Is there anyone out there that can say something about maintaining blood sugar levels during OW swims? I am only a type II (no longer on insulin) diabetic and my only problem (so far) is my sugar level dropping such that I start having problems. Mainly with the brain getting fuzzy and that results in poor decision making.
I don't know why it drops. Today I did not take my metformin at breakfast and went swimming an hour later. My BS reading was 128. After swimming 1K (yards) I took a reading and my BS was 74. I was swimming at an aerobic pace so I was not pushing it. I drank a mixture of water and sucrose that gave me about 15g of carbs. I swam another 500 yards and BS was 85.
Now 74 is not a dangerous low for me but as I said I start to get fuzzy below this level.
My doctor says it should not happen and that was it.
I don't know why it drops. Today I did not take my metformin at breakfast and went swimming an hour later. My BS reading was 128. After swimming 1K (yards) I took a reading and my BS was 74. I was swimming at an aerobic pace so I was not pushing it. I drank a mixture of water and sucrose that gave me about 15g of carbs. I swam another 500 yards and BS was 85.
Now 74 is not a dangerous low for me but as I said I start to get fuzzy below this level.
My doctor says it should not happen and that was it.
