Guest guest Posted January 4, 2002 Report Share Posted January 4, 2002 Hello sierraflowr@..., In reference to your comment: ð might i ask please what a 'normal' menu would be? i ð cant 'picture' what 50-75 carbs means. Normally i have very few if any carbs for breakfast as my bs is still up around 140 with the dawn effect, and i don't want to push it higher.... So breakfast often is just protein.... and whatever fat is attached to it. ie cold cut meat and or cheese ends.... left over meat that i had the night before for dinner, breakfast sausage, or bacon, and or eggs. Sometimes i make.... Egg casserole type things.... Here's a recipe 2 dz eggs, 2 lbs breakfast sausage bulk one bag of frozen chopped onions one bag of frozen chopped peppers two bags of frozen stir fry veggies. 16 oz of sour cream one cup of light cream 16 oz of shredded swiss cheese (or other cheese) chopped walnuts, or other nuts (optional) brown the sausage, then add in the onions and peppers, and veggies... cook till tender. beat the eggs, and add the sour cream and cheese, and cream and walnuts if desired. then mix in the meat/veggies mixture. Spray pam on muffin tins, or a 13/9/2 baking pan, and pour the mixture in it/them. pre heat oven to 350 and bake, muffin tins 30 min baking pan 60 min or so. Remove from pan, if in large pan cut into squares. Store in ziplock bags may freeze if you won't eat this many in a week. I use this recipe for my roomie and i for a week. We usually eat about 3-5 muffin tin ones in a meal. ************************************************ for lunch i might have some cold cuts, or tuna, or egg or chicken or turkey salad. I often have some very thick vegetable soup (more like a stew) made from meat stock, and vegetables, (low carb, low glycemic ones) I don't usually count these, but when i do a spot check my day adds up to 30- 50grams or so. Dinner, usually a meat steak roast, hamburger, chicken, etc... tomorrow is scallops I also will usuually cook 2 bags of frozen veggies, brussel sprouts, and or mixed cauliflower, carrots, broccoli. my roomie and i each eat half of each bag, with cheese whiz on it. I rarely measure my protein or my veggies by weighting or measuring them but YMMV, many do that. today i had a Dunkin Donuts Duncacchino, which bumps my carbs way up for the day, but only affects my bs for about 2 hrs. usually within 2 hrs i'm back under 140, if not closer to 100. My usual treats are 25 grams of carbs.... in the form of a scoop of icecream, or a small piece of cake, or cookies, or candy or fruit. for fruit i eat melon and berries, which are both lower in carbs, and in glycemic index. I never or VERY rarely eat potatoes, rice, pasta, bread, rolls, cereal, etc. Hope this helps. If you have more questions feel free to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2002 Report Share Posted January 4, 2002 Hello sierraflowr@..., In reference to your comment: ð might i ask please what a 'normal' menu would be? i ð cant 'picture' what 50-75 carbs means. Normally i have very few if any carbs for breakfast as my bs is still up around 140 with the dawn effect, and i don't want to push it higher.... So breakfast often is just protein.... and whatever fat is attached to it. ie cold cut meat and or cheese ends.... left over meat that i had the night before for dinner, breakfast sausage, or bacon, and or eggs. Sometimes i make.... Egg casserole type things.... Here's a recipe 2 dz eggs, 2 lbs breakfast sausage bulk one bag of frozen chopped onions one bag of frozen chopped peppers two bags of frozen stir fry veggies. 16 oz of sour cream one cup of light cream 16 oz of shredded swiss cheese (or other cheese) chopped walnuts, or other nuts (optional) brown the sausage, then add in the onions and peppers, and veggies... cook till tender. beat the eggs, and add the sour cream and cheese, and cream and walnuts if desired. then mix in the meat/veggies mixture. Spray pam on muffin tins, or a 13/9/2 baking pan, and pour the mixture in it/them. pre heat oven to 350 and bake, muffin tins 30 min baking pan 60 min or so. Remove from pan, if in large pan cut into squares. Store in ziplock bags may freeze if you won't eat this many in a week. I use this recipe for my roomie and i for a week. We usually eat about 3-5 muffin tin ones in a meal. ************************************************ for lunch i might have some cold cuts, or tuna, or egg or chicken or turkey salad. I often have some very thick vegetable soup (more like a stew) made from meat stock, and vegetables, (low carb, low glycemic ones) I don't usually count these, but when i do a spot check my day adds up to 30- 50grams or so. Dinner, usually a meat steak roast, hamburger, chicken, etc... tomorrow is scallops I also will usuually cook 2 bags of frozen veggies, brussel sprouts, and or mixed cauliflower, carrots, broccoli. my roomie and i each eat half of each bag, with cheese whiz on it. I rarely measure my protein or my veggies by weighting or measuring them but YMMV, many do that. today i had a Dunkin Donuts Duncacchino, which bumps my carbs way up for the day, but only affects my bs for about 2 hrs. usually within 2 hrs i'm back under 140, if not closer to 100. My usual treats are 25 grams of carbs.... in the form of a scoop of icecream, or a small piece of cake, or cookies, or candy or fruit. for fruit i eat melon and berries, which are both lower in carbs, and in glycemic index. I never or VERY rarely eat potatoes, rice, pasta, bread, rolls, cereal, etc. Hope this helps. If you have more questions feel free to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2002 Report Share Posted January 4, 2002 Hello sierraflowr@..., In reference to your comment: ð might i ask please what a 'normal' menu would be? i ð cant 'picture' what 50-75 carbs means. Normally i have very few if any carbs for breakfast as my bs is still up around 140 with the dawn effect, and i don't want to push it higher.... So breakfast often is just protein.... and whatever fat is attached to it. ie cold cut meat and or cheese ends.... left over meat that i had the night before for dinner, breakfast sausage, or bacon, and or eggs. Sometimes i make.... Egg casserole type things.... Here's a recipe 2 dz eggs, 2 lbs breakfast sausage bulk one bag of frozen chopped onions one bag of frozen chopped peppers two bags of frozen stir fry veggies. 