I have found that depending on what I do I get the bump too. If I play squash or singles tennis- I get it- doubles tennis not so much. I have seen an exercise physiologist at the Joslin Diabetes center in Boston and he has given me a range to strive for post work out and it is about an 80 point difference from low to high range. I am usually at the low end when I work out with my trainer- we do cardio, weights and balancing and stretching. As I said, the tennis and squash puts me on high end. I work out minimum 5 days a week, with walking only on the other two days. Some days I play tennis before I go to work and then work out again after work.
I find it depends on time of day, what you eat and what you do. Remember, even with a higher post sugar, it comes down and the benefits you get from the exercise are well worth that bump. Also, protien post work out (you have about 90 minutes) to replenish really helps. Try greek yogurt or cheese. I love those baby bel lowfat cheese or Fage greek yogurt.
I know that exercise works, because I have brought my A1C from over 13 to 6.6 in a year. Both my endo, my Joslin team and trainer are all of the thinking that you can never get enough exercise and that coupled with diet it is a key factor in the pursuit of those desired numbers.
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