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OK, for me anyway, I'm now totally convinced moderate exercise is great for me.
This morning immediately before breakfast I was at an 8.1(146) thanks to my stupid liver... I then ate a 2-egg omelette with no-sugar ham, tomato, green onion, spices plus 1/2 piece of whole grain toast with natural PB and no-sugar jam.
An hour and a half after breakfast I got on my bike. 2 minute warmup, 5 minutes easy, 10 minutes moderate, 5 minutes easy and 2 minutes cooldown. 24 minutes in total.
Washed myself off, dried up and tested my BG. Was down to a 6.6(119) ...
That's a decent drop and a nice 2hr post reading, I do believe. Especially considering where I was only 1month ago when I was finally diagnosed (fasting 14.8 a1c of 12.1%).
Every time I've done moderate exercise it's been good for my blood sugars immediately. Any time I do intense (where my legs really 'pump up' with blood, or I push to muscle soreness) my BG is either the same or slightly higher than pre-exercise.
Anyway, what works for me MAY work for others. It may not. But thought I'd share.
This morning immediately before breakfast I was at an 8.1(146) thanks to my stupid liver... I then ate a 2-egg omelette with no-sugar ham, tomato, green onion, spices plus 1/2 piece of whole grain toast with natural PB and no-sugar jam.
An hour and a half after breakfast I got on my bike. 2 minute warmup, 5 minutes easy, 10 minutes moderate, 5 minutes easy and 2 minutes cooldown. 24 minutes in total.
Washed myself off, dried up and tested my BG. Was down to a 6.6(119) ...
That's a decent drop and a nice 2hr post reading, I do believe. Especially considering where I was only 1month ago when I was finally diagnosed (fasting 14.8 a1c of 12.1%).
Every time I've done moderate exercise it's been good for my blood sugars immediately. Any time I do intense (where my legs really 'pump up' with blood, or I push to muscle soreness) my BG is either the same or slightly higher than pre-exercise.
Anyway, what works for me MAY work for others. It may not. But thought I'd share.