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Does anyone have Insulin Resistance? How does it affect your abilities to do strenuous exercise such as poling? what do you do to manage your blood sugar during pole? TIA
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About 7 years ago a Naturalpath doctor told me that I had insulin resistance but I never had any sort of test to tell me that. She diagnosed me based on symptoms because I had a lot of fat around my organs compared to the rest of my body. Some people thought I looked pregnant because the rest of my body looked thin yet I had a gut. When I gained weight, it all goes to my tummy first and apparently that's bad for your organs. She told me that I should eat a low carb, low starch, low sugar diet because my body couldn't properly metabolize sugars so it goes straight to my gut. After years of trying to eat better, I did notice a reduction of fat around my belly. I didn't get those sugar highs and lows like I used to and I don't crave sugar anymore. I now don't eat any wheat, gluten foods, and dairy and I think that solved most of my health problems. If you think you are insulin resistant, I would just google insulin resistant diets and try them out and see if it makes a difference. 🙂 Good luck. 🙂
Thanks so much! I have celiac also so I am gluten and sugar free I just wondered what do you eat before you pole that ensures you will have the energy to sustain your workout and not have a hypoglycemia episode?
Thanks so much! I have celiac also so I am gluten and sugar free I just wondered what do you eat before you pole that ensures you will have the energy to sustain your workout and not have a hypoglycemia episode? I try my best to eat every 3 hours and aim for 5 meals a day and I find that when I am eating this way, I don't 'crash' as easily when I am working out or poling. For breakfast I drink a protein shake because I am not normally hungry in the morning and in a rush so I force myself to eat something. <-- good for the metabolism. Mid morning I eat a bowl of fruit or a couple servings of fruit. I am not concerned about sugars coming from fruit because they are natural. Lunch is a salad with lots mixed beans and nuts over spinach. Dinner is early for me, usually at 5pm. It's usually fish or lean chicken or some high protein vegan food with some veggies on the side. In the evening I usually snack on fruit or nuts. If I find that I feel like I'm crashing or if i don't have enough energy for a workout, I may have another protein shake or protein bar. I also take lots of vitamins through out the day. I'm a bit of a nutrition freak because I discovered the more nourished I was, the least symptomatic I would get because I used to have a lot of other health problems back in the day. I hope that answers your question. I haven't found insulin resistance to really affect my poling. If go too long without eating, I turn into a bitch and get dizzy. Just eat regularly and healthy every few hours. 🙂
I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia as a kid and have lived with/managed it for almost 15 years now. Personally, I try to stay on a regular eating schedule, in which I eat about every 3 hours. I too drink a protein shake daily, but do it before poling workouts to get the max benefit. I also make sure to try to time my eating so that I can get something in my stomach about an hour before I work out. I can't eat too soon before poling, because I tend to get sick when I get too warm. But an hour seems like my magic number. I also keep a protein bar/granola bar with me in my purse (and one in the car as well) at all times, so if for some reason I start feeling faint/sick/shaky or I miss a meal, I can insure I don't completely crash.
