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From: petermitch on 9 Jun 2008 14:33 Hi kate sorry i hav'nt got back sooner. Been working away Thanks for the info on low carb veggies. At least i can stock up on those now. Diapointed about only 1 tomato as i love them. But i,ll manage. LOL. Thanks also for the tip on exersize. Yes it has been pushing it up further to 18 at some point, but i felt ok. What kind of meat is best and what can i drink? Its a funny thing somtimes my blood suger will suddenly drop to around 7 or 6. And if i have somthing to eat i get this heavy spinning head, it feels like i want to go to sleep and then it passes after about 5 mins. Have you had anything like that? Cheers ...pete
From: Alan S on 9 Jun 2008 16:33 On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 11:33:23 -0700 (PDT), petermitch(a)fsmail.net wrote: >Hi kate sorry i hav'nt got back sooner. Been working away Thanks for >the info on low carb veggies. At least i can stock up on those now. >Diapointed about only 1 tomato as i love them. But i,ll manage. LOL. >Thanks also for the tip on exersize. Yes it has been pushing it up >further to 18 at some point, but i felt ok. What kind of meat is best >and what can i drink? Its a funny thing somtimes my blood suger will >suddenly drop to around 7 or 6. And if i have somthing to eat i get >this heavy spinning head, it feels like i want to go to sleep and then >it passes after about 5 mins. Have you had anything like that? >Cheers ...pete G'day Pete Not Kate, so I hope you don't mind me butting in. I've read your earlier posts and replies. John posted two links to you. Have you read either of them yet? http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/NewlyDiagnosed.htm And http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/2006/10/d-day.html You'll find some of the answers there. 6 and 7 are good numbers - that's where you want to be. It's the carbs (starches) in the foods you eat that are sending you up to 18, and it's either those high numbers or the sudden drops to lower numbers that are causing those symptoms. The solution is not to go high in the first place. Try using your meter this way. For a couple of days, test twice after each meal. Start by testing one hour after you finish eating and then two hours after. Pretty quickly you should be able to predict how long after you stop eating is your peak time. That is your "spike" time. For me it's about one hour after my last bite but you may be different. Then follow this routine. Start with whatever you eat now. Eat, then test after eating at your spike time and if BG's are too high then review what you ate and change the menu next time. Then do that again, and again, and again until what you eat doesn't spike you. You will get some surprises, particularly at breakfast time. The so-called "heart-healthy" breakfasts are NOT for most type 2's. Similarly, you will find variations through the day - the same thing will have different effects at breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper. But I can't say how they will affect others - only how it affected me - which is why we all need to test ourselves. As you gradually improve your blood glucose levels, review the resulting way of eating to ensure adequate nutrition, fibre etc are included and adjust accordingly. Then test again. Test, review, adjust, always towards better and better blood glucose levels. Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. -- d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan_s/ http://loraltravel.blogspot.com Latest: Indira Gandhi Airport, Delhi
From: Tiger_Lily on 9 Jun 2008 21:32 petermitch(a)fsmail.net wrote: > Hi kate sorry i hav'nt got back sooner. Been working away Thanks for > the info on low carb veggies. At least i can stock up on those now. > Diapointed about only 1 tomato as i love them. But i,ll manage. LOL. > Thanks also for the tip on exersize. Yes it has been pushing it up > further to 18 at some point, but i felt ok. What kind of meat is best > and what can i drink? Its a funny thing somtimes my blood suger will > suddenly drop to around 7 or 6. And if i have somthing to eat i get > this heavy spinning head, it feels like i want to go to sleep and then > it passes after about 5 mins. Have you had anything like that? > Cheers ...pete read Alan's response to you, Peter :) drink? water with a squeeze of lemon in it, diet sodas (pop?), 2 only 8 oz cups of coffee in the morning, weak tea at will, crystal lite, sparkling water.......... i'm sure others will have more ideas meat.......... eat salmon or trout or sardines or herring or some other cold water fish with high omega 3 content at least 2 times a week we eat pork chops with all the fat cut off them, boneless, skinless chicken breast and for a treat, once a week, a NY strip loin (filet) steak :) yum the only thing i can think of for the dizzy spell is the speed at which your bg is dropping........ if my bg drops really quickly, then i feel hypo at a level that's higher than 'hypo levels'.............. also, there is a 'relative hypo' where your bg drops to normal levels, but your body is used to too high bg levels, and your body reacts as if it's having a hypo............after a week or two of good bg control, you shouldn't have 'relative hypos' anymore do mention the dizzy spells to your doctor if they persist! -- kate type 1 since 1987 www.diabetic-talk.org http://www.diabetes-support.org.uk/newly%20diagnosed.html
From: Tiger_Lily on 10 Jun 2008 15:16 Trinkwasser wrote: > Here's a good site > > http://www.dsolve.com/ > > the good thing about it is, the How To section has been written by a > proper genuine doctor, so your own medical professionals will have > less difficulty dismissing it as the work of an amateur Katharine's son has diabetes, and she follows a low-carb approach to treating his diabetes, keeping his bg levels on a more even level than can be attained with a high carb diet she has a vested interest in this, and she wants the guidelines in the UK to reflect that low-carb IS an option, if not 'the way' -- kate type 1 since 1987 www.diabetic-talk.org http://www.diabetes-support.org.uk/newly%20diagnosed.html
From: Nicky on 10 Jun 2008 17:54
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:16:40 -0600, Tiger_Lily <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >Trinkwasser wrote: > >> Here's a good site >> >> http://www.dsolve.com/ >> >> the good thing about it is, the How To section has been written by a >> proper genuine doctor, so your own medical professionals will have >> less difficulty dismissing it as the work of an amateur > >Katharine's son has diabetes, and she follows a low-carb approach to >treating his diabetes, keeping his bg levels on a more even level than >can be attained with a high carb diet Oh! I didn't realise it was her site. Cool! Nicky (off to sign up...) T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid D&E, 100ug thyroxine Last A1c 5.4% BMI 25 |