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Just got back my A1C...it was at 127 for the last 90 days, which is good because I am now taking just 30 mg of Actos! WooHoo! Diet and exercise works. Just stick with it. It is a major pain in the ass, but it keeps us going. |
OK,I just got the diet plan from the doc,in it the results of the A1C test are 6.3,I also was reading the diet plan...dose anyone really beleave someone can live off this thing?? I tryed one thes lo-cal lo-carb no fat things a while back all it did was make me feel like I was totaly washed out.Forget exersiseing three or more time a week cause when I did I near passed out from fatigue.So how do u all handle this and live a normal life..Im not being an ass about this I genuly need to know the ins and outs of it all.
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Hi Gail,tks for the info.I dont have diabetis in my family at all as far as I know,I have always needed a lot of fuel to keep going,im a grazer rarely do I sit and eat a meal its not unuseal for me to eat four or more small meals a day all on the run.I realise there are more than a fue things I can and am cuting out of my food intake.Tonight I had italian herb roasted chicken,I peeled the skin off then I had string beans but I didnt eat any of the new potatos out of them then I added a half tomato with red wine vinager and a touch of olive oil.No bread and no potatos is a start.
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My last A1c was 6.6. It really does test the 3 month average of your blood sugar...because excess sugar in your blood attaches to your blood cells...and blood cells have a life span of 3 months. It sounds crazy, but it really is true. From what I've been told, anything over a 6 is diabetic (with or without meds), and most doctors want you below 6. Anything over 7 means that damage is happening to your organs. Ironically, you will get more energy as you control your blood sugar, exercise and take your meds. Uncontrolled blood sugar equals extreme fatigue in diabetics. Eat small amounts frequently...control your carbohydrate consumption (especially white flour, sugar, white rice, baked goodies like cake and cookies, candy)....eat lots of fiber, lean meat, and veggies. The main thing is to remember that sugar spikes your blood sugar up, and then you bottom out. Both will make you feel horrible and cause problems. The goal is to maintain a steady level of blood sugar...and small amounts of healthy food at regular intervals is what does that. Good luck! :rrose: |
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Talk to your Dr about a Diabetes Education Class. They are generally offered by the hospitals in your area and they are free of charge, your insurance generally pays for it if there is a charge. They will teach you how to test your sugar (give you a free meter), teach you how to eat and what to avoid eating. Most of it's about reducing your carb intake. For diabetics they want you to eat no more than 35-60 carbs per meal (really it's 60 for men, 45 for women). A lot of it is portion control. You can have like 1/2 cup of mashed potatos, that's 15 grams of carbs. You can have a small apple, that's 15 grams of carbs. I have found a white wheat bread (because I just can't stand brown wheat bread, it's just too dry for me, lol) that has about 11 grams of carbs per slice so you can have a sandwich) it's Nature's Own White Wheat bread. There is a little book you can carry around with you that has fat and carb content of most foods you can buy at the grocery store and it also lists a ton of fast food restaurants and the values of their food there as well. You can also find it at most bookstores like Barnes & Nobles, Waldenbooks etcetc. You can also search foods at this website to find out the carb content as well. http://www.calorieking.com/store/pro...ydrate-counter You really need to test your blood sugar about 2 hours after a meal (since this is all new to you) to find out what your trigger foods are. There will be some that you'd think wouldn't spike your sugar but you'd be surprised. For instance I love tomato sandwiches. I use the white wheat so that's 22 grams of carbs, mayo doesn't have carbs but I don't use a ton of it anyway, tomato's, one slice has .6 of a carb. So if I tossed 2-3 slices on there I should be good to go right? that's say 24 grams of carbs which is well below the 35-45 you can have per meal. Well, let me tell ya, that sandwich will spike my blood sugar, which I hate, but I still have em now and again, lol. You can't get crazy with this or you will set yourself up for failure. You have to be able to give yourself a lil treat now and again, like 1/2 cup of ice cream is 15 grams of carbs. Typically you should have 3 meals a day with a lil snack in between each one (limited to 15 grams of carbs on the snack). Anyway, good luck to ya! |
Hi guys and dolls,Ya know Over the last 8 years or so I have fought fatigue big time...I would have loads of energy then fall flat on my face then eat something then it happened all over again.I was going to a medicare doc,many times I told him about this and he never did anything about it..I mean I would have dizzy spell,sweats,neasea,palpataions enough to scare the bejeasus out of me.Ive been to the ER a fue times with this and only once did anyone prick my finger to check my count,wich he said was normal.Im wondedring if this has been going on all those years.
