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Originally Posted by StoneGirl  Meantime, I don't know what kind of things to eat. I've tried to look on the internet, and this seems very confusing. When I feel faint, am I "too high" or "too low". Should I drink a Dr. Pepper or eat a Turkey Sandwich?
Can someone who has been at this as a Diabetic II, but isn't on meds, let me know how they understood and is there a cookbook, or a specific diet, OR . |
Hello stone girl I take meds but the diet is the same with meds or without. You need to get this under control before it gets really bad. The symptoms for type 2 are as follows. during the pre-diabetes stage you gain weight not to worry once your bg gets above 300 you will start dropping the weight so fast you will think wow I discovered the best diet in the world. The more you eat the more weight you lose. Another great symptom is falling a sleep after eating a lot of carbs. Other symptoms include, Acid reflux (the stomach is trying to show it dis pleasure at be drowned in sugar), tingling in feet and or hands, eye problems, bleeding gums, and Mental confusion. Have you ever been somewhere really hot and was just dying for something to drink well thats how a person with undiagnosed diabetes feels all the time and along with this thirst come the inability to sit through a 30 minute TV show without having to pee. When my bg is high I get really sleepy and when I am low I get really jittery both cause mental confusion.
Here are few eating tips they apply maining to type 2's
There are several diets you can follow south-beach, Atkins, sugar-busters, etc, etc. The only one I don’t recommend is the one created by the ADA. Their idea of bg control is out of date and designed to get more people to follow it and not to make people healthy.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, hotdogs 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: 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
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. Remember a sugar is sugar no matter how big or how small. Avoid fruit high in fructose
if you have acid reflux avoid eating fruit at meal time.
General rule if it’s brown then its OK for diabetes
Never go to sleep with a low Blood glucose level when you wake up your bg will be really high. You have choice eat a small snack like hand full of peanuts or drink a glass of red wine or a low carb beer. The trick is to convince your liver not to dump a load of glucose into your system. I recommend you read the sugar buster book .
your first gola is to keep your bg below 140. Your second goal should be to get your bg below 120.
Last you need to exercise at least thirty minutes the first twenty your body burns stored glucose
HbA1c
(%)------Avg. Blood Sugar
--------- (mmol/L) (mg/dL)
4 ______ 3.3 _____ 60
5 ______ 5.0 ______90
6______ 6.7______120
7______ 8.3______150
8______ 10.0_____180
9______ 11.7_____210
10______13.3_____240
11______15.0_____270
12______16.7_____300
13______18.3_____330
14______20.0 360
