http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/forum/exercise Diabetes Exercise and Sports Association Forum: Exercise - Recent Posts en-US Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:01:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/search.php http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/topic/fitness-is-a-matter-of-life-and-death#post-111 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:42:55 +0000 chicago Real Estate 111@http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/ <p>I know Exercise is very Important for Every one,Even you are young ,or old. </p> http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/topic/fitness-is-a-matter-of-life-and-death#post-110 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:27:17 +0000 Buy.Dog.Treats 110@http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/ <p>Hello tomster glade to read your opinion to maintain fitness of body. I feel sometime pain in my shoulder and on the back of my neck what kind of exercise i have to do to get rid of this pain. </p> http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/topic/weight-training-4-cross-training-and-rest-and-recovery-between-workouts#post-100 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:46:14 +0000 Zhu Zhu Pets 100@http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/ <p>Hi guys .I thought that for fitness and loss weight its necessary to use weight lifting.but also necessary to use most important way is walking.Walk after one hour to eat food and walk early in the morning.try it. Thanks </p> http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/topic/the-appalachian-trail#post-99 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:43:58 +0000 Zhu Zhu Pets 99@http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/ <p>Ok ,its great information.Thanks for sharing this. </p> http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/topic/the-appalachian-trail#post-98 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:04:20 +0000 lukeb300 98@http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/ <p>Hello Everyone. I was wondering if any of you guys have some food advice for a thru hike on the appalachian trail. I am more concerned with emergency food for low blood sugars but meal advice would be appreciated as well.<br /> Thanks<br /> Luke </p> http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/topic/weight-training-4-cross-training-and-rest-and-recovery-between-workouts#post-60 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:14:20 +0000 Cdal09 60@http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/ <p>Hello Jeff,</p> <p>I myself am anavid athlete and weight lifter. Currently I play college golf and have gotten onto a pretty intense training regiment that isnt really related to golf(just to do it). </p> <p>I have been working with a strength and and conditioning coach and my cousin that is a body builder and have gotten a pretty routine and advice. Your routine of traing a different body part each day. I have never tried to run 12 hours after, I usually do it right before or after a workout but that sounds like a good thing to possibly try out. </p> <p>When it comes to suuplements I have never been too big on them. The only one I take is one my uncle(a triathlete) reccommended. It is called Recoverrite by Hammer Nutrition. I highly reccommend it. The best part is that it is approved by the ADA so is good for diabetics to take. I helps me to maintain focus and energy. Other than that I try to eat right. I found that is the best thing for me. I try to stay very well hydrated and eat some kind of long lasting carbs before I work out. If I am in a long session or golf tournament I like to eat Nature Valley bars which help me maintain my blood sugar and energy. </p> <p>I will try to post a list of other foods and whatnot that help me with my workouts. </p> http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/topic/weight-training-4-cross-training-and-rest-and-recovery-between-workouts#post-57 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:06:24 +0000 Jeff Vincelette 57@http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/ <p>I am interested in finding other athletes who lift free weight, use cable machines, weighted machines, etc. and can share the lifting routines, exercise tips, etc. with other diabetic athletes, new, old and young. </p> <p>I train different body parts each day of the week but in a systematic manner. For example I perform 1. Chest/Back/Calves , 2 Biceps/Triceps/Midsection, 3 Rotors/Shoulders/Trapezius, 4 Legs/Forearms, 1-2 days cardio then repeat the next week. </p> <p>I usually try and schedule my cardio workouts, skip rope, exercycle, treadmill, cardio glyde, stair climber, x-cross country skiing, in-line skating, jog/walk/run, etc. 10-12 hrs. opposite my weight lifting routines. This usually helps reduce the lactic acid buildup between and after workouts. </p> <p>I have to use a lot of supplements to get trhough each workout successfully or else it&#39;s crash and burn time, LOL. No glucose, no muscle glycogen, no can continue, ooops. I use a lot of caffeine based on mg/kg. of body weight to help me