Insulin and gym work

[Filignano]

Does anyone use light weights in the gym. I’m now 69 and have lost muscle during my type 2 and insulin use. I would like to use light weights again however looking for advice from gym growers before I start?

 

[helli]

i use insulin and work out.

My advice would be to try it and see how it affects you. Different exercise effects different people differently.

Typically, cardio will lower levels whereas resistance and interval training will raise levels.
For me, weights will raise my levels so I may need extra insulin or start with cardio which brings levels down and then the weights will stabilise my levels.

The other thing to remember is that exercise can effect your levels for up to 48 hours. I find all exercise will mean less 20% less insulin for the next day to avoid hypos.
But, as we are all different, I would suggest making no changes to food or insulin. Keep your insulin and hypo treatment close to hand during and after exercise.

 

[Filignano]

i use insulin and work out.

My advice would be to try it and see how it affects you. Different exercise effects different people differently.

Typically, cardio will lower levels whereas resistance and interval training will raise levels.
For me, weights will raise my levels so I may need extra insulin or start with cardio which brings levels down and then the weights will stabilise my levels.

The other thing to remember is that exercise can effect your levels for up to 48 hours. I find all exercise will mean less 20% less insulin for the next day to avoid hypos.
But, as we are all different, I would suggest making no changes to food or insulin. Keep your insulin and hypo treatment close to hand during and after exercise.

Great info thank you for your advice and time.

 

[Filignano]

i use insulin and work out.

My advice would be to try it and see how it affects you. Different exercise effects different people differently.

Typically, cardio will lower levels whereas resistance and interval training will raise levels.
For me, weights will raise my levels so I may need extra insulin or start with cardio which brings levels down and then the weights will stabilise my levels.

The other thing to remember is that exercise can effect your levels for up to 48 hours. I find all exercise will mean less 20% less insulin for the next day to avoid hypos.
But, as we are all different, I would suggest making no changes to food or insulin. Keep your insulin and hypo treatment close to hand during and after exercise.

Thanks for the advice regarding 48 hrs after and 20% insulin drop

 

[louisew]

Does anyone use light weights in the gym. I’m now 69 and have lost muscle during my type 2 and insulin use. I would like to use light weights again however looking for advice from gym growers before I start?

I also needed to do weights to build up muscle loss, sustained before diagnosis. I was originally on basal only and when I did any intense exercise , my blood sugar shot up and stayed up. I was also suffering from dawn phenomenon, so was really struggling. So I was then prescribed bolus and I also take berberine with my meals. On this regime, I have more than halved my basal, whilst only needing small bolus doses. And as my muscle built up, my blood sugar really settled down and only rises slightly now.

 

[mhtyler]

Does anyone use light weights in the gym. I’m now 69 and have lost muscle during my type 2 and insulin use. I would like to use light weights again however looking for advice from gym growers before I start?

This answer is likely more than you were expecting: I know of one obesity doctor in the U.S.; Dr Ted Naiman, and he has a youtube channel. He doesn't have a lot of videos, but one in particular was an epiphany for me. That video directly compares people with type 2 diabetes and bodybuilders. His perspective is that they are exact opposite body types. A bodybuilder is someone who seeks to maximize muscle mass, and minimize fat mass. A TD2 person otoh is someone who has maximized fat mass and minimized muscle mass. Since TD2 is a metabolic illness he suggests getting rid of it by a radical change in your body makeup. He further suggests that having adopted such an approach is superior to simply putting T2D into remission. I am taking an combination approach. I'm in the middle of Dr Roy Taylor's reversal program, and therefore not exercising right now above ordinary activity. However, when I reach maximum weight loss, and move to weight maintenance I will be heavily pursuing weight training again. Before starting the Newcastle Diet I'd been weight training for 4 months. I'd gained muscle but seen no measurable benefit in glucose control. I'm not deterred by this. I believe that it may take a year or more of serious weight training to see the kind of gains necessary to significantly impact my metabolism. Here are a few key facts; 1. 25% of all T2D people have sarcopenia (muscle wasting). 2. Skeletal muscle is the largest organ in the body and can absorb 3 to 5 times more glucose than the liver. 3. Heightened skeletal muscle insulin resistance is the earliest sign that a person may develop T2D. 4. Significant weight loss has little or no impact on skeletal muscle insulin resistance. The kind of muscle matters as well. There are two basic muscle types: Type one muscle tissue is VERY efficient. Its the kind long distance runners maximize. It burns little energy. The other is type 2 or FAST TWITCH muscle. This muscle is bulkier, good for short duration lifting and is a real petrol guzzler. Its very inefficient. This is what bodybuilders develop, and its why they guzzle huge amounts of protein, and as a result can handle carbs better than you and I. Now, if you've waded this far through my response it occurs to me that your original question was really focused on what the short term result of resistance training is, and the above is the exact opposite of that. I think of aerobic activity for the short term result, and for me resistance training is like a retirement scheme; something that will only provide returns in the long haul.