exercise for diabetics

BoxersRule47
BoxersRule47 Posts: 2
edited September 29 in Fitness and Exercise
i'm 28 years old and a diabetic, been newly diagnosed, since january.... in an exerciise program, and i've been trying to eat less, and watching calories...... i tend to eat 3 meals a day, although my doctor says i should eat 6 small meals....... but i eat breakfast, and lunch, and been drinking plenty of water latley, i usually try to get out and at least walk each day for like 20min after lunch, but by the time 4:30 comes along my sugar level is 100 or below, now my doctor tells me that is good. but is it good when it goes that low, to feel like i'm going to pass out? i don't think so.... im not on insulin.. im on metformin and glyburide. my overall question when exercising regularly, is it better to eat more or less?

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  • BranMuffin21
    BranMuffin21 Posts: 157 Member
    In time it will
  • Kelly_Wilson1990
    Kelly_Wilson1990 Posts: 3,245 Member
    I am diabetic. I eat 6 small meals a day and limit my carbs. I am exercising 6-7 days a week for 40-75 minutes a day. I eat 1200 calories a day. My A1C has improved with weight loss. 100 is a perfect number for your blood sugar.
  • Christina74S
    Christina74S Posts: 21 Member
    My mom is a diabetic as well. She's been dieting and exercising too and this has happened to her. When she isn't feeling good (i.e like she's going to pass out) she'll eat something like a chocolate chip granola bar or yogurt or something. Just to get something in her system quick and not totally offset the whole day.

    But you should really be asking your doctor..
  • Larius
    Larius Posts: 507 Member
    but is it good when it goes that low, to feel like i'm going to pass out?

    This is a common side effect of lowering your blood sugar. Your body is accustomed to a higher level. It will pass with time, but talk to your doctor about it to be on the safe side.

    This happened to me when I changed my diet too fast. I was feeling hypoglycemic in the 70s and 80s for a couple of weeks.

    I'm prediabetic in a family of diabetics.
  • ronda_gettinghealthy
    ronda_gettinghealthy Posts: 777 Member
    newly diagnosed diabetic??? you need to be in contact with your doctor as you get a blood sugar in a more steady state control---
  • Mink626
    Mink626 Posts: 3
    The "normal" blood glucose level is 70-100, obviously it is higher in diabetics. So no, 100 is not too low. I read one of the posters say that your body is just unaccustomed to the low value and I agree. Exercise is highly encouraged, as I'm sure you've heard a zillion times, and can - along with following a balanced diet - actually be enough to control diabetes if done consistently. Good luck and keep up the good work!
  • TiniTurtle
    TiniTurtle Posts: 595 Member
    you feel this way because your body thinks that is a low number. your body has gotten used to having higher blood sugars, so when you are in a normal range, it feels like it is low. if you maintain good numbers, you won't feel so awful once your body adjusts. :o)
  • Mink626
    Mink626 Posts: 3
    And in response to your last question, I'd suggest eating a snack about 30-60 minutes before exercising.
  • SoCalSwimmerDude
    SoCalSwimmerDude Posts: 507 Member
    My roomy in college was a diabetic his whole life and both of us were on the swim team (even had to pour sugar water in his mouth one morning when he got seizurific on me). The guy would eat insane amounts before, during, and after our workouts in the pool (and we're talking 3 hr, 8 mile swimming workouts). So from a completely non-scientific sense, it seems realistic to eat a bit if you're feeling drowsy. In fact, I remember us driving cross country one time and me feeding him ho-hos since he was starting to act loopy.
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