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Hi Jo,sofar no meds,just geting started on the food change.I told my son he was going on it with me because his day has diabetis big time and so dose his brother..I wish he would go to the V.A. and get checked but its like draging a bear to get him to go.Sofar I havent gone to any classes but they said they would call me soon..
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I wonder if I can eat shrimp stir fry if all I eat is shrimp and veggies?ALL this stuff is on the meal plan,tho im not shure if it ment stir fry.
All I had to eat today was oatmeal at 7a.m. then an apple at 12p.m I just got home so I just ate a banna.I know not very balanced but with the new promo at work I run all day,its almost 5p.m. and me just geting home..I am whooped. |
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Sounds like you need to eat more protein through the day. Oatmeal, apple and banana are all healthy...but they're also all carbohydrates. Adding some protein will help your body keep your blood sugar stable and have more energy. You can do it! :) |
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Tomorrow im takeing some left over roast chicken with a salad,I make my own dressing, minus all the presertives in what I get at the store as well as a small orange.Tomorrow and Friday are my pool league nights so I am packing a goodie bag so if I get hungry I wouldnt be eating the "bad stuf" I like. This diet is a lot like the Adkins diet,I was on it years ago when I was competing in horse shows,I kept my weight at a reasonable amount for years on it..they got some good resipes to...I got the book & gonna try some of the listed things on it after I clear it up with the doc. Thanks everyone for this info and help,I never though I would be dealing with this,it is way out of my line of thinking. |
Just found this thread, so glad there's a diabetic thread on here. I've been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes for about a year and a half.
It's mainly been controlled by diet and exercise and 4 tablets of Metformin each day.. I've noticed since I've been on the Metformin, my blood sugar bottoms out if I dont eat at a certain schedule.. Which I've been known to skip meals because I dont feel like eating but I'm slowly learning to keep to a strict schedule. I've been trying to implement some major changes into my life, but keep having to put them off due to being sick often |
Well, my A1C has been at 4 for over a year now...but it changed again. I went from 4 to 6.1 out of the blue. I go every 3 months for bloodwork. My diet and exercise are the same. This is a pain in the a** disease. That is about where I am at now. My doc upped my Actos. I can't take Metformin. It makes me sick. I also have to cut back on my smoking. |
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I know how u feel about doing your best and still haveing probs with this mess.I too am doing all I can do to follow the diet plan but its like a yo yo,some day ok some day no..grrrrr.I lost 8 pounds now im gaining it back a little at the time,the only thing that seems to work is if I stal on a 20 carbs a day diet anything more than that I gain a bit.Im tired of salads and veggies...I want some real food.Tonight im makeing spagettie and meat balls for dinner..useing bison burger wichs is 90/10 so very little fat and I have gone as guilt free as I can in the ingreedence I put in the meat to season it with.Aslo my exersiseing sucks since I had the flue,in still at it but grudgeingly.
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I was told that too much shell fish can cause the gout in diabetics ... anyway I went to the doctor today, my A1C is 5.8 my meds were increased a few months ago so this good... it's so hard to find foods that are good for you and still maintain satisfaction at least for me.
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Welcome to the thread cottoncandy...and I'm with everyone else on this stuff...
I've been struggling lately. When I get tired, my good eating and sleeping habits go out the window, I forget to take my meds on time....and I end up feeling sick and icky. I need to really start watching the carbs too rockin...and I'm not looking forward to it. Almost all of my favorite foods are carbs.... *sigh* |
We have the holliday in dixie fair and air show comeing up,at work we are takeing a fue of the elders that want to go....most are in the same boat with food as we are...im packing my snacks in right along with something for the elders in the group.I hear grumblngs comeing on already about watching the suiside snacks.I told someone we could get snacks frm the vendore and maybe split them insted of eating the whole thing.It was just an idea..not shure it went over well.
