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From: Michelle C on 6 Aug 2008 20:57 "Susan" <nevermind(a)nomail.com> wrote in message news:6fuq3jFddl23U1(a)mid.individual.net... > x-no-archive: yes > > Barbara H wrote: > >> Thanks Susan. I don't think I'm accomplished enough to snip and post >> across the replies. Anyway I'll definitely take a different approach. I >> didn't think about spreading the total day carbs across more "eating >> events" With Byetta I've not had an appetite so I thought skipping >> snacks would be a good thing. However, your point is well taken and >> makes sense. > > I think it's a pretty standard recommended approach, to avoid spikes and > troughs in bg by spreading the carbs thinner. > >> >> You know, I don't even know what triglycerides are other than something >> to do with fat. I always think that the good and bad cholesterol are >> what the doc focuses on but reading posts here I think I need to learn a >> little more about all of these numbers. Guess I'll do some google work >> soon. I know my LDL probably came down as a result of my exercise. Just >> gotta do a bit more. > > Yeah, because those good and bad cholesterol statements are all wrong. LDL > is WONDERFUL because all of our adrenal steroids are made from it. You > never want to be low in it, but you don't want it to be VLDL, the small, > dense atherogenic LDL. HDL is "good" in that if it's high it's a marker > for the good kind of LDL, the large, fluffy, undamaging stuff you want > plenty of. > > TGLs are fatty acids your liver stores extra carbs and calories as. And > they are the single most accurate predictor of heart disease, so you want > them low, closer to 100, and HDL high, because low TGLs and high HDL as a > pattern indicate that you're making the good LDL, not VLDL. > >> >> Thanks again - I appreciate the point of view that is very prevalent >> here. It's pretty hard line - not like any of the other forums I've read. >> I like it. It feels right. > > Hope it works for you. Adjustments in thinking and habits take time. > > Susan Just to add to Susan's terrific explanation in regard to triglycerides~when you ingest excess carbs, your body converts them to triglycerides. So although triglyceride is a fat, it's made from carbs. That's what makes triglycerides a very good indicator on whether or not you are eating too many carbs. If triglycerides are high your carb intake is too high--overall or at any one time. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be knowledge that doctor's share with patients. Good for you for getting yourself back on track, Barbara! -- Best regards, Michelle C., T2 diet & exercise BMI 21.5
From: Barbara H on 6 Aug 2008 23:08 "Michelle C" <bookbug_35(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:g7dhaq$cvj$1(a)registered.motzarella.org... > > "Susan" <nevermind(a)nomail.com> wrote in message > news:6fuq3jFddl23U1(a)mid.individual.net... >> x-no-archive: yes >> >> Barbara H wrote: >> >>> Thanks Susan. I don't think I'm accomplished enough to snip and post >>> across the replies. Anyway I'll definitely take a different approach. >>> I didn't think about spreading the total day carbs across more "eating >>> events" With Byetta I've not had an appetite so I thought skipping >>> snacks would be a good thing. However, your point is well taken and >>> makes sense. >> >> I think it's a pretty standard recommended approach, to avoid spikes and >> troughs in bg by spreading the carbs thinner. >> >>> >>> You know, I don't even know what triglycerides are other than something >>> to do with fat. I always think that the good and bad cholesterol are >>> what the doc focuses on but reading posts here I think I need to learn a >>> little more about all of these numbers. Guess I'll do some google work >>> soon. I know my LDL probably came down as a result of my exercise. >>> Just gotta do a bit more. >> >> Yeah, because those good and bad cholesterol statements are all wrong. >> LDL is WONDERFUL because all of our adrenal steroids are made from it. >> You never want to be low in it, but you don't want it to be VLDL, the >> small, dense atherogenic LDL. HDL is "good" in that if it's high it's a >> marker for the good kind of LDL, the large, fluffy, undamaging stuff you >> want plenty of. >> >> TGLs are fatty acids your liver stores extra carbs and calories as. And >> they are the single most accurate predictor of heart disease, so you want >> them low, closer to 100, and HDL high, because low TGLs and high HDL as a >> pattern indicate that you're making the good LDL, not VLDL. >> >>> >>> Thanks again - I appreciate the point of view that is very prevalent >>> here. It's pretty hard line - not like any of the other forums