Low-Carb Diets and Cycling

[Triskeliongirl]

Dianyla, the measurements you have taken so far are consistent with impaired glucose tolerance. First of all, your fasting numbers really should be under 100. I used to be ~110 but now I am 70-80. The post-prandial numbers you indicate are also too high (although you don't say how long after eating). You didn't mention you are gluten sensitive. You don't have to eat pancakes. The idea is to challenge yourself with ~100g of carbs. Another way is to just eat the equivalent in cycling gels. Feeling like you are bonking at 110 is exactly what happened to me. You are not bonking when your blood sugar is 11o, but you FEEL like you are because your blood sugar got so high during your ride that you felt like you were bonking due to the rapid change in blood sugar as it fell back to normal. Cytomel will not cause this problem. For years I blew off my symptoms as being due to my thyroid, but it was only when my endo asked me to measure my blood sugars that I realized what was going on. There is some connection I think. My body temp goes down when I eat carbs too, which is a thryoid thing. PLEASE BUY YOURSELF A COPY OF DR. BERNSTEINS DIABETES SOLUTION. I thought it wouldn't work for cycling, but I was amazed how much better I could cycle once I got my blood sugars under control.

A blood sugar of 130 is NOT NORMAL. Even though your post-prandial numbers may not be high enough to be classified as a diabetic yet, they are high enough to be classified as having impaired glucose tolerance which is a pre-diabetic state. Getting your insulin levels measured will tell you if you don't make enough insulin like me, or if your cells are not as sensitive to insulin as they should be. Do the test with gels and bring the results to your doctor to speed up your diagnosis and treatment, or bring what you have and ask him to order a glucose tolerance test.