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Originally Posted by Lucinda  To answer the question of if I test or not, and what my numbers are, I was told by a nurse to test 3 times a day just before meals. I test first thing in the morning, and my number is usually close to 200. It goes down to around 167 or so in the afternoon, and then is up near 180 or 190 later in the day...although, the past few days the numbers have all gone down by about 10 points each (I hope this is the Metformin starting to work). I have never been told that I should test two hours after taking the first bite, but that makes so much more sense to me than testing just before I eat. I will start doing that. I think this new way will give me more feedback. SHOULD I CONTINUE TO TEST FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AS WELL????????
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Hi Cindy being diagnosed with this disease can be very overwhelming
First find a diet that works for you and get on it right away
I am on the sugar-busters
list
includes
Sugar-busters
Atkins
Weight watchers
South beach
The zone
Eat to your type
etc
etc
The most important thing you need to do in the begining is change the type of carbs you eat once you have firmly established a diet routine then work on cutting back on portion size.
The only diet 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 Their idea of bg control is out of date and designed to get more people to follow it and not to make people healthy. The ADA feels that only type-1s should maintain tight control. They feel Type-2 can’t handle the added emotional responsibility of maintaining tight control and deal with all the other issues.
Your bg goals
Morning below 130 -----------------------ideal around 95 - 110
2 hours after meals below 140 ---------ideal below 120
Before bed below 140--------------------ideal 120 to 130
Never go to bed with bg below a 100 when you wake up your bg will be =>130.
You can 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
As you gain more control the number should get tighter.
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
I recommend you read the sugar buster book .
You should always test in the morning until you gain tight control. Not only will testing in the morning help you determine how well your control is it let you know whether you are fit to drive to work.
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