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My numbers were so good last week, but they have gone to 160 in the mornings for no apparent reason...I will... Shoot I don't know what I will.....I am frustrated and my mom died a year ago next month, and I am feeling so stressed. My kidneys are going to suck if I can't get control.... Why do we have to eat???????
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I am just frustrated with my diabetes. One day I am good and level, and the next my numbers are all over the place. I never experienced this before. |
It all depends on what i eat. Right now my numbers aren't bad 84-122 but i have my times when i hate giving myself my shots and don't then my numbers goes up. I have to get my A1c down because I haven't been very good with that.
My Dad is in the hospital right now because the doctor wanted him to lose wt so he quit eating and taking his meds. My sister found him incoherent with a BS of 37. Since being in the hospital his BS keeps crashing like down to 22 and is in kidney failure. Im waiting now for a call to fly out... |
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Thanks Tink. My sister just called and she is getting me a flight to San Diego friday morning.
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cross posting!
http://ecohabits.net/yacon-syrup-hea...r-alternative/
http://mariahealth.blogspot.com/2010...con-syrup.html i picked up some of this today at whole foods on my way to a pet sitting account. though i'm not trying to lose weight, it still makes sense for any 'body' to not cause unnecessary spikes in blood concentrations of insulin and glucose. |
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Dad came home tonight, and Timber's there with him. His crashes weren't cardiac crashes, but blood glucose crashes. He's never gone into cardiac arrest, but they have determined that he's had two mild heart attacks. We are grateful for any prayers and/or positive energy sent on his behalf. Timber arrived in San Diego yesterday, and will return to Houston next Friday. There is no internet access at Dad's house, so I will keep everyone posted, via my phone conversations with Timber. WT |
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Well I fell off the food wagon again..two peices of home made apple pie.Do I feel bad about it??He** no,the pie was good plus from a friend who knows I love good pie,besides its been to long since I had a good home cooked pie.
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went to the hospital the other night, because of some infected teeth I developed. They put me on penicillin, and ever since I've been taking the antibiotics, my b.s has been unusually high. This morning for instance I took it at my normal time, and it was 348, and I didn't eat or drink anything.
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I am ok on antibiotics. Now steroids my numbers go up to the 400's+. I just hate this disease. It is a major pain in the butt. I am eating more fruit and veggies than ever before, and my numbers are dropping again. But time will tell. *deep sigh |
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Just get back with it....over time a blip is just that, a blip. It is the long haul that matters with this disease.:rrose: |
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My back has been the devils hand maden for a couple of days so ive been takeing tramadole and flexerill trying to settle the thing down..we are going thrue the last two weeks of the pool season,I know I have spent to much time bent over the table shoothing pool for hours...my team is only points away from the top of a top 3 teams.I know I need to give it a rest...but but but we want to go to VEGAS and play. |
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I have been diabetic for about 11 years. The first several of those years I spent ignoring my doctors and taking the meds haphazardly. In 2005 I had a blood clot in my lung and I woke up one morning with my leg swollen and unable to catch my breath at all. I went to the hospital and thus began a year and a half of medical treatment for two pulmonary embolisms, uterine cancer and a bad gallbladder. My blood sugar would spike up to around 600 and a lot of time was spent getting that straight. 3 surgeries later, I was back on track with the meds but still having eating problems as I was on blood thinner in addition to other medications and it came to pass that I couldnt eat anything for one reason or another so the frustration got the better of me and I stopped taking all the meds again.
