Exercise Spike

[dacruzer]

Hello, I need some comments on my situation.:hmmmm: I usually workout with a s/bike, treadmill and dumbbells. My target HR is 117. Last night I did a really heavy workout including aerobics. (did aerobics for the first time last night) heavy for me meant doing exercises and weights for 45 mins total. :burnout: My HR went all the way up to 125. When I checked my b/s this am, it read 7.3. I noticed that if I do a heavy workout, (for me) my b/s tends to go high. Has anybody experieced the same scenario? I usually get anywhere from 4.8-5.5 in the morning.Appreciate any feedback

[Cyborg]

Yes. Happens all the time for me and alot of us. There are some recent threads discussing this. Watch out for night time lows after the workouts. Some have suggested eating a snack with some protein/fat before bedtime to stave off the lows at night when you work out. Search the forum or wait for more posts...

[dacruzer]

Thanks Cyborg for the quick reply, i will wait for some more:thumbsup:

[jen_slc]

I experience spikes from exercising also, but mine happen while I exercise so that I have to do a bolus injection beforehand every time, and for me a spike means a high bg of at least 200 (~11). Are you worried about a spike to 7.3? Personally I'd love my 'spike' to be that small, lol.

[am1977]

I experience spikes from exercising also, but mine happen while I exercise so that I have to do a bolus injection beforehand every time, and for me a spike means a high bg of at least 200 (~11). Are you worried about a spike to 7.3? Personally I'd love my 'spike' to be that small, lol.


Me too! :dito:. I'd love if my spike only went up to 7.3... My problem with exercise is that I exercise @ 5pm, and I usually drop pretty low right after :frown:. Then I'll go home, eat dinner, and my blood sugar goes to the other extreme- usually upper 200s or higher :eek: and NOTHING I seem to do seems to help. So it's an ongoing issue...:rolleyes:.

Anyway, hang in there and remember that you are far from alone dealing with this all. :wink:

[MarkMunday]

.... I noticed that if I do a heavy workout, (for me) my b/s tends to go high. Has anybody experieced the same scenario?
It's the stress hormones that do it. And the more stressful the exercise, the stronger the effect is. Gentle exercise like walking doesn't do this to you.

Cheers,

Mark

[artistmiles]

I believe this is a normal physiological response and nothing to worry about. Have had a Diabetic educator advise refraining from exercise if BG level is 250 or greater because you anticipate a rise in BG with exercise. Just how much of a rise is normal I do not know.:hmmmm: We do store glucose in our muscles as potential energy reserves. This might be a source of release during exercise too. I also agree with the stress response dumping cortisols in the blood. Good Luck. Do not be afraid to exercise because of this. The benefit of heating those cell walls up and being more permiable to allow your own insulin to work at recepter sites and benefits of cardio vascular health far out weigh the side effects. :sheep: I would just change up the intensity and see what works best for you.:thumbsup:

[dacruzer]

Thanks all for the replies. I will monitor mysef for about a week and report back to the group.....

[decimaldancer]

You might try drinking more water before, during and after heavy exercise. I have found it will help with that spike

[Cyborg]

I was working out in the morning and experiencing the dawn phenomena at the same time (which would start right after waking). I would see pre-workout bg around 140 and post near 300 after 30-45 minutes on the weights. Then I'd go low at night, even worse after taking bedtime lantus. Really stinks because I lost alot of weight before that started happening. It got worse as my honeymoon period progressed. I just gave up after awhile. I'd really like to find a way to make it happen again now that I'm pumping. Weights and raquetball are my favorite which are both pretty strenuous on the muscles.

[Ritehsedad]

It's the stress hormones that do it. And the more stressful the exercise, the stronger the effect is.

We usually think of stress as bad, but there is both good and bad stress, both of which can increase IR. Check your BG level sometime after being really excited, or something really good happens, I'll bet it will be up a little. I've also noticed that sometimes when I'm really concentrating on what I'm doing (like working on the computer) my BG level is up a little. I don't feel "stressed", but I am.


You might try drinking more water before, during and after heavy exercise. I have found it will help with that spike

Me too!

[Cyborg]

We usually think of stress as bad, but there is both good and bad stress, both of which can increase IR. Check your BG level sometime after being really excited, or something really good happens, I'll bet it will be up a little. I've also noticed that sometimes when I'm really concentrating on what I'm doing (like working on the computer) my BG level is up a little. I don't feel "stressed", but I am.




Me too!


Stress absolutely drives my bg up!