does ephedra lower blood sugar the way caffiene does?

[georgie24]

ever since i droppped my caffiene intake my workouts have been soooo much better, no more dizziness,shaking, or weakness...does ephedra do the same thing to blood sugar?

 

[VictorBR]

wasup bro

Ephedra can in fact INCREASE blood sugar .

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/nutrition/a/aa020502a.htm?iam=dpile_100

Victor

 

[poantrex]

Actually, caffine increases short term insulin resistance and raises blood glucose. Not the opposite as you mentioned.

 

[georgie24]

what?? now im confused...

caffiene makes me shaky and light headed when i hit the weights hard. when i dont take it i can tear the house down and workout forever.

macro? ulter? fonz? goldendelicuous?

 

[poantrex]

You can search www.pubmed.com for "caffeine insulin resistance"

There are quite a few studies on caffeine and insulin resistance

 

[georgie24]

macro?

 

[posthuman]

georgie,I think caffeine also causes a boost in insulin secretion.If you take caffeine with,say,dextrose or maltodextrin and whey you might crash badly a few hours later.Happened to me many times.

 

[georgie24]

i dont get it. i cant even drink a coffee pre-workout because i get fatigued and shaky(not nervous) dizzy as a mofo and almost faintes a few times while doing heavy lifting(back!) now that i stopped coffee im good to go...im really confused about glucose/insulin ect

 

[posthuman]

You simply get hypoglycemis easily.For whatever reason.Hypoglycemics are always told to stay away from caffeine.It intensifies the actions of insulin.

 

[georgie24]

You simply get hypoglycemis easily.For whatever reason.Hypoglycemics are always told to stay away from caffeine.It intensifies the actions of insulin.

are there ways to improve hypoglycima?