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| | From:  Sassyjane8 (Original Message) | Sent: 10/23/2008 2:25 PM |
I am totally loss as to why my sugar levels are high after I do cardio and weigh, I work out from 4:45 till about 5:45 or 6:00 after work when I test my sugar level about hour after that it is high (ex. 16.8 to 20.4) I have dinner and give my insulin I will then test an hour later and maybe give myself any where from 2 -3 units of insulin if it is still in the high range and then my husband wakes me up at 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning saying my sugar must be low and I test and it is 1.2 this has happen over the last 3 weeks.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Am I the only freak out there? I thought working out was a good idea. I started working out Aug 1, 2008 and as of today I have lost no weigh I think because of the food I am consuming in the middle of the night to get my sugar level back up. <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> I have tried to get in touch with my Diabetic nurse but have had no luck yet. Is anyone familiar with this or have any suggestion. I am just about ready to give up this whole working out thing. |
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You probably should not be taking more insulin after just one hour from eating. Here is a website with information on the peak times for insulin. In my system, it sometimes takes the full 4 hours for the insulin to do its job (get my blood sugar back to normal). If I gave myself extra insulin for a high blood sugar one hour after eating, I definitely would go low later. Here's the site that should help: I'm not really sure why your blood sugars go up after exercise, but I know there is an explanation. I'll see if I can find something on it. In the meantime, maybe someone can explain it better. The benefits of exercise can last for 24 hours and that could have also contributed to your low during the night. Don't give up! Suzanna |
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Here's an answer about high blood sugars after exercise. I copied this from a site where you can "ask the experts" about question dealing with diabetes. The person who asked this question was on a pump. I'll post the website where I found this below, too. Quote: "It is difficult to say exactly what is going on in your situation but you are certainly not alone with regards to your observations. Pump users, in particular, often observe rises in blood sugar related to exercise. This occurs for a number of reasons, the greatest contributions being the mobilization of liver and muscle glycogen in response to the increased need for glucose during exercise; and the conversion of lactic acid to glucose during and particularly post exercise. Recall that lactic acid is a metabolic end product produced in greatest amount in response to "anaerobic" or higher intensity/power-type activities. The body converts lactic acid to glucose, which is used to replenish glucose stores. On multiple injection programs, the rise in blood sugar related to these issues is typically "hidden" under an umbrella of longer acting insulin. On a pump, however, the more exact nature of insulin delivery allows us to see this." I hope this helps. Suzanna |
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Hi Suzzanna, Thank you so much for the info& the websites they are very helpful, I was starting to wonder if I was so kind of freak diabetic. I had tried looking on the net for infomation regarding the situation and I had found nothing, so I really do appricate your help. I still have not herd back from nurse but at least I have some idea now. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!! Have a great day! |
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