Cycling & Diabetes - Page 3 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

08-02-2004, 01:52 AM

Hunrobe wrote:
||| "Jay Sitkin" [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
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|| wrote in part:
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||| He is a diabetic who has weaned himself from all medication. I
||| sugget you email him directly at [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
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|| That's good for him but Type 2 diabetics who attempt to "wean
|| themselves" from all medication are called "emergency room
|| patients"--- if they are lucky. All the willpower in the world will
|| not prevent insulin shock or diabetic coma. The OP should discuss
|| the issue with his or her endocrinologist. The American Diabetes
|| Association may also be able to help.

What? I'm a T2 and have been since 23 (I'm 46 now). I'm off all meds and
have been for a couple of years now. Attempting to wean yourself from med
should be the goal of any T2 - via diet and exercise.

The ADA is the last place I'd go for help.

08-02-2004, 02:08 AM

Bob Newman wrote:
|| Could someone please give me a web site that would address the
|| nutritional (and other unique needs) of the diabetic cyclist. I
|| cycle in the 30-40 mileage several times a week in the warm Florida
|| weather and realize that my nutritional needs may be quite different
|| than the standard diabetic meal plan. Could I find a site that
|| would elaborate on these types of issues.
||

Working with your doctor is a very good idea as is knowing how your BG is
acting in response to what you are eating and the exercise you are getting.

But since you seem to have been doing this level of activity long enough to
have established a pattern, I'm curious to know if you are having any
issues? Are you checking your BG regularly? Are you a type 1 or a type 2
and are you on any meds?

I'm a type 2 and I don't find any problem other than the fact that if I
don't eat enough carbs before, during, and after a long ride I'll have
serious hypoglycemic episodes afterwards. However, I think that is due to
the fact that I generally follow a low-carb diet to control BG and riding
for long periods without sufficient carb intake causes exercise-induced hypo
(ie, I don't think it is really related to my being a diabetic).

Of course, my experience is my experience and your could be totally
different. I get the impression you're fine, however, so I would not
automatically assume that you can't continue doing what you're doing just
because you're a diabetic. Obviously, knowing what your body is doing in
response to your activity is a very wise thing to do, as is keeping your
doctor in the loop.

08-02-2004, 02:08 AM

Bob Newman wrote:
|| Could someone please give me a web site that would address the
|| nutritional (and other unique needs) of the diabetic cyclist. I
|| cycle in the 30-40 mileage several times a week in the warm Florida
|| weather and realize that my nutritional needs may be quite different
|| than the standard diabetic meal plan. Could I find a site that
|| would elaborate on these types of issues.
||

Working with your doctor is a very good idea as is knowing how your BG is
acting in response to what you are eating and the exercise you are getting.

But since you seem to have been doing this level of activity long enough to
have established a pattern, I'm curious to know if you are having any
issues? Are you checking your BG regularly? Are you a type 1 or a type 2
and are you on any meds?

I'm a type 2 and I don't find any problem other than the fact that if I
don't eat enough carbs before, during, and after a long ride I'll have
serious hypoglycemic episodes afterwards. However, I think that is due to
the fact that I generally follow a low-carb diet to control BG and riding
for long periods without sufficient carb intake causes exercise-induced hypo
(ie, I don't think it is really related to my being a diabetic).

Of course, my experience is my experience and your could be totally
different. I get the impression you're fine, however, so I would not
automatically assume that you can't continue doing what you're doing just
because you're a diabetic. Obviously, knowing what your body is doing in
response to your activity is a very wise thing to do, as is keeping your
doctor in the loop.

08-02-2004, 02:08 AM

Bob Newman wrote:
|| Could someone please give me a web site that would address the
|| nutritional (and other unique needs) of the diabetic cyclist. I
|| cycle in the 30-40 mileage several times a week in the warm Florida
|| weather and realize that my nutritional needs may be quite different
|| than the standard diabetic meal plan. Could I find a site that
|| would elaborate on these types of issues.
||

Working with your doctor is a very good idea as is knowing how your BG is
acting in response to what you are eating and the exercise you are getting.

But since you seem to have been doing this level of activity long enough to
have established a pattern, I'm curious to know if you are having any
issues? Are you checking your BG regularly? Are you a type 1 or a type 2
and are you on any meds?

I'm a type 2 and I don't find any problem other than the fact that if I
don't eat enough carbs before, during, and after a long ride I'll have
serious hypoglycemic episodes afterwards. However, I think that is due to
the fact that I generally follow a low-carb diet to control BG and riding
for long periods without sufficient carb intake causes exercise-induced hypo
(ie, I don't think it is really related to my being a diabetic).

