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Old 01-09-2008, 11:52 AM
Wolf Wolf is offline
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I am a: Type 2
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Chicagoland
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Exercise and the need for carbohydrates

I exercise regularly, about every day, and most of the time it's pretty vigorous exercise. I'll typically go for at least 40 minutes to one hour and at the end my shirt is drenched with sweat. I'm mostly using an elliptical trainer or a bicycle and recently I'm working on getting back into running shape after being injured. So I'm not talking about a leisurely walk in the park.

Therefore, because I'm exercising hard, there's a need for carbohydrates, and maybe a fairly large amount. Of course, with my body's inability to handle large amounts, that presents a problem. Right now I'm thinking I should spread out the ingestion of carbs throughout the day to avoid creeping into the bad glucose level zone. Or should I stay with a low carb diet and not worry about not having enough carbs?

Since I'm relatively new to this type 2 diabetes thing, I'm still searching for the right way (for me) to do things.
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