Re: New question...........

[Guest guest]

How about a protein shake for breakfast. I think it is important to eat as

quickly as possible so the liver will not make more glucose. G

[Guest guest]

Sheila,

I do very much the same as you, however, I am on insulin. Many times, it's 2 pm

before I eat. So, of course, I

don't take insulin until I do. You, since you are on oral meds, need to eat

three meals a day and get your full dosage of medication. I don't know if you

are overweight and are trying to lose weight, but if that is the case, make your

breakfast a lighter meal BUT get something in your stomach so you can take your

first pill. I know this is DO AS I SAY NOT AS I DO advice but you need to take

your prescribed medication.

Kay W

New question...........

Hi, again. This time I am writing to ask for some help. I have gotten

into a bad habit of waiting several hours to eat my first meal ofthe

day. I end up only earting twice a day, with some snacking befoe bed.

I am supposed to take a 500mg tab of glucophage, three times a day wirh

meals. I am only taking two.

I would appreciate some ideas about low carb breakfasts. It akes me

more than an hour to fully wake up in the mornings. So, I puruse the

morning paper, and my daughter talks to me. I would be much better off

to fix something simple for meal number one, which I can then go back to

bed with, and listen to quiet music while I eat and wake up.

Any ideas you have will be appreciated.

Hugs,

Sheila

[Guest guest]

you know...i never understood that...eatting helps keep liver from making

more glucose? interesting cause if i forget to eat breakfast and check my

bg later on, it is usually higher than i would think it would be with

'nothing' to work on...digest i mean. still have so much to learn...and

relearn about this disease...guess i better make sure of breakfast earlier.

a protein shake sounds very good idea.

tam

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> Mix together equal portions of wheat bran, ground flax seeds, rolled

> oats, oat bran. (I mix up 1 c each and keep in tupperware in

> refrigerator).>>>>

If I grind up my own flaxseed, how long will it keep if I store it in the

freezer?

Tracie

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jeri wrote:

>you know...i never understood that...eatting helps keep liver from making

>more glucose? interesting cause if i forget to eat breakfast and check my

>bg later on, it is usually higher than i would think it would be with

>'nothing' to work on...digest i mean.

>

Right. It's called a " liver dump. " Think of your liver as

storing emergency supplies of glucose to help you out when you're

running low. This is what allows non-diabetics (like you used to be)

to skip meals without fainting or run away from a mountain lion without

getting tired until you escape from lack of glucose in your blood

stream. The liver senses your glucose level and makes an estimate of

how much glucose you'll need if you keep up your current level of

exercise. Then it gives you enough to continue doing what you're doing.

This system gets a little screwed up when you're diabetic and our

livers seem to dump glucose on a hair trigger. In the morning before

you wake up, your body begins getting you ready for the days activities

by releasing hormones, glucose and other things. Non-diabetics have a

normal insulin response, but we don't, so commonly diabetics have high

readings upon waking. We are also more insulin resistant in the

mornings. This is called the " Dawn Phenomenon. " If you don't eat

breakfast, your liver keeps on dumping stored glucose. If, instead,

you eat something right away, your blood glucose level rises and that

tells your liver to stop, so you stop rising.

Another situation in which a liver dump can happen is during heavy

exercise. Normally, exercise will lower your BGs. But if you do

strenuous exercise, you will lower your glucose too much, which will

cause your liver to dump. That can actually make your BGs rise by the

end of your exercise session. The cure, again, is to eat something.

The usual recommendation is to eat a snack some 15 to 45 minutes before

the exercise session. Again, eating will keep your bgs up high enough

to prevent the liver dump. How strenuous does the exercise have to be?

It depends on how good a shape you're in. For some people it takes

jogging or weightlifting. For other, just walking around the block is a

trial. But the more you exercise the better you get.

Edd

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Tracie wrote:

<< If I grind up my own flaxseed, how long will it keep if I store it

in the freezer? >>

If you store it in the refrigerator after grinding, it keeps about

like milk. I've read that an opaque container keeps it fresher than a

clear one. I haven't tried freezing it.

Susie

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Vicki wrote:

<< I just refrigerate the open package of flax meal and it keeps just

fine for a long time - months and months. >>

Before flaxseed is ground, it will keep just about forever, in the

fridge or in a bag on a shelf. It's only after grinding that we need

be concerned about rancidity.

Susie

[Guest guest]

Hi, Kay. Thanks for yoour feedback. I know, you are right.

Today, I am doing some better. I am focusing on improving this area. I

made a grocery list, today. Will replenish my my low carb items;,

tomorrow.

