Just wanted to know what considerations and diets that crossfitters w/ Type 2 engage? Do you skip workouts if your sugar is too high? Do you eat a particular diet? That and anything else you’d like to share.
@erica39 T1 here, the only thing that is hard to control is the spike after the wod. It's put a lot of stress on the body which produces glucose. Other than that, there are really no differences you should worry about
@erica39 I have very controlled T2D/insulin resistance (A1c 5.3). I do intermittent fasting and workout on an empty stomach. It's hard at the beginning, but your body adapts to it within a week or so. The challenge for me is not to over eat after a workout because low blood sugar makes me ravenous. I tried keto but it was too restrictive for my lifestyle (frequent travel), so I don't restrict what I eat but I stay away from processed prepackaged food and make sure I get plenty of fat, moderate protein and some complex carbs.
@p8089 Weekdays: 20:4 or OMAD. Break the fast at 5 or 6pm and eat a big meal with the family. Occasionally I have to eat lunch at work when entertaining clients, and I try to eat as low carb as possible. Otherwise I Crossfit at noon X 3 per week.
Weekends: 16:8. Skip breakfast, have a medium sized lunch while running errands, and a light dinner. 1-2 glasses of wine. No workout, but I try to get in 10k steps (which is very hard in my sedentary lifestyle).
I typically don't have blood sugar spikes unless I eat really really really bad, but I do have Dawn Phenomenon where my early morning fasting sugars are on the higher side. But it decreases down to 100-110 when I am disciplined about working out and eating well.
A Surprising effect to IF is that my cholesterol & triglyceride levels have been decreasing. My BMI is 26, so not too terribly overweight. But I do want to lose a few pounds to get my fasting sugars even lower. I lose weight very slowly 0 - .5 lbs a week, so I try not to worry too much about my weight. My main goal is to reduce the amount of insulin circulating in my body.
