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Often i'd rather maintain my glucose by not eating & exercising. if i exercise i shake & eat something to boost glucose. what to do? i love exercising

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Dr. Tracie Leonhardt answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Glucose: If you keep starving yourself you are elevating cortisol and glucagon to control sugar. - this can lead to Insulin you should intake protein and resistant starch in order to maintain a relative normal blood sugar for longer period of times and eat smaller frequent meals to keep your sugar stable.

Answered 6/25/2014

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