16 oz of sour cream one cup of light cream 16 oz of shredded swiss cheese (or other cheese) chopped walnuts, or other nuts (optional) brown the sausage, then add in the onions and peppers, and veggies... cook till tender. beat the eggs, and add the sour cream and cheese, and cream and walnuts if desired. then mix in the meat/veggies mixture. Spray pam on muffin tins, or a 13/9/2 baking pan, and pour the mixture in it/them. pre heat oven to 350 and bake, muffin tins 30 min baking pan 60 min or so. Remove from pan, if in large pan cut into squares. Store in ziplock bags may freeze if you won't eat this many in a week. I use this recipe for my roomie and i for a week. We usually eat about 3-5 muffin tin ones in a meal. ************************************************ for lunch i might have some cold cuts, or tuna, or egg or chicken or turkey salad. I often have some very thick vegetable soup (more like a stew) made from meat stock, and vegetables, (low carb, low glycemic ones) I don't usually count these, but when i do a spot check my day adds up to 30- 50grams or so. Dinner, usually a meat steak roast, hamburger, chicken, etc... tomorrow is scallops I also will usuually cook 2 bags of frozen veggies, brussel sprouts, and or mixed cauliflower, carrots, broccoli. my roomie and i each eat half of each bag, with cheese whiz on it. I rarely measure my protein or my veggies by weighting or measuring them but YMMV, many do that. today i had a Dunkin Donuts Duncacchino, which bumps my carbs way up for the day, but only affects my bs for about 2 hrs. usually within 2 hrs i'm back under 140, if not closer to 100. My usual treats are 25 grams of carbs.... in the form of a scoop of icecream, or a small piece of cake, or cookies, or candy or fruit. for fruit i eat melon and berries, which are both lower in carbs, and in glycemic index. I never or VERY rarely eat potatoes, rice, pasta, bread, rolls, cereal, etc. Hope this helps. If you have more questions feel free to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2002 Report Share Posted January 4, 2002 might i ask please what a 'normal' menu would be? i cant 'picture' what 50-75 carbs means. rebecca -- Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them. --Henry Steele Commager > From: diabetes_int > Reply-To: diabetes_int > Date: 4 Jan 2002 21:54:22 -0000 > To: diabetes_int > Subject: Digest Number 1987 > > I did this religiously for about a month, my blood sugars remained stable, in > the 270 - 300 range. > My weight climbed from 334 to 368 or so, my all time high. > I paniced and talked with some online friends, and some nurse friends. > The key thing to me was carbs turn into sugar, sugar is my problem. > I cut back on carbs, and as i did, my bs readings began to drop. > I found that for me, i needed to get down to about 50 carbs a day, i can > fluctuate between 30 and an occasional 75 or so grams a day, on days where > there are parties or treats. > We are all different, but i doubt that many of us can eat 225 grams of carb > without medication to either cause the pancreas to put out more insulin, or > without insulin to break the 225 grams down. For me I'd prefer to be med > free and eat less carbs. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2002 Report Share Posted January 4, 2002 might i ask please what a 'normal' menu would be? i cant 'picture' what 50-75 carbs means. rebecca -- Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them. --Henry Steele Commager > From: diabetes_int > Reply-To: diabetes_int > Date: 4 Jan 2002 21:54:22 -0000 > To: diabetes_int > Subject: Digest Number 1987 > > I did this religiously for about a month, my blood sugars remained stable, in > the 270 - 300 range. > My weight climbed from 334 to 368 or so, my all time high. > I paniced and talked with some online friends, and some nurse friends. > The key thing to me was carbs turn into sugar, sugar is my problem. > I cut back on carbs, and as i did, my bs readings began to drop. > I found that for me, i needed to get down to about 50 carbs a day, i can > fluctuate between 30 and an occasional 75 or so grams a day, on days where > there are parties or treats. > We are all different, but i doubt that many of us can eat 225 grams of carb > without medication to either cause the pancreas to put out more insulin, or > without insulin to break the 225 grams down. For me I'd prefer to be med > free and eat less carbs. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2002 Report Share Posted January 4, 2002 might i ask please what a 'normal' menu would be? i cant 'picture' what 50-75 carbs means. rebecca -- Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them. --Henry Steele Commager > From: diabetes_int > Reply-To: diabetes_int > Date: 4 Jan 2002 21:54:22 -0000 > To: diabetes_int > Subject: Digest Number 1987 > > I did this religiously for about a month, my blood sugars remained stable, in > the 270 - 300 range. > My weight climbed from 334 to 368 or so, my all time high. > I paniced and talked with some online friends, and some nurse friends. > The key thing to me was carbs turn into sugar, sugar is my problem. > I cut back on carbs, and as i did, my bs readings began to drop. > I found that for me, i needed to get down to about 50 carbs a day, i can > fluctuate between 30 and an occasional 75 or so grams a day, on days where > there are parties or treats. > We are all different, but i doubt that many of us can eat 225 grams of carb > without medication to either cause the pancreas to put out more insulin, or > without insulin to break the 225 grams down. For me I'd prefer to be med > free and eat less carbs. