diabetesdietcures.net – Discover the 8 diabetes diet core principles for controlling your blood sugar.
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The most common meal plan for people with diabetes is carbohydrate counting. Watch this video to learn more about it or visit www.fhp.org .
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www.deathtodiabetes.com Author of “Death to Diabetes” discusses his Super Meal Diet for Diabetics that helps to achieve blood glucose stabilization and proper insulin levels; shows examples of the Super Meal Model; also discusses who’s smarter God or man.
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Filed under Diabetic Diet by on Jun 12th, 2011. 2 Comments.
Useful information about Type 2 diabetes and Diet, Lifestyle, Exercise, Diabetes Education, Health Checkups and Monitoring Blood Sugars
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Useful information about Type 2 diabetes and Diet, Lifestyle, Exercise, Diabetes Education, Health Checkups and Monitoring Blood Sugars
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Useful information about Diet, Lifestyle, Exercise, Diabetes Education, Health Checkups and Monitoring Blood Sugars
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Filed under Diabetic Diet by on Jan 20th, 2011. 1 Comment.
On the 30th of October I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes,and I was told because I am still young(I am 21) I can prevent it,I used to weigh 269 pounds, then that went down to 266 and then it went down to 260 pounds and then it went down to as of now I weigh 252 pounds,I used to weigh 280 something but I lost the weight. I am eating more healthy and I have cut back on the junk food.Before I got diagnosed I would eat,
5 whole boxes of cereal
2 whole lofts of wheat bread
a 6 pack box of honey buns(make that a 20 pack all in one day)
A whole bag of candy
A whole birthday cake for 20 people by myself
Every cake on the store shelves.
A whole pizza.
I would eat and eat and eat and eat.
I use the Contour meter
test strips
I use Microlet muti colored lancets
I take 2 metformin pills a day(after breakfast and after dinner) they are both 500 mg.
I also take Lexapro 10 mg.
I drink 1 diabetic milk chocolate drink a day
I get on the exercise bike and I burn up to 110 calories or more.
Diabetes runs in my family and I have a famiy history of diabetes
My mom has diabetes,her sister has it too,her other sister has it too,my uncle had it,(he died in the hospital from diabetes as well as other strange things.
My brother to me is on the boarder line cause he can open a bottle of eggnog and he will put sugar in it when it already has some in it,he puts sugar sometimes on things that don’t really need it on it.
Update-I have lost 2 pounds and I now weigh 250 pounds and 6 ounces
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Filed under Diabetic Test Strips by on Dec 15th, 2010. 5 Comments.
I’m more interested in how "Lisa", patient mentioned in article was not testing correctly as stated by her doctor, any thoughts on this?
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How can your A1C test results help your control? Here are two examples.
Bob D., 49 years old, has type 2 diabetes. For the past seven years, he and his doctor have worked to control his blood sugar levels with diet and diabetes pills. Recently, Bob’s control has been getting worse. His doctor said that Bob might have to start insulin shots. But first, they agreed that Bob would try an exercise program to improve control.
That was three months ago. Bob stuck to his exercise plan. Last week, when the doctor checked Bob’s blood sugar, it was near the normal range. But the doctor knew a single blood test only showed Bob’s control at that time. It didn’t say much about Bob’s overall blood sugar control.
The doctor sent a sample of Bob’s blood to the lab for an A1C test. The test results would tell how well Bob’s blood sugar had been controlled, on average, for the past few months. The A1C test showed that Bob’s control had improved. With the A1C results, Bob and the doctor had proof that the exercise program was working. The test results also helped Bob know that he could make a difference in his blood sugar control.
The A1C test can also help someone with type 1 diabetes. Nine-year-old Lisa J. and her parents were proud that she could do her own insulin shots and urine tests. Her doctor advised her to begin a routine of two shots a day and to check her blood sugar as well.
Lisa kept records of all her test results. Most were close to the ideal range. But at her next checkup, the doctor checked her blood and found her blood sugar level was high. The doctor sent a sample of Lisa’s blood for an A1C test. The results showed that Lisa’s blood glucose control had in fact been poor for the last few months.
Lisa’s doctor asked Lisa to do a blood sugar check. To the doctor’s surprise, Lisa turned on the timer of her meter before pricking her finger and putting the blood drop on the test strip. The doctor explained to Lisa and her parents that the way Lisa was testing was probably causing the blood sugar test errors.
With time and more accurate blood sugar results, Lisa and her parents got better at using her results to keep food, insulin, and exercise in balance. At later checkups, her blood sugar records and the A1C test results showed good news about her control.
A1C tests can help:
Here’s an update from the original article:
http://www.everydayhealth.com/publicsite/news/view.aspx?id=627833&xid=nl_EverydayHealthManagingDiabetes_20090609
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Filed under Diabetic Test Strips by on Oct 18th, 2010. 9 Comments.
I was diagnosed late July 09 with Type 2 Diabetes due to complications with my gallbladder. I have been out of my diabetic testing supplies for a month now because my insurance only allows 102 test strips for 3 months. I have been fighting with my doctor to fill out a diabetes extension form since i was diagnosed. She thinks I should be testing..once upon waking,before and after 6 very small meals and before bed for at least the first year so she can get my meds in check…but after a month of waiting for an override i ask her about it and she says, "People in other countries dont test at all." And 2 months later after going to my dr, the mangier of the office, dshs, head of dshs, and to the rep of Washington…still the form hasnt been turned in. Severial forms have been sent…even dshs walked them through the steps of doing so….and still nothing. I need to test my blood sugar…i am scared to eating because i cannot test my sugar. There are no free clinics in Washington state with the exception of Seattle which costs to travel to from where i live at.(if i had i would just buy the strips) Right now i am wanting to find out how i can get more strips. I talked to my Pharmacy and my insurance blocked any other way to get them even the ER or urgent care prescriptions so that a person still only gets 102 strips every 3 months.
I would put back some cash each month but my family would have to go with out food for the month(rock/ME/hard place)
How can I get strips in between times where my insurance wont allow?
Thank you all for your help. I was able to contact accu-chek and they said that they will send me a 51 strip supply. But said since i am on medicaid that I wouldn’t qualify for any of their programs. It will def help for the moment. I am still looking for more options for the long term.
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Filed under Diabetic Test Strips by on Aug 7th, 2010. 3 Comments.
I’m about 15 lb. overweight for my height, and I am worried I might be diabetic. My Dad has type 2 diabetes, so I’m really freaked out. Here are the symptoms I’ve experienced:
1. Not getting full no matter how much I eat–But this has changed in the past couple of weeks and now I have very little appetite.
2. Bad vision–I never needed glasses before in my life (I am 24), but last summer I needed glasses. Of course, this could also be explained by the fact that bad vision runs in my family.
3. Fatigue.
I know that symptoms 1 and 2 may be explained by the fact that I only just graduated from grad school and I’ve been under a lot of stress lately, but I am worried. I don’t have enough money to go to the doctor for testing. Where can I find diabetic testing strips, and do I need a prescription to get them?
I also have problems with my gums bleeding, but I’ve had that problem pretty much all my life due to not flossing regularly (I do it about 3-5x a week now and I know I need to do better).
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Filed under Diabetic Test Strips by on Jul 31st, 2010. 4 Comments.