with or

> without diabetes. The adrenaline causes sugar to be released from

> stores in the muscle and liver and raises the blood sugar for varying

> Periods of time. This usually happens in the first hour of exercise

Sorry to branch off. But I have a question for Type ones, does this happen to

Us? I haven't noticed it, and sense we dont make as much/enough sugar in our

livers, Im assuming we might not do the same thing? Since I worry about lows

I

always test after my 45 min of cardio (which is before my weights, I do

cardio, test, then weights, then walk to cool out. )

This does sometimes happen to me. Most of the time exercise lowers my BG but

sometimes it does raise it. I am not fully understanding why this happens

when it does. I guess our bodies can still produce sugar just not the insulin

necessary to get rid of it.