Re: Dieting and vco

[Guest guest]

On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:20:49 -0900, P & M Banagal <pbanagal@...> wrote:

inspite of my drinking coke and young coconut juice. So after dinner

last night I ate half of a whole papaya and did not take my

Glucophage. This morning I had 3TBSP vco, a big bowl of fried rice

with fried dumplings and a papaya. My activity for the morning was

scooping out some vco on my cold processed oil. I ate lunch early

11:30 am as i started feeling hungry. At around 1:00 pm i felt the

hypo again. I ate a huge slice of papaya again and so far at 2:18 pm

feel ok. Could it be the coconut oil making my sugar plummet?

----

Could be all that refined carbs you are taking (the friied rice and

the papaya) that is causing your blood sugar to go up and down like a

roller coaster. Refined carbs like white rice and fruit will jack your

sugar up fast - it also plummets fast too, causing you to get hunger

cravings - and thus the hunger/hypoglycemia cycle begins. If I were

you I would take it easy on the white rice or give it up, period - or

if you must have rice, switch to brown rice, which is a whole grain

and a lower glycemic value, which will cause a more gradual rise and

fall of your blood sugar.

[Guest guest]

Due to legal restrictions on giving medical advice, I can't

say what you, or anyone, should do. But for me, diabetic meds were

poisoning me. When I was on diabetic meds (glyburide) I could

" cheat " and eat foods which were not good for me. I also had low

blood sugar sometimes & then had to add more sugar to my diet to

compensate. Diabetic meds really beat-up the pancreas to make it

produce more insulin. Long-term, even if one *never* cheats, one's

pancreas wears out much sooner when one takes diabetic meds.

I also found the recommended diet for diabetics was

dangerous. Far too many carbs. So I monitored my blood sugar level

a lot, and slowly changed my diet. When I had a feel for what I was

doing, I stopped taking the glyburide. I took glyburide for 6 months

while I adjusted my diet, added lots of vitamins & supplements, and

did a ton of research. When I stopped taking the glyburide, my

doctor was dead-set against my experimentation. Without the

glyburide, I *never* have low blood sugar, so there is never a need

to add more sugar to my diet. And I see a jump in blood sugar

whenever I stray off my diet, so I am better able to resist the

temptation to cheat.

For me, coconut oil taken at night assists me to keep my

morning blood sugar levels in balance. But it has never

over-compensated. Of course, the coconut oil must be used in

conjunction with a healthy balanced diet. No bread or rice or pasta.

Minimal fruit. No fruit juices. No foods with hidden sugar (like

pre-packaged foods with sweetener inside). Four balanced meals each

day with no snacking whatsoever. The emphasis is on balanced meals.

I also take fiber 3 times a day to provide bulk & keep my bowels

running smoothly.

I can write more about what supplements I take, but I am not

sure how off-topic I should go on this list.

Alobar

Dieting and vco

>

> Hi everyone

>

> I just wish to let you know that i went on the " cabbage diet " . I

did it for two weeks with a three day interval. I did lose weight

and my big tummy got smaller. My sugar level must have normalized.

Ate breakfast at 8am and took my maintenance medicines. I took three

tablespoons of vco yesterday around ten, then weeded out my closet

for clothes to be sent to the landslide/typhoon victims, and did this

for around an hour and a half. At 12 noon, i did not feel hungry.

Did not take my snack either coz i felt so full. At around one pm

hubby comes home and gave me lunch. I couldn't figure out what

happened but i had hypoglycemia. And every two hours i would feel

hungry and felt the hypo come back inspite of my drinking coke and

young coconut juice. So after dinner last night I ate half of a

whole papaya and did not take my Glucophage. This morning I had

3TBSP vco, a big bowl of fried rice with fried dumplings and a

papaya. My activity for the morning was scooping out some vco on my

cold processed oil. I ate lunch early 11:30 am as i started feeling

hungry. At around 1:00 pm i felt the hypo again. I ate a huge slice

of papaya again and so far at 2:18 pm feel ok. Could it be the

coconut oil making my sugar plummet?

>

> Thanks

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jim

Thanks. Now i know why i'm on a roller coaster. It happened again this morning

but not as bad. I will quit eating rice. It would keep my tummy from buldging

too.

Re: Dieting and vco

On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:20:49 -0900, P & M Banagal <pbanagal@...> wrote:

inspite of my drinking coke and young coconut juice. So after dinner

last night I ate half of a whole papaya and did not take my

Glucophage. This morning I had 3TBSP vco, a big bowl of fried rice

with fried dumplings and a papaya. My activity for the morning was

scooping out some vco on my cold processed oil. I ate lunch early

11:30 am as i started feeling hungry. At around 1:00 pm i felt the

hypo again. I ate a huge slice of papaya again and so far at 2:18 pm

feel ok. Could it be the coconut oil making my sugar plummet?

----

Could be all that refined carbs you are taking (the friied rice and

the papaya) that is causing your blood sugar to go up and down like a

roller coaster. Refined carbs like white rice and fruit will jack your

sugar up fast - it also plummets fast too, causing you to get hunger

cravings - and thus the hunger/hypoglycemia cycle begins. If I were

you I would take it easy on the white rice or give it up, period - or

if you must have rice, switch to brown rice, which is a whole grain

and a lower glycemic value, which will cause a more gradual rise and

fall of your blood sugar.

[Guest guest]

Alobar Thanks for your advice. I'd quit my rice, pasta and bread then. Some

fruits restricted amount and plenty of veggies. Actually i am beginning to eat

more sauteed veggies and am beginning to like them.

Thanks for the warning. and i thought the american diabetic diet was good.

Dieting and vco

>

> Hi everyone

>

> I just wish to let you know that i went on the " cabbage diet " . I

did it for two weeks with a three day interval. I did lose weight

and my big tummy got smaller. My sugar level must have normalized.

Ate breakfast at 8am and took my maintenance medicines. I took three

tablespoons of vco yesterday around ten, then weeded out my closet

for clothes to be sent to the landslide/typhoon victims, and did this

for around an hour and a half. At 12 noon, i did not feel hungry.

Did not take my snack either coz i felt so full. At around one pm

hubby comes home and gave me lunch. I couldn't figure out what

happened but i had hypoglycemia. And every two hours i would feel

hungry and felt the hypo come back inspite of my drinking coke and

young coconut juice. So after dinner last night I ate half of a

whole papaya and did not take my Glucophage. This morning I had

3TBSP vco, a big bowl of fried rice with fried dumplings and a

papaya. My activity for the morning was scooping out some vco on my

cold processed oil. I ate lunch early 11:30 am as i started feeling

hungry. At around 1:00 pm i felt the hypo again. I ate a huge slice

of papaya again and so far at 2:18 pm feel ok. Could it be the

coconut oil making my sugar plummet?

>

> Thanks

>

>