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Originally Posted by sissyclem  hello everybody I'm new here so would appreciate any feed back from members here...diabetes is something I'm not going to be afraid of but talking about it with others will certainly connect me to the reality of living with it. thank you...sissyclem |
Welcome to the forums. This is how I handle diabetes.
If I eat something that makes my bg go up high I exercise as long as the bg reading is below 275.
I Test: Mornings and before driving, 2 hours after meals and before bed.
My 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
I Never go to bed with bg below a 100 when I wake up my bg will be =>130.
As I gain more control the numbers should get tighter.
To determine carbs I subtract fiber from the total carbs. I also subtract artificial sweeteners.
Some Fats are good we need them for healthy cholesterol. Mono and poly are good.
Trans fat and saturated fat are bad.
Low fat foods are not good for type 2 diabetes because they replace fat with sugars
Foods I can eat;
Meat = Beef, chicken, fish broiled or baked, eggs, hotdogs(all beef), Hamburgers, and Lamb,
Nuts - most nuts are low in carbs, peanuts, walnuts, and almonds any that have total carbs of less then 10g. I eat cashews at bed time
spreads I buy no sugar added jelly or I buy one of several reduced sugar brands , no sugar added Peanut butter – good for cholesterol
vegetables = Small kernel corn on the cob 1 ear per meal. I eat lots of Green beans it raises good cholesterol. I can eat squash, zucchini, celery, Tomato. Green peppers, pickles (half sours)
cucumbers
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. I try to find bread that has less then 7 grams of carbs per slice. Pepperidge farms has several brands in the 5g per slice range.
Pasta = whole grain: “Dreamfields”, Another good brand is “Barilla Plus” whole grain pasta the penne pasta is pretty good.
Rice = brown rice, wild rice
sodas = diet only
* Avoid high carb food any anything with a lot of refined sugar or white flour
* Fruit = I Limit the amount of fruit I eat because they all have a lots of sugar and I have acid reflux brought on by the high sugar content in the stomach due to 9 months of bgs over 500
I recommend you read the sugar busters book.
Hello Ma!!! Glad to see you finally made it on here!! Tons of great info and excellent people!! 
Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things 
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