Guest guest Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 > I just found out that I have diabetes, any hints and > helpfull information to pass on E mail me at > charliedog2@... Hiya , Thought you might like a little input from another type II who seems to have it mostly under control. To start out with, this is YOUR health, and you need to take control of it. Do research. Watching this list will be very enlightening, and supportive. I highly reccomend it. Your Dr., educator and nutritionalist are there to help you, let them, but become informed and remember YOU are the one who is aware of your body. Your decisions are the ones that count. Type I and Type II are different diseases. As a Type II, you are insulin resistant, meaning your body no longer absorbs the glucose with the assistance of the insulin in your system. There are 3 kinds of medicines to help deal with this. Avandia, (I don't know the classification) which directly addresses the resistance and you will probably be taking this for the rest of your life. " Sulfs " such as glycutrol stimulate your insulin production, for one of the first victims of your disease is your pancrease (sp?), and last is the meds that reduce the glycogen production from your liver...reducing the glucose your body naturally produces. Metaformin is the usual example. Get on Avandia first before using the others. With exercise and diet you can reduce these and possibly totally get off of them. I am down to one 2.5 mg of Avandia a day now, which is the minimum you can get. You have already seen it mentioned about meds vs. insulin. Type I's are a little different, so learn to differentiate when advice is given. You want to get off of the sulfs if you can, because they will burn out your pancrease, but the Avandia is a good thing because it directly addresses your disease. Keep it until you no longer need it. As to diet, the Type I's especially will advise to minimize your carbs, and in general thats good advise. Think of the food pyramid, and switch the grains with the vegetables. Try putting your spaghetti sauce on a bed of broccoli for example, mashed cauliflower is as good as potatoes. You will be able to eat more carbs than Type I's and remember the acronym YMMV. Your Miles May Vary means everybodies body reacts to different foods differently and you will find out what you can and cannot eat. I guess I am getting a little wordy now, which I didn't want to do so you could absorb what I wrote. Good luck and remember if you handle it right, this problem will be minimal in the function of your overall life. Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 > > Type I and Type II are different diseases. As a Type II, > you are insulin resistant, meaning your body no longer > absorbs the glucose with the assistance of the insulin in > your system. There are 3 kinds of medicines to help deal > with this. Avandia, (I don't know the classification) which > directly addresses the resistance and you will probably be > taking this for the rest of your life. " Sulfs " such as > glycutrol stimulate your insulin production, for one of the > first victims of your disease is your pancrease (sp?), and > last is the meds that reduce the glycogen production from > your liver...reducing the glucose your body naturally > produces. Metaformin is the usual example. > > Get on Avandia first before using the others. > > With exercise and diet you can reduce these and possibly > totally get off of them. I am down to one 2.5 mg of > Avandia a day now, which is the minimum you can get. You > have already seen it mentioned about meds vs. insulin. > Type I's are a little different, so learn to differentiate > when advice is given. You want to get off of the sulfs if > you can, because they will burn out your pancrease, but the > Avandia is a good thing because it directly addresses your > disease. Keep it until you no longer need it. > said the above... but i'll chime in with saying that i'm 44, female and have been diabetic type II since 11/2000. I've controlled it almost the entire time with diet and very mild exercise... My HBA1C's have been predominately in the NON diabetic range... I just don't eat bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, corn, peas, and or most other sweets, and or root veggies... I was on glucophage for about 2 months... but got off it, because i was getting my blood sugars in check. So i'd highly encourage you to try to limite your carbohydrates, and post what you are eating and your finger stick results here.. and we'll give you input on how to cut your carbs back even more, to get your blood sugar in check.. many people here test their blood sugar as often as 4-6 times a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 > > Type I and Type II are different diseases. As a Type II, > you are insulin resistant, meaning your body no longer > absorbs the glucose with the assistance of the insulin in > your system. There are 3 kinds of medicines to help deal > with this. Avandia, (I don't know the classification) which > directly addresses the resistance and you will probably be > taking this for the rest of your life. " Sulfs " such as > glycutrol stimulate your insulin production, for one of the > first victims of your disease is your pancrease (sp?), and > last is the meds that reduce the glycogen production from > your liver...reducing the glucose your body naturally > produces. Metaformin is the usual example. > > Get on Avandia first before using the others. > > With exercise and diet you can reduce these and possibly > totally get off of them. I am down to one 2.5 mg of > Avandia a day now, which is the minimum you can get. You > have already seen it mentioned about meds vs. insulin. > Type I's are a little different, so learn to differentiate > when advice is given. You want to get off of the sulfs if > you can, because they will burn out your pancrease, but the > Avandia is a good thing because it directly addresses your > disease. Keep it until you no longer need it. > said the above... but i'll chime in with saying that i'm 44, female and have been diabetic type II since 11/2000. I've controlled it almost the entire time with diet and very mild exercise... My HBA1C's have been predominately in the NON diabetic range... I just don't eat bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, corn, peas, and or most other sweets, and or root veggies... I was on glucophage for about 2 months... but got off it, because i was getting my blood sugars in check. So i'd highly encourage you to try to limite your carbohydrates, and post what you are eating and your finger stick results here.. and we'll give you input on how to cut your carbs back even more, to get your blood sugar in check.. many people here test their blood sugar as often as 4-6 times a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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