Re: carb counting and doseing insulin

[Guest guest]

From my own personal research and study I wish to state some things at the

beginning.

Carbohydrates consumption is not essential for life. Maybe you had better

read that statement again. Yes, the simple carbohydrate glucose is

essential for red blood cells as a source of energy, and without this simple

food the red blood cells will die. Of course without fully functioning red

blood cells the person will die. So here it is again. Carbohydrate

consumption is not essential for life. In fact it would be almost

impossible for a person to eat or drink food without consuming some minimal

quantities of carbohydrates. So, maybe it would be better to say that very

minimal quantities of carbohydrates are needed to sustain life.

Carbohydrates drive insulin production. Insulin does not work on protein

and fat. Insulin is a storage hormone and it causes carbohydrates to be

converted to fat, which is stored in the body. Carbohydrates are the

primary cause of age related diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure,

obesity, heart trouble and a whole host of other maladies.

In my opinion today it is tantamount to malpractice if a person is diagnosed

as a diabetic either type 2 or type 1, and he or she is not immediately

taught how to do carb counting. It is essential for a diabetic to know how

to count carbs and also know the effect of carbohydrates on the body. It is

not a simple matter, but one that requires constant education, practice and

monitoring, because the number of carbohydrates consumed dictate the type of

exercise one can do, the amount of oral medications to take and the dosage

of insulin for one to inject. The amount of protein and fat you consume

does not dictate dthe diabetic medication requirements. Only carbohydrates

do!

carb counting and dosing insulin

> Hi all.

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> Just starting this up again for new list members. Carbohydrates break down

> to sugar in your blood and spike your bgs. By limiting the carbs you eat,

> and replacing them with good meats and green leafy veggies, you can gain

> near perfect blood sugar control. Harry, and others doing this, can you

> explain some how this works and how to use insulin to gain tight control

of

> your bgs for new list members.

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> regards,

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[Guest guest]

Harry stated...

quote

the number of carbohydrates consumed dictate the type of exercise one can

do, the amount of oral medications to take and the dosage of insulin for one

to inject. The amount of protein and fat you consume

does not dictate the diabetic medication requirements. Only carbohydrates

do!

unquote

Now we all know that Harry is our soft cuddly teddy bear here on list. He

speaks things in such a soft and gentle tone, right? LOL LOL LOL.

With that aside, lets look at what he is saying here since it is a very

valid point.

Harry is suggesting that carbohydrates determine many facets of your

diabetes management.

He is suggesting that carbohydrates determine how much oral medication you

take as a type 2 and carbohydrates determine how much exercise you have to

perform to keep your blood sugar down as a type 2 diabetic. He is also

suggesting that carbs determine how much injected insulin you take as a type

1 diabetic. He further notes that fat and meats have minimal play with

regards to spiking your blood sugar. I'm outlining some of his points here.

Does anyone on list have any thoughts on these opinions? Agree with it?

Disagree with it? Why/why not? Can you share with us some of your own

findings with carbs and testing your blood sugar?

I'm looking for list participation here is why I'm doing all of this any how

and am hopeing to hear from some new members with questions or comments or

from anyone for that matter.

regards,

[Guest guest]

The amount of insulin also depends on the physical make up of the

individual. Take me for example. Over the years I beat my pancreas into

submission until it cannot produce the required amount of insulin to handle

the carbohydrates I consume, because I spent a goodly portion of my life

eating all the fruit I could eat not to mention all that candy I use to eat

on a daily basis. I won't even talk about all those cakes, pies and cookies

I ate every day either. Well, it just so happens that all of this sugar

overload or high carbohydrate consumption caused my insulin level to rise

dramatically and all of the cells in my body got use to all this sugar and

insulin, and finally they sent out a notice that without a lot of insulin, I

refuse to let sugar/glucose enter here. The cells in my body just plain got

so use to all that insulin and glucose and now they refuse to let any

glucose come into them without a lot of insulin to push it through the cell

wall. So, what do you call this condition. It is known as insulin

resistance.

