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Originally Posted by poppa  Hello everyone!
My name is Jim Mitchell and I'm a 48 year old type 2 diabetic.
I was diagnosed in 1996, and my Dr. at that time put me on Glucophage (500mg x2).
After about 2 years I was able to get it under enough control using diet and ginseng that I was able to drop the Glucophage.
Over the next 8 years I became complacent and over confident. I felt normal, and convinced myself that IF my blood sugar started to rise again I would feel it and do something about it...
I was, of course, an idiot!
Fast forward to January 2006. I was suffering from what I thought was simple constipation with some associated back pain...
No such luck. When I went to the Dr. I found out that my BS was at 365. I was sent to the lab for blood work, and urinalisys. My HbA1c is 11.5
Back on the metformin....
Slowly increased the metformin to 850mg x3...
Bg still too high...
Added Januvia and increased to the max dosage...
Still too high...
Added Avandia at max dosage...
Got my HbA1c down to 5.7 but it slowly started creeping back up.
Additionally, ever since I started on the Avandia I've been gaining weight regardless of what I do or don't eat. Dr. says it's water retention.
Over the last year I've had to eliminate ALL root foods, breads, pastas, rice (ALL types), Beans (except green beans), and more from my diet...
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You might be taking in to few carbs unfortunately while carbs are our down fall to few can be as well. If your liver decides you are not getting enough glucose she will start spitting it out into your system, that is why the dawn effect occurs.
What you should do is eat healthy and get lots of exercise.
Here are some tips to get you started.
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 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 .
