Blood sugar?

[DerCribben]

Recently I started taking 75 mg of Fina ed and 100 mg of Winny. the other day about half way through my workout I started to get dizzy and nauseous. Initially I thought I was dehydrated but drinking a bunch of water didn't help. So I drank a "Mass Recovery" drink and I felt fine 5 minutes later. My issue is that I am very good about eating all day and I am not eating any different than usual. The only new factor that I can think of is the increased dose of Winny and the Fina (this is my first time on Fina).

Does Fina or higher doses of Winny usually deplete your blood sugar considerably more than usual?

[DerCribben]

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[DerCribben]

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[maki riddington]

What's your diet like (ratios), and what did you specifically eat that day leading up to your workout?

[AnotherUser]

According to some medical sites I just looked at, testosterone (so I'm assuming other steroids also) can lower a diabetics need for insulin. So I'm assuming it does lower blood sugar. Probably not THAT much though.

[Muscleguy40oz]

Have you had your B/p checked lately? It could have been high from working out hard then lowered back down from resting... I could be wrong...

[DerCribben]

I don't have my ratios calculated, But I drank a MuscleMilk/protein/glutamine shake an hour beforehand. Also I'm not using Test right now.

[Drenten]

The answer seems simple enough to me…increase your calorie intake.

[DerCribben]

But the question was, "Do steroids deplete blood sugar levels?".

[maki riddington]

Some As may increase insulin sensitivity however I do not of any drug that actually depletes your blood sugar levels directly.

I would suppose that your reaction may have been related to your diet. As Imentioned before, what did you eat SPECIFICALLY leading up to your workout. Also, what was your workout on that particular day?

[Drenten]

Steroids can work as powerful partitioning agents and when your body is in a highly anabolic state it will require and use more nutrients. So in an indirect way, yes they can cause blood sugar levels to drop simply by causing the muscles to require and use more blood sugar.