Diabetic anyone?

[JustJo]

Originally Posted by CottonCandy

went to the hospital the other night, because of some infected teeth I developed. They put me on penicillin, and ever since I've been taking the antibiotics, my b.s has been unusually high. This morning for instance I took it at my normal time, and it was 348, and I didn't eat or drink anything.

Anyone else have this issue when taking antibiotics?

Yes...and also fighting an infection will spike your blood sugar levels as well...even if it's in your teeth.

I'm working on eating more veggies...and trying to make my treats things that help me instead of hurt me, like a glass of red wine.

My health coach (who is also a nutritionist) also recommends the "half a plate of veggies" technique, as well as making snacks mostly veggie. He recommended that I do the veggie preparation (washing, peeling, chopping) as a part of unpacking and putting away the groceries...then I'm more likely to grab vegetables for snacks since the work is already done. So far, it's helping. Having a big ziploc bag of cauliflower florets, celery and carrot sticks, etc. means that I reach for those to munch on instead of heading for the potato chips or cookies.

Every little bit helps.

Wishing you all and good health.