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The Secret to Having Extra Energy During Your Workout Doesn’t Seem Like it Should Work (slate.com)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Heavy exercise causes your liver to flood your body with sugar so this makes sense.

As a diabetic it's a real pain in the ass. Light exercise lowers blood sugar but if you tip over into heavy exercise it shoots up. Can be a bugger to manage.