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2002 Report Share Posted January 4, 2002 Hello GayRghts@..., In reference to your comment: ð I also will usuually cook 2 bags of frozen veggies, ð brussel sprouts, and or mixed cauliflower, carrots, ð broccoli. my roomie and i each eat half of each bag, ð with cheese whiz on it. one thing about veggies, well really any foods, but it really pertains to the veggies. When you look at the carb content, you can subtract from the carb # the # of grams of fiber. With brussel sprouts i think the serving size = 7 grams of carb, but the fiber is 5 grams so the total carb that counts is 2 grams of carb. This is why veggies are great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2002 Report Share Posted January 4, 2002 Hello GayRghts@..., In reference to your comment: ð I also will usuually cook 2 bags of frozen veggies, ð brussel sprouts, and or mixed cauliflower, carrots, ð broccoli. my roomie and i each eat half of each bag, ð with cheese whiz on it. one thing about veggies, well really any foods, but it really pertains to the veggies. When you look at the carb content, you can subtract from the carb # the # of grams of fiber. With brussel sprouts i think the serving size = 7 grams of carb, but the fiber is 5 grams so the total carb that counts is 2 grams of carb. This is why veggies are great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2002 Report Share Posted January 4, 2002 Hello GayRghts@..., In reference to your comment: ð I also will usuually cook 2 bags of frozen veggies, ð brussel sprouts, and or mixed cauliflower, carrots, ð broccoli. my roomie and i each eat half of each bag, ð with cheese whiz on it. one thing about veggies, well really any foods, but it really pertains to the veggies. When you look at the carb content, you can subtract from the carb # the # of grams of fiber. With brussel sprouts i think the serving size = 7 grams of carb, but the fiber is 5 grams so the total carb that counts is 2 grams of carb. This is why veggies are great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2002 Report Share Posted January 5, 2002 I'm doing around 60 per day for awhile to loose 8 pounds, so here's what I eat: Atkins breakfast bar before or after chores (depending on fbg), Morningstar veggie sausage patties (2) mid morning, Lean Cuisine type meal 30 carbs or less for lunch, or a sandwich with low carb bread, pre-afternoon-exertion snack of a small apple or orange with a little cottage cheese or a LC tortilla with sharp cheddar melted in it, dinner is meat, fish, poultry or veggie burgers and low carb vegetables. There are, of course, quite a few variables, this is mostly what I like and have time to make. If you're in to actually cooking, there are quite a few great recipes in the shared files (url at the bottom of each message). Barb > might i ask please what a 'normal' menu would be? i cant 'picture' what > 50-75 carbs means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2002 Report Share Posted January 5, 2002 I'm doing around 60 per day for awhile to loose 8 pounds, so here's what I eat: Atkins breakfast bar before or after chores (depending on fbg), Morningstar veggie sausage patties (2) mid morning, Lean Cuisine type meal 30 carbs or less for lunch, or a sandwich with low carb bread, pre-afternoon-exertion snack of a small apple or orange with a little cottage cheese or a LC tortilla with sharp cheddar melted in it, dinner is meat, fish, poultry or veggie burgers and low carb vegetables. There are, of course, quite a few variables, this is mostly what I like and have time to make. If you're in to actually cooking, there are quite a few great recipes in the shared files (url at the bottom of each message). Barb > might i ask please what a 'normal' menu would be? i cant 'picture' what > 50-75 carbs means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Another reason for running high blood glucose levels is an infection or injury. Do you have either of these? Also if you are testing for a fasting glucose level only once per day, this is probably not often enough. Your high levels you report below could also be indicative of a rebound effect, where during the night you experience an extreme low and your body kicks in the blycogen, which raises your blood sugar level very high and very rapidly. The rebound effect is the body's automatic way of dealing with extreme low blood sugar levels in order to keep you from running out of fuel and causing the heart to stop pumping, which requires a steady fuel supply. Carbs > The reason that I was interested in finding out about how many carbs you > should have for a day for each meal is because my blood sugars have been > running higher than I like. This morning it was 188 and yesterday it was > 171. The readings seem to be going up this week instead of going down. I > really want to get these readings back down to 100 or lower the way they > used to be. That is why I was wondering about the carbs. That is also > the > reason that I was asking about the Glucerna weight loss shakes and the > South > Beach meal bars. I will check on Calorie King and find out. I appreciate > the information about the Atkins bars and if the South Beach meal bars > have > more carbs than the atkins ones then I'll be switching to them. > > If you all don't mind I'd like to tell you what I've eaten today so far. > Please let me know if these foods are okay to eat and if it will help my > sugar readings to go down. > > Breakfast: two eggs, two pieces of healthy choice ham, two pieces of low > fat string cheese, and a box of frozen brussel sprouts. > > Lunch: one turkey burger patty, and a frozen box of frozen green beans. > > For dinner: one salmon patty and a frozen vegetable. > > I thought for a snack I'd have two pieces of celery with some low fat > peanut > butter. > > If any one has any other suggestions as to how I can get back on track > please let me know. > > I've exercised twice on the tread mill for an hour. I'm planning on going > back on for 15 minutes after dinner. Thank you all for any help that you > may be able to give me. > > Terri > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Another reason for running high blood glucose levels is an infection or injury. Do you have either of these? Also if you are testing for a fasting glucose level only once per day, this is probably not often enough. Your high levels you report below could also be indicative of a rebound effect, where during the night you experience an extreme low and your body kicks in the blycogen, which raises your blood sugar level very high and very rapidly. The rebound effect is the body's automatic way of dealing with extreme low blood sugar levels in order to keep you from running