The early part of this year, my health started slipping away from me again. I was putting on weight (fluid) and I returned to the hospital because there were symptoms of another pulmonary embolism. I had a filter installed and felt relatively safe with that, but it turned out a clot got past it and went up so there I was in the hospital again. This time they ran a bunch of tests and informed me I have congestive heart failure with my heart working at only 20% capacity. My diabetes was out of control, bp was excessively high and I was gaining fluid like crazy. I was becoming barely mobile and felt Like I was wading through water all the time. I wound up at the cardiologist who got me on some decent meds, I had to start taking insulin shots, back on the blood thinner and he gave me lasix for the water gain. Currently I have lost 45 pounds (mostly fluid), am taking all my meds. My blood sugar is back to normal levels and I have totally modified my diet to a no salt, low fat regime. I eat no more packaged foods, stopped eating out, and eat mostly meat and fresh fruits and veggies. It has made a world of difference in how I feel. I have more energy now, am looking forward to losing some more weight and keeping the diabetes under control. Diabetes is a silent killer. It tricks you because you do not often feel the symptoms of it or know the damage it is doing to your body. My cardiologist told me that if I didnt take the heart meds and keep the diabetes under control, I would be lucky to live five more years. It scared the hell out of me. I have found the new diet is not so bad, I am cooking more at home and being creative with it and I do not mind giving myself shots as I like the results I am getting. I would encourage anyone with diabetes to read up on the subject extensively, try very hard to stick to a plan and not be stupid like I was. I found there were many online forums that address diabetic/low salt diets and give you suggestions for things to take for lunch, etc. I found a lot of that helpful. :fastdraq: |
Hello everyone
I got diagnosed with diabetes back in November and I guess you could say I lived in denial for a while. I forget what the doc said my A1C was at the time, i know it had a 4 and a 6 in it but not sure if it was 4.6 or 6.4. However.. when I first started checking my sugar it was never like over 250. Now my sugar never runs over 140.
I used to eat at least 3 sweets a day and drink at least 3 can sodas a day. Now... I have only had 1 soda in over a month, i have had a total of like 4 cookies in over a month, only 1 small piece of cinnamon cake and 1 ice cream cone. Other then that for snacks and desserts I have been eating yogurt cups, delicious 90 calorie pack rice cakes, Celery with peanut butter, the occasional popcorn and the occasional bowl of sherbert. I now have milk with breakfast and the whole rest of the day I drink water or water with a crystal light packet that is made with truvia. Those are really good. I have never liked any of the artificial sweetners but this truvia in this crystal light pure is really good. I also take walks at least 3 times a week. I walk whatever I feel up to walking because sadly I also have rheumatoid arthritis, major nerve damage to my sciatic nerve and hypo thyroid-ism; so sometimes I am hurting too bad to walk at all. My doctor does not know about my changes yet but my diabetic nutritionist does and she told me she is extremely proud of me. I pretty much gave all of the sweets and sugary drinks up after my first visit with her. She was just somehow motivating. As for the carbs and starches... She said I could have between 15-30 carbs per snack and 45-60 per meal. I do watch my carbs also... Instead of eating like potatoes at dinner, I either eat a salad or a yogurt cup. She said a great thing to do is to incorporate your desert into your meal instead of eating as desert. For example: The eating the yogurt cup in place of the potatoes. She also said that as for your portion sizes, she said everyone especially diabetics should remember this..... Your vegetables should take up 1/2 of your plate. Then you have a half of your plate left. Of that half that you have left your meat should take up 3/4's of that half however it should not be a fried meat such as fried chicken. Then you now have 1/4th of your plate left which should be your starch such as potatoes, corn, rice, pasta, etc... Anyways that is just my story and a few tips that my diabetic nutritionist gave me. I hope they help at least 1 person. Hope everyone is having a great day/night. :) |
When the doc said I was becomeing pre diabetic my test said 6.4 I think..but any way all I got was a big envelop in the mail with a diet plan in it..thats it.No one told me how many carbs pr meal to eat or gave me anyway to track the sugar..wich would help a lot to beable to check a couple times a day cause I wanna know what it is so I can regulate what I eat better.Sofar I hvent herd from anyone else at the hospital or dr.s office about a thing.I got an appointment next month so I will work it all out then,I did call but no response..figures. |
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I'm working on eating more veggies...and trying to make my treats things that help me instead of hurt me, like a glass of red wine. My health coach (who is also a nutritionist) also recommends the "half a plate of veggies" technique, as well as making snacks mostly veggie. He recommended that I do the veggie preparation (washing, peeling, chopping) as a part of unpacking and putting away the groceries...then I'm more likely to grab vegetables for snacks since the work is already done. So far, it's helping. Having a big ziploc bag of cauliflower florets, celery and carrot sticks, etc. means that I reach for those to munch on instead of heading for the potato chips or cookies. Every little bit helps. Wishing you all :goodluck: and good health. :rrose: |
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of course my sweetie has got both my son and me eating a lot better than we ever have :) |
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