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I have just started regilar exercise.when i test my sugar after exercise it has shot up by 6mmol. Should i be taking any QA before exercise?

You need to test your blood before you excercise to make sure its nots high as it will climb further......

But if your saying it shot up to 6 then I would of said it was at an acceptable level.........

Did you have something to eat in the hour previous, this rise may be the glucose release from food that is not getting used up straight away from the activity.....

And no, I wouldnt have QA before excercise but everyone is different....

Andy - as Novorapidboi says, you shouldn't normally have QA before exercise - but it depends. When I go for my early morning swim, my BG goes up by 3 or 4 mmol. My diabetic consultant told me that it is because of an 'adrenalin rush' when I go to the pool, which triggers the release of glucagon from the liver. What I do if my BG is over 7.5 is to give myself 1 unit of QA and this stops it going too high. This doesn't happen when I go on my exercise-bike at home: my BG goes down by about 4, so I make sure it's not less than 8 before I start. It may depend on where you take your exercise - if you go to a gym, then you may get the 'adrenalin rush' like I do when I go to the swimming baths.
But everyone is different, Andy - if your BG goes up by 6 mmol consistently you my need 1 or 2 units of QA before. Try 1 at first and take it from there. Remember: good decisions depend on information, so make sure you make the necessary entries in your diary.

That's one odd thing explained to me.
I had the expectation that exercise would always decrease my BG.
I have always meant to ask why post-early morning exercises my BG normally goes up. On occasion when getting up with a morning BG say at 12 or 13....I have gone pedalling like merry **ll around the park only to come back and find my BG at 14 and wondered....how does that work!
Thank you Alan... perfectly logical ...another diabetic life mystery explained.

Garry

unnerving/stressful exercise definitely gets my liver releasing the glucagon.... (was keeping my bloods round 8 for 3 hour's kayaking in afternoons)...blood sugars shoot up and stay stuck high(20-22) for a day... before crashing down to 3.5 at 3am 30 or so hours later-is that my sped up metabolism causing that?
Even when exercise isn't hectic- i've been told to be aware when my insulin's working at its weakest (eg when fast acting and slow acting are BOTH running out round 5pm)... and maybe take a unit of QA for late afternoon exercise to help the glucagon sugars get into muscle...
well lots of luck!

I've often had trouble with my BGs and exercise. I'm trying to get back to regular training, but I am struggling, and the BG doesn't always change how you expect. Most of the time, the BG crashes after i've finished the session, but from time to time it goes up, and that could be just a result of a false high because the actual BG is low. I would recommend anybody doing any exercise should keep a bottle of lucozade, Glucose Tablets, Jelly Beans with them just in case.

I use Hypo-Fit http://articmedical.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d20_Hypo-Fit.html take 1 about every 30 minutes on a long run - I find them easier to carry than drinks / jellies