High blood sugar readings

by Christine
(Newcastle NSW Australia)

For the last 2 months I have been excercising at least 5 days a week for a least 1/2 hour each session at a gym. I also started cutting back my bread intake (multigrain) and have reduced my carbohydrate intake and my total food intake.

Previously I was eating cakes, biscuits, chocolates, pies, hot chips, cold chips and totally not exercising. The results after 2 months are shocking and I don't understand why.

However your article has given me some tips. My blood sugar went from 6 to high 7s to 9. I lost a small amount of weight 2.2Kg and 21cm (over entire body.) My body fat increased (the gym has a body fat monitor).

My weight loss is very slow. My resting heart rate is 52. At the gym I battle to get it up to 100 even though I'm going flat out on the machines and jumping and waving my arms around on the pads in between each machine. I think I may have cut back too much and am not eating enough also not enough fat and fibre.

I prepare most of my food and make it fresh where possible, not from packets or tins.