recover cognitively if I have a low blood glucose and to help with my respiratory sucking wind, needs. </p> <p>If there are others out there who have valuable input, please free to give hints, tips, and techniques that have proven results. I&#39;ll try and post a list of resources I am using, FYI if this is ok. </p> <p>I try to maintain my physical body based on scripture. The lesson and advice is not new. I also combine my biblical studies with my workouts using mp3 players so I can share the meat and potatoes of scripture. </p> http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/topic/fitness-is-a-matter-of-life-and-death#post-46 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:05:05 +0000 NDXC 46@http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/ <p>Thanks for this post!! ive been too busy to visit this site lately, but have realized that you can never be too busy for diabetes. your story is an inspiration to me to keep going as the going gets tough. much appreciated </p> http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/topic/fitness-is-a-matter-of-life-and-death#post-44 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:40:12 +0000 abalaban 44@http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/ <p>tomster,</p> <p>thanks for the post.</p> <p>I think I was getting too soft and sorry for myself lately....</p> <p>Alex<br /> The Turtle </p> http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/topic/fitness-is-a-matter-of-life-and-death#post-43 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:13:18 +0000 tomster 43@http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/ <p>I have been a runner for about 25 years, starting in my mid-20&#39;s, seeing running as a good way to stay in shape for skiing. My exercise addiction has grown with each passing River Bank Run, each finishers medal and t-shirt. After about 15 years of nightmarish chaffing, I worked myself into some halfway middling shape, and developed a serious marathon obsession along the way. I actually thought I was close to a breakthrough. I was running 3 oh somethings, and was chomping at the bit to break the 3 hour barrier. Instead, I broke into the world of Unhealthy Runner’s. In a testament to my arrested development and immaturity, I developed Juvenile Onset Diabetes at age 37. Type I. The kind with needles, vials of insulin and blood monitoring gadgets you see on TV these days.<br /> At first I thought it was the end of the road. I wailed and moaned. How can a sick person do what I wanted to do? I pictured myself as a frail, depressed guy cooped up in a dark room with rusty needles lying around. But then I got to thinking about what diabetes entailed, and it somehow sounded like the perfect disease for me. I mean, I was already watching my diet, I knew the importance of keeping tract of carbohydrate intake, and I was sort of obsessive about all of my bodily functions, all byproducts of trying to be a better runner. How much of a difference was being a diabetic going to make?<br /> I didn’t stop running one day because of diabetes. I learned to adapt. I had to watch out for low blood sugar while running, as this phenomenon would wipe me out like being wasted drunk, and could kill me. But that is easily remedied just by carrying one of those little GU flasks filled with some sort of sugary stuff. I was slower, for sure, but it was better than never running again. Much better. I would show up for races and it seemed no one even noticed the difference, or they were polite enough not to let on (which is a tribute to how kind runners tend to be). I just had to recalibrate my Pros for AD, After Diabetes. It was like being in a new age group.<br /> After about 10 years of dealing with this, I thought I was doing pretty damn good. I was staying fit and keeping my disease under control. But then, a year and half ago, I had a heart attack. I had just registered for the Boston Marathon, and was psyched to get training... and felt a suffocating pain in my chest. It turns out that heart disease is the most common way people with diabetes die, even if their cholesterol levels are good, as mine are. I guess I would have died, except my exercise fetish saved my ass. Being a runner, I had developed collateral arteries in my heart that compensated for my blocked artery. It was a natural bypass.<br /> Part of my heart died. I didn’t know if I could continue to run. The doctor said I’d better take it easy for a while. So I did. I ran slowly. But I kept running. In fact I ran more. I figured if I had to go easy, I would go long. And even though I was slow as a turtle, I ran Boston anyway. No one was going to keep me from running that awesome race one more time.<br /> I still feel pain in my heart, but just when I’m warming up, and now I can run hard and long. I have to train my butt off to qualify for Boston, but I have done it, defective product or not.<br /> I think these ordeals have actually been more of a positive than negative. I have been forced to come to terms with the fragility of life; no matter how healthy and fit one is, the body can be transformed in a heartbeat. I have also become more aware of other people’s problems, especially runners with problems. It’s almost rare to find someone who doesn’t have some physical or mental ailment. To see all these fighters, with their huge obstacles, standing at the starting line adds a heroic dimension to the drama.