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Originally Posted by roastedpeanut  Hi everyone! I'm Lisa, and I'm from MT, but live in TN. I was just diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a few weeks ago. I found out that I was diabetic after a routine visit to my OBGYN for my annual checkup. The doctor found excess iron in my urin, so she had blood drawn to see what my BS was. When they put the strip into their meter, it wouldn't register what my BS was. The nurse then took it and put it in another machine, but it too failed to read. After that the doctor came out, and told me that she was very worried about me because their meters wouldn't read above 300. She knew it was either 300 or higher, and instructed me to go to the ER, which I thought was just crazy. I also thought that would be terribly expensive, and I felt just fine. When my husband got home, we went to Walgreens and bought a meter. My BS was 567. At that point, I knew I had a problem. Long story short, I went to the ER, and their reading was 330. I was then admitted to the hospital where I stayed for two days.  I got some information from a diatician in the hospital, but I know I need to get more educated. I'm currently taking Jamelet 1000mg 1 morning only and Amaryl 4mg morning only. My sugar is dipping too low though. At lunch it hits around mid 60's. Anyways, I guess a phone call to the doctor's office is in order. I was told during my follow up visit that I need to lose some weight- around 25 pounds. I'm watching what I'm eating, and walking every night for about 45 minutes. |
Sounds like you are not getting enough carbs or I should say the right kind of carbs. Here are a few tips about eating with diabetes.
To determine carbs subtract fiber from the total carbs. You can also subtract artificial sweeteners.
Traditional wisdom says = Portion control is a must and do not get seconds. I like my way better get small portions that way you can get seconds It is an old Jedi Mind trick
Foods you can eat:
Meat = Beef well trimmed, chicken, fish broiled or baked, eggs, Ham(for Non Jews) , hotdogs without bun.
Nuts - most nuts are low in carbs, peanuts, walnuts, almonds, any that have total carbs of less then 10g
spreads buy no sugar added jelly or try one of several reduced sugar brands , no sugar added Peanut butter – good for cholesterol
vegetables = almost anything but corn If you eat corn stick
with the small kernel corn on the cob. Eat lots of Green beans it raises good cholesterol
Sugar free ice cream or no sugar added, sugar free jell-o
Chocolate that has a cocoa % >= 60% or low carb chocolate
Breads = whole grain or low carb whole grain.
Pasta = whole grain: Dreamfields, Wal-Mart has good brand
rice = brown rice, wild rice
sodas = diet only
Alcohol = Low carb beer, brands like Michelob ultra, Miller-Lite, there is at least two others. Red wine or wine that is at least 13% alcohol
tequila, Vodka I Like the four wise man myself: Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, Jose Cuervo, Johnny Walker
avoid high carb food any anything with a lot of refined sugar or white flour
Fruit = try different ones to see how they effect your BS
if you have acid reflux avoid eating fruit at meal time.
General rule if it’s brown then its OK for diabetes
