Diabetes

[ljjhouser]

You got that right, a A1C at 8.4 is not good and will give you complications which will kill. Someone stated earlier that "all fruits are good" which is not the case. For example, banana's are caloric intense and I can't only consume 1/3 at a time or my BG will go through the roof. Things are like apples are the apposite and do nothing to raise my blood glucagon. When i got a CGM*, it changed my eating habits, reduced my A1C and improved my life very much.. But if you like to eat like I do, then exercise is your freind. That is the more you move around, then the more you can eat care free.

* What is continuous glucose monitoring? Continuous glucose monitoring automatically tracks blood glucose levels, also called blood sugar, throughout the day and night. You can see your glucose level anytime at a glance. You can also review how your glucose changes over a few hours or days to see trends.

When I first found I was diabetic, I used a lot of test strips. I profiled all the foods I liked a lot. (tested before eating the food, tested again just after eating it, and tested again 2 hours later to see if the number came down or remained up). I used to love orange segments and my wife would keep a bowl in the frig. for me. I found 3 orange segments would raise my number by 200 and stay there for most of the day. I haven't eaten an orange since.

You are right about certain foods, and the need to modify their use.
And all fruits are good, but not all fruits are good for a diabetic. It depends on the effect a fruit has on the each person's blood sugar.

On days I don't have time to eat before leaving the house, I cut up and apple in thin slices. It doesn't raise my numbers and keeps me from (at times) feeling sick.

I am glad you mentioned the use of apples. Glad you can use them. They have been a great "safety net" for me.

 

[daugen]

I am blessed to live in between two apple orchards, and every night my dessert is a local apple.
Now I have to try to wean myself off bread and cereal.

lot to learn here, appreciate everyone sharing their experiences

 

[Bocephous]

An apple with about a quarter cup of Smucker's natural peanut butter (chunky) is my version of dessert everyday. I cut the apple in thin slices and use them to scoop the pb. The fat in the pb probably slows the absorbtion of glycogen into my bloodstream, and I need the calories, so it is a win/win.

 

[ljjhouser]

To the OP - Interesting - it is easy to see that something a person knows nothing about and never thought of it, Then you find it is something that you must tend to along with so many other friends. How clear that none of us are in this alone. Looks like the day we found diabetes, we join a pretty large group of learning and changing people. I think that is a good thing. Illness would be so much difficult if it was something the you were only one of a very few.

 

[daugen]

sometimes we are like old boat bottoms, we seem to collect barnacles and junk along the way
finally have to scrape them off, somehow, some way

and sometimes neglect has done too much damage and there are consequences.

got myself a couple of new fridge containers, and brewed myself first batch of peppermint tea.
Going to finish off the last of the Diet 5 fake juice stuff and try the decaf herbal tea instead.
Also ordered a digital BP cuff. Too many 145's to ignore.

hard to keep it between the reds and the greens at times

 

[D2Cat]

I reversed diabetes. Has any certified dietitian done the same?

I'll say it again: I. Reversed. Diabetes.

It is gone.

Find that dietitian who has done so.

If not: then stop killing people and listen to science and experience.

I reversed diabetes as have tens of thousands of people.

Though you mean well, your dietitian has never reverse diabetes.

People with diabetes already face a medical community that treats them as though they have an incurable disease, a disease they brought upon themselves. Your dietitian/master degree MD/whatever was taught that diabetes is an incurable, progressive disease that at best is managed.

This isn't a political thing, this is a life thing and people with type 2 have unwittingly eaten their way into type 2 and they can knowingly eat their way out of type 2 diabetes though diet alone.

Although you mean well, your skepticism leads people to their deaths.

I understand this post is 6 years old, but I am responding because the poster seems to think all diabetics can self cure. He did, and wants to find a dietitian who has done so with their advise and has an outspoken rebellion against their education.

Folks with type 2 diabetes have a pancreas that produces "some" insulin. They can control their BS levels with various foods and exercise, and sometime need meds to help that control.

My guess the poster I am responding to fits this category. He likely changed his eating habit, eating volumes, increased exercise and got off of med and achieved a lower BS reading.

There are many diabetics who are type 1. Their body produces virtually no insulin. They require insulin for their body to use the food they eat. This condition is confirmed with a C-Peptide test. This tells exactly how much insulin the body produces.

Type 1 diabetics do not get cured by changing diet, food volumes, or exercise. Their body still needs insulin. The change in diet, food volumes, and exercise will impact the efficiency of the use of the insulin. They will need insulin as long as they are alive, and at this point there is no know way to get the human body to start producing insulin again.

This is why type 1 diabetics often use an insulin pump. It can be set to provide a per-planned insulin amount to be injected moment by moment to somewhat replicate the pancreas. Then larger amounts of insulin can be injected when needed for meals. Somewhat of an artificial pancreas.

Just a heads up to let folks know there are some that will never be cured. Don't let the uninformed belittle you because of their ignorance.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I understand this post is 6 years old, but I am responding because the poster seems to think all diabetics can self cure. He did, and wants to find a dietitian who has done so with their advise and has an outspoken rebellion against their education.

Folks with type 2 diabetes have a pancreas that produces "some" insulin. They can control their BS levels with various foods and exercise, and sometime need meds to help that control.

My guess the poster I am responding to fits this category. He likely changed his eating habit, eating volumes, increased exercise and got off of med and achieved a lower BS reading.

There are many diabetics who are type 1. Their body produces virtually no insulin. They require insulin for their body to use the food they eat. This condition is confirmed with a C-Peptide test. This tells exactly how much insulin the body produces.

Type 1 diabetics do not get cured by changing diet, food volumes, or exercise. Their body still needs insulin. The change in diet, food volumes, and exercise will impact the efficiency of the use of the insulin. They will need insulin as long as they are alive, and at this point there is no know way to get the human body to start producing insulin again.

This is why type 1 diabetics often use an insulin pump. It can be set to provide a per-planned insulin amount to be injected moment by moment to somewhat replicate the pancreas. Then larger amounts of insulin can be injected when needed for meals. Somewhat of an artificial pancreas.

Just a heads up to let folks know there are some that will never be cured. Don't let the uninformed belittle you because of their ignorance.

It was obvious in the context of the thread that I was speaking about type 2 diabetes because we were not discussing Type 1 diabetes. Type 1s are born that way and your remark, "Don't let the uninformed belittle you because of their ignorance" against my person is both unwarranted and unappreciated.

 

[ArlyA]

Type 1 is not necessarily born with. Both you guys got things wrong.. Still won't hate you for that.

 

[D2Cat]

It was obvious in the context of the thread that I was speaking about type 2 diabetes because we were not discussing Type 1 diabetes. Type 1s are born that way and your remark, "Don't let the uninformed belittle you because of their ignorance" against my person is both unwarranted and unappreciated.

Here's what you said that indicates you are uninformed.

"People with diabetes already face a medical community that treats them as though they have an incurable disease, a disease they brought upon themselves. Your dietitian/master degree MD/whatever was taught that diabetes is an incurable, progressive disease that at best is managed."

 

[D2Cat]

Type 1 is not necessarily born with. Both you guys got things wrong.. Still won't hate you for that.

Who/where is it said someone with type 1 is born with it?