I have just recently been diagnosed with diabetes and I was curious what changes might I notice now that I am on medication? what experience do you have with this? also any tips on a good exercise regimen for a beginner?Thursday, November 3, 2011
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Connie - Good exercise - walk, walk, walk, and when you're tired of walking - walk some more! I have lost 50 lbs in 5 months with walking.
ReplyDeleteWill you loose weight once you start taking metformin and insulin? Seriously you will start loosing weight when you cut back on calories and get exercising! The medication is not a cure. I am speaking from experience. Log everything you put in your mouth. Count calories and more importantly carbs. Test your blood sugar often, learn what makes you spike and avoid those things.
My first two months on medication I was sick! Sicker than I've ever been and felt worse than I did before my diagnosis. But now that I have my Blood Sugars and my eating under control I feel fantastic! But it takes work and perseverence. Good Luck!
Gary B - No. Insulin especially causes weight GAIN. This is because insulin ALSO help your body store excess calories as FAT.
ReplyDeleteYou will lose weight because you EAT LESS and get more exercise. That is all that is really necessary to lose weight -- eat fewer calories than you use up, and use up more calories than you eat.
WALKING was and is the best possible exercise. Start slow, and work yourself up to 2 miles day (one trip!) at a comfortably brisk walk. No need to jog or run, just a good quick walk.
nurse52 - I agree with Gary B. However I lost weight on those meds . Everybody is different.........Could be because I changed my diet :)
ReplyDeleteFelex Fff - Metformin may give you diarrhea. You can take loperemide for this. The insulin will not cause you to gain weight. The metformin has a small chance of causing weight gain. These studies are not 100% accurate because the subjects are told to report any side effects. If they get a headache from something else it's still reported. The diarrhea happened in enough people that it could be directly related to the metformin. The insulin will sting sometimes when injected. Depending on your dose, get the 31 gauge short needle. Hypoglycemia is the worst side effect of insulin. You should never be an hour away from your meter and always have sugar with you (juice, glucose tabs) if you can get to the point of not requiring insulin that would be good. Exercise is anything you enjoy that makes you sweat. It's getting cold where I am so indoor may be the best. Log all your carbs, sugar tests, insulin injections and days you exercise. You have to do this because they will all affect your readings. If you are female hormones may also effect your sugar. It's tough.
ReplyDeletebuffalo - Nordic walking can be done year round in any climate and anywhere a person of any age or ability might otherwise walk without poles. It combines simplicity and accessibility of walking with simultaneous core and upper body conditioning similar to Nordic skiing. The result is a full-body walking workout that can burn significantly more calories without a change in perceived exertion or having to walk faster, due to the incorporation of many large core, and other upper-body muscles which comprise more than 90% of the body's total muscle mass and do work against resistance with each stride. 'Normal walking' utilizes less than 70% of muscle mass with full impact on the joints of the legs and feet.
ReplyDeleteNordic Ski Walking produces up to a 46% increase in energy consumption compared to walking without poles.[1]
Benefits
Compared to regular walking, Nordic walking involves applying force to the poles with each stride. Nordic walkers use more of their entire body (with greater intensity) and receive fitness building stimulation not as present in normal walking for the chest, lats, triceps, biceps, shoulder, abdominals, spinal and other core muscles. This extra muscle involvement leads to enhancements over ordinary walking at equal paces such as:
increased overall strength and endurance in the core muscles and the entire upper body
significant increases in heart rate at a given pace
greater ease in climbing hills
burning more calories than in plain walking
improved balance and stability with use of the poles
significant un-weighting of hip, knee and ankle joints
effective weight bearing exercise - creates positive total body bone density-preserving stress
I use plain old wooden sticks, works well>
The rest has been said.
Take care
Buff