GalloBlueChip
10-15-2009, 09:39 AM
Hello, I found this Forum and am trying to get as much information as possible, not so much direct answers, but direction on where to get this information on the board.
I was first diagnosed about 4 years ago when by chance I used my parents meter out of curiousity. It said 273,lol so figured better go get it checked out. Anyway, got it down quickly by cutting out Bread, Sugar, and pasta, the 3 worse offenders it seems. To cut to the chase, had an A1C a few weeks ago, it was 7.6, Fasting BG was 155, and trust me, I know why.....
background
I'm in the Computer Operations field, and many years ago I started to get used to eating only once a day, at night, with a few snacks afterward, those habits are still with me today. I'm not overweight, 5' 7", 178lbs and have never been. My father, his father, and his father had diabetes, I'll assume that's why I'm dealing with it now.
In any case, I've gone back to NO bread, and NO Pasta for the past week and have seen signs of BG going down, but not very quickly. I'm still having Fruits, like Strawberries and pineapples, all fresh, and smaller portions, but still having them. My BG reads anywhere from 105-125 at 6:00 P.m. each day, then anywhere from 150-165 each morning. Two weeks ago, those readings were much higher.......but that is progress right?
lastly, I'm very interested in the mechanism of the disease, and terms I've read on here like "Liver Dump" and such. Where could I get information about these things?
So there, a rambling of sorts, if someone could point me, I'll figure out the rest,lol
Thanks Much
Gallo
I was first diagnosed about 4 years ago when by chance I used my parents meter out of curiousity. It said 273,lol so figured better go get it checked out. Anyway, got it down quickly by cutting out Bread, Sugar, and pasta, the 3 worse offenders it seems. To cut to the chase, had an A1C a few weeks ago, it was 7.6, Fasting BG was 155, and trust me, I know why.....
background
I'm in the Computer Operations field, and many years ago I started to get used to eating only once a day, at night, with a few snacks afterward, those habits are still with me today. I'm not overweight, 5' 7", 178lbs and have never been. My father, his father, and his father had diabetes, I'll assume that's why I'm dealing with it now.
In any case, I've gone back to NO bread, and NO Pasta for the past week and have seen signs of BG going down, but not very quickly. I'm still having Fruits, like Strawberries and pineapples, all fresh, and smaller portions, but still having them. My BG reads anywhere from 105-125 at 6:00 P.m. each day, then anywhere from 150-165 each morning. Two weeks ago, those readings were much higher.......but that is progress right?
lastly, I'm very interested in the mechanism of the disease, and terms I've read on here like "Liver Dump" and such. Where could I get information about these things?
So there, a rambling of sorts, if someone could point me, I'll figure out the rest,lol
Thanks Much
Gallo