Great video Mark with key info clearly set out. I concentrate on working hard with weights with some cardio at medium intensity very much secondary just out of preference but its worked well. Some stats comparing Nov 1st 22 with 31st May 23 : Fat mass 35kg now 16kg ; muscle mass 40.4kg now 43.8 kg ; blood pressure 138/96 now 110/56 ; resting heart rate 79 now 59; Hba1c 68 now 42. I cant second what Mark says enough : exercise is vital for us Type 2 s.
I also feel like I’m in a classroom…. Learning something! Please keep up the great work. These are the best videos I have seen. Clear and simple to understand. I feel like I have been let down by my diabetic nurse. Who basically rang to say I have type 2 fired a few numbers at me slapped me on the metformin and was told I would receive a leaflet. That was that, so obviously I was left with a ton of questions. This was about a month ago and I’m already a stone down.
I can cycle at a high intensity. it is the only kind I like. My glucose spikes however. (With Libre3) EVEN if I dont eat before or during. Now when I go down to a medium intensity.. my glucose remains rock solid. Is that my body producing glucose because it knows Ive been eating low carb for 15 years? Im not stopping my 30-50 miles of cycling a week. I love it.. but I was thinking about throttling back the intensity.
No need to stop it John. High intensity will raise glucose initially. It’s stressful stuff for the body so it makes you releas cortisol and adrenaline which in turn makes you release glucose. Typically longer duration and less intense exercise drops glucose levels but it’s duration, fitness, individual dependent. Similar to the rapid insulin comment you made. There’s no guarantee it’ll drop but if you push it. They will. Just like someone without diabetes will need gels to keep going By the sounds of it your duration isn’t too long which means likely the overal calorie burn isn’t enough to drop glucose levels significantly I also don’t know specifics like fuelling, before, during and after exercise But it won’t be the low carb thing you mentioned 👍
For example. If I said play football/soccer and you say I don’t like that/have an injury so I can’t run. Then what? Ok here’s another one, cycling really good - I can’t ride a bike Ok, lift weights then. Can’t have no gym or access or have arm injuries too. Now what? So my job is to help you understand so you can apply the information to your own circumstances. So I can’t just give you lists because everyone is different and personal A might walk for 3 hrs and personal B might run for 3 minutes. Running is better at lowering glucose levels but who is going to have the bigger drop? So you need to understand the principles of frequency, intensity, time and type.
Great information, thank you for sharing.
Great video Mark with key info clearly set out. I concentrate on working hard with weights with some cardio at medium intensity very much secondary just out of preference but its worked well.
Some stats comparing Nov 1st 22 with 31st May 23 :
Fat mass 35kg now 16kg ;
muscle mass 40.4kg now 43.8 kg ;
blood pressure 138/96 now 110/56 ;
resting heart rate 79 now 59;
Hba1c 68 now 42.
I cant second what Mark says enough : exercise is vital for us Type 2 s.
Great stuff Michael
That’s awesome
I also feel like I’m in a classroom…. Learning something! Please keep up the great work. These are the best videos I have seen. Clear and simple to understand. I feel like I have been let down by my diabetic nurse. Who basically rang to say I have type 2 fired a few numbers at me slapped me on the metformin and was told I would receive a leaflet. That was that, so obviously I was left with a ton of questions. This was about a month ago and I’m already a stone down.
Thanks so much mark
Keep up the great work! Stone down is awesome
I can cycle at a high intensity. it is the only kind I like. My glucose spikes however. (With Libre3) EVEN if I dont eat before or during. Now when I go down to a medium intensity.. my glucose remains rock solid. Is that my body producing glucose because it knows Ive been eating low carb for 15 years? Im not stopping my 30-50 miles of cycling a week. I love it.. but I was thinking about throttling back the intensity.
No need to stop it John. High intensity will raise glucose initially. It’s stressful stuff for the body so it makes you releas cortisol and adrenaline which in turn makes you release glucose.
Typically longer duration and less intense exercise drops glucose levels but it’s duration, fitness, individual dependent. Similar to the rapid insulin comment you made. There’s no guarantee it’ll drop but if you push it. They will. Just like someone without diabetes will need gels to keep going
By the sounds of it your duration isn’t too long which means likely the overal calorie burn isn’t enough to drop glucose levels significantly
I also don’t know specifics like fuelling, before, during and after exercise
But it won’t be the low carb thing you mentioned 👍
Go to directly to point what exercise to do, examples
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There is no list gani. You need to understand the principles.
For example. If I said play football/soccer and you say I don’t like that/have an injury so I can’t run. Then what?
Ok here’s another one, cycling really good - I can’t ride a bike
Ok, lift weights then. Can’t have no gym or access or have arm injuries too.
Now what?
So my job is to help you understand so you can apply the information to your own circumstances.
So I can’t just give you lists because everyone is different and personal A might walk for 3 hrs and personal B might run for 3 minutes. Running is better at lowering glucose levels but who is going to have the bigger drop?
So you need to understand the principles of frequency, intensity, time and type.
I walk 15,0000 steps
I want to bring my insulin down
I’m diebetic
Feel like I’m in a classroom 🙄 work on your delivery 👍🏻