out of fuel and causing the heart to stop pumping, which requires a steady fuel supply. Carbs > The reason that I was interested in finding out about how many carbs you > should have for a day for each meal is because my blood sugars have been > running higher than I like. This morning it was 188 and yesterday it was > 171. The readings seem to be going up this week instead of going down. I > really want to get these readings back down to 100 or lower the way they > used to be. That is why I was wondering about the carbs. That is also > the > reason that I was asking about the Glucerna weight loss shakes and the > South > Beach meal bars. I will check on Calorie King and find out. I appreciate > the information about the Atkins bars and if the South Beach meal bars > have > more carbs than the atkins ones then I'll be switching to them. > > If you all don't mind I'd like to tell you what I've eaten today so far. > Please let me know if these foods are okay to eat and if it will help my > sugar readings to go down. > > Breakfast: two eggs, two pieces of healthy choice ham, two pieces of low > fat string cheese, and a box of frozen brussel sprouts. > > Lunch: one turkey burger patty, and a frozen box of frozen green beans. > > For dinner: one salmon patty and a frozen vegetable. > > I thought for a snack I'd have two pieces of celery with some low fat > peanut > butter. > > If any one has any other suggestions as to how I can get back on track > please let me know. > > I've exercised twice on the tread mill for an hour. I'm planning on going > back on for 15 minutes after dinner. Thank you all for any help that you > may be able to give me. > > Terri > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Another way to have a rebound effect is to exercise to the point that all of your available supply of glucose is used up in the blood stream, which can also trigger the rebound effect when the blood glucose level gets too low. If you dose too much short-acting insulin like Humalog or even if you use too much long-acting insulin like Lantus, this can also trigger a rebound effect. This is why achieving and maintaining a normal range between 70-120 is a real balancing act and all diabetics have to lern how to walk the tight rope. This is why the fasting bs and the two hour post prandial bs are the most important ones to know. For an exercise routine it would also be wise for you to know your bs before exercising and again, what it is one hour after you have completed your exercises. If you know these particular facts about your body, then you can more easily regulate the amount of carbs you need in order to stay balanced. Once you have established how many carbs and how much insulin or oral medications to use, you could then safely reduce the number of finger pricks you need to do each day. It would be rare for a single blood sugar test once per day to keep you or any diabetic balanced on the high wire. Carbs > The reason that I was interested in finding out about how many carbs you > should have for a day for each meal is because my blood sugars have been > running higher than I like. This morning it was 188 and yesterday it was > 171. The readings seem to be going up this week instead of going down. I > really want to get these readings back down to 100 or lower the way they > used to be. That is why I was wondering about the carbs. That is also > the > reason that I was asking about the Glucerna weight loss shakes and the > South > Beach meal bars. I will check on Calorie King and find out. I appreciate > the information about the Atkins bars and if the South Beach meal bars > have > more carbs than the atkins ones then I'll be switching to them. > > If you all don't mind I'd like to tell you what I've eaten today so far. > Please let me know if these foods are okay to eat and if it will help my > sugar readings to go down. > > Breakfast: two eggs, two pieces of healthy choice ham, two pieces of low > fat string cheese, and a box of frozen brussel sprouts. > > Lunch: one turkey burger patty, and a frozen box of frozen green beans. > > For dinner: one salmon patty and a frozen vegetable. > > I thought for a snack I'd have two pieces of celery with some low fat > peanut > butter. > > If any one has any other suggestions as to how I can get back on track > please let me know. > > I've exercised twice on the tread mill for an hour. I'm planning on going > back on for 15 minutes after dinner. Thank you all for any help that you > may be able to give me. > > Terri > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Another way to have a rebound effect is to exercise to the point that all of your available supply of glucose is used up in the blood stream, which can also trigger the rebound effect when the blood glucose level gets too low. If you dose too much short-acting insulin like Humalog or even if you use too much long-acting insulin like Lantus, this can also trigger a rebound effect. This is why achieving and maintaining a normal range between 70-120 is a real balancing act and all diabetics have to lern how to walk the tight rope. This is why the fasting bs and the two hour post prandial bs are the most important ones to know. For an exercise routine it would also be wise for you to know your bs before exercising and again, what it is one hour after you have completed your exercises. If you know these particular facts about your body, then you can more easily regulate the amount of carbs you need in order to stay balanced. Once you have established how many carbs and how much insulin or oral medications to use, you could then safely reduce the number of finger pricks you need to do each day. It would be rare for a single blood sugar test once per day to keep you or any diabetic balanced on the high wire. Carbs > The reason that I was interested in finding out about how many carbs you > should have for a day for each meal is because my blood sugars have been > running higher than I like. This morning it was 188 and yesterday it was > 171. The readings seem to be going up this week instead of going down. I > really want to get these readings back down to 100 or lower the way they > used to be. That is why I was wondering about the carbs. That is also > the > reason that I was asking about the Glucerna weight loss shakes and the > South > Beach meal bars. I will check on Calorie King and find out. I appreciate > the information about the Atkins bars and if the South Beach meal bars > have > more carbs than the atkins ones then I'll be switching to them. > > If you all don't mind I'd like to tell you what I've eaten today so far. > Please let me know if these foods are okay to eat and if it will help my > sugar readings to go down. > > Breakfast: two eggs, two pieces of healthy choice ham, two pieces of low > fat string cheese, and a box of frozen brussel sprouts. > > Lunch: one turkey burger patty, and a frozen box of frozen green beans. > > For dinner: one salmon patty and a frozen vegetable. > > I thought for a snack I'd have two pieces of celery with some low fat > peanut > butter. > > If any one has any other suggestions as to how I can get back on track > please let me know. > > I've exercised twice on the tread mill for an hour. I'm planning on going > back on for 15 minutes after dinner. Thank you all for any help that you > may be able to give me. > > Terri > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Hi, I would like to no where I can find a list for carb counting. If anyone have this list as a word document or some sort, please send me a copy. If there's a web sight that has this information I can down load, I would accept that also. I really would appreciate the help with this. Otis Blue I no At 08:58 PM 8/13/2005, you wrote: >Another way to have a rebound effect is to exercise to the point that all of >your available supply of glucose is used up in the blood stream, which can >also trigger the rebound effect when the blood glucose level gets too low. >If you dose too much short-acting insulin like Humalog or even if you use >too much long-acting insulin like Lantus, this can also trigger a rebound >effect. This is why achieving and maintaining a normal range between 70-120 >is a real balancing act and all diabetics have to lern how to walk the tight >rope. This is why the fasting bs and the two hour post prandial bs are the >most important ones to know. For an exercise routine it would also be wise >for you to know your bs before exercising and again, what it is one hour >after you have completed your exercises. If you know these particular facts >about your body, then you can more easily regulate the amount of carbs you >need in order to stay balanced. Once you have established how many carbs >and how much insulin or oral medications to use, you could then safely >reduce the number of finger pricks you need to do each day. It would be >rare for a single blood sugar test once per day to keep you or any diabetic >balanced on the high wire. > Carbs > > > > The reason that I was interested in finding out about how many carbs you > > should have for a day for each meal is because my blood sugars have been > > running higher than I like. This morning it was 188 and yesterday it was > > 171. The readings seem to be going up this week instead of going down. I > > really want to get these readings back down to 100 or lower the way they > > used to be. That is why I was wondering about the carbs. That is also > > the > > reason that I was asking about the Glucerna weight loss shakes and the > > South > > Beach meal bars. I will check on Calorie King and find out. I appreciate > > the information about the Atkins bars and if the South Beach meal bars > > have > > more carbs than the atkins ones then I'll be switching to them. > > > > If you all don't mind I'd like to tell you what I've eaten today so far. > > Please let me know if these foods are okay to eat and if it will help my > > sugar readings to go down. > > > > Breakfast: two eggs, two pieces of healthy choice ham, two pieces of low > > fat string cheese, and a box of frozen brussel sprouts. > > > > Lunch: one turkey burger patty, and a frozen box of frozen green beans. > > > > For dinner: one salmon patty and a frozen vegetable. > > > > I thought for a snack I'd have two pieces of celery with some low fat > > peanut > > butter. > > > > If any one has any other suggestions as to how I can get back on track > > please let me know. > > > > I've exercised twice on the tread mill for an hour. I'm planning on going > > back on for 15 minutes after dinner. Thank you all for any help that you > > may be able to give me. > > > > Terri > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Hi, I would like to no where I can find a list for carb counting. If anyone have this list as a word document or some sort, please send me a copy. If there's a web sight that has this information I can down load, I would accept that also. I really would appreciate the help with this. Otis Blue I no At 08:58 PM 8/13/2005, you wrote: >Another way to have a rebound effect is to exercise to the point that all of >your available supply of glucose is used up in the blood stream, which can >also trigger the rebound effect when the blood glucose level gets too low. >If you dose too much short-acting insulin like Humalog or even if you use >too much long-acting insulin like Lantus, this can also trigger a rebound >effect. This is why achieving and maintaining a normal range between 70-120 >is a real balancing act and all diabetics have to lern how to walk the tight >rope. This is why the fasting bs and the two hour post prandial bs are the >most important ones to know. For an exercise routine it would also be wise >for you to know your bs before exercising and again, what it is one hour >after you have completed your exercises. If you know these particular facts >about your body, then you can more easily regulate the amount of carbs you >need in order to stay balanced. Once you have established how many carbs >and how much insulin or oral medications to use, you could then safely >reduce the number of finger pricks you need to do each day. It would be >rare for a single blood sugar test once per day to keep you or any diabetic >balanced on the high wire. > Carbs > > > > The reason that I was interested in finding out about how many carbs you > > should have for a day for each meal is because my blood sugars have been > > running higher than I like. This morning it was 188 and