In summertime i use to do alot of
windsurfing and watersport. Those sport as
well as other (hockey, football , soccer)
require a great deal of energie and me be
concidered violent sport. His there a rule
abouth those, i remember after a 1 hour or
2 of windsurfing , i am usually death ,
same thing with hockey and the next time
im more tired then normally .
Any of you practising any sports , how
does it feel like. Im wondering if i
should just give up on those , are they
bad ?
It hard not even being able to do sports
as you like. I started running would it be
stupid of me to think i might be able to
run a marathon someday ?
Etienne
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Stan
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Posted: 04-14-07 08:15am
No, you just need to learn to cut back on
what you're doing while you're in the
early stages of treatment. I cut back
significantly when I first started my diet
because I just couldn't handle it.
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vmiller
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Posted: 04-16-07 20:14pm
Hi Ettiene,
I only recently found out I have
hypoglycemia, but I am an avid athlete, so
maybe I can give you some helpful
information.
The diet my nutritionist has me on is for
the most part keeping my carbs less than
30g per meal. I was immediately worried
about how I was going to get enough
calories to support my weight and activity
level, how I was going to fuel up before
and during events, and how I was going to
get in enough recovery calories.
To make sure I am getting enough calories,
I have added more fat to my diet with
nuts. In addition, I am getting as close
as I can to the 30g mark with fruit and
vegetables at each meal. When I have a
sport event, I have a normal meal 2 hours
prior, a piece of fruit 30 min prior, I
try to get 15g of carbs through a sports
drink every 15 minutes during the event,
and a protein shake with 45g of carb
afterward. My nutritionist originally
suggested having some fat or protein with
the piece of fruit 30 min prior, but that
was leaving me feeling full throughout my
event. The 45g post workout shake is
pushing the limit, but considering the
importance of the post workout window, my
nutritionist gave me the OK to try it. So
far it has been fine.
My biggest challenges are my tennis
matches because the confrontation of one
on one competition gets my adrenaline
going and I usually get weak and shakey 10
minutes into my match. To overcome this, I
take a PowerBar gel pack right before I
start playing. So far, so good.
Lastly, you may want to check out a book
called "The Paleo Diet for Athletes" by
Loren Cordain and Joe Friel. It has a lot
of similarities to a hypoglycemia diet.
Hope that helps.
Vin
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Stan
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Posted: 04-16-07 21:24pm
Sounds like you're doing okay, but I
should caution you, if you have reactive
hypoglycemia and not functional, that over
time eating things like power bars will
catch up with you and your insulin drops
will get worse. This is only if you have
reactive, otherwise you'll be okay.
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vmiller
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Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 14 Location: New York
Posted: 04-17-07 07:57am
Hi Stan,
Judging from my GTT, I believe I have
reactive hypoglycemia. My blood sugar was
90 after 12 hours of fasting, 135 a half
hour after having the sugar drink, and 55
at the next half hour.
The logic behind the sports gel is to
counteract the effects of adrenalin, and
of course, I only use the gel for tennis
matches. If I am otherwise following a
good diet, you think the gel will still
have a negative effect in the long run? If
so, what other suggestions do you have for
avoiding adrenaline induced low blood
sugar symptoms like weakness, shakiness,
and indicisiveness during an athletic
event?
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Posted: 04-18-07 08:40am
Wow, that's a bad drop. Yeah, even if you
do it occasionally, that will cause
problems over time. If you look through
the forum, there was a woman who was told
by her doctor she could correct her
problem by taking glucose tablets.
Eventually, one day, it caught up with her
and she was ruined. The thread is called
something like hypoglycemic attack with no
warning, find it and read it. It was an
older one on here. I would suggest nuts
before you begin working out, that should
help, or a nice, large serving of some
organic cheese. You just need something
stable in there, doesn't matter if you're
going to use it because it will still have
an effect on your body.
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vmiller
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Posted: 04-18-07 09:03am
Thanks. I think the diet plan my
nutritionist gave me is a little too lax
based on the books I've read and what I've
read on this forum. I am making my diet
more strict all around and will also cut
the gel packs and sport drinks during
exercise. I figure if I don't start with a
strict baseline diet, I will never be able
to get a solid handle on what works and
what causes trouble.
I will, however; need some form of energy
intake during tennis matches and long bike
rides. Do you suggest nuts for this as
well? Is that how you kept yourself fueled
during your 7 mile hike? (I read about
that yesterday. )
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Posted: 04-18-07 09:44am
I was down for a week after that hike.
I'd probably be able to handle it now.
Not sure what else to suggest. Hmmm,
other than a nice, large amount of
protein. Try it and see what happens,
won't hurt you. Eat like two large
chicken or turkey breasts or something.
)