I've >>> read. I like it. It feels right. >> >> Hope it works for you. Adjustments in thinking and habits take time. >> >> Susan > > Just to add to Susan's terrific explanation in regard to > triglycerides~when you ingest excess carbs, your body converts them to > triglycerides. So although triglyceride is a fat, it's made from carbs. > That's what makes triglycerides a very good indicator on whether or not > you are eating too many carbs. If triglycerides are high your carb intake > is too high--overall or at any one time. > > Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be knowledge that doctor's share with > patients. > > Good for you for getting yourself back on track, Barbara! > -- > Best regards, > Michelle C., T2 > diet & exercise > BMI 21.5 > Thanks Michelle. I feel very well informed and I think that will help me keep on track. Barbara H
From: Barbara H on 6 Aug 2008 23:28 "Alan S" <loralgtweightandcarbs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:09fk9492kh6u1ak32op3gag9k2jmlsn246(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 14:19:17 -0500, "Barbara H" > <bhenderson26(a)cox.net> wrote: > >>Trygly... 136 181 > > What did you eat for breakfast today? > > Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. > -- > Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. > Blog http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com > DLife column http://tinyurl.com/5v74xr > http://loraltravel.blogspot.com (The Taj Mahal) Okay - it's been a long day but I looked at my food log and here's the breakfast: All mixed up together: 1 low carb Mama Lupe' brand tortilla (diced & grilled crisp) (3 net carbs) 2 slices of crisp bacon crumbled 2 scrambled eggs. (4 carbs) 2 T. hot picante sauce (2 carbs) And a fresh peach (10 carbs) 1 hour pp = 99 2 hour pp = 91 Yesterday I had basically the same breakfast except that I ate one piece of Toast (net carbs 7) instead of the tortilla. My bg was just as good. I've been writing everything down again. One of the things I have let slide. What would you recommend? I'm open to any good experience here. Thanks, Barbara H T2, dx 7/06, Metformin 1500, Byetta 5x2 Current A1c 6.4
From: DonnaB shallotpeel on 7 Aug 2008 00:07 On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 14:19:17 -0500, in <XOmmk.12960$KZ.10948(a)newsfe03.iad> "Barbara H" <bhenderson26(a)cox.net> wrote: >Hello - don't post very often but I do read every day. Think I'll start >asking a few more questions since I seem to be sliding the wrong way. Just >got my lab results back and while I know what caused my A1c to jump I'm not >sure how the other things improved .... except tryglycerides which are much >worse. > >Just started Byetta so maybe 3 mos. from now all of this will be better. >I've cut my carbs (total day) and am enjoying the appetite suppression >Byetta seems to cause. I've gained back about 15 lbs. from the 40 I lost >last year and I also seem to have lost some of my drive to be diligent. >You've all taught me enough to mostly know the right things to say. It's >just doing the right things that has been harder the past few months. I >guess a good kick in the seat of the pants is really what I need! (Not too >hard though) :-) > >Labs 12/07 7/08 >FBG 122 122 >A1c 5.9 6.4 >Trygly... 136 181 >Choles.. 209 198 >HDL 39 49 >LDL 148 113 > >Barbara H Type 2, Metformin 1500, Byetta 2x5, dx 7/06 Looking at the combination of things as a wake-up call is a great way to look at it, as well as is having a 'slide back' - to me anyway - in terms of lessons for the future. This is not about any one specific lab result change, but is the Byetta the only change in meds? You were already taking Metformin 1500, in other words? We were diagnosed a month apart. -- DonnaB shallotpeel : ^> USA <*> new WIN Vista user 06-07-06 Diagnosis T2 HbA1c 8.1, D&E & Metformin 500mg Current ................... HbA1c 6.3
From: krom on 7 Aug 2008 03:24
I am having a similar problem with my a1c...i am never above 100 in the day ever ...so i am thining i am liver dumping in my sleep because my a1c last test was a 6 when by my calculation it should have been low 5. I have tried eating before bed different things...taking a timed release met etc..all not working..i still wake to a higher then i like fasting... this disease is a pain.. KROM "Barbara H" <bhenderson26(a)cox.net> wrote > > Yesterday I had basically the same breakfast except that I ate one piece > of Toast (net carbs 7) instead of the tortilla. My bg was just as good. > > I've been writing everything down again. One of the things I have let > slide. What would you recommend? I'm open to any good experience here. > > Thanks, > Barbara H > T2, dx 7/06, Metformin 1500, Byetta 5x2 Current A1c 6.4 > > |