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T4Texas, I can so relate to you and your story. It is pretty much like mine. I have been eating alot more tuna than anything else. It is the only thing I can mentally, emotionally, and so on handle. I want to be thin desperately but know I never will be. I am well over 300 pounds, but am working on it. My snacks are fruits and veggies. My meals are counted out. Everything I put in my mouth is written down and given to my doctor. Everything. Utz chips & pretzels included. I had my heart attack after my hysto. I had 2 major blood clots come up from my left leg and travel towards my lungs. I was injected in my chest/stomach area with the clot busting medicine every 4 hours while I was in the Corinary Care Unit. My one leg is constantly swollen with water retention. That is about all I drink is water. I allow myself a cup of coffee in the morning. I too wear compression socks daily, and have to wear them flying. I also have sleep apnea and have that entire set-up by my bed. I am grateful to the nurse I had. I sent her a card and flowers when I was sent home. She loved her job, and it showed. Diabetes sucks no matter how you look at it. |
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I hope you are talking about 15-30 and 45-60 GRAMS of carbs. I don't want anyone mislead that these numbers count for servings. The one thing that so many people forget is that vegetables ARE carbs. They just aren't all starch carbs. In my best days (and I plan to get back to them soon), I used to have a half cup of non-fat milk with an ounce of protein and a starch for my early morning meal. I would have a snack around 9:30 of a piece of fruit with another ounce of protein (usually cheese) and a sugar-free Jell-O. For lunch I would have 2 ounces of a meat/cheese and a salad. If I had the time, I would have another snack of fruit and cheese around 2:30. Then dinner was usually 3-4 ounces of meat with raw veggies or I would make a stir-fry that I could eat over a few days. My nutritional counselor had me on approximately 8 carb servings during a day, as a component of an 1800 calorie per day plan. Timber brought home a copy of the diet that one of hir patient's was given to start treating their diabetes, and they had them on 2000 calories a day, with 16 carb servings. I thought that was preposterous. I can only guess that this person was going to have a more difficult time with fewer calories and carbs, but I'll almost guarantee that at some point in the future, they will have both their calories and carbs cut back significantly. I would have to say that everyone who has this diagnosis really needs to participate in a diabetic care class, that includes an individualized meal program for their specific needs. I know that I shared copies of my plan with Andrew, and I think that he found it very helpful, but I also know that he's been under the watchful eye of his own care team, too. WT |
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Oops sorry, yes I did mean 15-30 grams and 45-60 grams of carbs, so sorry about the confusion.
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WT, I actually shared your plan with my support group! (f) The folks in charge of it made more copies of it, and plan to use it in the future. It really has excellent outlines of what to do, the meal plans, etc. I will never forget when I saw some jack*** who told me to just eat eggs for all 3 meals, and to check back in with him in a month. Yuck! You are so right about getting educated on this disease. It can go on for years and run havoc on your body. I know it - it has done it to mine. Thank you, WT. You rock! |
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Baked Vegan Donuts
