Diabetic anyone?

Andrew, Jr. · 04-17-2011, 04:02 PM

I am ok on antibiotics. Now steroids my numbers go up to the 400's+. I just hate this disease. It is a major pain in the butt.

I am eating more fruit and veggies than ever before, and my numbers are dropping again. But time will tell. *deep sigh

Goo · 04-17-2011, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew, Jr.

I am ok on antibiotics. Now steroids my numbers go up to the 400's+. I just hate this disease. It is a major pain in the butt.

I agree, diabetes is a major pain in the butt

T4Texas · 04-17-2011, 06:23 PM

I have been diabetic for about 11 years. The first several of those years I spent ignoring my doctors and taking the meds haphazardly. In 2005 I had a blood clot in my lung and I woke up one morning with my leg swollen and unable to catch my breath at all. I went to the hospital and thus began a year and a half of medical treatment for two pulmonary embolisms, uterine cancer and a bad gallbladder. My blood sugar would spike up to around 600 and a lot of time was spent getting that straight. 3 surgeries later, I was back on track with the meds but still having eating problems as I was on blood thinner in addition to other medications and it came to pass that I couldnt eat anything for one reason or another so the frustration got the better of me and I stopped taking all the meds again.
The early part of this year, my health started slipping away from me again. I was putting on weight (fluid) and I returned to the hospital because there were symptoms of another pulmonary embolism. I had a filter installed and felt relatively safe with that, but it turned out a clot got past it and went up so there I was in the hospital again. This time they ran a bunch of tests and informed me I have congestive heart failure with my heart working at only 20% capacity. My diabetes was out of control, bp was excessively high and I was gaining fluid like crazy. I was becoming barely mobile and felt Like I was wading through water all the time. I wound up at the cardiologist who got me on some decent meds, I had to start taking insulin shots, back on the blood thinner and he gave me lasix for the water gain.
Currently I have lost 45 pounds (mostly fluid), am taking all my meds. My blood sugar is back to normal levels and I have totally modified my diet to a no salt, low fat regime. I eat no more packaged foods, stopped eating out, and eat mostly meat and fresh fruits and veggies. It has made a world of difference in how I feel. I have more energy now, am looking forward to losing some more weight and keeping the diabetes under control. Diabetes is a silent killer. It tricks you because you do not often feel the symptoms of it or know the damage it is doing to your body. My cardiologist told me that if I didnt take the heart meds and keep the diabetes under control, I would be lucky to live five more years. It scared the hell out of me. I have found the new diet is not so bad, I am cooking more at home and being creative with it and I do not mind giving myself shots as I like the results I am getting. I would encourage anyone with diabetes to read up on the subject extensively, try very hard to stick to a plan and not be stupid like I was. I found there were many online forums that address diabetic/low salt diets and give you suggestions for things to take for lunch, etc. I found a lot of that helpful.

04-17-2011, 06:34 PM

I got diagnosed with diabetes back in November and I guess you could say I lived in denial for a while. I forget what the doc said my A1C was at the time, i know it had a 4 and a 6 in it but not sure if it was 4.6 or 6.4. However.. when I first started checking my sugar it was never like over 250. Now my sugar never runs over 140.

I used to eat at least 3 sweets a day and drink at least 3 can sodas a day. Now... I have only had 1 soda in over a month, i have had a total of like 4 cookies in over a month, only 1 small piece of cinnamon cake and 1 ice cream cone. Other then that for snacks and desserts I have been eating yogurt cups, delicious 90 calorie pack rice cakes, Celery with peanut butter, the occasional popcorn and the occasional bowl of sherbert.

I now have milk with breakfast and the whole rest of the day I drink water or water with a crystal light packet that is made with truvia. Those are really good. I have never liked any of the artificial sweetners but this truvia in this crystal light pure is really good.

I also take walks at least 3 times a week. I walk whatever I feel up to walking because sadly I also have rheumatoid arthritis, major nerve damage to my sciatic nerve and hypo thyroid-ism; so sometimes I am hurting too bad to walk at all.

My doctor does not know about my changes yet but my diabetic nutritionist does and she told me she is extremely proud of me. I pretty much gave all of the sweets and sugary drinks up after my first visit with her. She was just somehow motivating.

As for the carbs and starches... She said I could have between 15-30 carbs per snack and 45-60 per meal. I do watch my carbs also... Instead of eating like potatoes at dinner, I either eat a salad or a yogurt cup. She said a great thing to do is to incorporate your desert into your meal instead of eating as desert. For example: The eating the yogurt cup in place of the potatoes.

She also said that as for your portion sizes, she said everyone especially diabetics should remember this..... Your vegetables should take up 1/2 of your plate. Then you have a half of your plate left. Of that half that you have left your meat should take up 3/4's of that half however it should not be a fried meat such as fried chicken. Then you now have 1/4th of your plate left which should be your starch such as potatoes, corn, rice, pasta, etc...

Anyways that is just my story and a few tips that my diabetic nutritionist gave me. I hope they help at least 1 person. Hope everyone is having a great day/night.

Rockinonahigh · 04-17-2011, 06:54 PM

When the doc said I was becomeing pre diabetic my test said 6.4 I think..but any way all I got was a big envelop in the mail with a diet plan in it..thats it.No one told me how many carbs pr meal to eat or gave me anyway to track the sugar..wich would help a lot to beable to check a couple times a day cause I wanna know what it is so I can regulate what I eat better.Sofar I hvent herd from anyone else at the hospital or dr.s office about a thing.I got an appointment next month so I will work it all out then,I did call but no response..figures.