What does having insulin resistance mean?

You might ask that question, and a good question it is. It means that a

person with insulin resistance has to either produce more insulin in the

pancreas by stimulating it to produce more insulin, which means take Diabeta

or a similar drug, or take some drug like Actos to lower the barrier to

allow glucose to enter the cell. It may even mean as it did in my case that

I eventually had to take both kinds of drugs on a daily basis.

In practical terms what does this mean? It means as an insulin dependent

diabetic I have to inject a lot more insulin to do the job. For instance

most noninsulin dependent folks can take one unit of Humalog for every 15

grams of carbohydrates consumed, whereas for me, Mr. Insulin Resistant, have

to take eight to ten units of Humalog for every 15 grams of carbohydrates

consumed.

Re: carb counting and doseing insulin

> Harry stated...

>

> quote

> the number of carbohydrates consumed dictate the type of exercise one can

> do, the amount of oral medications to take and the dosage of insulin for

one

> to inject. The amount of protein and fat you consume

> does not dictate the diabetic medication requirements. Only carbohydrates

> do!

> unquote

>

> Now we all know that Harry is our soft cuddly teddy bear here on list. He

> speaks things in such a soft and gentle tone, right? LOL LOL LOL.

>

> With that aside, lets look at what he is saying here since it is a very

> valid point.

>

>

> Harry is suggesting that carbohydrates determine many facets of your

> diabetes management.

>

> He is suggesting that carbohydrates determine how much oral medication you

> take as a type 2 and carbohydrates determine how much exercise you have to

> perform to keep your blood sugar down as a type 2 diabetic. He is also

> suggesting that carbs determine how much injected insulin you take as a

type

> 1 diabetic. He further notes that fat and meats have minimal play with

> regards to spiking your blood sugar. I'm outlining some of his points

here.

> Does anyone on list have any thoughts on these opinions? Agree with it?

> Disagree with it? Why/why not? Can you share with us some of your own

> findings with carbs and testing your blood sugar?

>

> I'm looking for list participation here is why I'm doing all of this any

how

> and am hopeing to hear from some new members with questions or comments or

> from anyone for that matter.

>

> regards,

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

thanks for shareing Harry. is there anyone else on the list who is insulin

resistant? Can you explain what effect this has had on managing your blood

sugars? Are you on oral medications to combat type 2 diabetes or on insulin?

regards,

Re: carb counting and doseing insulin

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> > Harry stated...

> >

> > quote

> > the number of carbohydrates consumed dictate the type of exercise one

can

> > do, the amount of oral medications to take and the dosage of insulin for

> one

> > to inject. The amount of protein and fat you consume

> > does not dictate the diabetic medication requirements. Only

carbohydrates

> > do!

> > unquote

> >

> > Now we all know that Harry is our soft cuddly teddy bear here on list.

He

> > speaks things in such a soft and gentle tone, right? LOL LOL LOL.

> >

> > With that aside, lets look at what he is saying here since it is a very

> > valid point.

> >

> >

> > Harry is suggesting that carbohydrates determine many facets of your

> > diabetes management.

> >

> > He is suggesting that carbohydrates determine how much oral medication

you

> > take as a type 2 and carbohydrates determine how much exercise you have

to

> > perform to keep your blood sugar down as a type 2 diabetic. He is also

> > suggesting that carbs determine how much injected insulin you take as a

> type

> > 1 diabetic. He further notes that fat and meats have minimal play with

> > regards to spiking your blood sugar. I'm outlining some of his points

> here.

> > Does anyone on list have any thoughts on these opinions? Agree with it?

> > Disagree with it? Why/why not? Can you share with us some of your own

> > findings with carbs and testing your blood sugar?

> >

> > I'm looking for list participation here is why I'm doing all of this any

> how

> > and am hopeing to hear from some new members with questions or comments

or

> > from anyone for that matter.

> >

> > regards,

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >