So I am sitting here drinking some milk,

I recently discovered that I have super high blood sugar. It's ussually around the low 200s.

I happen to take a look at the lable on the milk bottle. It has 12 grams of sugar!

And I drink a lot of milk. Dang! This was from a 1% lowfat milk bottle.

A freind of mine sitting next to me says that whole milk has a lot less sugar. Does it? Should I even drink much milk anymore? 

I was a milk junkie, drinking a least a quart every day,  ussually two qaurts.

So then I get on the net to look into "milk and diabetes". Pretty much the entire screen is filled with search results of stories saying that Milk causes type one. Something about babies not being fed breast milk and drinking lots of milk as an infant causes type 1. EEK.

I am curious as to our readers opinions.

Dead Man,
You don't need opinions, man! You need a nutrition class! Call your doctor's office and have them set up a class with a dietician or a certified nutritionist or a teaching nurse from the local health department.

You have insufficient information to cope with your disease. If your doctor hasn't considered signing you up for a class then he/she is negligent. Get a new doctor. You are headed toward some heavy duty complications. If nothing else gets your attention I can tell you that diabetes is one of the biggest causes of erectile dysfunction in men. (It also causes neuropathy and numbness in the sensitive sex organs of women.)

This is serious stuff here and you need lowered numbers immediately. If you don't have insurance then speak with your doctor's office about finding you low cost education or at least a good diabetes book to start learning from. You are at high risk for stroke, heart attack, blindness, kidney failure and amputation without proper education and lifestyle changes.

We can offer support here but we can't substitute for a full nutrition class. Good luck with this.

DMW

I am afraid you are missing what we are saying. You should be seen by somebody. Go to a clinic somewhere, if there is anyway you can. You need some medical assistance to get your blood sugar under control.

We can't do any more than inform you, but we have done so, repeatedly. You have to take the next step.

Good luck and keep us informed.

Check with a social worker at the free clinic.  If you really are broke and don't have any resources, you qualify for state assistance and they will pay the doctor bills and the prescriptions.  Please check it out.

Good Luck!  Rhoda

Hey ....

I understand limited/no resources and I understand broke. I also am BEGINNING to understand what we need to eat. Until you can get yourself some medical assistance, cut out as MANY carbs from your diet as you can. Veggies and lean protein are the way to go. Exercise however you can. Walk, run, jump up and down.

And keep trying to see someone ... your quality of life depends on it.

I gave up milk completely and use unsweetened Almond Breeze instead .... almost no carbs and tastes just fine.

I get it at Whole Foods. It's basically made from almonds with a few other benign ingredients...very low carb,no sugar or artificial sweeteners. I stay away from most dairy and soy, so this is a great alternative.