You are diabetic, your doctor prescribed insulin, TAKE YOUR INSULIN AS DIRECTED! Dont mess around.

And no lower insulin does not mean more weight loss as you put it.

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Ok, you need to talk to your doctor, often insuline dosage changes slightly when you work out, lower insuline dosages may be necessary to avoid the possiblity of becoming hypoglycemic.
If you want to know more about the mechanics of diabetes & working out, I know a good deal about it, and know a powerlifter with type 1 diabetes, so let me know

But if you haven´t allready you need to find out how & if you need to change the Insuline IE dosage




As for finger strength Finger strength video:

http://www.ehow.com/video_2356493_build-finger-strength-combat-sports.html

Its actrapid

Ok, you can gain weight when you first start insulin simply because your bloodsugarlevels are normal, and now your body processes carbs & calories like a person without diabetes.  So you need to find the balance between exercise, diet and insulin.

If you know yourself & your diabetes so well that you are able to regulate this yourself thats good(didn´t mention how long it is since you were diagnosed with it and started on insulin) if not I would consult a docor whoever one gets help to this from where you live)

Did a quick search on some medical sites and found some groundrules(was easier than grabbing my textbook and copying everything )

    * Make sure your doctor has approved your exercise plan in advance!
    *  Do not inject insulin immediately before exercise
    * Do not inject insulin into large muscle groups you will be using during exercise - either use your tummy, or wait one hour after injecting into muscles
    * Check your blood glucose before, during, and after exercise
    * Have a carbohydrate snack before exercising
    * Know that exercise burns glycogen from muscles and liver -- these glycogen stores will need to be replenished.  Be sure to eat after working out! 
    * Be alert to nighttime lows after working out.  When glycogen stores are depleted during exercise, your liver may rob glucose from your bloodstream causing lows up to 12 hours after exercising.  Having a pre- and post-exercise snack can help avoid delayed hypoglycemia reactions.
    * Do not work out close to bedtime.
    * Do not work out in really hot weather.  Hot weather can increase how fast insulin is absorbed and cause lows.
    * Do not use saunas or hot tubs -- both can increase blood circulation and cause insulin to work faster in the body which may result in hypoglycemia (the same is true for hot baths after injecting insulin).
 

One more matter. .  i'm sorry for so many questions. .  i watched a video about artificial sweeteners in protein powders and how it is bad for diabetics.  Can anybody tell me the harmful effects of these three Artificial sweeteners: Aspertame, acesulfame and sucralose on diabetes?

Thanks. .

Ok. .  thank you for the excellent informations. .  you really helped me gain a whole new perspective during nutrition. . .  :D

Having had diabetes for 21 of my 23 years I can tell you that your blood glucose level does affect your performance(profuse sweating is the most noticeable), but not your results.

And your insulin you should take as needed, again that only releases energy from your cells, if you don't do that you'll get a high blood sugar and find it really hard to work out.

I'm running a 16.6 glucose level(bad sleep last night) and on my exercise bike(sweating buckets) as I write this. If my blood glucose was lower this would be alot easier.



At any rate as a diabetic your fitness training should come second to your diabetes control, always. If you die thirty years premature due to having shit control of your diabetes it doesn't really matter how good our corpse looks.

EDIT: also should mention if you're running a low blood glucose level (like below 4.5) you'll find you have really weak muscles so watch out for that too.