Hi CQJ1,
Have you considered working with an ACSM Registered Clinical Exercise Physiolgist?
I ask this question because I am hearing you say you are active yet you haven’t describe the type of activity you engage in.
Here’s a bit of science related to how the body manages glucose. Basic at best…
You already know that diabetes is a metabolic disease. Hence, we need to know the organ systems associated with metabolizing glucose. Did you know that skeletal muscle is an organ?
It is important to keep the organ skeletal muscle healthy because it is metabolically active. It does a great job in removing glucose from the blood.
Were you aware that after the age of 20-25 if you are not engaging in resistance training (that is lifting up heavy things) you use 4 pounds of muscle tissue annually? Think about how that affect one’s metabolism. When the body has plenty of muscle tissue whether we are asleep or are awake, (because skeletal muscle required blood, and needs to be oxygenated) it works for us by improving glucose uptake.
Think about this…
At night when we are asleep we really need glucose in order to keep the body functioning Glucose is the fuel that makes ATP (adenosine triphosphate). We need ATP for all bodily contractions voluntary or involuntary. The liver produces glucose while we are asleep and moves it through the Krebs cycle so that we stay alive while we fast during the night.
If the body doesn’t have enough skeletal muscle and one’s pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin, what do you think happens when one takes there fasting blood glucose upon awaking? On the other hand, if one has maintained sufficient muscle mass and the liver does what it does over night (production of glucose) skeletal muscle can do with is does really well and by removing glucose from the blood and by store it in muscle tissue for when we need it.
I encourage you to locate an clinical exercise physiologist who can teach you how to safely engaging in resistance training with the objective of hypertrophy (building muscle mass)…
On another note…
Can I invite you to take part in my research… My aim to is educate people about successfully managing their diabetes. It’s pretty basic, but I feel strongly about reaching the masses regarding diabetes self-management education.
Thanks for listening. 8))