Originally Posted by Yellowknifer
Hey I am also a diabetic. Type 1. I've had it since I was 9 years old (24 now). Anyway I have pretty good control but I am definitely not in as good shape as I should be in. My BF is probably over 20%. Not good. I have a nice frame, but anyway, I am trying to get back into it. I used to be closer to 13% BF. I was wondering how much insulin you guys/gals take in a day and what kind. Do you find that if you're dedicated you can rely on long acting insulin to cover your spikes a bit more? If you keep out the simple carbs does that help lessen the amount of short acting that you take? I am on Humalog and Lantus (which is super long acting, very flat, not many peaks in the curve, kinda nice, has helped me with my bloodsugars which are probably a little high being around 7 most of the time, but they have come down since I started exercising more regularly).
Anyway just curious!
I use Novorapid(short acting) and lantus(long acting)...They say that diabetics should eat 6times a day:-
Breakfast,mid-morning snack,Lunch,afternoon snack,tea,bed time snack.
This is meant to keep blood sugars steady throughout the day and prevent any crashes in sugar that may occur between each large meal(breakfast,lunch,tea e.t.c)
I follow this however i eat more than 6 meals a day i eat around 8 meals a day now.All of which i inject for.Yet the amount i inject for each of these 8 meals is small amounts of insulin:-
Breakfast(meal1):-20I.U's(1oog oats, 10 egg whites, linseed seeds)
Mid-morning snack(meal2):-6I.U'S(rice cakes,chicken e,t,c)
Lunch(meal3):-6I.U's(pasta chicken e.t.c)
Postworkout (meal4):-10I.U's (protein shake with dextrose)
POSTworkout (meal5):-Dont inject (usually full of potatoes chicken veg.)
Tea (Meal 6):-4I.U's (100g cottage cheese,8egg whites,sweet potato)
Bed time snack(Meal 7):-20g peanut butter and 100g chicken
Im on 20 I.U'S Lantus
I try to eat every two to three hours (always keep a fresh supply of aminos and carbs in the blood for recovery)and i make sure my insulin is TIGHT and that i dont inject to much, if i do then this results in me eating things that i dont want(sweets,cake,choc e.t.c)THIS PUTS ON THE WEIGHT!!!! Also try not to combine fat with carbs like say fish and chips.As you inject the pathway to the muscles is opened up and fat shoots straight across..So say if you go out for dinner and the choices are reallly unhealthy,,Have nothing but protein and fat..So for example in Britain here we have "the chippy" if i was eating from there i would have just a fish.I dont need to inject and as a result considerably less fat is carried across.
As you see i begin to cut carbs after meal 6 this is due to the fact that i do AM cardio in the mornig on an empty stomach for 45 min (that burns the fat) so basically try and base all your carbs around the time of your workout, that is before and slightly after,,make sure to get in a good solid meal after your workout shake.I find i dont need to inject for this because my metabolism is bruning full steam..
As far as using your lantus to cover spikes im not to sure i only use it at night. I know its meant to keep blood sugars stable when fast acting insulin is not present.In other words if i didnt take it at night my blood sugars would be thorugh the roof in the morning..So maybe you could take it throught the day as well so inject it at night and during the day.Yet you would not consume any simple sugars at all unless necessary..Its wortha try never thought about it..However remember the more insulin you take the more glycogen you have which leads to greater recovery from weight training,the less glycogen the slower you will recover yet also with less glycogen your more likely to start cutiing into fat.I would try it and watch your blood..As far as highs and lows are concerned, i wouldnt regard7 as high i would regard high as anything above 10, anything below is fine. i like goin to bed with a blood sugar of 8 or so,,and when i do 45 min cardio in the morning it usually is 7 before and drops to 5 or so and thats without taking anything to work..But the most important thing i feel with diabetis and bodybuliding is keeping it tight and lot having slip ups
Its all about finding what works best for you!!!!
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