Welcome Baglady75

Hi again. As an intro to me, diabetes runs on my mother's side of the family. And nerve deafness seems to also be inherited, too. I have read this might be because of neuropathy in the ears that causes hearing loss. In any case, since being diagnosed back in 2005, I've been pretty well controlled with metformin and a diet plan which is low carb.

What meds are you on?

In some families, the genetics is strong, like mine. In others it may not be as strong as much but a certain tendency given the right factors. However, in all cases of type 2s, blood sugar responds immediately to food and drink. The higher the carb content, the higher the blood sugar will be. (This is also true in type 1s who need insulin no matter what.)

There are other factors that affect blood sugar to an extent, too: other medications like steroids or some BP meds, being sick, pancreas damage. Sustained exercise like walking, biking, swimming help control blood sugar. Losing weight will also help make us less insulin resistant.

Check out the website in my signature for more info about blood sugar.

Good morning! I hope it's a good day for you. With our crazy weather, this virus and everything else I'm reading about, my anxieties have been stirred up. And, yes, it's very easy to go off my eating plan. There are times I do, but I get back on track asap.

At the beginning of my diagnosis I bought Dr. Richard Bernstein's Diabetes Solution and read through the parts that pertained to me as a type 2. From there I formulated my own plan because his diet is too restrictive. He's type 1. Anyway, what works for me as far as keeping my blood sugar more under control that I'm only on metformin is this. I eat all sort of vegetables but not potatoes or sweet potatoes. All kinds of leafy greens, eggs, cheese, nuts, natural peanut butter (no sugar added).

So, my meals are made from all this - plus I do have a couple of slices of uncured turkey deli meat for lunch. I used to put a lot of sugar in my coffee; then I went to half sugar and half Equal, then to no sweetener at all, just half and half. Fruit has a lot of natural sugar and will raise blood sugar. So, I will eat about 4 or 5 raspberries with two squares of dark chocolate as a dessert as a treat sometimes, or I will eat the raspberries with a cup of Greek Gods plain yogurt.

And now riced cauliflower is a really excellent base for dinner. It nearly behaves like regular rice so you can use it regularly. Green Giant has the best, in my opinion, riced cauliflower products because there is no added salt.

I found that eating sweet food makes me want to eat more sweet food just like eating ONE potato chip leads to more and more. ugh

I love talking about food - I guess you can tell. lol

Hi Baglady, your particular situation means you need to eat the best way for you at this time. If this is temporary, then I do suggest eating for better blood sugar as I described above, but now you have a good resource for blood sugar in the link Blood Sugar 101 in my signature. If you are able to get some exercise in, that would be great!