Re: Mark here is an experiment for you

[Guest guest]

now I will admit, this sounds like a plan. no way am I good at writing

things down like I should, how ever, I will give this a try and see how it

goes. so far I am doing ok. of course there are the moments of weakness when

I eat some thing that I should have stayed away from, and I don't ride my

stationary bike every single day like I know I should. when the doctor first

done the blood work to see if I was diabetic or not, he said my average for

the pass ninety days was 156. now I really don't know what this is or means.

I am learning how ever. every time I have went back in to do the ninety day

blood test again, it is coming down. the last test I done, it was 133. but

like I said, I haven't been back in more then six months. I really should go

back and check it. I am going to do just that after the first of the month.

as long as I stay on the Atkins diet, I do pretty well with controlling my

sugar. I heard some one say that maybe I should stay around no more then

thirty carbs a day. I think I could do this and do well with my sugar. if I

need to take the oral medicine, then I will. but if I can control it with no

medicine, then I believe this would be the best. I have heard about some new

ways of checking your blood sugar with out poking your finger. poking my

self doesn't bother me at all, but I can't always get the blood in that

little hole every time. of course I realize that some of these new methods

of testing your blood probably isn't blind friendly. you would think that

they would make it blind friendly, cause most diabetics loose there sight in

the end. ok, I guess I am done with my ramble for now. going to go out and

play in my wood shop for a while. thanks for all your good information on

this list. you all are a lot of help and I am beginning to depend on you all

for my answers I need to deal with my diabetes.

when to take the oral medicine

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> > like I said, I am type two diabetic and have been for two years now.

so

> far,

> > the doctor said that if I can control my blood sugar with diet and

> exercise,

> > then he isn't going to put me on any medicine. my question to the

group,

> is,

> > when will I know that I probably need to be on the medicine? at first

when

> I

> > found out I was diabetic, he had me coming in every three months and

give

> > blood, so they could see what my level was for the past ninety days.

but I

> > haven't been back for six months. should I continue to go in every

three

> > months or not? some times I also am known to skip a meal in the middle

of

> > the day, cause I just get busy and don't think about it. I was told

that

> > type one diabetics really couldn't skip meals, but a type two could

and

> get

> > away with it. but, I also heard that a diabetic should eat every two

> hours,

> > but little meals. is this true? thanks for all the good information I

get

> > from this list. you all have been a lot of help.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

,

Funny you should mention low-carbing as an experiment. I have actually thought

of doing that since my last Hemoglobin a-1-c is actually pretty darn good at

5.4, and if by low-carbing I could get off this very expensive Actos I would be

so happy. Since Medicare doesn't pay diddly squat for such meds (they pay about

$25 on it), I would be spending $160 a month for this stuff. Add that to my

other meds and we're talking $310 a month for meds. Youch! And gee, this new

Medicare reform was supposed to help...yeah it helps the big drug companies get

richer. Anyway, back off my soapbox, it's a good idea as long as you would know

when to give it up should it not work for you so you don't do harm to yourself

by avoiding the meds.

Like you, I think that carbs are the biggest offender in the diabetes equation,

and I think low-carbing is one of the best tools against it. If it pans out that

this would be enough for many diabetics to get off the meds by controlling their

diet, then we not only live better but cheaper, and without making the

pharmaceutical companies even richer. All around we'd be better off. We'll see.

I should also point out that exercise is still very important, too. Just

low-carbing is not enough. Walking is a really great form of exercise and it

helps lower blood sugar, but it also helps the body as a whole. Of course I'm

lucky, I can walk several miles a day and it's enjoyable to do that. Here in

Southern California the weather is mostly good so walking is always " in. " On the

east coast that's not always possible but you still should walk when at all

possible.

Bill Powers

[Guest guest]

Yes, Mark, please do.