yesterday it was > > 171. The readings seem to be going up this week instead of going down. I > > really want to get these readings back down to 100 or lower the way they > > used to be. That is why I was wondering about the carbs. That is also > > the > > reason that I was asking about the Glucerna weight loss shakes and the > > South > > Beach meal bars. I will check on Calorie King and find out. I appreciate > > the information about the Atkins bars and if the South Beach meal bars > > have > > more carbs than the atkins ones then I'll be switching to them. > > > > If you all don't mind I'd like to tell you what I've eaten today so far. > > Please let me know if these foods are okay to eat and if it will help my > > sugar readings to go down. > > > > Breakfast: two eggs, two pieces of healthy choice ham, two pieces of low > > fat string cheese, and a box of frozen brussel sprouts. > > > > Lunch: one turkey burger patty, and a frozen box of frozen green beans. > > > > For dinner: one salmon patty and a frozen vegetable. > > > > I thought for a snack I'd have two pieces of celery with some low fat > > peanut > > butter. > > > > If any one has any other suggestions as to how I can get back on track > > please let me know. > > > > I've exercised twice on the tread mill for an hour. I'm planning on going > > back on for 15 minutes after dinner. Thank you all for any help that you > > may be able to give me. > > > > Terri > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Hi, I would like to no where I can find a list for carb counting. If anyone have this list as a word document or some sort, please send me a copy. If there's a web sight that has this information I can down load, I would accept that also. I really would appreciate the help with this. Otis Blue I no At 08:58 PM 8/13/2005, you wrote: >Another way to have a rebound effect is to exercise to the point that all of >your available supply of glucose is used up in the blood stream, which can >also trigger the rebound effect when the blood glucose level gets too low. >If you dose too much short-acting insulin like Humalog or even if you use >too much long-acting insulin like Lantus, this can also trigger a rebound >effect. This is why achieving and maintaining a normal range between 70-120 >is a real balancing act and all diabetics have to lern how to walk the tight >rope. This is why the fasting bs and the two hour post prandial bs are the >most important ones to know. For an exercise routine it would also be wise >for you to know your bs before exercising and again, what it is one hour >after you have completed your exercises. If you know these particular facts >about your body, then you can more easily regulate the amount of carbs you >need in order to stay balanced. Once you have established how many carbs >and how much insulin or oral medications to use, you could then safely >reduce the number of finger pricks you need to do each day. It would be >rare for a single blood sugar test once per day to keep you or any diabetic >balanced on the high wire. > Carbs > > > > The reason that I was interested in finding out about how many carbs you > > should have for a day for each meal is because my blood sugars have been > > running higher than I like. This morning it was 188 and yesterday it was > > 171. The readings seem to be going up this week instead of going down. I > > really want to get these readings back down to 100 or lower the way they > > used to be. That is why I was wondering about the carbs. That is also > > the > > reason that I was asking about the Glucerna weight loss shakes and the > > South > > Beach meal bars. I will check on Calorie King and find out. I appreciate > > the information about the Atkins bars and if the South Beach meal bars > > have > > more carbs than the atkins ones then I'll be switching to them. > > > > If you all don't mind I'd like to tell you what I've eaten today so far. > > Please let me know if these foods are okay to eat and if it will help my > > sugar readings to go down. > > > > Breakfast: two eggs, two pieces of healthy choice ham, two pieces of low > > fat string cheese, and a box of frozen brussel sprouts. > > > > Lunch: one turkey burger patty, and a frozen box of frozen green beans. > > > > For dinner: one salmon patty and a frozen vegetable. > > > > I thought for a snack I'd have two pieces of celery with some low fat > > peanut > > butter. > > > > If any one has any other suggestions as to how I can get back on track > > please let me know. > > > > I've exercised twice on the tread mill for an hour. I'm planning on going > > back on for 15 minutes after dinner. Thank you all for any help that you > > may be able to give me. > > > > Terri > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Otis, I will send you the MS Word file developed by Dean Masters a fellow list member. I will send it to you as an email attachment. Carbs >> >> >> > The reason that I was interested in finding out about how many carbs >> > you >> > should have for a day for each meal is because my blood sugars have >> > been >> > running higher than I like. This morning it was 188 and yesterday it >> > was >> > 171. The readings seem to be going up this week instead of going down. >> > I >> > really want to get these readings back down to 100 or lower the way >> > they >> > used to be. That is why I was wondering about the carbs. That is also >> > the >> > reason that I was asking about the Glucerna weight loss shakes and the >> > South >> > Beach meal bars. I will check on Calorie King and find out. I >> > appreciate >> > the information about the Atkins bars and if the South Beach meal bars >> > have >> > more carbs than the atkins ones then I'll be switching to them. >> > >> > If you all don't mind I'd like to tell you what I've eaten today so >> > far. >> > Please let me know if these foods are okay to eat and if it will help >> > my >> > sugar readings to go down. >> > >> > Breakfast: two eggs, two pieces of healthy choice ham, two pieces of >> > low >> > fat string cheese, and a box of frozen brussel sprouts. >> > >> > Lunch: one turkey burger patty, and a frozen box of frozen green >> > beans. >> > >> > For dinner: one salmon patty and a frozen vegetable. >> > >> > I