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It's been hard trying to find inspiration/motivation to exercise. I can't do all the fun dance classes because of physical issues and I hate swimming because of the chlorine...just ugh...the smell! I feel like a hamster on a wheel for everything else. I'm so bored. There's a yoga program I...

I live in Vermont with a long winter, and biking is my way of working down my winter weight. Diagnosed with DM last summer. This is my first summer living with LCHF and I need to rethink my approach to biking and diet. Most of my rides will be under an hour; my daily ride is about 45 minutes...

What role does exercise play in everyone controlling their blood sugar here? I'm fairly certain that diet is more important, but I wanted to know how you guys feel about working out. Besides what it does for optimal all-around health, how big of a factor do you feel it plays in controlling blood...

I have a pump for my T1 and I completely turn it off when I rollerblade but my blood sugar will go from 200 to 60 in 20 minutes. I have an inline half marathon that will take me about 60 minutes to complete. What can I take that is small and will help me keep me from crashing too low during...

Can you exercise if your glucose levels are high? I tested at 287. I exercise after work each day, so I just want to make sure that my levels are not too high to exercise. I had a flat bread sandwich at lunch. I am trying to eat right. Don't know why it is so high today. Thanks in advance.

Hi, I'm Phil and I am a Type 2 Diabetic. I was diagnosed in 2009 after being told I was Prediabetic in about 2006...which I basically ignored much to my detriment. I had the relatively rare opportunity to start with an A1c of about 13.0 - not the highest I have read about, but still way too...

Mostly this post just because I'm really, really, really annoyed. Last few days, as I've started working more vigorously outside (heavy gardening -- Pacific NW, cool weather but not New England :p) my BG has been spiking horribly, like to 168 :mad: around 3 hrs post a quite modest lunch...

I've had type two diabetes for around tweleve years. It's been a roller coaster ride and I'll tell you why. I've been on different medicines before and right now I'm on 2000 mg of Metformin a day and 5 mg of Glispizide per day. When I started to take the Glipizide, I started gaining weight. On...

I was diagnosed with type diabetes about 90 days ago. When I was diagnosed my A1C was 10.8 and I was very upset with my new diagnosis. My mother had diabetes for 20 years and had several complications the past 10 years. she just passed away 8 months ago from diabetes complications. Since I...

Hi. I'm kk from Texas. I have been diagnosed with diabetes for a few months. I am working closely to get my bs in check. First with medication now with insulin which I absolutely despise. I am eating a lot better basically eggs & fruit for breakfast, a big salad for lunch, & dinner consists of a...

Hi all I'm a 'back on the low-carb, measure often' type ii gal (well, geezer-gal) after a few years of foolishly stopping. Last A1c was 9.1 (worst ever), so I got motivated. Am taking 2,000 metformin XR, one in the AM, 2 at noon, 1 in PM (this eliminated gastric distress, makes sense...

Im 22 y.o. looking to get ready for fire academy in September. I have a high A1C (working on it) and I've been going to the gym since early February working on cardio and weight training. I just have a few questions if anybody knows... Does high/low BS negatively effect weight training? Why...

I would love to hear from someone who has had similar problems. I have a 14 year old daughter that plays basketball. She does not experience what I call the "normal" results of a diabetic that is extremely active. Instead of her blood sugar levels dropping while involved in a game, her's...

I just stumbled on this forum and it seems lovely. I live in California, USA and was diagnosed as a boy with pre-diabetes. I was kept away from sweets and always had swings in blood sugar which effected me in a variety of ways. But, learning from my Mother, told by her doctors that she...

I am sure there are other stories like mine in here so sorry if it is redundant. I have had IDDM for close to six years now, onset at age of 30... well there was a concern at age 25 that I might be a diabetic but it was blown off as being heat related... fainted playing hockey and had a bg of...

Hi everyone! I just joined & wanted to say hi. I'm 53, 5' 7", 300 pounds, BMI is 47, and was diagnosed as Type 2 last year. My FBS is 205. I’ve been fat all my life, but have packed on even more weight as I got older. All though it's been almost a year since I was diagnosed, I’m still having...

My name is Jeff, but most people call me "Newman" because of my last name and the character from the Seinfeld series by that name. I am married with no kids, 51 years old as of last week and have been diagnosed with Type II diabetes since November of 2006. I am a high school English teacher and...