Anyone diabetic here?
My wifes sugar test scored about 160-170 on her sugar test, is it true you are diabetic at 200 sugar level?
How does this effect post workout nutrition? Do you need to monitor your protein as well as carb sources?
She is going to the Dr. on Tuesday but I was hoping to get some info from the trenches. Please feel free to PM me if you want to stay private on your posts.
[quote]xalfred wrote:
Anyone diabetic here?
My wifes sugar test scored about 160-170 on her sugar test, is it true you are diabetic at 200 sugar level?
How does this effect post workout nutrition? Do you need to monitor your protein as well as carb sources?
She is going to the Dr. on Tuesday but I was hoping to get some info from the trenches. Please feel free to PM me if you want to stay private on your posts.[/quote]
I read an article on here by John Berardi that said at post workout, a diabetic’s metabolism is at a point where they’re close to normal. Give his articles a quick read about it. I think it’s in one of his post workout drink articles.
[quote]xalfred wrote:
Anyone diabetic here?
My wifes sugar test scored about 160-170 on her sugar test, is it true you are diabetic at 200 sugar level?
How does this effect post workout nutrition? Do you need to monitor your protein as well as carb sources?
She is going to the Dr. on Tuesday but I was hoping to get some info from the trenches. Please feel free to PM me if you want to stay private on your posts.[/quote]
A fasting plasma glucose equal to or above 126 is diagnostic for diabetes mellitus (DM). A random (non-fasting) level equal to or over 200 in a symptomatic patient is also diagnostic. A glucose tolerance test (GTT) can also be used.
I doubt that a very modest PWO will negatively impact her diabetes.
As far as protein goes, she will need to discuss her protein limits with regards to kidney stress. High protein diets are dangerous in patients with decreased kidney function. Diabetic nephropathy is a common condition of decreased kidney function in diabetics.
I would guess total protein intake should be limited to 1g/lb up to 150g max for a female diabetic without kidney damage. But this needs to be discussed with her physician.
A urinalysis for microalbumin and blood tests for creatinine and BUN are also helpful on deciding how much to limit protein. High protein diet will raise the BUN. Creatine will also be hard on the kidneys.
My bottom line on this is to discuss this in detail with her physician and follow his/her advice.
You can finds hundreds of informative webpages on this stuff just by Googling for it.
Hope it works out