thought for a snack I'd have two pieces of celery with some low fat >> > peanut >> > butter. >> > >> > If any one has any other suggestions as to how I can get back on track >> > please let me know. >> > >> > I've exercised twice on the tread mill for an hour. I'm planning on >> > going >> > back on for 15 minutes after dinner. Thank you all for any help that >> > you >> > may be able to give me. >> > >> > Terri >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Otis, I will send you the MS Word file developed by Dean Masters a fellow list member. I will send it to you as an email attachment. Carbs >> >> >> > The reason that I was interested in finding out about how many carbs >> > you >> > should have for a day for each meal is because my blood sugars have >> > been >> > running higher than I like. This morning it was 188 and yesterday it >> > was >> > 171. The readings seem to be going up this week instead of going down. >> > I >> > really want to get these readings back down to 100 or lower the way >> > they >> > used to be. That is why I was wondering about the carbs. That is also >> > the >> > reason that I was asking about the Glucerna weight loss shakes and the >> > South >> > Beach meal bars. I will check on Calorie King and find out. I >> > appreciate >> > the information about the Atkins bars and if the South Beach meal bars >> > have >> > more carbs than the atkins ones then I'll be switching to them. >> > >> > If you all don't mind I'd like to tell you what I've eaten today so >> > far. >> > Please let me know if these foods are okay to eat and if it will help >> > my >> > sugar readings to go down. >> > >> > Breakfast: two eggs, two pieces of healthy choice ham, two pieces of >> > low >> > fat string cheese, and a box of frozen brussel sprouts. >> > >> > Lunch: one turkey burger patty, and a frozen box of frozen green >> > beans. >> > >> > For dinner: one salmon patty and a frozen vegetable. >> > >> > I thought for a snack I'd have two pieces of celery with some low fat >> > peanut >> > butter. >> > >> > If any one has any other suggestions as to how I can get back on track >> > please let me know. >> > >> > I've exercised twice on the tread mill for an hour. I'm planning on >> > going >> > back on for 15 minutes after dinner. Thank you all for any help that >> > you >> > may be able to give me. >> > >> > Terri >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Hi Harry, That's for that. I was able to open it just fine. Otis At 10:18 PM 8/13/2005, you wrote: >Otis, >I will send you the MS Word file developed by Dean Masters a fellow list >member. I will send it to you as an email attachment. > Carbs > >> > >> > >> > The reason that I was interested in finding out about how many carbs > >> > you > >> > should have for a day for each meal is because my blood sugars have > >> > been > >> > running higher than I like. This morning it was 188 and yesterday it > >> > was > >> > 171. The readings seem to be going up this week instead of going down. > >> > I > >> > really want to get these readings back down to 100 or lower the way > >> > they > >> > used to be. That is why I was wondering about the carbs. That is also > >> > the > >> > reason that I was asking about the Glucerna weight loss shakes and the > >> > South > >> > Beach meal bars. I will check on Calorie King and find out. I > >> > appreciate > >> > the information about the Atkins bars and if the South Beach meal bars > >> > have > >> > more carbs than the atkins ones then I'll be switching to them. > >> > > >> > If you all don't mind I'd like to tell you what I've eaten today so > >> > far. > >> > Please let me know if these foods are okay to eat and if it will help > >> > my > >> > sugar readings to go down. > >> > > >> > Breakfast: two eggs, two pieces of healthy choice ham, two pieces of > >> > low > >> > fat string cheese, and a box of frozen brussel sprouts. > >> > > >> > Lunch: one turkey burger patty, and a frozen box of frozen green > >> > beans. > >> > > >> > For dinner: one salmon patty and a frozen vegetable. > >> > > >> > I thought for a snack I'd have two pieces of celery with some low fat > >> > peanut > >> > butter. > >> > > >> > If any one has any other suggestions as to how I can get back on track > >> > please let me know. > >> > > >> > I've exercised twice on the tread mill for an hour. I'm planning on > >> > going > >> > back on for 15 minutes after dinner. Thank you all for any help that > >> > you > >> > may be able to give me. > >> > > >> > Terri > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Hi Otis. check out www.calorieking.com for carb counts of common name brand foods and restaurants. Regards, Carbs > > > > The reason that I was interested in finding out about how many carbs you > > should have for a day for each meal is because my blood sugars have been > > running higher than I like. This morning it was 188 and yesterday it was > > 171. The readings seem to be going up this week instead of going down. I > > really want to get these readings back down to 100 or lower the way they > > used to be. That is why I was wondering about the carbs. That is also > > the > > reason that I was asking about the Glucerna weight loss shakes and the > > South > > Beach meal bars. I will check on Calorie King and find out. I appreciate > > the information about the Atkins bars and if the South Beach meal bars > > have > > more carbs than the atkins ones then I'll be switching to them. > > > > If you all don't mind I'd like to tell you what I've eaten today so far. > > Please let me know if these foods are okay to eat and if it will help my > > sugar readings to go down. > > > > Breakfast: two eggs, two pieces of healthy choice ham, two pieces of low > > fat string cheese, and a box of frozen brussel sprouts. > > > > Lunch: one turkey burger patty, and a frozen box of frozen green beans. > > > > For dinner: one salmon patty and a frozen vegetable. > > > > I thought for a snack I'd have two pieces of celery with some low fat > > peanut > > butter. > > > > If any one has any other suggestions as to how I can get back on track > > please let me know. > > > > I've exercised twice on the tread mill for an hour. I'm planning on going > > back on for 15 minutes after