Diabetes & Eating

My how confusing this must be for you. I can see where you are coming from. I don't know what to tell you to eat for low BS, I have high BS, so we surely wouldn't correlate would we?
I can see if I can get some help for you though through my diabetes educator, she is very smart. Would you like for me to see if I can help you?

From what I was told by the pharmacist today, the pancreas is creating too much insulin which eats up blood sugar. BUT, she said eventually it will wear itself out and stop producing too much insulin. Whether it will stop altogether remains to be seen. Since there is a history of diabetes in my family it is possible. If I could find the exact eating regimen that I should follow without gaining weight, I'll be happy. I am sure that exercise will be a necessity here and I am trying to get back to that. But I have fibromyalgia as well so pain and fatigue are always an issue with me. I was out delivering catalogues today, trudging through snow and when I came home I was so totally exhausted and in pain as well. It wasn't any more than I usually do but I think the snow played a factor, and perhaps my new diagnosis. Whatever you can find out would be great. Someone told me to get Suzanne Sommers book, but this person went against what the dietitian suggested so that's why I'm confused.

Okay I will see what I can get for you from her, I am sure she can help you, also you can go to this website and they will help you, it has alot of information on there and can be trusted.
www.home-remedies-for-you...

I think you will find all you need there, in the meantime I will see my educator on Thursday for cooking class and I will ask her if she has any other information aside from this for you.
Blessings to you
Kathy

Thank you very much. The website was very helpful. The suggested menu is pretty much exactly what I have been doing. Though still having difficulty cutting out my sweets, especially at night. Switching over to whole wheat pasta may be difficult for the family to accept but we'll just have to see. Money is an issue and I am going through apples like crazy. My last purchase (Friday) is almost depleted and won't make it until next grocery day (Friday).

I just haven't read anywhere what the dietitian said about eating protein WITH fruit to absorb some of the natural sugars.

I really appreciate your help. Thank you so much.

Your welcome and I will still ask Wilma when I see her Thursday, let you know what I find out.

Diabetes is connected to the heart because it has to do with the blood which runs through the heart. My father had a mild heart attack when he was 65. He got diagnosed with Diabetes in his late 70's. He died of a stroke two years ago at 82. They are all diseases related to the heart.:(

OH MY Diabetes really works on the heart, she really needs to follow her diet better. I know though because I have a Dad who does the same thing, eats what he wishes and pops his pills. What they don't realize is the pills cannot work effectively without a proper diet.

the situation is in red alert. u really need to take care of her properly. ask to have proper diet balanced with proper sleep.

The famous quotation by Adelle Davis "have a breakfast like a king, lunch like a queen and dinner like a pauper" is very much apt. and moreover the diet is important. Should contain less or zero quantity of sugar in food items. U can use sugar equivalents like jaggery and honey that come naturally unlike synthetic ones which could be harmful.

maintain a minimum of 2 hrs gap after the dinner and sleep and exercise every morning.

I go back to the doctor Mar. 28 and if my HBA1C is lower than last time I get to come off my pills, PRAISE GOD!
I only take one metformin at bedtime with a 15gm snack, and it seems to work just fine. When I began my HBA1C was 8.9, in September, in Dec. I had to redo bloodwork, it was 6.2 still higher than they want it to be so I am hoping that this time it will be leveled out. I have lost 40-45 lbs since September because of the low carb diet and I am hoping I don't put too much of it back on. Good Luck to you with your diabetes.

Yes it is very over whelming, but you really need to follow a diet a little better, I am not preaching to you, but since you already have heart disease and HBP, you would greatly benefit from a healthy diet.
Please try to follow it better, I know it is hard....but it does get easier as time goes along. Ask your doctor if you would benefit from taking Metformin for your diabetes, it is also a diet pill...which is what it was first established as. I think it has worked effectively for me. Maybe it would be great for you also. I hope it gets better for you, God Bless You!!!

i want to thank you so much for the infor on Metformin, I had the doctor change mine the next day after your reply and it is working wonderfully. No more sudden drops in my sugar after taking the medicine. I take at 8am and again at 6pm and my blood sugar has leveled out to between 106 to 129 which is really great for me. I also find that i don't have that want of something to eat all the time.maybe I can lose someof this weight I put on since I started taking all this medicine. Once again thank you so much.

Thank you so much . I will use this information wisely. I have been to the doctor, but this sounds like great info. Thanks

Thank you Chey, and I have done all I was supposed to so I can keep from going on shots...(OUCH is right), I just don't think I can give myself a shot, I have a phobia with needles.

I really can't say I blame you kcook. I couldn't give myself the shots either. I just have this thing about inflicting pain upon myself.

Yes I don't administer Insulin and hope I never have to, but I do count carbs...it is complicated to me.