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour [i use a combo of oat, chickpea, sorghum, fava, and sometimes, white rice] 1/2 cup sugar [can subsitute with yacon, agave, chopped dates, figs, et c.] 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder [i use ener-g baking powder replacer - no high sodium] 1/4 tsp salt [ i skip all together] 1/4 tsp nutmeg [i use more!] 1 shake of cinnamon 1/2 cup soymilk [or subsitute / mix with - almond, coconut, rice] 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla [french vanilla kicks it up a notch!] Egg replacer for 1 egg (I used Ener-G Egg Replacer.) 4 tablespoons Earth Balance or other vegan margarine Instructions: Preheat oven to 350º F. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients with a whisk to mix thoroughly. In a small saucepan, combine wet ingredients over medium low heat & mix until margarine is melted. You should be able to stick your finger in the mixture without burning yourself. Don't make this too hot for the dough! Add wet to dry & mix until just combined, forming a soft spongy dough. Using a tablespoon measure, scoop out dough into an ungreased nonstick mini donut pan & smooth out the tops of them. If using a regular sized donut pan (like I did), fill them until just below the rim. Make sure not to overfill them or they'll have uneven muffin tops. If you under fill them, they'll be skimpy, but still edible. Bake them for 12 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Invert the hot pan over a cooling rack to release the donuts & allow them to cool completely before decorating. |
Oh my dear sweet Belle, (f)(f)(f)(f)
Thank you! I love donuts! I miss them so very much. In fact, I go and stare at them in the grocery store back in the bakery. The smell, the taste...I just miss them sooo! You are such an angel! Love you from the bottom of my fat little heart, Andrew ox |
Questions about sticking my finger for the blood test
I am trying to get blood out of my fingers for the finger stick - glucose testing. I can't. Nothing. I "milk" my fingers - nothing. I run warm water over them. Nothing. So I changed up, and I got a AccurCheck lancet. It lets you lance your hands, forearms, legs, and so on. Well, it works very well, but no blood will come out. So I have been using my toes. I called my doc and she read me the riot act. I am back to the beginning. Any ideas? Yes, I am using the highest no. for the deepest cut. My one forearm is very scarred up from where I tried to lance it before. I have tried to cover up the scars with lotion to try to heal the wounds, but nothing seems to work on that either. I am using Neosporin now. But the scars are still there. And my fingers are callased. |
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I would highly recommend talking to your doctor in person. It could possibly be that your blood is too thick for you to get any blood out. You may need to be on a blood thinner or even 1 aspirin a day as I have been told that it also helps in thinning out your blood.
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Thank you SoulSearcher! I do take an aspirin a day, and I still have "thick" blood. Even when I go for my 3 month bloodwork for the A1C, the tech has problems keeping it flowing. By the time I am done, I am usually bruised, and exhausted. I am waiting to see what my cardio wants to do next. :|:police: It is really hard to explain to most people until you tell them your Diabetic. Then they seem to understand. Thank you for your advice. I am going to try it your way and see how it goes. I will let you know tomorrow. *Hey Belle, :tea: Thank you for your kind rep to me. I have no clue as to how to leave you one. I called the # you left me, but it didn't work. Just an fyi. Much love to you and the furkids, Andrew |
I have been folowing the meal plan and have lost a couple more pounds,I thought I would have lost more but I will take what I can get.I found brown rice that is instant from uncle Bens rice product..not to bad.Not so with whole wheat spagettie..yech, nasty tasting stuff,I will contenue with the regular kind but with way smaller portions.I have gotten most of my exersiseing from my work cause im always moveing and walking everywhere,tonight I played basket ball for a half hour with a neighbor..yes I still got it with a basket ball,wish I could find a volly ball team somewhere..will check into that.I 'd rather play with a team than work out cause it gets boreing by myself..nobody else around hear works out or cares to.
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For Andrew, and anyone else having trouble with blood tests or finger pricks.....drink lots and lots of plain ol' water. Most of the time, these troubles happen because we're dehydrated, even though we don't feel thirsty. Aim for 6 or 8 big glasses of plain water a day, every day....and see if it helps. It certainly can't hurt! :)
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As others have said drink lots of water, and instead of pricking the tips of your fingers use the sides of your fingers. It doesn't hurt nearly as badly on the sides as it does pricking the tips, and the blood flows much more freely (for me) than the tips ever did. |
What lancet do you all use? This part is just frustrating to me. |
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Good and thank you,I got to have my spagettie now and then, |
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Good and thank you,I got to have my spagettie now and then. |
Rockin, Have you tried the whole wheat pasta? Even the tri-something wheat pasta is good too. I know how you feel about Italian food. I just love it too. |
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Rockin, I think it's because I am usually hot & sweaty. I actually was told to stop pricking my finger since I was within normal limits of my bloodwork. I feel so uncomfi about it. Having OCD it just another ritual I have had to take on, if that makes sense. I am glad we can talk about this here. |
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Andrew my friend,we all are ocd about somthing,beleave me I have a fue things that drive my group at work nuts about.I have this thing about pick up and clean up after yourself no matter what u r doing in "my'kitchen at work...I have been dubed Mr.Clean buy the folks there..u can bet I can clean up a mess so fast its like a tornado going threw.Its not only a chef thing but the right thing to do. Today my biggie has been the work outs im doing three times a week,they go more or less this way..15-20 minits of basket ball to get some heart rate going is good for the reapiratinon too as it brings on a good sweat,then walk a bit to chill then when ready ..hit the stair stepper for 50 then go to the b-flex and do four upper body routines..if u r not totaly winded by now..drink some water and take 5...then 50 more steps on the steper..then I do three 15 each of diffrent things with 15 pound weights..and then lay back on the bench and give me @ 5 at the time leg raised to the chest with knees.YES,by then I am..I am totaly done..when I am able take a walk around the yard with the fur kids a couple of times to come dome to a reasonable heart rate.Now, someone tell me what I dont feel this is enough,or am I being un reasonable?Getting older is a bi8*%h. |
As for good ways to get the blood for testing, I use the One Touch Ultra lancet device that came with my meter, and I use the One Touch lancets. The way that I get my draws is from the rounded part of my palm, opposite from the thumb side. When you use this area, you have to use the clear cap for the lancing device, rather than the blue one. This way you can actually press the device into the palm, and it causes the blood to pool up in that "dimpled up" part of your skin, prior to releasing the lancet..
If that doesn't always get a large enough droplet, I can go ahead and re-press the device back into the area around the prick mark, and it usually will "milk-up" enough blood that way. If you are trying this, remember NOT to retract the lancet, because it's not going to poke you again. You don't want to re-stick yourself. If that still doesn't work the first time, you could always give yourself a mini palm massage prior to lancing, and that will help stimulate good blood flow into the palm. And Andrew, NEVER injure your feet or toes. You can end up losing them. As for pasta, try the Dreamfields, because it's a little higher in fiber, so you get fewer net carbs. WT |
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What is the purpose of the daily blood draws? Looking at this from the perspective of someone who is not on insulin. I am not sure of how to explain this to the insurance company. |
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Insurance companies should understand that it's standard practice for diabetics to do daily testing, and that it's NOT just for insulin users. WT |
I'm on oral meds, not insulin either...and White Tigress is totally correct. I've been stable so long that I'm only supposed to do my fasting reading in the morning, and then 2 hours after (some) meal just to monitor how I'm doing.
Spikes in blood sugar, or lows, can be a sign that your condition is worsening, or that you need adjustments to your meds, or that something is wrong in your diet. Your A1c test is important, but it only shows a 3 month average of your readings. It's the daily spikes and lows that can teach you how your own body responds to certain foods, or if an infection is flaring up, you're not getting enough rest....all manner of things. Your insurance company should never fight you on monitoring supplies....it can prevent much more expensive problems later on. |
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You don't have to explain it to your insurance company. All you have to do is tell your Dr the grief they are giving you and he will submit a form to them telling them that this is his/her direction and why, problem solved. Don't try to haggle with them, have your Dr do it. |
OK folks im shure in a fix now,over the last fue months I have watched my diet,lost weight,feel better.Then I go to the doc yester day and had another blood test done and she just called ..I now have full blown diabetis my test was 6.6..crap im so pissed I can spit nails.I dont get this this..I mean I know ppl get this mess but donet really know what it is or why its is.Dr.J said for me to stop all carbs for the forseeable future.I could have sworn she said I wasnt makeing insulin ..I dont know im really very confused right now,sorry for the ramblings..im heading to the pool hall ..grrrrr.
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Hi Andrew,how are ya?? Since I got my meeter ive been testing twice a day four times a week as directed by my doc.Before I started testing I had no idea what or how my sugar was at any given time,now I can check to see where it is in relation to my diet and exersise,im not on any meds but this has made it possable to keep track of it all.At first I was testing at 101 to 104 now im testing at 85 to100,I now know what I can eat and when to eat or if I can have a snack,I also keep some non carb foods handy for when I just want to nibble on something.
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hey everyone, geek here, I haven't posted in awhile so I thought I'd say howdy. I hope everyone is doing well. my partner and I just went to sign up for a gym membership today, which I am very very excited about. I've been slowly losing weight and my sugars are somewhat normal now unless I overdo it...I do have a sweet tooth. I'm trying to eat healthier and I'm happy about getting on an excerise schedule. can anyone recommend any good sugar free recipes for this sweet tooth of mine? does anyone do any kind of protein shakes at all, if so what so ya'll put in them? I'm not a big breakfast eater so I was thinking of just having a healthy shake in the mornings. I know that it's important to eat breakfast but my body tends to not like food in the morning. any ideas are welcomed and appreciated :) be well everyone!
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Check in the checkout line at the grosery store,I always see something in a small papaerback book about diabetic deserts,the pics look yummy.
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Just got diagnosed. Haven't gotten my meter yet. Have already done work exercising and dieting. Have pretty much eliminated sugar but still working on the carbs.
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I havent checked in in a long time either,just been doin my thing and trying to not over do any of the food,especaly when its something I want vs what I should eat.Today I pulled a big nono by haveing bowl of frosted mini wheats for breakfast,I should have got off my lazy butt and gone to the store for stuff I needed.I tested 3 hours later it was 190 then I tested a fue minits later it was 160.I called my doc hes said to come in just to be on the safe side,I was 120 and going down by time I got there.Good thing I went in cause this allergy ive been fighting really is a sinus infection,so I got meds to deal with that.The best thing today was I lost another pound...where I dont know but I will take it..
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Hi everyone and welcome Arwen :)
It is a big transition when you hear that "diabetic" diagnosis. For me, it came about 9 or 10 years ago, and I went through so many different changes....depression, anger, acceptance, following the diet religiously, slacking off, trying to find some balance....it's a process for sure. Honestly, living with Scoote I've gotten too slack...not testing, eating too much of the snack food that's in the cupboards and fridge. Not blaming her in any way....it's my illness and my responsibility, but it is harder to stay consistent when the tempting foods are around. In the last month or so, I've gotten more on track (with occasional slips)....eating more veggies and lean protein and healthy fats, cutting down dramatically on carbs. It helps. I agree with Rockin....get a meter as soon as possible and start testing. Different foods affect different diabetics differently...and only trial and error will show you what works for you. For instance, I can eat sweet potatoes with no problem, but white potatoes will spike me....even though the sweet potato tastes sweeter. I think it's the fiber that helps for me. Eating "low glycemic" is tremendously helpful, and I'd recommend doing some reading about low and high glycemic foods. The low glycemic diet helps keep your blood sugar levels more even throughout the day. Simple sugars are the worst....white flour, white sugar, fruit juice, anything with high fructose corn syrup. And keep coming back....there are a lot of us on the site that are diabetic, so you're in good company. Hugs! |
Today I tested 150 this morning but its going down as the day goes by,I have gotten in the old habit of not sleeping well at all so when im up on the puter or watching late nite tv I am prone to snack.Also in sick as a dog with a sinus infection with a cough included,I know the cough syrp has sugar in it even if it taste like boot polish.The doc gave me am Rx for antibotics but it reacted with some other meds I was takeing..so glad the drugest caught the prob before I picked it up,now wating for the doc to get the right Rx call to the drugest so I can take it.I feel ike crap on 3 hours of sleep but I have eaten the food im suposed to today so hopefuly my numbers will be better tomorrow.You all take care.
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