Exercise and diabetes II?!
Question: Exercise and diabetes II!?
I have type 2 diabetes, diagnosed 6 months ago!. I have changed my diet and now I have started exercising 5-6 times a week, averaging about 5 miles a day!. My question is, will exercise increase my insulin level thus in return lower my sugar as well!? I have noticed in the last few days since exercising that my morning reading is in the 90's then two hours after breakfast drops in the upper 70's!. Is this normal!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Exercise helps to increase the efficiency of your existing insulin!. No one has been able to tell me the exact mechanism behind this!. Whether it makes the cells more receptive to the action of the insulin (most likely) or makes the existing insulin more effective (less likely) seems to be a moot point!. The main point is, exercise does not make more insulin, it just makes your systems work more efficiently with the insulin you have available!. If you want to keep your insulin production up, you'll adopt a healthy, low Calorie, high nutrient diet rich in wholesome, natural foods!. In other words, lots of raw fruits and vegetables!. You'll also keep your weight down and exercise level up to maximize the efficiency of you systems!. Don't ever let anyone tell you to avoid bananas!. High potassium fruits are precisely what allowed me to stop using Metformin in December!. Prior to that, I had been eating a low Calorie diet, exercising plenty, and managing my weight!.!.!. but not without a continuous struggle with my glucose numbers!. Since getting my potassium level up to over 2,000 mg/day, my sugar has stabilized back to normal!. I also take a few supplements to insure that my pancreas stays healthy!. Read more here: http://www!.geocities!.com/seabulls69/Type!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Exercise will not increase the amount of insulin your body produces, but will lower your blood sugar readings!. If you quit exercising the way you have been, your readings will problably go up some!. Yes, it is perfectly normal for your readings to be lower 2 hours after eating!. This is one of the things you are after!. Exercising helps your body use up the excess sugar!. Please don't fall prey to the people that will tell you that your disease is cured because of what you are doing!. That is not true!.!.!.!.you are controlling it very well!. Just keep up what you are doing, cause it's working great !!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Exercise can increase the blood flow and help in regulating the nutrients and for that some energy is consumed that helps to activate different organs!. However it will not increase the insulin production!. Because you know, there will be insulin production but can not be utilised by the body, in Type 2 Dibetes!. Rest is fine!. Also the glucose level should not fall very low as it can cause hypoglycaemia (less sugar in blood), which is more harmful than hyperglycaemia (moresugal in blood)!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Exercise will not increase your insulin (as a Type II, that is not your problem anyway)!. Exercise uses the glucose (sugar) in your blood stream as energy, thus reducing your tested blood sugar!. I am a 63 year old, adult onset Type I diabetic (my pancreas failed and produces no insulin)!. However, I run about 70 miles a week!. I must use some baseline insulin (about 12 units a day), but the rest of my blood sugar control comes from running and eating almost NO carbs (no bread, rice, potatoes, pasta, and of course, no sweets of any kind ever)!.
You are doing the right thing - there is no particular exercise that is necessarily better - most important thing is to do what you enjoy, because doing something is far better than not doing anything!.
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You are doing the right thing - there is no particular exercise that is necessarily better - most important thing is to do what you enjoy, because doing something is far better than not doing anything!.
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You fine !. Also while walking , Nordic Walk!. Thats with ski poles or just plain sticks!. You don't push hard!. Why just walk and strengthen your leg and butt muscles while at the same time you can work the upper body!. It works wonders!.!. Exercise make you less resistant to insulin!. You are as normal as you can get!. Just watch you don't go below upper 70's!. You don't want to be Hypo!. Just in case have some candy on you at all times!. If you feel shakey take a candy!. Good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
No, exercise will decrease your insulin needs!. Both exercise and insulin lower blood glucose!. When are you exercising!? If it's right before breakfast, that explains why your BG is dropping post-meal (it should go up)!. You should work with a diabetes educator on this to track your BG's, meals, and exercise patterns so she can assist you in making any adjustments!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Your doing great! Keep up the great work!. It is normal for your BS to be lower after exercise, that's why we're encouraged to exercise!.Www@Answer-Health@Com