04-17-2011, 06:23 PM	#3
T4Texas Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: Ready to play again! Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 233 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 436 Thanked 647 Times in 167 Posts Rep Power: 6739721	I have been diabetic for about 11 years. The first several of those years I spent ignoring my doctors and taking the meds haphazardly. In 2005 I had a blood clot in my lung and I woke up one morning with my leg swollen and unable to catch my breath at all. I went to the hospital and thus began a year and a half of medical treatment for two pulmonary embolisms, uterine cancer and a bad gallbladder. My blood sugar would spike up to around 600 and a lot of time was spent getting that straight. 3 surgeries later, I was back on track with the meds but still having eating problems as I was on blood thinner in addition to other medications and it came to pass that I couldnt eat anything for one reason or another so the frustration got the better of me and I stopped taking all the meds again. The early part of this year, my health started slipping away from me again. I was putting on weight (fluid) and I returned to the hospital because there were symptoms of another pulmonary embolism. I had a filter installed and felt relatively safe with that, but it turned out a clot got past it and went up so there I was in the hospital again. This time they ran a bunch of tests and informed me I have congestive heart failure with my heart working at only 20% capacity. My diabetes was out of control, bp was excessively high and I was gaining fluid like crazy. I was becoming barely mobile and felt Like I was wading through water all the time. I wound up at the cardiologist who got me on some decent meds, I had to start taking insulin shots, back on the blood thinner and he gave me lasix for the water gain. Currently I have lost 45 pounds (mostly fluid), am taking all my meds. My blood sugar is back to normal levels and I have totally modified my diet to a no salt, low fat regime. I eat no more packaged foods, stopped eating out, and eat mostly meat and fresh fruits and veggies. It has made a world of difference in how I feel. I have more energy now, am looking forward to losing some more weight and keeping the diabetes under control. Diabetes is a silent killer. It tricks you because you do not often feel the symptoms of it or know the damage it is doing to your body. My cardiologist told me that if I didnt take the heart meds and keep the diabetes under control, I would be lucky to live five more years. It scared the hell out of me. I have found the new diet is not so bad, I am cooking more at home and being creative with it and I do not mind giving myself shots as I like the results I am getting. I would encourage anyone with diabetes to read up on the subject extensively, try very hard to stick to a plan and not be stupid like I was. I found there were many online forums that address diabetic/low salt diets and give you suggestions for things to take for lunch, etc. I found a lot of that helpful. __________________ Chivalry is when you meet a woman you would rather die for, than live with.

04-17-2011, 06:34 PM	#4
SoulSearcher Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	Hello everyone I got diagnosed with diabetes back in November and I guess you could say I lived in denial for a while. I forget what the doc said my A1C was at the time, i know it had a 4 and a 6 in it but not sure if it was 4.6 or 6.4. However.. when I first started checking my sugar it was never like over 250. Now my sugar never runs over 140. I used to eat at least 3 sweets a day and drink at least 3 can sodas a day. Now... I have only had 1 soda in over a month, i have had a total of like 4 cookies in over a month, only 1 small piece of cinnamon cake and 1 ice cream cone. Other then that for snacks and desserts I have been eating yogurt cups, delicious 90 calorie pack rice cakes, Celery with peanut butter, the occasional popcorn and the occasional bowl of sherbert. I now have milk with breakfast and the whole rest of the day I drink water or water with a crystal light packet that is made with truvia. Those are really good. I have never liked any of the artificial sweetners but this truvia in this crystal light pure is really good. I also take walks at least 3 times a week. I walk whatever I feel up to walking because sadly I also have rheumatoid arthritis, major nerve damage to my sciatic nerve and hypo thyroid-ism; so sometimes I am hurting too bad to walk at all. My doctor does not know about my changes yet but my diabetic nutritionist does and she told me she is extremely proud of me. I pretty much gave all of the sweets and sugary drinks up after my first visit with her. She was just somehow motivating. As for the carbs and starches... She said I could have between 15-30 carbs per snack and 45-60 per meal. I do watch my carbs also... Instead of eating like potatoes at dinner, I either eat a salad or a yogurt cup. She said a great thing to do is to incorporate your desert into your meal instead of eating as desert. For example: The eating the yogurt cup in place of the potatoes. She also said that as for your portion sizes, she said everyone especially diabetics should remember this..... Your vegetables should take up 1/2 of your plate. Then you have a half of your plate left. Of that half that you have left your meat should take up 3/4's of that half however it should not be a fried meat such as fried chicken. Then you now have 1/4th of your plate left which should be your starch such as potatoes, corn, rice, pasta, etc... Anyways that is just my story and a few tips that my diabetic nutritionist gave me. I hope they help at least 1 person. Hope everyone is having a great day/night.

04-17-2011, 04:02 PM	#1
Andrew, Jr. Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Me Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Over the Rainbow in a House Posts: 5,072 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,004 Thanked 5,249 Times in 2,216 Posts Rep Power: 0	I am ok on antibiotics. Now steroids my numbers go up to the 400's+. I just hate this disease. It is a major pain in the butt. I am eating more fruit and veggies than ever before, and my numbers are dropping again. But time will tell. *deep sigh

04-17-2011, 06:54 PM	#5
Rockinonahigh Senior Member How Do You Identify?: stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: makes no diffrence,I know who I am. Relationship Status: single,maybe looking if the right person comes along. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 4,907 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,682 Thanked 14,933 Times in 3,938 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	When the doc said I was becomeing pre diabetic my test said 6.4 I think..but any way all I got was a big envelop in the mail with a diet plan in it..thats it.No one told me how many carbs pr meal to eat or gave me anyway to track the sugar..wich would help a lot to beable to check a couple times a day cause I wanna know what it is so I can regulate what I eat better.Sofar I hvent herd from anyone else at the hospital or dr.s office about a thing.I got an appointment next month so I will work it all out then,I did call but no response..figures.