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Originally Posted by RobinR  Thank you all so much. I regret I need to go to sleep now. You all are wonderful. I will research the Bayetta Jerryn. Thanks for the idea. I need help. Weight will not budge. Good night all. I hope good morning numbers and all numbers for you all. |
Hi Robin Instead of low carb you need to get on a diet that is healthy and works well for diabetics. No matter what else you learn take this to heart humans need carbs to live Its how our cells eat that is why the liver stands guard against lack of glucose in your system. Us Type 2s not only fight with our cells and our pancreas we wage a never ending battle with our liver. Right now I take Amaryl in the morning and at night, if I don't eat carbs my bg will drop at night and my good old liver will drop a load of glucose into my system I will wake up with bg in the 130 -160 range. Another thing you should learn is the difference between simple carbs like rice and complex carbs like brown rice.
You were asking about if the high numbers are causing you to gain weight I personally believe the impairment causes the weight gain then when your bg get above the 300 level you start dumping sugar into your urine and the weight starts coming off and it will not stop until you get your bg below 300 or take drugs to help your cell eat
here are few tips to get you over the hump.
There are several diets you can follow south-beach, sugar-busters, etc, etc. The only ones I don’t recommend is the one created by the ADA and one that cut all carbs. The ADA idea of bg control is out of date and designed to get more people to follow it and not to make people healthy.
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, hot-dogs without bun.
Nuts - most nuts are low in carbs, peanuts, walnuts, cashews, and 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: Dream-fields, Wal-Mart has good brand
rice = brown rice, wild rice
sodas = diet only
Alcohol should be consumed with caution = 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, Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, Jose Cuervo, Johnny Walker
avoid anything with a lot of refined sugar or white flour
Fruit = try different ones to see how they effect your BS. Remember a sugar is sugar no matter how big or how small. Avoid fruit high in fructose
A lot of people with high bg numbers develop stomach issue's because of the high amount of sugars being dumped into the stomach.
If you have acid reflux avoid eating fruit at meal time. because fruit is digested in the small intestines and will sit in your stomach stirring up the acid.
General rule if it’s brown then its OK for diabetes