Of course, my experience is my experience and your could be totally
different. I get the impression you're fine, however, so I would not
automatically assume that you can't continue doing what you're doing just
because you're a diabetic. Obviously, knowing what your body is doing in
response to your activity is a very wise thing to do, as is keeping your
doctor in the loop.

08-02-2004, 02:08 AM

Bob Newman wrote:
|| Could someone please give me a web site that would address the
|| nutritional (and other unique needs) of the diabetic cyclist. I
|| cycle in the 30-40 mileage several times a week in the warm Florida
|| weather and realize that my nutritional needs may be quite different
|| than the standard diabetic meal plan. Could I find a site that
|| would elaborate on these types of issues.
||

Working with your doctor is a very good idea as is knowing how your BG is
acting in response to what you are eating and the exercise you are getting.

But since you seem to have been doing this level of activity long enough to
have established a pattern, I'm curious to know if you are having any
issues? Are you checking your BG regularly? Are you a type 1 or a type 2
and are you on any meds?

I'm a type 2 and I don't find any problem other than the fact that if I
don't eat enough carbs before, during, and after a long ride I'll have
serious hypoglycemic episodes afterwards. However, I think that is due to
the fact that I generally follow a low-carb diet to control BG and riding
for long periods without sufficient carb intake causes exercise-induced hypo
(ie, I don't think it is really related to my being a diabetic).

Of course, my experience is my experience and your could be totally
different. I get the impression you're fine, however, so I would not
automatically assume that you can't continue doing what you're doing just
because you're a diabetic. Obviously, knowing what your body is doing in
response to your activity is a very wise thing to do, as is keeping your
doctor in the loop.

08-02-2004, 02:08 AM

Bob Newman wrote:
|| Could someone please give me a web site that would address the
|| nutritional (and other unique needs) of the diabetic cyclist. I
|| cycle in the 30-40 mileage several times a week in the warm Florida
|| weather and realize that my nutritional needs may be quite different
|| than the standard diabetic meal plan. Could I find a site that
|| would elaborate on these types of issues.
||

Working with your doctor is a very good idea as is knowing how your BG is
acting in response to what you are eating and the exercise you are getting.

But since you seem to have been doing this level of activity long enough to
have established a pattern, I'm curious to know if you are having any
issues? Are you checking your BG regularly? Are you a type 1 or a type 2
and are you on any meds?

I'm a type 2 and I don't find any problem other than the fact that if I
don't eat enough carbs before, during, and after a long ride I'll have
serious hypoglycemic episodes afterwards. However, I think that is due to
the fact that I generally follow a low-carb diet to control BG and riding
for long periods without sufficient carb intake causes exercise-induced hypo
(ie, I don't think it is really related to my being a diabetic).

Of course, my experience is my experience and your could be totally
different. I get the impression you're fine, however, so I would not
automatically assume that you can't continue doing what you're doing just
because you're a diabetic. Obviously, knowing what your body is doing in
response to your activity is a very wise thing to do, as is keeping your
doctor in the loop.

08-02-2004, 03:37 AM

On 02 Aug 2004 02:13:54 GMT, Hunrobe wrote:

> That's good for him but Type 2 diabetics who attempt to "wean themselves" from
> all medication are called "emergency room patients"--- if they are lucky.

You're thinking of T1s (like my mother). T2s /ought/ to do their best to
get themselves off medication, preferably under medical supervision.

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08-02-2004, 03:37 AM

On 02 Aug 2004 02:13:54 GMT, Hunrobe wrote:

> That's good for him but Type 2 diabetics who attempt to "wean themselves" from
> all medication are called "emergency room patients"--- if they are lucky.

You're thinking of T1s (like my mother). T2s /ought/ to do their best to
get themselves off medication, preferably under medical supervision.

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08-02-2004, 03:37 AM

On 02 Aug 2004 02:13:54 GMT, Hunrobe wrote:

> That's good for him but Type 2 diabetics who attempt to "wean themselves" from
> all medication are called "emergency room patients"--- if they are lucky.

You're thinking of T1s (like my mother). T2s /ought/ to do their best to
get themselves off medication, preferably under medical supervision.

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bpo gallery at [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

08-02-2004, 03:37 AM

On 02 Aug 2004 02:13:54 GMT, Hunrobe wrote:

> That's good for him but Type 2 diabetics who attempt to "wean themselves" from
> all medication are called "emergency room patients"--- if they are lucky.

You're thinking of T1s (like my mother). T2s /ought/ to do their best to
get themselves off medication, preferably under medical supervision.

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bpo gallery at [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]