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Posted 5/10/2012 10:05 PM (GMT 0)

i dont know why i have to repost this when i posted it it never showed so here goes.

for the last couple days using a half pill of metformin at lunch and half at dinner it seems to be helping. yesterday i had one bad reading, i felt sugar was low but when i tested it it was 161 so i think not drinking anything until 11 is what did it. i dont like to drink until 11 or 12 for some reason but i will make myself. i am having a burrito tonight but with a low carb and low fat tortilla and fat free sour cream so hopefully my sugars stay low. i know the doctor told me to cut my pill and only take half but doing that my sugar still goes high. i think if my sugar is in the 80's in the morning that my sugars will be better vs if they start at 100 but i have to see if that is the case in the next few days. i think sometimes we have to go by gut instinct.

i am going to research and learn about the benefits of the glycemic index and see if that helps to..

Posted 5/11/2012 1:40 AM (GMT 0)
I think you're doing very well!  Learning as much as you can about your health will help you tremendously and it will also help the rest of the family.  Yes, if your fasting starts out in the 80's (which is what a non-diabetic's would be), then your blood sugar is more controllable compared to starting out at 100.  This would also be true at any other time, like before a meal.  Whatever blood sugar level you start out at before a meal will probably determine how much of a rise you'll see after eating.

yeah  

PS  Sometimes there's a glitch when posting and a post may not appear.  This happens when I use my Netbook but not on our desktop.

Posted 5/12/2012 1:47 AM (GMT 0)
Is 131 two hours after eating good
Posted 5/12/2012 2:16 AM (GMT 0)
No!  What did you eat?
Posted 5/12/2012 2:23 AM (GMT 0)
My normal grilled ckn light mayo tomato wheat bread but it was 117 before I ate. I had three bites of Mac and cheese an hour before I ate dinner but I had too eat very fast today because of customers at work.
Posted 5/12/2012 2:25 AM (GMT 0)
And I forgot to take the half of Metformin before eating
Posted 5/12/2012 2:28 AM (GMT 0)
Then, the combination of the mac and cheese plus the sandwich made the blood sugar rise more than it should.  If you did ok with the sandwich before this, it's the macaroni which made your blood sugar rise to 117 before you started the sandwich but at that time the macaroni was still having an effect on the blood sugar, so with the sandwich, it kept rising.  Macaroni is refined flour. 
Posted 5/12/2012 2:31 AM (GMT 0)
I know but couldn't resist. I'm bad but it was good and it's ending soon so at least it didn't go higher and I been being good
Posted 5/12/2012 2:36 AM (GMT 0)
I KNOW what you mean!  turn    It's crappy that just a few bites of mac and cheese can do that!  So much for the theory that fat (in the cheese) tempers the rise of the carb!  Have a good night!
Posted 5/12/2012 2:38 AM (GMT 0)
Yes I agree I think 131 isn't too high but not where I want it. At lunch before eating I was 120 two hours after 121
Posted 5/12/2012 7:14 PM (GMT 0)
When diagnosed i was 226 pounds now I'm 203.4 pounds
Posted 5/12/2012 7:35 PM (GMT 0)
That's fantastic.  Soon, you'll be under 200!  yeah
Posted 5/12/2012 7:58 PM (GMT 0)
I dont understand I had a sub same as the other day and my sugar goes up to 160 but the other day it didn't affect me. Uggg but I am getting closer to my monthly so maybe that's why
Posted 5/12/2012 7:58 PM (GMT 0)
Can eating fast cause your sugar to go up? If so then that could be why cause I rushed eating
Posted 5/12/2012 8:36 PM (GMT 0)
Good question about eating fast.  Maybe.  If you think about it: eating slowly gives the stomach and the digestion process some time to deal with the food and maybe getting too much at one time overwhelms the system.  I don't know.  Also, if your blood sugar was too high when you started eating.....  some variables to think about.  Eating too much food, even if it's a good choice for blood sugar, will cause unwanted highs.
Posted 5/12/2012 8:37 PM (GMT 0)
Depends what you where doing before eating those subs and after
Posted 5/12/2012 8:47 PM (GMT 0)
THAT too!  yeah
Posted 5/12/2012 11:36 PM (GMT 0)
My sugar was 97 before lunch. It was back to normal a little while after
Posted 5/13/2012 1:22 AM (GMT 0)
Hi worriedgirl,

I posted this to you on the depression forum, but didn't know if you would see it, so am copying it here. I hope it might be helpful.