dinner. Thank you all for any help that you > > may be able to give me. > > > > Terri > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 bare in mind though, this list of carbs in the text file is just to get a rough idea. For example, it could say a bagel is 30 grams of carbs but you may have a larger brand bagel that is at 60 carbs per bagel. I always suggest to purchase the same carb foods at your local grocery store and have a sighted person read to you how many carbs per serving. Folks at the grocery store are willing to do this for you as a service so just tape them/record them. Then keep a note pad text file of the brand of food and carb counts per serving on your pc. This way, you *accurately* know how many carbs are in the name brand foods you are eating. Regards, Carbs >> >> >> > The reason that I was interested in finding out about how many carbs >> > you >> > should have for a day for each meal is because my blood sugars have >> > been >> > running higher than I like. This morning it was 188 and yesterday it >> > was >> > 171. The readings seem to be going up this week instead of going down. >> > I >> > really want to get these readings back down to 100 or lower the way >> > they >> > used to be. That is why I was wondering about the carbs. That is also >> > the >> > reason that I was asking about the Glucerna weight loss shakes and the >> > South >> > Beach meal bars. I will check on Calorie King and find out. I >> > appreciate >> > the information about the Atkins bars and if the South Beach meal bars >> > have >> > more carbs than the atkins ones then I'll be switching to them. >> > >> > If you all don't mind I'd like to tell you what I've eaten today so >> > far. >> > Please let me know if these foods are okay to eat and if it will help >> > my >> > sugar readings to go down. >> > >> > Breakfast: two eggs, two pieces of healthy choice ham, two pieces of >> > low >> > fat string cheese, and a box of frozen brussel sprouts. >> > >> > Lunch: one turkey burger patty, and a frozen box of frozen green >> > beans. >> > >> > For dinner: one salmon patty and a frozen vegetable. >> > >> > I thought for a snack I'd have two pieces of celery with some low fat >> > peanut >> > butter. >> > >> > If any one has any other suggestions as to how I can get back on track >> > please let me know. >> > >> > I've exercised twice on the tread mill for an hour. I'm planning on >> > going >> > back on for 15 minutes after dinner. Thank you all for any help that >> > you >> > may be able to give me. >> > >> > Terri >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 , That is very little in the way of carbs. What medication are you on? If your blood sugars are still staying, it may mean that you need more medication How are your BG doing 2 hours after eating? Carbs The reason that I was interested in finding out about how many carbs you should have for a day for each meal is because my blood sugars have been running higher than I like. This morning it was 188 and yesterday it was 171. The readings seem to be going up this week instead of going down. I really want to get these readings back down to 100 or lower the way they used to be. That is why I was wondering about the carbs. That is also the reason that I was asking about the Glucerna weight loss shakes and the South Beach meal bars. I will check on Calorie King and find out. I appreciate the information about the Atkins bars and if the South Beach meal bars have more carbs than the atkins ones then I'll be switching to them. If you all don't mind I'd like to tell you what I've eaten today so far. Please let me know if these foods are okay to eat and if it will help my sugar readings to go down. Breakfast: two eggs, two pieces of healthy choice ham, two pieces of low fat string cheese, and a box of frozen brussel sprouts. Lunch: one turkey burger patty, and a frozen box of frozen green beans. For dinner: one salmon patty and a frozen vegetable. I thought for a snack I'd have two pieces of celery with some low fat peanut butter. If any one has any other suggestions as to how I can get back on track please let me know. I've exercised twice on the tread mill for an hour. I'm planning on going back on for 15 minutes after dinner. Thank you all for any help that you may be able to give me. Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Hi , The only medication that I'm on now is Glucophage or the gernaric Metformen. 2000 milligrams per day. 1000 in the morning and 1000 in the evening. This dose has been working quite well up until now. Terri Carbs > > The reason that I was interested in finding out about how many carbs you > should have for a day for each meal is because my blood sugars have been > running higher than I like. This morning it was 188 and yesterday it was > 171. The readings seem to be going up this week instead of going down. I > really want to get these readings back down to 100 or lower the way they > used to be. That is why I was wondering about the carbs. That is also > the > reason that I was asking about the Glucerna weight loss shakes and the > South > > Beach meal bars. I will check on Calorie King and find out. I appreciate > the information about the Atkins bars and if the South Beach meal bars > have > more carbs than the atkins ones then I'll be switching to them. > > If you all don't mind I'd like to tell you what I've eaten today so far. > Please let me know if these foods are okay to eat and if it will help my > sugar readings to go down. > > Breakfast: two eggs, two pieces of healthy choice ham, two pieces of low > fat string cheese, and a box of frozen brussel sprouts. > > Lunch: one turkey burger patty, and a frozen box of frozen green beans. > > For dinner: one salmon patty and a frozen vegetable. > > I thought for a snack I'd have two pieces of celery with some low fat > peanut > > butter. > > If any one has any other suggestions as to how I can get back on track > please let me know. > > I've exercised twice on the tread mill for an hour. I'm planning on going > back on for 15 minutes after dinner. Thank you all for any help that you > may be able to give me. > > Terri > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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