Weightlifting or intense exercise and sugar control
I’m posting this for people who might be having problems controling
their blood sugars with the conventional methods given by their doctors.
In the first 10 years of my type 1 diabetes, I rarely had a high blood
sugar reading. This was not because I followed a careful diet. I did
not, I ate pretty much anything I wanted within reason. The reason I
was able to do this was INTENSIVE exercise.
I was an avid work-out guy. I lifted weights 4-6 times per week, and
I would usually end with 20-40 minutes of aerobic exercise such as
cycling or running on a treadmill or stair climbing. The rest of the
workout was weightlifting. Lots of weight, hard workout, lots of
sweat, etc. The result from this was I could eating anything, drink
anything, etc. High blood sugar was not a problem, low blood sugar
was at times. I was always chasing low blood sugar with some fruit, or
a juice or something to get some glucose into my system.
Combine this with a good diet and your sugar levels will be very good
and you will need much less insulin.
I switched to intensive yoga after the years of weights and probably
got as good if not better results.(1 hr per day 6 days per week) I
gave up the weights completely, with no control issues.
Now jump ahead to today, when I do not frequently do intensive
exercise. The result…more highs in blood sugar, more often. When I
start the day with an hour of solid exerice (hard exercise) then I can
guarantee that no matter what I eat, my BG readings will be in normal
ranges. The lesson for me is find the motivation to workout daily
again. If you read Bernstein or Young, you will find they also
recommend daily exercise. Bernstein recommends weightlifting, while
Young recommends that you exercise but do not do anerobic exercise
(like weightlifting) because it has acid as a waste product. I have
found that both cause significant blood sugar balance improvements.
I hope this is of help to someone.
Brock
June 4th, 2007 at 2:00 am
Hi Debbie,
I’m glad that post was helpful to you! The book that Young wrote
which all diabetics should read is : The PH Miracle for Diabetes; The
Revolutionary Diet Plan for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. The Author’s
full name is Robert O. Young. With the diet he recommends, in a study
cited in the book, he was able to get Both type 1 and Type 2 diabetics
off of all insulin or other drugs. For this reason his work is
pioneering in many ways.
Brock
I’ll also post this to the list.
Debbie
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June 4th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Why do you like the book?
What does he advocates, that makes sense?
You can do that with homeopathy, it’s why I am off insulin - so I know
it’s doable. But what does *his* method suggest?
I’m reluctant to buy a book "blind" - would you mind sharing a bit more
about it? Is there some principle or food group he advocates?
Namaste,
IRene
June 7th, 2007 at 7:30 am
Any hints on that? Books or articles that explain what sort of
homeopathic treatment you use?
June 9th, 2007 at 12:51 am
There’s only one kind of homeopathy that is really homeopathy.
It needs a qualified classical homeopath to match YOUR individual
symptoms to the best matching remedy - the one with the best chance of
restoring health.
If the match is good enough, your system will detect the impetus to heal.
Finding a good qualified homeopath is difficult in USA as any fool can
call themselves one. There is no state registration required after
attaining an appropriate level of education and internship. There are
some - but hard to find.
My own homeopath is in New Zealand.
Namaste,
IRene