RJM62
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Geek on the Hill
I have no question to ask, but rather an observation from my recent experience.
I've had diabetes for years. I usually manage it quite well through diet and exercise. But about two or three weeks ago, my blood sugar levels suddenly started going all over the place, with FBGs over 140 and postprandials over 220. (Self-grounding was a non-issue as I have no money to fly very much these days, anyway.)
I called my doctor, who asked me when the problem had started and what had changed that might have caused it. I thought about it, and told him that I first noticed it a couple of days after I drove my goddaughter home. (She'd stayed with us over the summer, and is quite an active kid.)
"Oh, that was nice of you," he said. "I'll bet she had fun. What kinds of things did you do together?"
"Well, we went to the beach or pool almost every day, went for bike rides, went to the park, went to museums, that sort of thing," I said.
"There's your answer," he said. "When she was here, you exercised more. Now get off your lazy a$$ and start exercising again, then call me back in a week with your levels."
Sure enough, he was right. After a summer of activity, I'd taken a couple of weeks to "relax a bit;" and my blood sugar rapidly got out of control. Simply taking a short walk after my meals and a long walk or a bike ride every evening quickly got my levels back where they should be. Today, my FBG was 98, and the two postprandials I took were 120 and 114.
Just thought I'd share that for others who manage their diabetes with diet and exercise. Don't neglect the exercise part; it's as least as important as the diet.
-Rich
I've had diabetes for years. I usually manage it quite well through diet and exercise. But about two or three weeks ago, my blood sugar levels suddenly started going all over the place, with FBGs over 140 and postprandials over 220. (Self-grounding was a non-issue as I have no money to fly very much these days, anyway.)
I called my doctor, who asked me when the problem had started and what had changed that might have caused it. I thought about it, and told him that I first noticed it a couple of days after I drove my goddaughter home. (She'd stayed with us over the summer, and is quite an active kid.)
"Oh, that was nice of you," he said. "I'll bet she had fun. What kinds of things did you do together?"
"Well, we went to the beach or pool almost every day, went for bike rides, went to the park, went to museums, that sort of thing," I said.
"There's your answer," he said. "When she was here, you exercised more. Now get off your lazy a$$ and start exercising again, then call me back in a week with your levels."
Sure enough, he was right. After a summer of activity, I'd taken a couple of weeks to "relax a bit;" and my blood sugar rapidly got out of control. Simply taking a short walk after my meals and a long walk or a bike ride every evening quickly got my levels back where they should be. Today, my FBG was 98, and the two postprandials I took were 120 and 114.
Just thought I'd share that for others who manage their diabetes with diet and exercise. Don't neglect the exercise part; it's as least as important as the diet.
-Rich