"Correcting" a Carb Overload!?

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"Correcting" a Carb Overload!?
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Tue, 07-03-2007 - 3:47pm

On occasions when you accidentally eat a lot of carbs -----
Is there anything you can do immediately, to sort of help remedy it?

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Avatar for cl_coldfingers
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Tue, 07-03-2007 - 4:10pm
I am not a medical person but I don't think so really.

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Wed, 07-04-2007 - 12:52am

The other thing that you can do besides what Cheryl suggested is to have an ounce of protein. Protein will help keep you from absorbing the carbs so quickly. This is truly the one difference between type 1's and type 2's. There isn't much of anything that you can do but just tough it out until your blood sugar comes back down to normal. Of course exercise will help that occur sooner than later.


But Cheryl is correct. You really need to watch what you are doing so that this doesn't happen too often. We all get sabotaged periodically when sugar or others carbs are in something that wasn't supposed to be high carb so don't beat yourself up over this. Just manage it.






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Registered: 07-10-2003
Thu, 07-05-2007 - 1:31pm
Well actually I think exercise can help some if you do it right after eating, but obviously heavy exercise would be hard on your digestion also. But sometimes going for a walk right away can help some. For this though I dont believe there is any set calculation, and although it can help some, it would not be safe to just assume I can just go over as much as i want, and then go for a walk!
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Thu, 07-05-2007 - 11:11pm

Auntydoxzz,


When I go to the gym I can drop my blood sugar

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Registered: 06-13-2007
Fri, 07-06-2007 - 10:46am

Can you take enough insulin to correct your numbers? I'm less than a year diagnosed, so this may be a stupid question.

Mattie

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Fri, 07-06-2007 - 1:14pm

I know that when I have gone to the Y and been on the elliptical for an hour, i have dropped as many as I think 80 points by the time I leave there. Of course most of the time it depends on where i am to start. the higher I am the sharper the drop. it was pretty common to go down into the 80's and 90's by the time I leave, unless i start out below 100. if i start out lower than that it often rises. but often the drop is between 20-50 points. and that is RIGHT after I leave.

I have heard others on the Joslin board say they have done that if they over indulged a little and often gone down relatively quickly BUT its not really consistent and no magic, exercise for 30 minutes equals a drop of X points. Also if you are type one and over i think its 250 they are NOT supposed to exercise if they are that high.

I think its more a case of it might help and unless you seriously overindulged it probably won't hurt. It might help but since its not an exact science its not something you can really count on to the extent of figuring its ok to indulge because i can stop the high simply by exercising. I think there is a point where if you go too high even as a type 2, its time to seek help, and not mess around trying to exercise the high away.

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Fri, 07-06-2007 - 1:15pm

She was diagnosed a few months ago as pre diabetic and is not on insulin.


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Fri, 07-06-2007 - 10:52pm

Mattie,


Most of us are not on short acting insulin. For those on short acting insulin, they are instructed on how much insulin to take based upon how many grams of carbs they are planning on eating. And so, yes, they could take more insulin. But most of us are type 2 diabetics who aren't yet on insulin and so we just have to tough it out until our oral meds can bring our blood sugars back down to normal. Usually we end up sleeping it off because an elevated blood sugar makes most people sleepy. Unfortuately you also become sleepy when your blood sugar is too low and so this isn't a symptom that really tells you what is going on.


I hope this makes sence to you. Please continue to ask your question and don't be afraid to learn about our disease.


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Sun, 07-08-2007 - 3:29pm

You previously wrote:

 

Amy

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Mon, 07-09-2007 - 1:40am

Amy,


I am glad that you were able to get your blood sugar down but I must caution you about something. When you go for that long a walk you must take some carbohydrates with you and you must take some liquids with you. You could drop your blood sugar too low and you could get in real trouble. So it is best to be prepared ahead of time. I carry glucerna bars with me in my purse for these type of emergencies. There are others on the market but I just happen to like them. I have gone to the gym and suddenly had a 70 blood sugar. I was totally surprised but I ate my glucerna bar and drank some water to take care of the problem.


I am really glad that you are exercising. Keep up the good work.






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