exercise experience needed

[vegasvic]

Currently my bs is being controlled with oral meds but i have to get more serious about its control because its not that good. I want to keep off the needle as long as I can. I understand it will probably make keeping my bs low easier but I still want to wait.

When i was diagnosed with type 2, 7 years ago i noticed that when i seriously worked out my bs would come up presumably due to my workout going anaerobic. This prompted me to stop working out as hard much to my body's chagrin.

Now i believe I should try working out hard again to increase my muscle mass and possibly making my insulin more effective. Watching my ht rate monitor so it doesn't get too fast (since I'm not in that good of shape yet) i end up running and walking for 30 minutes. I work out with dumbells but am still lifting relatively light. I usually do this in the evening before I go to bed.

The last few times i've done this my bs will be right where i want it, 80's or 90's at bedtime. Come morning it'll be higher (this AM 170) than it usually is when I don't work out (130's, 140's). My over night bs’s have always been my problem so I concentrate on them mainly. I don't want to 'not' exercise but if I'm going to then i want to do it right and really exercise. Sure I could just walk in the evenings to bring it down but that doesn’t really firm things up and I feel firm is better.

Could eating more carbs at dinner improve this problem?
Is going anaerobic the problem?
I don’t think consuming some fast carbs would stop my body from increasing its glucose level on its own.
Any ideas?

Thanks
vic

[xMenace]

Excercise will help get your overall sugars down some, but typically the biggest impact is due to significant weight loss.

Simply walking 30+ minutes a day is a great goal. Adding weights it great too.

The spikes could be anerobic induced, but not likely. They usually happen right away.

You don't mention diet. Many well controlled type 2's probably have much more restrictive diets than you are used to. Get to know them. They do very well.

I know you've heard it before, but don't be afraid of the insulin. It actually opens up many more doors than it closes. The needles really are easy to take. The trade-off complications are not worth it. You'll be crying for those tiny things once they start probing and prodding you with the big stuff. Trust me on this one.

[morrisma]

The exercise before bed could be triggering a bit of a low overnight causing the higher morning readings too. Maybe try exercising earlier in the evening or in the morning just for a comparison test.

Insulin was a great liberator for me. I felt like c*** before I started and felt so much better after. Night & day really and the needles are really small and virtually painless.
Mike