<br /> I am so thankful to have a heart and body that will get me down the trail. Even if I’m lucky, there will be untold other issues to deal with down the road. Running is a blessing and it saved my life. I know that through my experiences as a runner, and from the company of others I have had over the miles, that attitude can change the whole journey. I remember one Portland Marathon, at about mile 16, the group I was running with was starting to worry about the hill up ahead, and how crappy they were going to feel at mile 22, and if they would still have energy for a finishing surge, and this woman said &quot;I’m not worried. I say bring it on!”<br /> Of course that may sound cocky, tempting Fate, and it’s easy to say, harder to do. We don’t seem to have much control over what happens to us, but we do have some power over our how we look at it. With the right attitude, there is less to worry about. The hills up ahead, the Wall, whatever, I say bring it on. </p> http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/topic/running-and-ranges#post-33 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:20:36 +0000 joe_h 33@http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/ <p>when are you testing? </p> http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/topic/run-in-san-francisco-tomorrow-9222009-at-630-pm#post-32 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:49:06 +0000 afindlay 32@http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/ <p>hi everyone,<br /> Triabetes will be hosting a run on Crissy Field tomorrow at 6:30 PM, starting from the Presidio Sports Basement. We will grab dinner after in the Marina at the Pluto&#39;s Restaurant. Please join us if you can. The run will be tailored to your pace/distance up to about an hour! Sorry for the late notice. If you want to be included in future announcements, please let me know.<br /> Cheers,<br /> Anne Findlay<br /> <a href="mailto:sfrunnergirl@gmail.com">sfrunnergirl@gmail.com</a> </p> http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/topic/running-and-ranges#post-30 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:54:16 +0000 jnginpdx 30@http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/ <p>I have recently increased the intensity and duration of my runs. in the last few days, I have noticed my blood sugar is higher (between 105 and 123), when my normals have been 90 to 105. My muscles are fatigued a bit and I am wondering if there is a connection. Any thoughts? Thanks! </p> http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/topic/need-help-with-school-project#post-27 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:28:28 +0000 reggie83 27@http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/ <p>My name is Reggie and I attend State University of New York. For my senior thesis project I have decided to create a recreational center for young adults with diabetes. Sort of like a YMCA but a place that takes into the consideration the special needs that diabetic children have. My inspiration for this project is that I have several close family members who have diabetes (including both of my parents), and my mothers twin sister lost her life a few years ago from complications of diabetes. I feel that if she was better educated early on, and had better habits she would still be here. Please click the link below or paste in your browser to fill out a brief survey to help me with class. It is confidential and should take only about three minutes to fill out. Thanks in advance.</p> <p><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=cbza4K4UIsuP1Fqm7_2fz15g_3d_3d" rel="nofollow">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=cbza4K4UIsuP1Fqm7_2fz15g_3d_3d</a> </p> http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/topic/fitness-is-a-matter-of-life-and-death#post-24 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:23:32 +0000 cmkeyse 24@http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/ <p>Every type-2 should read this article:</p> <p><a href="http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/32/4/623.full" rel="nofollow">http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/32/4/623.full</a></p> <p>This article appeared in April 2009 &quot;Diabetic Care&quot; and documents a study that shows a much lower death rate in those diabetics that are fit. If you are healthy enough to get in shape: do it. Getting in shape is your oportunity to live a longer, higher quality life.</p> <p>Chuck </p> http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/topic/welcome-1#post-18 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:25:18 +0000 Big Doug 18@http://diabetes-exercise.org/forum/ <p>Welcome to the new DESA discussion forums. This is here for your use and benefit. It is up to you to drive the discussion, ask questions, post responses and make suggestions for categories.</p> <p>Please feel free to post here or in any category WELCOME discussion topic.</p> <p>Doug </p>