i figer this is the place to say anything on my mind but i do have diabetis and the thing about the will thing is i don't fight that much infact i never fought at all so i figer i should take kung fu anyway but with diabetis its hard i mean with my blood suger going low i quit it and i have never took it again so i allmost lost all the moves i learned...but you forget i said allmost lost so thanks to a friend he allways tells me to spar with him and a long time ago i used to not want to spar with him now i ask him to spar...even though he allways win its still cool so iam thanking of rejoing my old kung fu class so i'll tell you more about me later if you want i don't care master of :yeleyes: spawn remake?
Hi, Firstly, whilst I'm familiar with diabetes, I am NOT a medical expert. However, I'd have thought you could manage your diabetes and martial arts. For example, if you blood glucose test before and after training, then you could learn what effect that training session has on your blood glucose level. Then you can plan how much carbohydrate to eat before a similar training session. Your diabetes educator or diabetes specialist nurse should be able to help advise you with this - I suggest you discuss it with them. If you are being treated with insulin, then you could also look into insulin pump therapy. (I know several people on pumps, including an international yachtswoman.) Hope this helps.
well really i don't take martial arts any more (can't affored it ) but at wal mart i found this cheap book that has step by step instructions on kung fu karata and a hole lot of other forms its cool so i have to go now :woo: the gun dude is cool oh sorry if i spelled karata wrong
By the way you should try internal martial arts. A friend of mine cut her insulin dosage by 90% with internal styles and they're most effective. (warning they do require a lot of patience)! Good luck with your martial arts ventures
There are many sports people that have coped with being Diabetic. For example, the greatest ever Olympian, rower Steve Redgrave. I'm sure that with the correct advice you too will cope. Cheers.
My sensei is 3rd dan and has been practicing for over 20 years. He is also type 1 diabetic. It doesn't seem to bother him too much. Illness & disability will only stand in your way if you let it (so he says anyway).
I was diagnosed about 4 months ago with type 2 diabetes....it has been hard adjusting things but i have not slowed down any in my training. Infact I consider it to be a great motivator to getting into better shape since that will help control my glucose levels. Primo Carnera Jersey Joe Walcott Sugar Ray Robinson These guys were all diabetics and rose to world championship level in boxing....not too bad company to count yourself with.
Whether you continue on the martial arts path or not you must get some exercise every day, or at least six days a week. Even if it is for 30-45 minutes a day. Your blood sugar levels drop when you exercise which is a good thing. If it drops too low take some carbs before you work out. As a type two diabetic I mix half a bottle of CarboRush in a water jug. It gives me a little boost while my BSL go down during exercies. If you can't afford drinks than eat a piece of fruit a half an hour before you exercise. The key to diabetic health is exercise and diet. One does not work without the other. For us diabetics the exercise diet combo is much more crucial than non-diabetics for obvious reasons. Go on some diabetic sites and educate yourself. Read posts from other diabetics and learn how behavior, and in particular exercise, directly affects your diabetic condition. The latest research indicates the absolute neccesity for exercise for diabetics. Diabetes is not a valid excuse to stop doing martial arts or any other activity. Don't get me wrong, being diabetic is an extra hurdle in life, but it is by no means a reason to quit. Let me add one more to the diabetic list of successful people that you might not have known prior to this post. World reknown internal martial artist Earl Montaigue is a type one diabetic and is coming out with a book on his battle with this dreaded disease. One quick item about Montaigue, I wrote him about my diabetes and he gave me some good advice then a few weeks later I went down to my mailbox and low and behold there were two videos from the man. They were Qi Disruption forms to stimulate the lower back area which includes kidney and liver which are the main organs affected by diabetes. Sending those tapes gratis and unsolicited from Australia speaks volumes about the man. Good luck and I'd love to see your name on the list of dynamic athletes and martial artists who are diabetic.
The MA have helped me to completely control my type 2 to the point where I am no longer medicated. My glucose levels were hovering around 300, and it took several different meds a day to control it. Through diet and excersize, since December I have lost over 50# and totally and entirely discontinued my use of meds for my diabetes. It takes LOTS of hard work and dedication, but you can learn to control it by keeping a diet journal and checking your glucose often to find out what your body responds to. In the beginning, I noticed right away that after an intense workout (2 hours) my levels would drop drastically. You just need to learn what makes your body respond in the way that best maintains a steady and healthy level and stick with it. Excersize works wonders, but the diet part is just as important, you'll have to figure that one out on your own. If your glucose levels drop way low during a workout, then take a sports drink or orange juice to add simple carbs during your workout, this will help keep you above the trigger point where you start to feel funny.