There is an article in the "Alive" health magazine this month about diabetes 2 and the natural cure that has been researched and apparently effective. I don't know if you are suffering from 1 or 2, but if it's 2 it might be worth looking into. I get this magazine at the local health store in Canada. It might also be online to read for free. It also said if you do a google search for 'natural cure for diabetes type II' a lot comes up. I don't much about this myself, but thought of you when I read the article, so thought I'd pass the info. on. (I read your posts on the depression forum. I read sometimes but don't post a lot).

all the best,

embers
Posted 5/13/2012 2:03 AM (GMT 0)
There are no cures for diabetes only ways of controlling it whether it's natural or with medications.  There are lots of sites out there that lure us with cures but unfortunately they're scams.
Posted 5/14/2012 2:28 AM (GMT 0)
Well I was really bad today on my diet today. Mainly because we went to the wilds with no real access to food other than chips so I had one sandwich before going on the safari and on the safari had some popcorn and apple chips. Didn't have alot of popcorn but two bags of chips but the safari lasted three hours. When got back to hhe car had some chez mix and another sandwich. Tested sugar 20 mins after eating and 136. Not good but not extreme either and two hours after and 104. At dinner I had 8 oz steak instead of 6 oz a bite of BBQ ribs ok two bites but small and I know bad me a dinner roll but two hours after only 122 sugar. I don't understand I went way over my fat allowance but I had a semi good day. But in my defense it was mothers day and I have been doing good on my diet for two months only going over three times and other two weren't by much. So please don't be mad
Posted 5/14/2012 2:36 AM (GMT 0)
tongue    Who's mad?  I hope you had a nice Mother's Day!  I did.  Our two kids (27 and 30) made dinner with my husband: steaks, mixed vegetables, broccoli salad and they ate some white rice.  We all had ice cream for dessert; mine was sugar free.  But this is interesting:  the regular ice cream had the same number of carbs as my sugar-free per serving and the serving is the same size.  I suppose I should do a test of each one to see if my blood sugar is indeed higher with the regular ice cream.  That sounds like fun!

Well, I guess being a little more prepared before going on a trek like that would be wise.  Nuts, some cheddar cheese, celery and cream cheese. 

Fats in food will rarely if ever affect blood sugar.  There is a theory that fat content help keep the blood sugar from spiking as it's supposed to draw out the rise but you'd have to be ready to test that to see if that's true with you or not.

Posted 5/14/2012 2:42 AM (GMT 0)
Fat control is to lower my cholesterol but I had a nice time. Felt good to almost forget bout diabetes for once but not going to make it a habit
Posted 5/14/2012 2:50 AM (GMT 0)
I've been eating like this for about six years and it's second nature to me now.  There are times that I do indulge in bread though but not a sandwich.  Sometimes, restaurants have those artisan breads with nutty type grains and herbs like rosemary - then I do eat a piece or two.  If it's a birthday, I'll eat a really small piece of cake but not frosting so I do compromise but it's on these special occasions never on a weekly basis otherwise my blood sugar would be hard to control.

I think consistency is also important, like eating at regular times.  I think having your work schedule that might be hard but you have to do the best you can with that. 

Posted 5/14/2012 2:31 PM (GMT 0)
yea it was definitely a rare occasion. woke up with a 105 fasting sugar. not as good as the 80's but i think it will be a good day. went grocery shopping in the morning and bout to head to work. i am sick of eating subs so thinking of going to bk and getting a small burger and a salad. last time it was fine but i might change my mind depending on what hubby fixes for dinner. i am going to a two day concert this weekend and just called to see if i can bring my sugar free snacks and my glucose meter in and they said yes! as long as there is a medical reason. so i may be eating their food which is not really healthy i can still manage with my snacks and be ok
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