There are some others here, I believe, who are trying to control their

diabetes by diet and exercise alone. I hope they chime in. A long time ago

I tried to control my diabetes with diet and exercise alone for a period of

about four months, but it became evident that diet and exercise alone for me

would not work. I tested my fasting blood sugar every week, and it kept

getting higher and higher counts, while I was practically starving myself

and swimming many miles per week.

So, I finally relented and accepted the doctor's recommendation to start

taking oral medications, which I did for 16 years along with diet and

exercise.

when to take the oral medicine

>

>

> > like I said, I am type two diabetic and have been for two years now.

so

> far,

> > the doctor said that if I can control my blood sugar with diet and

> exercise,

> > then he isn't going to put me on any medicine. my question to the

group,

> is,

> > when will I know that I probably need to be on the medicine? at first

when

> I

> > found out I was diabetic, he had me coming in every three months and

give

> > blood, so they could see what my level was for the past ninety days.

but I

> > haven't been back for six months. should I continue to go in every

three

> > months or not? some times I also am known to skip a meal in the middle

of

> > the day, cause I just get busy and don't think about it. I was told

that

> > type one diabetics really couldn't skip meals, but a type two could

and

> get

> > away with it. but, I also heard that a diabetic should eat every two

> hours,

> > but little meals. is this true? thanks for all the good information I

get

> > from this list. you all have been a lot of help.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Harry please help mark out with some documentation guidelines...

Regards,

when to take the oral medicine

> >

> >

> > > like I said, I am type two diabetic and have been for two years now.

> so

> > far,

> > > the doctor said that if I can control my blood sugar with diet and

> > exercise,

> > > then he isn't going to put me on any medicine. my question to the

> group,

> > is,

> > > when will I know that I probably need to be on the medicine? at

first

> when

> > I

> > > found out I was diabetic, he had me coming in every three months and

> give

> > > blood, so they could see what my level was for the past ninety days.

> but I

> > > haven't been back for six months. should I continue to go in every

> three

> > > months or not? some times I also am known to skip a meal in the

middle

> of

> > > the day, cause I just get busy and don't think about it. I was told

> that

> > > type one diabetics really couldn't skip meals, but a type two could

> and

> > get

> > > away with it. but, I also heard that a diabetic should eat every two

> > hours,

> > > but little meals. is this true? thanks for all the good information

I

> get

> > > from this list. you all have been a lot of help.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Mark,

I will give you an example of how I did it, if you wish. You have a

woodshop? I would be in hog heaven, if I had one. When I was in high

school, my favorite subject was shop, and I took three years of shop, and I

would have taken four years of shop, if I could have, but they wouldn't let

me take it in my senior year. They made me take piano tuning instead.

I was still able to do some wood projects in piano tuning class, whenever

the teacher would let me

They are trying to perfect a lasar glucose monitor, but it hasn't been done

yet.

I have asked the sugartrack folks to let me know, when it is ready for use

and purchase by the general public. I hat those finter pricks, ouch!.

when to take the oral medicine

> > >

> > >

> > > > like I said, I am type two diabetic and have been for two years

now.

> > so

> > > far,

> > > > the doctor said that if I can control my blood sugar with diet and

> > > exercise,

> > > > then he isn't going to put me on any medicine. my question to the

> > group,

> > > is,

> > > > when will I know that I probably need to be on the medicine? at

> first

> > when

> > > I

> > > > found out I was diabetic, he had me coming in every three months

and

> > give

> > > > blood, so they could see what my level was for the past ninety

days.

> > but I

> > > > haven't been back for six months. should I continue to go in every

> > three

> > > > months or not? some times I also am known to skip a meal in the

> middle

> > of

> > > > the day, cause I just get busy and don't think about it. I was

told

> > that

> > > > type one diabetics really couldn't skip meals, but a type two

could

> > and

> > > get

> > > > away with it. but, I also heard that a diabetic should eat every

two

> > > hours,

> > > > but little meals. is this true? thanks for all the good

information

> I

> > get

> > > > from this list. you all have been a lot of help.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >