Bodybuilders with Diabetes
Hello,
I am a 38 years old female training and considering the possibiltiy of starting to compete in Fitness and body Figure, but at the moment and I am looking for any type of advice from possibles bodybuilders with Diabetes type I if there is any one available through any of the Bodybuilders forums.
body building for t1 diabetics
Hi guys,
I actually joined this site so I could keep track of this post. I have had type 1 diabetes since 1991 and this is the first time I have seen a post like this. I am interested in learning how supplements and the bodybuilding lifestyle affects diabetes. I know we are different than non diabetics but I am often confused by "eat lots of protein" and "too much protein is hard on the kidneys" , especially for diabetics. Where is the line.
Keep the post coming - very interesting subject.
Just got Type 1 Diabetes at age 32
[QUOTE=ErinLeigh81;493238641]I feel soooo the same!! I train with a trainer 5x a week and eat super clean 6 meals a day with good blends of protein/carbs/fat..I am a gm of a gym and have been in this envoronment for years and stilllll cant get back to my pre-diabetic weight/frame. I was 130 lbs before Type 1 and am now 175ish..def have more muscle than before but have extra bodyfat, mostly in my core that wont leave... :(
Have you found anything interesting lately that has been working for you?[/QUOTE]
I am having the same problem. I am 32 and I just got type one about 6 month ago. I am having a really hard time losing the body fat. Before the diabetes my body fat was at 10% but now it is at 20%. I don't know what to do. I was doing Strong lift 5X5 and got really good resoles. Then the diabetes hit and that was that. I started insulin and I could gain muscle really fast but a lot of body fat with it. Plus my recoverer is not as good as it was.
Now I am doing HIIT and just one compound move 5X5 three days a week. I don't know if that is a good workout anymore. I am use to not gaining weight but now I do. Can some you help me out here.
Type 1 diabetes for 15 years
HELLO, am nidal, am ALMOST 25 years old, with type 1 diabetes since 11 years OLD, i want to tell everyone that no one has all the answers for questions about diabetes and bodybuilding, which supplements to use, what food to eat, which exercizes to do, each has a goal of his own, increasing your muscular size is different than fat loss, or stay in shape, in general we diabetics need to calculate and pay more attention to what we eat and drink , its obvious why !! and to cheer everyone true bodybuilders do the same, they calculate wt they eat and count calories carbs intake and protein intake, and by the way supplements can really help , but some can cause lots of damage,i use some supplements myself and never faced a problem with insulin , BY THE WAY THE MINUTE YOU ENTERED THE GYM THEN YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, I RESPECT ALL WHO DO THIS AND CONTINUE, ITS THE FIRST STEP FOR SUCCESS.
Great to see others out there!
[QUOTE=Gfe919;1197657241]Any findings on this?[/QUOTE]
This thread is brilliant. It's so hard to find info on bodybuilding and t1d. Even my nutritionists at the hospital can't give me much info. They just give me info about running marathons etc not lifting. I had to learn a lot myself through trial and error and piecing it together.
I've been diabetic 17 years, been pretty active for the last 5 years or so but got serious about bodybuilding just under a year ago. I've definitely found that keeping my blood sugars tight helps with fat loss and muscle gains. Although the fat loss can happen at an infuriatingly slow pace. Getting my macros on point was the most beneficial thing, any bodybuilder has to sort their macros but it helps with my blood sugars too because I'm really concentrating on my portion sizes and weighing food etc so I can count my carbs really accurately and get better level control.
Was wondering, do we go catabolic when we go high? Just before I was diagnosed I was insanely skinny even though I ate like a horse, they estimate I got diabetes 4 yrs before diagnosis. So wouldn't this mean we go catabolic when we go high? Because our body eats itself because it can't get the energy from the food out of our blood stream.
Keep the posts coming. So motivating to see other t1d's out there smashing and getting the bf% down. Shows it's possible!!!