Exercise and snacks, aka what do you have after to avoid a low

to those with no medical issues, doing a good twenty minutes of exercise can easily be followed with just water. Your risk of developing a low is just not there. But some of us who do exercise regularly do risk that. I mean as a diabetic I know that intense exercise can be followed by a nasty low... all the way to sweating like crazy. mo not because of the exercise, cold sweats, not really knowing where I am and rushing for the ahem sugar pills.

So in order to avoid this wonderful scenario I have a light snack after exercise.

For me a handful of corn bran, by Quaker, or a piece of fresh fruit, a few times both and perhaps a small piece of cheese, or half a glass of milk is quite standard these days. A few times I have reached for a cup of yogurt. So what is your "Treat?"

Oh and mind you I will NEVER do anything as nuts as waking up and hitting the gym, or in my case the exercise machine WITHOUT a solid breakfast first. There is simply no way you will catch me doing that stupidity...

Oh and a note to the PRC, since you have no issues whatsoever, this does not affect you. I don't want to hear it. And I will add, I can bet you do not know what I am talking about either.

Try it... that is all I could suggest.

On edit, they do have one with fruit juice too right? That might be a better choice for that

peanut butter and honey sandwiches between games of the doubles matches that followed the singles.

Capt. Hilts cannot exercise on an empty stomach.

when we rushed from call, to call, to call, to call.

One particular 18 hour shift, that truly lasted 26, we ran 23 calls... We were tired puppies and starved, and thirsty by the end of this.

A small bowl of shredded wheat cereal or a thing of yogurt. Occasionally both.

I like cheese and or fruit after a workout. And some juice if I have any.

except I eat entire platters of mexican food or barbecue.......

The easiest thing is to have a snack BEFORE exercising. That way you can avoid the low entirely.

I have a snack before, and a snack after.

If I don't do that... I'll find myself reaching for sugar pills... thankfully had not had to do that since one of the meds was removed... that was bad.

Oh and welcome to DU.

:hi:

Sometimes a snack is needed before AND after or the blood sugar just drops. Today, I took too much insulin before lunch and I was at 54 before I knew it. Some day I will get it adjusted right.

and still taking the same amounts of meds was 45...

And you too can have those just from meds.

And yes bananas work for me too. Today I had a plum, and a handful of cereal after the round... and of course plenty of water.

Wow, had no idea about the meds alone bringing someone down that low. Scary. I have taught my eldest daughter (who is 5) to dial 911 in case or to help me if I just feel a bit weak. She is wonderful, a smart little girl. She knows where I keep my sugar tablets, etc.

I lost fifty pounds....

So that was the setup, the perfect setup.

Since I am still losing, doc and I are keeping a keen eye. We are positive that we will need to readjust the metmorfin too sooner or later.

Oh and Avandia, that was the reason I gained thirty plus pounds in three months or so. A wonderful side effect, but my 1AC was oh perfect.

I take Lexapro on top of everything else...been taking various SSRI's since college for PMDD(Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder), its a long story. Got diagnosed about 13 years ago at the age of 20. Got diagnosed as a full blown diabetic at 29. Something caused a weight gain, probably the Lexapro when I switched to it around this the time I was a full blown diabetic and taking the insulin. I lost 10 pounds and am in a normal BMI range but its a stuggle every day. I hate taking so much medication at the age of 33.

When you give a patient anything, you are giving them a poison that could kill them. So meds should be used only when needed.

And gosh darn it, this was a paramedic course, where a few of our meds were used during an arrest, where you need to give those meds.

He was an old hand in Emergency Medicine, and he tried to make sure we understood why meds were good, but also potentially very bad. The other way he called them, a double sided sword.

Why I keep telling people, anything, even a simple tylenol (usually in the proper dosages) can kill you. And the dose for Tylenol is higher than the recommended dose... it is also the most common source of admitting to ERs for attempted suicide.

to begin with. Coming off them is much, much harder then many believe. Lexapro is horrible to come down from. Dizziness, shakes, brain synapses. I tried a couple of times. I wish I never started it but psychologists have this little thing they do, like getting money for recommending certain pills to patients. Prozac was losing its effectiveness and I just said, "yeah, fine". I had two kids a year apart plus was newly diagnosed as a diabetic and did not want to deal with the PMDD. Oh well, I will get off of it someday.

Easy to carry, easy to gauge the carbs, and I can manage to eat them even when I really don't want food.

I have a pump, which is really nice for exercise (I've taken insulin since age 7)

pre- and during, too, for that matter

:-)

do slow steady exercise rather than intense, and always have licorice tea, or lemon water with licorice extract to sweeten during/after exercise. If I need more a hard boiled egg or sunflower seeds or a couple of big olives (garlic stuffed if I have them) or a couple of artichoke hearts or some plain yogurt with fruit or some celery stalks with tahini or almond butter.

What does PRC mean?

edit to add: licorice should not be taken by anyone with high blood pressure or heart issues.

should not be taken by lactating women. Some weird things I learned in a course on toxicity. Believe you me, this came as a surprise to me... but it can lead to some serious issues with breastfeeding babies. As in ICU type of problems... been a long time as to the actual effects but they had to do with high pressure and kidney issues.

I'll add that to my disclaimers. It really helps me a lot though.

I'll add that to my disclaimers. It really helps me a lot though.

as they say, use with moderation. Isn't that in the owners manual for life?

But yes, I have heard it is very helpful.

Did I miss a thread harping on diabetics who exercise?

As am I.

Just seemed like it might have been in response to something. I try to chime in on any fitness/diet threads and didn't want to miss one.

so no, I am not harping on people. In fact, people SHOULD exercise. It decreases the Insulin resistance and increases the ability of the body to work in a more normal way. But you "overdo it" and your body can do some weird shit.

rather it sounded like a response TO a harping.

And I'm a professional, so you don't have to sell exercise to me. I'm glad you're doing it responsibly.

I am Type 2, also. Diagnosed about 13 years ago.

I keep candy orange slices and cinnamon bears on hand for the lows. Beats sugar pills, but hard to know when to stop. When I get shaky and sweaty, I just want to eat until I feel better (a common reaction, I think). So I eat a little candy and then hit the sugar-free Jello I keep in the fridge all the time.