My mums a type 2 diabetic how come her sugar is like 11.12 then 8.8 after being on the excercise bike then back to 10.0 then back on excercise bike and it goes to back to 9 why?
by kass
ANSWER: Hi Kass, Your mum is type 2 diabetic, that means she her body insulin is not working properly to enter sugar inside body cells. That's why, although she puts efforts and cuts the sugar intake, her blood sugar is still high. Exercise is very important and affects the blood sugar levels and and your body cells more sensitive to insulin. Thus, the blood sugar goes down every time your mum is exercising. That's why exercise is good for diabetics (especially type 2 diabetics as your mum), because it improves the body insulin sensitivity. Careful: Advise your mum not to exceed the exercise because her blood sugar will drop suddenly down very quickly causing hypoglycemia. If this happens, don't be scared, but give your mother a sugary juice (water + table sugar) in order for her blood sugar to go up again. Hope you got your answer! Take care! Dr.Alba |