High-Calorie Sports Drink Ruins Exercise Benefit

By Sean Kelley

Usually when my blood sugar spikes above 300 (normal is 80 to 120), I blame lack of exercise or dietary exuberance. If my type 2 diabetes is out of control, it’s because I made poor but conscious choices that led to higher counts.

Last week, when my sugar shot high, exercise—not the lack of it—was to blame.

I’m not sure what possessed me to join a flag football league. I’m way past my prime and not in very good shape. But there I was trying to keep up with younger, more athletic men, sweating out what little energy I had under a hot, 90-degree Southern sun. Read More