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| | From:  terry71755 (Original Message) | Sent: 4/20/2008 3:44 PM |
Wow - I see there haven't been many posts to this board in awhile. I'm managing my diabetes with meds and my AIC's just keep going up. The doc recently added one more med and the next step is insulin if that doesn't help. My numbers have been lower, but also since Feb. I've been running/walking three days a week and without fail, my fasting numbers the mornings after I exercise are always lower than the other mornings. My fasting averages have come down each week since starting the additional med and exercising. My goal is to add more running, less walking and add walking on the days I don't run. I'm excited to see the effect it has on my numbers and hopefully I'll lose some weight. Jo |
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Good for you, Terry...and keep up the good work. As you have seen, aerobic activity will help your metabolism and more rapidly burn carbs and calories. So the effect on your bgs is proportionate to the amount of execise. The more you exercise, the more carbs you burn, the lower your sugars, and the more overall calories you'll burn. As an added bonus, exercise can produce endorphins, which may improve your moods! A healthy idea, all around! Good job! And BTW~ Things around here are especially slow over the weekends. But it has been a little quiet of late... HUGS!  |
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I didn't think I was losing weight....my husband banned the scales to the back porch because they are old and dirty looking. I weighed last night and I've lost 5 lbs since starting the running/walking in Feb.! I felt especially good last night after running and my bg was 78 this a.m.! I quit taking my antidepressant a week ago because it was making me feel so tired. Ironically, the doctor prescribed it because I was tired all the time and thought it might be depression. I now know that I was very anemic at the time he prescribed it and since my hysterectomy I feel much better. I would like to be able to cut back on some of my meds as I increase my exercise. Problem is, I live in the South and I don't do well exercising in the hot, humid summer weather. Guess I need to invest in a treadmill so I can run in air-conditioned comfort! Jo |
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| | | From: MoKodi | Sent: 4/21/2008 4:16 PM |
Congratulations! I, too, have found that walking lowers my bg, but it doesn't happen the next morning. Don't know why, but the lower bgs take about two days to show up, and, if I stop walking, about two days to go up again. Don't know why it takes so long for me? But in the past three months, that seems to be the trend. At first I thought the walking wasn't working, but then saw the trend...it really does seem to work, but it just takes longer for me. |
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| | | From: Veets10 | Sent: 4/22/2008 5:39 AM |
3 years ago when I became a member here I made friends with a poster. His name is Dunbar. I haven't seen him post in a long time but back then he was active. He was a young man, type1, a marathon runner and a scientist. I remember him sending me a study that showed that when you exercise consistently and then stop for a few days your body reacts like you did the exercise and creates the same chemistry as if the exercise takes place. Now that effect won't go for long but at the time I was concerned about missing some of my exercise because of a trip or something and ask him what he thought. Fascinating... and it calmed me down about being too nuts about exercise. Once the routine is established 2 days of sedentary won't do you harm. |
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I guess if it takes two days to lower your blood sugar, you may not see instant results, but by keeping track you know that it helps. I was glad I started keeping track of my numbers better, otherwise I may not have noticed this. It sure helps to keep me motivated to exercise. That's very interesting about your body acting like you exercised on the days you didn't. I was thinking it would be good if I exercised more days, but I guess even if I don't, it's having an overall good effect. My numbers are lower on the days I don't exercise than they were before I started, but wasn't sure if that was because of the additional meds. Probably some of both. My bg was 68 this a.m. though. That seems a little low. Jo |
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Good for you! Run/walk is how I started out. Exercise sure helped me. (I also answered your post on Type 2 and Running.) And Safk is right about those endorphins. I live for those enhorphins. I feel so good after running and it lasts for a day or two depending on how far I ran. Lisa |
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Lisa, I really don't like running...when I'm doing it...it's still pretty hard for me....But I sure feel good after I'm done, and I actually look forward to it along with the dread. Since I posted last, I've checked my blood pressure for the first time in a few weeks. It was decent before..meds keep it under control...last night it was 114/56. Also, my bg continues to drop....my fasting average last week was 87, with several in 60's and 70's. Gonna talk to the dr. soon about maybe adjusting my meds. Jo |
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Well...saw the doc last week and my A1C is now 6.4, down from over 8 in Feb. I'm pretty happy about that, but he did not adjust my night meds as I had hoped. I can understand not wanting to lower my meds, but I've had some bad lows on some nights after I run. I should have an even lower number next time if I can keep it up because they have been steadily dropping each week.
I encourage anyone who is physically able to exercise in some way. Even though I hate it at times, it has really benefitted me. Jo |
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Congratulations Jo. Great A1C in such a short time! Lisa |
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There are three factors that majorally affect your blood sugars when you have diabetes type II: - weight, the more fat cells you have the more insulin resistance and the harder it is to control BGs - activity level, obviously the more active you are the more blood sugars are burned as energy - diet, the more carbohydrates you consume, the higher your blood sugars go and the more exercise, insulin or meds are required to bring them down The easiest to change is the diet. Contrary to what your dietician might have told you, we do NOT need to get 60 percent or so of our calories from fries or bread or cereal or whatever. Anyone saying so is not diabetic and not overweight - so easy enough for them to say. Currently I limit my carb intake to max 80 grams per day. Anyhows, low carb has worked very well for me, after 11 years since diagnosis still not on insulin or meds. And cholesterol and blood pressure and everything else is fine. And by the way, low carb doesn't mean bacon and burgers for every meal, I am a semi-vegetarian but do eat eggs and dairy products like cheese as well as occassional fish to get my fat and protein, in addition to veggies and tofu. Works for me. Al |
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I, too, have to keep the carbs low. So many of the so-called "diabetic" diets, recipes and meals I've seen have more carbs than I can handle. I'm on meds and I exercise, but if I go over with the carbs, I'm in trouble regardless. Jo |
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I joined Curves three years ago and it was a lifesaver for me. On July 15th. I had surgery and can't return to Curves until the 23rd. and I can already see a difference in my BG levels. Exercise and lower BG levels certainly do go hand in hand. |
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May I ask a favor? Please try to use a font size of 5 or so...so we old blind folks can see? LOL! Thanks...from an old blind folk! As diabetics, we are also individuals. Not all of us can tolerate certain carbs in our diets. Some don't handle fruit well, for example. For others, the fiber in the fruit coune=teracts the natural sugars. And for T1, it almost doesn't matter...because extra insulin can make up for a world of cheating! LOL! But you get the point...we are different. The important thing is to remember that moving DOES help control the BGs. Not only that, but it gives you something to do while you aren't in the kitchen! Plus, it is a mood enhancer, because it stimulates emdorphine, those "happy" hormones! Say Terry? Are you still running? You must be halfway to China by now! LOL! Keep up the good work to all of you! HUGS! sheryl |
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Sheryl, No, I've not been running lately, so won't get to China in awhile! First we went on a two-week road trip across the country, and now it is so hot and humid I have not started back yet. I sure need to, as I've gained weight. (Easy to do when you travel, and easier when you travel and don't exercise!). It's so hard to get outside when it's this hot much less run. I intend to start soon, though, before it gets harder and harder! My daughter and I want to run in the Race for the Cure in October, so we've got to get going. Jo I just noticed I'm logged in under my husband's name - Terry. I guess maybe at some point we combined our logins. We met here in this community 8 years ago. We've been happily married for 7 1/2 years and he no longer visits here. He lost around 100 lbs. and no longer has to take anything to control his diabetes. It's like it's gone. He tests once in awhile and it's always a low number. He has other health issues, though, and doesn't feel well most of the time. |
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