Hey guys, just wondering if anyone out there either has type 2 diabetes, or is training someone with it. Just wondering how you approached the diet and how you went about losing body fat.
Thanks
There are some major liability risks in manipulating the diet of a diabetic as it is beyond the scope of practice of a personal trainer. The diet of a diabetic should be handled by an RD.
There are some major liability risks in manipulating the diet of a diabetic as it is beyond the scope of practice of a personal trainer. The diet of a diabetic should be handled by an RD.
I have type 2 diabetes. Low carb diets and cardio along with weight training has worked well for me. Cardio first thing in the morning works best for me.
I’m a type 2 diabetic also. What works for the bodybuilder in general works pretty darn well for me. Resistance training and moderate energy work. High intensity intervals seem to be pretty effective for me also.
Thanks for the response guys.
I am currently training a man who has type 2 diabities. He is seeing a nutritionist for his diet stuff, trains weights with me and a little bit of cardio. But overall fat loss progress is slow with him, if at all.
The nutritionist has given him a reasonably low protein diet which i try to fight…
For the guys that have type 2 diabities, how many carbs/what sort would you have on a daily basis apart from what you need to get your levels right…?
I appreciate any feedback…
thanks
I think there is a decent amount of info on the web about this but it may not pertain to weightlifting. GL
[quote]nick wrote:
Thanks for the response guys.
I am currently training a man who has type 2 diabities. He is seeing a nutritionist for his diet stuff, trains weights with me and a little bit of cardio. But overall fat loss progress is slow with him, if at all.
The nutritionist has given him a reasonably low protein diet which i try to fight…
For the guys that have type 2 diabities, how many carbs/what sort would you have on a daily basis apart from what you need to get your levels right…?
I appreciate any feedback…
thanks
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I follow the “Anabolic Diet For Powerlifters”. They have two versions, one for powerlifters and one for bodybuilders. The version of the diet for the average person is the “The Metabolic Diet”. If I keep my carbs for the day at 50 grams or less along with morning cardio, I have excellent blood glucose constrol. Even my fasting blood glucose is good and that is my problem area. “The Rosedale Diet” is geared towards diabetics. The difference between the two diets is that “The Rosedale Diet” sets limits on protein. If you eat over a certain amount it can be converted to glycogen via glycogenesis.
“The Rosedale Diet”
“The Metabolic Diet”
[quote]Zagman wrote:
There are some major liability risks in manipulating the diet of a diabetic as it is beyond the scope of practice of a personal trainer. The diet of a diabetic should be handled by an RD. [/quote]
You are correct. Hopefully he went through all the paperwork and the diabetic person got a doctor’s consent to exercise.
As a 65 yr olde type II I do the blood test and blood pressure upon waking. I walk/bike before breakfast. Sometime during the day or evening I will do the weightlifting. The single biggest problem is getting type 11’s to realize the importance of aerobics to burn off blood sugar. Secondary is the weights to hold/build muscle.
I journal the Blood sugar, BP. food & meds with times on one side of the page, the back side is the exercise & supplements. Without these records the diabetic and trainer have no idea what has/is going on.
None diabetics can be helpful, encouraging, but never as advisors. My MD, Rd & Chiropractor all tell me I have the BP/BS under top of the line control. To do you you have to fill in the journals daily, aerobics and weights, and diet control.
As a 65 yr olde type II I do the blood test and blood pressure upon waking. I walk/bike before breakfast. Sometime during the day or evening I will do the weightlifting. The single biggest problem is getting type 11’s to realize the importance of aerobics to burn off blood sugar. Secondary is the weights to hold/build muscle.
I journal the Blood sugar, BP. food & meds with times on one side of the page, the back side is the exercise & supplements. Without these records the diabetic and trainer have no idea what has/is going on.
None diabetics can be helpful, encouraging, but never as advisors. My MD, Rd & Chiropractor all tell me I have the BP/BS under top of the line control. To do you you have to fill in the journals daily, aerobics and weights, and diet control.
Diabetics heal slower than non diabetics. This means that we recover slower also. The slower recovery is not visible, so everyone tends to ignore this fact. It is something that has to be considered. We will try to train at the same intervals as non diabetics, but in reality it does not work, and eventually comes back to set us back.
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