Strength Training Tips For Fighting Diabetes.

 Strength Training Tips For Fighting Diabetes

 

 

Welcome back. I hope you enjoyed the last newsletter on the many benefits that strength training will bring you. Today, I want to give you a few more tips to know and remember about strength training for fighting diabetes.

 

While for the most part, you should approach your workouts in a very similar manner as anyone else would, there are a few key differences that you should know about as well.

 

First, make sure that you are being very careful about your pre and post workout meals. Strength training will utilize glucose in the blood stream very quickly, so you can hit a sugar low if you aren’t careful.

 

I recommend eating a light meal with both protein and carbohydrates about 30-60 minutes prior to strength training and then plan for another meal or snack right after the workout is over. This again should be light and contain around 20-25 grams of carbohydrates along with 10 or more grams of protein. You may want to discuss this with your treating physician.

 

Additionally, it’s not a bad idea to carry around a few packets of honey and/or gummy candies that you can eat if you feel low blood glucose levels coming on. The last thing that you want to be is stuck in the weight room with crashing blood glucose. This can get very dangerous, very fast.

 

Beyond that, be careful about how you structure your strength training sessions. Be cautious about using things like drop sets and supersets, which also utilize blood glucose very rapidly.

 

While these can be excellent techniques for losing weight, until you have learned how your body handles strength training from a blood glucose point of view, you’ll want to be careful about adding these.

 

Once you have a good grasp of it, then begin adding these principles if you like.

 

Strength training is quite a bit difference than just doing regular cardio training, so it’s vital to keep in mind that not all exercise is the same. Be smart in how you train however and strength training will be the most beneficial exercise you will do.