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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Swimswith a fist, Thanks very much for that excellent link. Lots of valuable information. You are doing an excellent job managing your diseas. Diabetes definitely doesn't manage you. Keep up the fantastic work
aschueler, thanks to for all your input. It is a puzzle how the blood sugar levels can be so affected. Increased effort, 85%+, is a given. Competition too.
I was adding to the possibilites for swimswithafist; overtraining, an infection somewhere. I appreciate your posts, especially as a primary care person. There is nothing easy about this delicate juggling and balancing act. It's a complicated numbers game. I know, I am a type1 diabetic, and also a marathon open water swimmer. Despite careful and diligent monitoring and measuring I have to miss some training sessions due to unexplained high levels. However, I am very thankful on the days I can train, and so I work hard at every opportunity that I get.
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Swimswith a fist, Thanks very much for that excellent link. Lots of valuable information. You are doing an excellent job managing your diseas. Diabetes definitely doesn't manage you. Keep up the fantastic work
aschueler, thanks to for all your input. It is a puzzle how the blood sugar levels can be so affected. Increased effort, 85%+, is a given. Competition too.
I was adding to the possibilites for swimswithafist; overtraining, an infection somewhere. I appreciate your posts, especially as a primary care person. There is nothing easy about this delicate juggling and balancing act. It's a complicated numbers game. I know, I am a type1 diabetic, and also a marathon open water swimmer. Despite careful and diligent monitoring and measuring I have to miss some training sessions due to unexplained high levels. However, I am very thankful on the days I can train, and so I work hard at every opportunity that I get.
