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Originally Posted by pumper  Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum. I've had T1D for about 16 years and just recently started on the pump w/CGM this past December - and absolutely love it.
I've been bodybuilding on and off (mainly off recently...) for the last 10 years.
I'm currently trying to get back into bodybuilding. I've always found that there is very little information out there about diabetes and bodybuilding.
So, I was thinking that we should start a forum on "All about diabetes and bodybuilding" to discuss the issues specific to diabetes and bodybuilding - things like its impact on insulin use (ie lowered, higher, basal rate changes), types of bodybuilding diets and the impact on blood sugars, supplements, ability to loose weight and get cut, ability to put on muscle mass, etc... In addition, this could be a great forum for mutual support. Any comments, help, discussion from anyone would be great.
So, considering that there are already a number of diabetic bodybuilders on this forum, why not pool the incrediable amout of experience, knowledge and wisdom about bodybuilding and diabetes.
Anyone willing to join in? |
By "Forum"... I really meant a Thread...
I don't think that bodybuildiing and diabetes deserves its own forum - but a good thread would be great.
Obviously, bodybuilding has a bad rap...with the drugs and all. But, in its purest form (ie "natural"), bodybuilding is all about increasing muscle mass (which makes you more insulin sensitive) and decreasing % bodyfat (which also makes you more insulin sensitive). So, for a person with diabetes, this is a magic combination... This is where I'm coming from...
