Guest guest Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 Sweetie if I were you, I would not be stressing about anything...lol, according to my DE the new limits for fasting sugars ie pre-breakfast and 5 hours or more since the last meal is: Fasting: 70 to 110 Post meal at 2 hours: 110 to 180 Sounds to me like you are doing pretty good... keep it up.. Carmen Re: Cinnamon Ginger Cookies It must be nice to be able to eat things like this and still keep your bgs under control. 12 g. of carbs in two little cookies, and no nutritional value, is too rich for me. Do those of you who eat things like this cover it with oral meds, or injected insulin, or not eat your veggies that day? How do you *do* this? Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 sandflower wrote: << Now if you add that up it is almost the 200 carbs they say your body needs each day. >> Our bodies can get along on zero carbs. I know many diabetics who do fine on 20-40 grams of carbs a day, and most of us who are diet- controlled (no meds) find we must keep carb intake beneath 100 daily. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 It's so encouraging to hear " actual " diabetics (actual people with diabetes? I know we're not our disease...) talking about lowering carbs (as opposed to following the ADA diet of, what it is? 200+ carbs/day??) I was diagnosed 9/25, with a1c of 8%, and have yet to see the nutritionist. (I rescheduled my appt from mid-Oct, simply because... ok, i WAS sick, but, to be honest, I'm not looking forward to it... ) I've been lo-carbing since, and my bg runs about 120 now I didn't consider my diabetes educator-type-person to be much help either... I got more information, and more useful, from my sister (diabetic for 10 yrs) and a friend (off meds from lo-carbing). And from the lists i've joined. Thanks so much to everyone for all the info! and keep it coming! > >sandflower wrote: > ><< Now if you add that up it is almost the 200 carbs they say your >body needs each day. >> > >Our bodies can get along on zero carbs. I know many diabetics who do >fine on 20-40 grams of carbs a day, and most of us who are diet- >controlled (no meds) find we must keep carb intake beneath 100 daily. > >Susie > _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 In a message dated 12/4/2002 8:33:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, carolsea@... writes: > I may be asking a stupid question Hi Carol, No question is stupid. How else do we learn something new everyday. LOL. Eunice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 Evening , I know that you will probably get more information here that is easier to understand, but it is still in your best interest to go see your DE..person.. they can help with questions and things when you don't have anyone else available, mine wanted me to go once a week, but I don't see the reasoning behind that, so I only go once a month, and might extend that to once every two if we don't start doing something besides putting me on a scale and asking how much weight I will lose by the next time that I see her... I can do that on my own or at my doctors (GP), I see him at least once every two months for a mountain of other things that I have going on.. but get your first class out of the way, they can help with portion sizes, and booklets and information.. Carmen Re: Re: How do you *do* this? It's so encouraging to hear " actual " diabetics (actual people with diabetes? I know we're not our disease...) talking about lowering carbs (as opposed to following the ADA diet of, what it is? 200+ carbs/day??) I was diagnosed 9/25, with a1c of 8%, and have yet to see the nutritionist. (I rescheduled my appt from mid-Oct, simply because... ok, i WAS sick, but, to be honest, I'm not looking forward to it... ) I've been lo-carbing since, and my bg runs about 120 now I didn't consider my diabetes educator-type-person to be much help either... I got more information, and more useful, from my sister (diabetic for 10 yrs) and a friend (off meds from lo-carbing). And from the lists i've joined. Thanks so much to everyone for all the info! and keep it coming! > >sandflower wrote: > ><< Now if you add that up it is almost the 200 carbs they say your >body needs each day. >> > >Our bodies can get along on zero carbs. I know many diabetics who do >fine on 20-40 grams of carbs a day, and most of us who are diet- >controlled (no meds) find we must keep carb intake beneath 100 daily. > >Susie > _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2002 Report Share Posted December 5, 2002 ok, I may be asking a stupid question, but what is a " DE " ? LOL!!! And in other posts I've seen " DH " . What is that? - oh, I think I just figured it out - " Diabetic Educator " and " dear husband " ??????? ROFL @ myself!! Carol in NC Re: Re: How do you *do* this? It's so encouraging to hear " actual " diabetics (actual people with diabetes? I know we're not our disease...) talking about lowering carbs (as opposed to following the ADA diet of, what it is? 200+ carbs/day??) I was diagnosed 9/25, with a1c of 8%, and have yet to see the nutritionist. (I rescheduled my appt from mid-Oct, simply because... ok, i WAS sick, but, to be honest, I'm not looking forward to it... ) I've been lo-carbing since, and my bg runs about 120 now I didn't consider my diabetes educator-type-person to be much help either... I got more information, and more useful, from my sister (diabetic for 10 yrs) and a friend (off meds from lo-carbing). And from the lists i've joined. Thanks so much to everyone for all the info! and keep it coming! > >sandflower wrote: > ><< Now if you add that up it is almost the 200 carbs they say your >body needs each day. >> > >Our bodies can get along on zero carbs. I know many diabetics who do >fine on 20-40 grams of carbs a day, and most of us who are diet- >controlled (no meds) find we must keep carb intake beneath 100 daily. > >Susie > _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2002 Report Share Posted December 5, 2002 DE for me is Diabetes Educator...and my DH is really pookie bear beastie boy...lol... Re: Re: How do you *do* this? It's so encouraging to hear " actual " diabetics (actual people with diabetes? I know we're not our disease...) talking about lowering carbs (as opposed to following the ADA diet of, what it is? 200+ carbs/day??) I was diagnosed 9/25, with a1c of 8%, and have yet to see the nutritionist. (I rescheduled my appt from mid-Oct, simply because... ok, i WAS sick, but, to be honest, I'm not looking forward to it... ) I've been lo-carbing since, and my bg runs about 120 now I didn't consider my diabetes educator-type-person to be much help either... I got more information, and more useful, from my sister (diabetic for 10 yrs) and a friend (off meds from lo-carbing). And from the lists i've joined. Thanks so much to everyone for all the info! and keep it coming! > >sandflower wrote: > ><< Now if you add that up it is almost the 200 carbs they say your >body needs each day. >> > >Our bodies can get along on zero carbs. I know many diabetics who do >fine on 20-40 grams of carbs a day, and most of us who are diet- >controlled (no meds) find we must keep carb intake beneath 100 daily. > >Susie > _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2002 Report Share Posted December 5, 2002 dh darling husband or dang depending on the mood!!! Re: Re: How do you *do* this? It's so encouraging to hear " actual " diabetics (actual people with diabetes? I know we're not our disease...) talking about lowering carbs (as opposed to following the ADA diet of, what it is? 200+ carbs/day??) I was diagnosed 9/25, with a1c of 8%, and have yet to see the nutritionist. (I rescheduled my appt from mid-Oct, simply because... ok, i WAS sick, but, to be honest, I'm not looking forward to it... ) I've been lo-carbing since, and my bg runs about 120 now I didn't consider my diabetes educator-type-person to be much help either... I got more information, and more useful, from my sister (diabetic for 10 yrs) and a friend (off meds from lo-carbing). And from the lists i've joined. Thanks so much to everyone for all the info! and keep it coming! > >sandflower wrote: > ><< Now if you add that up it is almost the 200 carbs they say your >body needs each day. >> > >Our bodies can get along on zero carbs. I know many diabetics who do >fine on 20-40 grams of carbs a day, and most of us who are diet- >controlled (no meds) find we must keep carb intake beneath 100 daily. > >Susie > _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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