Re: Need some help re sweet stuff;

May 16, 2006

Hello fellow sugar addict,

It takes one to know one, as they say. I was a type 2 diabetic on oral

medications, and I always ran an A1C of less than 6.0. You don't know it,

but I am going to tell you any way. You are playing Russian roulette. Yum,

yum, I love those cookies, pies, cakes and regular cokes and lots of

chocolate candy and beer. How old are you? You might get away with it as

long as I did. On my first heart attack I was an old 47 years of age. When

I got out of the hospital, I continued to eat all those sugars, since my

doctor said my A1C's were just fine. Never mind that all of them were below

6.0, a lot better than what you are reporting yours are. Back then the

doctors did not know that running high blood sugars was the culprit in my

heart attacks. In fact I felt secure in eating all the sugar I wanted at

least one or maybe two half gallons of ice cream each week, during a slow

week of sugar heaven. The sweets continued and the A1C's stayed below 6.0.

Still I had another one at age 55, and my A1C's still ran below 6.0 and I

continued to eat any and all of the sweets I wanted. Well, I had another

one of them at age 59 and I still ate all of the sweets I wanted since my

A1C's ran 6.0 or lower. Finally, the oral medications would not work any

more, since I had consumed so much sweets that it caused my pancrease to

keep pumping out all of that insulin, that I developed one hell of a case of

insulin resistance, and finally I started running an A1C of 7.2 and a lot

higher. My pancrease had played out. Now it dawned on me. Maybe peaking

all of those blood sugar levels was not so good an idea. Now I am insulin

dependent and lucky to be alive. One third to one half of all heart attack

victims do not survive their first heart attack. If you keep playing with

that sweet rattle snake, one day it is going to bite you.

Refined carbohydrates are not good for anyone, especially when eaten and

drank regularly. I would safely say for a diabetic, it is a definite no no.

Let It Bleed,

>

> No I'm not going to talk about that excellent Rolling Stones album

> released in 1970, but for some reason I couldn't get a good sugar test

> this morning. I couldn't get my finger to bleed enough to get enough

> blood for the strip on my accucheck voicemate. Any suggestions? This

> isn't the first time this has happened. I just gave up after a half hour

> of trying in shure frustration. And besides breakfast was ready.

> Take care.

>

> If I was as sure of God as I am about the ground beneath my feet, how

> often would I think of God?

>

May 17, 2006

In my opinion there is very little difference in raising my blood sugar

level with a refined carbohydrate like a piece of bread, which is mostly

made with flour, a refined carbohydrate or a piece of candy containing the

same number of grams of carbs. Of course whole wheat bread or whole grain

flour is better for you, since it contains more vitamins, minerals and

enzymes. What is a refined carbohydrate? Some examples follow:

all sugar products and all flour products like bread, pasta sphagetti, pies

cakes, cookies, fruit juices, corn meal, ice cream, and practically any

thing you would like to eat. If it is white, like milk, rice, potatoes and

so forth, it is probably not good for a diabetic. I still eat candy from

time to time, but not often. I just love one of those small chocolate bars

that contains around 5 or 6 grams of carbs. The only thing I don't like

about them is they are really small, but then I can only eat one of them any

how.

Let It Bleed,

No I'm not going to talk about that excellent Rolling Stones album

released in 1970, but for some reason I couldn't get a good sugar test

this

morning. I couldn't get my finger to bleed enough to get enough blood for

the strip on my accucheck voicemate. Any suggestions? This isn't the

first

time this has happened. I just gave up after a half hour of trying in

shure

frustration. And besides breakfast was ready.

Take care.

If I was as sure of God as I am about the ground beneath my feet, how

often would I think of God?

May 17, 2006

I think you're a good adviser as no doubt, you've as you said, are playing

russian rullet; I'll do better as I've even taken on a problem of urinating

too often and feel tha'ts the way the body is trying to counteract these sugars.

some days I have to go less than others, but my brother, who is also a type

two diabeti, advises to cut down on sugars. TXS again; Ken bc

Let It Bleed,

>

> No I'm not going to talk about that excellent Rolling Stones album

> released in 1970, but for some reason I couldn't get a good sugar test

> this morning. I couldn't get my finger to bleed enough to get enough

> blood for the strip on my accucheck voicemate. Any suggestions? This

> isn't the first time this has happened. I just gave up after a half hour

> of trying in shure frustration. And besides breakfast was ready.

> Take care.

>

> If I was as sure of God as I am about the ground beneath my feet, how

> often would I think of God?

>

May 17, 2006

I bet you can do it Ken! Just one step at a time. There are really good

cookies that are low carb you can get from: josephslightcookies.com. There

is only 15 grams of carbs in 4 cookies. They are crunchy and come in a

variety of flavors.

Re: Need some help re sweet stuff;

I think you're a good adviser as no doubt, you've as you said, are playing

russian rullet; I'll do better as I've even taken on a problem of

urinating too often and feel tha'ts the way the body is trying to counteract

these sugars. some days I have to go less than others, but my brother, who

is also a type two diabeti, advises to cut down on sugars. TXS again; Ken

bc

Let It Bleed,

>

> No I'm not going to talk about that excellent Rolling Stones album

> released in 1970, but for some reason I couldn't get a good sugar test

> this morning. I couldn't get my finger to bleed enough to get enough

> blood for the strip on my accucheck voicemate. Any suggestions? This

> isn't the first time this has happened. I just gave up after a half

hour

> of trying in shure frustration. And besides breakfast was ready.

> Take care.

>

> If I was as sure of God as I am about the ground beneath my feet, how

> often would I think of God?

>

May 17, 2006

IMO the difference between refined and nonrefined carbs is that the

former have had most or all of the fiber removed. Hence, there is

nothing to mediate or slow down the absorption of the energy in them

into the bloodstream in the form of glucose.

Mike

> In my opinion there is very little difference in raising my blood sugar

> level with a refined carbohydrate like a piece of bread, which is mostly

> made with flour, a refined carbohydrate or a piece of candy containing the

> same number of grams of carbs. Of course whole wheat bread or whole grain

> flour is better for you, since it contains more vitamins, minerals and

> enzymes. What is a refined carbohydrate? Some examples follow:

> all sugar products and all flour products like bread, pasta sphagetti, pies

> cakes, cookies, fruit juices, corn meal, ice cream, and practically any

> thing you would like to eat. If it is white, like milk, rice, potatoes and

> so forth, it is probably not good for a diabetic. I still eat candy from

> time to time, but not often. I just love one of those small chocolate bars

> that contains around 5 or 6 grams of carbs. The only thing I don't like

> about them is they are really small, but then I can only eat one of them any

> how.

> Let It Bleed,

>

> No I'm not going to talk about that excellent Rolling Stones album

> released in 1970, but for some reason I couldn't get a good sugar test

> this

> morning. I couldn't get my finger to bleed enough to get enough blood for

> the strip on my accucheck voicemate. Any suggestions? This isn't the

> first

> time this has happened. I just gave up after a half hour of trying in

> shure

> frustration. And besides breakfast was ready.

> Take care.

>

> If I was as sure of God as I am about the ground beneath my feet, how

> often would I think of God?

>

May 17, 2006

You are right about that Harry. But it is much harder, in my opinion, for

someone on medication instead of insulin to get their BG down after eating

too much sugar. And, as you said, other types of carbs are better

nutritionally, for you than refined sugars. But, darn it, we all love those

refined sugars occasionally!