The other thread on hypoglycemia is a very good, informative thread that people should be aware of. I'm starting this new thread to see if anyone out there has experienced a related situation.
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a few years ago. Right around that time (and before I went on glucophage for the diabetes), I came home from practice one night feeling lousy. I checked my glucose level and found it to be 279, which is very high. I continued to test every 15 minutes to half hour to see where it was going and it gradually came down to a normal level. This happened even though I ate a meal after seeing that it was going down (and I felt like I needed food). I never eat for a few hours before a workout, and my glucose levels had been at or near normal for days before this happened.
After this incident, I started testing immediately before and after a workout and found that my glucose level ALWAYS goes up after a workout, with nothing but water taken in during the workout. I had several times back then where it went over 200. Nowadays it doesn't go that high, but I am taking glucophage now.
My doctor just shakes her head and says "that's not right, it should go down with a workout". Tell me something I don't know! I saw an endocrinologist that thought that this could be consistent with a delayed insulin response that diabetics have, hence the start of my medication.
Has anyone else out there seen such a response with their glucose levels?
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It can happen. My boyfriend is diabetic (type 1), and sometimes when he exercises his bloodsugar levels do rise. One thing he has recommended to other diabetics is to try to have bg level between 115-140 before beginning practices. I remeber one time this past summer we were swimming and he felt off and tested and he was high. Some of it can be from addrenaline or possible dehydration as mentioned in a previous reply. Just keep monitering your bg levels, and you can always try different things to see what is causing it. ( such as try drinking more water, ect.) while you work out. Just sure to always have suger on hand (incase you drop low) and insulin (if you use it) for when you are high. (Although you may know this already) Make sure that people that you swim with know of your diabetes and know what to do if you pass out from either being too high/low, and all that fun stuff! (sorry, I am acting like a controling person, but hey, I'd rather be annoying and have you safe, than not and not have you safe!)
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It can happen. My boyfriend is diabetic (type 1), and sometimes when he exercises his bloodsugar levels do rise. One thing he has recommended to other diabetics is to try to have bg level between 115-140 before beginning practices. I remeber one time this past summer we were swimming and he felt off and tested and he was high. Some of it can be from addrenaline or possible dehydration as mentioned in a previous reply. Just keep monitering your bg levels, and you can always try different things to see what is causing it. ( such as try drinking more water, ect.) while you work out. Just sure to always have suger on hand (incase you drop low) and insulin (if you use it) for when you are high. (Although you may know this already) Make sure that people that you swim with know of your diabetes and know what to do if you pass out from either being too high/low, and all that fun stuff! (sorry, I am acting like a controling person, but hey, I'd rather be annoying and have you safe, than not and not have you safe!)
