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Dilemma

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Northerner

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I went for a run this morning. Not so long ago I experimented by having something to eat afterwards and found that, without insulin, my levels were nice and steady later by lunchtime - if I didn't eat then I would have higher than normal levels! This morning though, I was 10.0 after the run - sholud I eat something without insulin or not? I decided to risk it so will see if I'm even higher by lunchtime or if they have returned to normal. The suspense is killing me! 😉
 
Northerner said:
I went for a run this morning. Not so long ago I experimented by having something to eat afterwards and found that, without insulin, my levels were nice and steady later by lunchtime - if I didn't eat then I would have higher than normal levels! This morning though, I was 10.0 after the run - sholud I eat something without insulin or not? I decided to risk it so will see if I'm even higher by lunchtime or if they have returned to normal. The suspense is killing me! 😉
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Hi As it's a one off, and you obviously will be looking after your self, I would go with it and not have the insulin, but ( there's always a big BUT) I think it will be high at lunchtime, I'm sure mine would be, please let us know ASAP Alan, it's a good experiment. Best wishes Sheena
 
Catwoman76 said:
Hi As it's a one off, and you obviously will be looking after your self, I would go with it and not have the insulin, but ( there's always a big BUT) I think it will be high at lunchtime, I'm sure mine would be, please let us know ASAP Alan, it's a good experiment. Best wishes Sheena
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Thanks Sheena. The theory is that my muscles will want to get their stores of energy replenished so my liver helpfully releases its own stores. If I don't eat then the liver keeps releasing glucose, but if I eat then this is 'switched off' and my muscles AND my liver replenish their stores from the food!

We'll see! 🙂
 
I'd eat something relatively low in CHO eg a satsuma (because I've got a bowl full of them) or similar fruit or bit of salad.
 
Well my levels have dropped to 6.4, 5 hours after injecting and 2.5 hours after having my insulin-free carbs when my level was 10.0. 🙂 I suspect that (on previous experience) if I hadn't eaten then my levels would have been around 8, so it seems this tactic does work. I told my consultant about it and he seemed very surprised when I told him about it.
 
Northerner said:
Thanks Sheena. The theory is that my muscles will want to get their stores of energy replenished so my liver helpfully releases its own stores. If I don't eat then the liver keeps releasing glucose, but if I eat then this is 'switched off' and my muscles AND my liver replenish their stores from the food!

We'll see! 🙂
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I was trying to explain this to you Northerner some time back but may not have explained it very well.

Northerner said:
Well my levels have dropped to 6.4, 5 hours after injecting and 2.5 hours after having my insulin-free carbs when my level was 10.0. 🙂 I suspect that (on previous experience) if I hadn't eaten then my levels would have been around 8, so it seems this tactic does work. I told my consultant about it and he seemed very surprised when I told him about it.
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Nothing wrong with 6.4🙂 I have always found it difficult to run even as a child - for what reasons I do not know:confused: my preference is walking but do walk quite fast and far and this is like a mini workout of sorts, sometimes I envy those that can run as it seems a perfect way of keeping fit.
 
toby said:
Nothing wrong with 6.4🙂 I have always found it difficult to run even as a child - for what reasons I do not know:confused: my preference is walking but do walk quite fast and far and this is like a mini workout of sorts, sometimes I envy those that can run as it seems a perfect way of keeping fit.
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When I was little I couldn't run - if I tried then my legs sort of got tangled up and I'd fall over - so I remember having to go to special appointments where I had to do various exercises. They obviously solved the problem for me! Having said that, since I broke my femur I am much more prone to injury as it has slightly changed the way I place my foot when running - do that a few thousand times and you are stressing parts of your leg that never got used to it in the previous 45 years! Walking is good too - I've always walked when distances allow, as I don't drive, can't ride a bike and find public transport expensive! 🙂
 
Update: An hour after my 6.4 reading I did another test just before injecting for lunch - 5.3! So I dropped nearly 5 mmol/l after my run but I know that I would have only dropped about 2-3 mmol/l if I hadn't eaten anything.
 
toby said:
I was trying to explain this to you Northerner some time back but may not have explained it very well.





Nothing wrong with 6.4🙂 I have always found it difficult to run even as a child - for what reasons I do not know:confused: my preference is walking but do walk quite fast and far and this is like a mini workout of sorts, sometimes I envy those that can run as it seems a perfect way of keeping fit.
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Good result Northerner - how are you feeling now?

Toby, I loved running at school, but I can still run pretty fast for a bus thesedays! but I also LOVE walking, it's a brilliant way to get exercise and to be out and about. Do what works for you. Best wishes Sheena
 
Went for a longer run this morning. I was 5.5 after the run (rather than the 10.0 I was the other day!). I've had a yoghurt, about 12g carbs os let's see what it does to my BG in a couple of hours 🙂
 
Well, it is now 5 hours since my injection/breakfast and 2.5 hours since I had my yoghurt with no insulin and my level is...5.8! 🙂 I think I've proven that it's a good idea for me to have 10-15g free carbs after a run in order to maintain a good level.
 
Well done Northener on getting such good BGs with all of your experimenting
 
Life would be sooooooooo much easier with a CGM it would make all the difference but just so expensive
 
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