Type I Diabetics have a very familiar list of suggestions from doctors. The list usually includes exercising regularly, eating a well-balanced diet, monitoring daily blood sugars, taking medication as indicated, and trying to reduce stress.
There are many variations, but regular exercise is one of the items always on the list. ALWAYS.
Despite the eye rolling from patients tired of repetitive doctor nagging it’s very true that exercise is a great way for diabetics to reduce insulin resistance, improve blood circulation and immune response, and make the disease easier to manage overall. So you could imagine the irritation from diabetics that experience unexpected high blood sugar levels when they do finally go out and exercise. By all rationale reasoning, exercise should help lower blood sugar and increase sensitivity to insulin, but there are many times when the blood sugar level goes up.
Why does this happen?...
