10 km bike ride still no success
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Hey jimbo,
It's very probable that your blood sugar is going down, then up, then down, then up while cycling.
That's what mine does... It moves about 3 full points down, then my liver dumps glucose in and it goes 3 points up, etc...
So the timing may have something to do with it - it's possible you're reading it when it's back up.
Also, for many of us vigorous exercise will up our blood glucose - if you're not used to the 10km ride, your body could be spiking it as a "fight or flight" response. In this case the key for many diabetics is to KEEP GOING, but at a slightly lower intensity, and to cool-down well at the end of your ride, so you're not stopping while huffing/puffing...
A combination of low-carb dieting, adding medications prescribed by your Dr., and daily exercise WILL help with both insulin-resistance and blood glucose control. But it can take time.
It took me about 2-3 weeks to start seeing decent results, and I went VERY low-carb and VERY exercise-heavy in addition to the metformin my Dr. prescribed.
It's very probable that your blood sugar is going down, then up, then down, then up while cycling.
That's what mine does... It moves about 3 full points down, then my liver dumps glucose in and it goes 3 points up, etc...
So the timing may have something to do with it - it's possible you're reading it when it's back up.
Also, for many of us vigorous exercise will up our blood glucose - if you're not used to the 10km ride, your body could be spiking it as a "fight or flight" response. In this case the key for many diabetics is to KEEP GOING, but at a slightly lower intensity, and to cool-down well at the end of your ride, so you're not stopping while huffing/puffing...
A combination of low-carb dieting, adding medications prescribed by your Dr., and daily exercise WILL help with both insulin-resistance and blood glucose control. But it can take time.
It took me about 2-3 weeks to start seeing decent results, and I went VERY low-carb and VERY exercise-heavy in addition to the metformin my Dr. prescribed.
i usualy ride about 10 miles each time i ride my bike. and just about every time my BG goes up. i do find that it returns to my normal, or slightly below normal very quickly though.
Like beefy said. keep riding the spikes wont be so high or so bad in a few weeks.
Like beefy said. keep riding the spikes wont be so high or so bad in a few weeks.
Thanks for answering, for lunch I ate a tuna sandwich and a nectarine maybe I should of ate only 1/2 my sandwich. I'll try to space out my portions better. I also had a very stressful day at work. That might of contributed to it.jwags said:
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Bread = carbs
nectarine = carbs
carb = BG rise
nectarine = carbs
carb = BG rise
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