[acktennislady]

Type 2 here and work out alot. I find that intense work outs- I play squash and tennis- tends to bring me a higher reading post work out than say 30 minutes on the bike and weights. I have been working out with a trainer and we test after every work out. I also work with a sports physiologist at a leading treament center in Boston and have been given a target range for post work out blood sugar. I fall with in that range 95% of the time. Also remember that not all factors are equal every time you work out. For example, what you ate that day, when you ate, how much movement occured during the day-did you sit at your desk all day or walk around at work. Did anything stressful occur, all of these factors can effect blood sugar. I am still trying to figure out the best pre-work snack to keep me going, and I have found that it varies based also on time of day when I am working out. If I play tennis early in the morning, I have my usual breakfast of about 20 carbs,ans still may need a glucose tablet or two half way thru the match (jelly beans actually work well also-jelly bellys 1 carb each). If I work out after work, I have a pure protien bar (one with a net carb count of 10-12) about 4 oclock before I head off to play squash(which does give me my highest sugar usually about 150-160)
If I am not playing squash, but doing gym my post bs is usually120-130
As everything with this "wonderful" disease, it is always a work in progress. But as my doctor tells me, keep moving as much as you can because it's great for your heart and your weight.