I also decided to take my meter into my bedroom at night. After I visit

the bathroom in the mornings, and wash my hands, I will check my bg.

Hugs,

Sheila

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Hi, Vicki. Thanks for the receipes!!! Have some recotta (sp?) in my

fridge. Will add walnuts and DeVinchi. Going to Trader Joe's and get

the other ingredients, tomorrow.

Hugs,

Sheila

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Gloria. I bought 4, Atkins' shakes at ;the local low carb

store. Drank one, recently, but did not like it.

I also bought a shake powder, but haven't yet tried it. I will put it

on my list for Saturday. I apreciate your post.

Hugs,

Sheila

[Guest guest]

Hi, Edd. Thanks for the info on " liver dumping " . Your clear and

detailed explanation, helps me to understand. I have heard about this,

but never really understood the phenonomen before. Thanks for

clarifiing, for me.

Hugs,

Sheila

[Guest guest]

Susie, et all...........does flax seed come already ground? If not, how

does one grind it? Also, what is it good for?

Hugs,

Sheila

[Guest guest]

> I grind flaxseed and store it in a Rubbermaid container it the freezer. It

> lasts for months, and no change in taste. I think if the flaxseed is fresh

> when you get it, you could keep it frozen for 6 months or more.

Thanks for the reply Jo. I want to grind up a month or two's worth at a

time, so your experience is helpful. Frugal person that I am, I just

didn't want to grind the flaxseed and have it go bad and be wasted.

Tracie

[Guest guest]

> I've never tried freezing it, so I don't know the answer...just try it

> yourself and when it tastes rancid, there's your answer, smile. However,

> I'm sure at least six months (an educated guess). I just refrigerate

> the open package of flax meal and it keeps just fine for a long time -

> months and months.

> Vicki>>>

Thanks Vicki. I've tried your cereal mix recipe and really like it, but

wanted to mix up a larger batch to keep in the freezer.

Tracie

[Guest guest]

> If you store it in the refrigerator after grinding, it keeps about

> like milk. I've read that an opaque container keeps it fresher than a

> clear one. I haven't tried freezing it.

>

> Susie>>>

Thanks Susie, I'll start using an opaque container. I have been using Ziploc

freezer bags, but if I can add a few extra days to the life of the flaxseed,

then I'll do it.

Tracie

[Guest guest]

I liked the Atkins Strawberry Shakes. I got the cans. G

[Guest guest]

Sheila wrote:

<< does flax seed come already ground? If not, how does one grind it?

Also, what is it good for? >>

You would want to buy it whole so that it will keep forever and grind

it yourself. I just use a pretty green marble mortar and pestle. I

think others use electric or hand grinders (like old-fashioned coffee

grinders). It is high in the healthy kind of fats we don't get enough

of ... omega3? And it is high in roughage, which is a boon especially

to those in the Induction Phase of Atkins, who are trying to jump-

start weight loss by getting into ketosis with very-low-carb foods,

which may lack roughage.

Susie

[Guest guest]

Hi, Vicki. Thanks for the info and url for

bob's red mill.

Hugs,

Sheila

[Guest guest]

Hi, Susie. Thanks for the imfo about flax seed oil. Where does one buy

a pestile?

How are you feeling? I hold you in my daily prayers.

Hugs,

Sheila

[Guest guest]

Sheila wrote:

<< Hi, Susie. Thanks for the imfo about flax seed oil. Where does one

buy a pestile? >>

I'm pretty sure I got my lovely green marble mortar and pestle from a

nifty catalog called Lillian Vernon (http://www.lillianvernon.com).

It looks lovely on display too.

<< How are you feeling? I hold you in my daily prayers. >>

I try not to bog the list down off-topic, but I've been doing just

great! For three weeks after Maui I couldn't walk and I got very

depressed, thinking the setback was permanent. But I bounced right

back, physically and emotionally. I also went through a period of

overwhelming fear about my own demise but I have accepted that as

well. I think I will be one of the lucky ones whose good health will

hold right up til near the end. There are worse ways to go! My only

problem now is I'm so full of energy that I'm overeating, and I

started scratching my skin. Then I apply BandAids, but I'm allergic

to tape, so that makes my skin ooze and itch worse. My husband buys

me magazines, and that helps. I hope to join the Library or something

similar to stay occupied while he works those long hours. We also try

to plan travels, so there is always something to look forward to.

Valentine's Day weekend we go to Phoenix to visit with all five of my

sisters again, then the following weekend we are taking Rob's sister

(who is very ill with a bad heart) to San Diego for a week. Thanks

for caring, Sheila!

Susie