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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 833949" data-attributes="member: 50197">Well, after over a week I have seen a pattern emerge. In the last 10 days I've been to the gym 7 times. I've spent about 45 minutes each visit on the treadmill, adjusting the speed and incline to the high end of my target heart rate (85% of my max heart rate). I then spend enough time on three different strength machines until my muscles start to rebel. All totaled about an hour each visit. I've been steadily increasing the speed and incline on the treadmill, and weight and reps on the strength machines. My morning fasting blood sugar has consistently dropped almost 20 points on mornings after working out the day before, and 10 points on the mornings following no gym routine, but some other form of exercise, such as a photo outing, or mowing the lawn. Not sure if this pattern will continue once my body gets used to a higher level of exercise. The body has a great capacity for adjusting to new norms. Still, everything I've read suggests that increased activity, and especially increasing muscle mass, has a positive effect on reducing insulin resistance. I honestly didn't expect this big a difference in fasting blood sugar this early. I've done pretty well at keeping at walking over the last couple years, so I hopefull I'll be able to stick with the gym routine as well. I am motivated to try my best to stay healthy in order to be there for my family.</blockquote>