Re: What do you eat? for Pinksilk/To S.

[Guest guest]

Sick all the time means I feel tired, exhausted, weak, have trouble

concentrating. I have had my eyes roll up in my head, and couldn't

control that. It is odd. My blood pressure has shot up this past

year, and I am on 2 hypertension medicines.

When I get an episode, and who knows what triggers it, I get

redfaced, too.

The irony is, I need to exercise, but I am so tired and don't feel

like doing it.

About food, I have always eaten a lot of vegetables. I used to eat

Eggbeaters for breakfast, sometimes with cheese, for an omelette.

With my schedule lately, I haven't had time to cook, so I grabbed

something on the run.

I have a Catch-22 here, if I don't spend as much time and effort to

pass my schooling, I won't be able to get a job with insurance. So

this has to come first. I am 50, and cannot afford to mess around.

My question is...if you can eat anything you want, how is this

different from how most people eat? How am I going to feel better

eating all these foods? On most diabetic meal plans I have seen, you

can have sugar foods, and that was on the American Diabetic Assn's

food plan. Lots of carbs, the meal plans have sandwiches, and I was

surprised to see bread and potatoes at dinner. I have never eaten

bread with my dinners. Aren't carbohydrates the problem, so shouldn't

we just eliminate them?

>

> No need to let the condition ruin your life, you just need to

adjust.

>

[Guest guest]

Sick all the time means I feel tired, exhausted, weak, have trouble

concentrating. I have had my eyes roll up in my head, and couldn't

control that. It is odd. My blood pressure has shot up this past

year, and I am on 2 hypertension medicines.

When I get an episode, and who knows what triggers it, I get

redfaced, too.

The irony is, I need to exercise, but I am so tired and don't feel

like doing it.

About food, I have always eaten a lot of vegetables. I used to eat

Eggbeaters for breakfast, sometimes with cheese, for an omelette.

With my schedule lately, I haven't had time to cook, so I grabbed

something on the run.

I have a Catch-22 here, if I don't spend as much time and effort to

pass my schooling, I won't be able to get a job with insurance. So

this has to come first. I am 50, and cannot afford to mess around.

My question is...if you can eat anything you want, how is this

different from how most people eat? How am I going to feel better

eating all these foods? On most diabetic meal plans I have seen, you

can have sugar foods, and that was on the American Diabetic Assn's

food plan. Lots of carbs, the meal plans have sandwiches, and I was

surprised to see bread and potatoes at dinner. I have never eaten

bread with my dinners. Aren't carbohydrates the problem, so shouldn't

we just eliminate them?

>

> No need to let the condition ruin your life, you just need to

adjust.

>

[Guest guest]

Nope.

If you eliminate anything you just introduce other problems.

You need to 'manage' not 'eliminate'.

Your body still needs sugars but you need to regulate when and how

much.

> Aren't carbohydrates the problem, so shouldn't

> we just eliminate them?

[Guest guest]

Nope.

If you eliminate anything you just introduce other problems.

You need to 'manage' not 'eliminate'.

Your body still needs sugars but you need to regulate when and how

much.

> Aren't carbohydrates the problem, so shouldn't

> we just eliminate them?

[Guest guest]

Nope.

If you eliminate anything you just introduce other problems.

You need to 'manage' not 'eliminate'.

Your body still needs sugars but you need to regulate when and how

much.

> Aren't carbohydrates the problem, so shouldn't

> we just eliminate them?

[Guest guest]

I'd have to say, looking at what you've posted, that your maybe not

getting enough carbs/sugar. The tiredness/exhaustion/lack of

concentration are all indicative of being hypo.

This would also make sense if you've over-reduced your carb intake.

You still need the carbs, but you need to spread them out during the

day... smaller amounts more frequently.

One thing you can try for stress/headaches is yeast extract. You can

buy this in tiny tablet form and I found it effective years ago when

I was studying and was plagued by migraine.

good luck

> Sick all the time means I feel tired, exhausted, weak, have

trouble

> concentrating. I have had my eyes roll up in my head, and couldn't

> control that. It is odd. My blood pressure has shot up this past

> year, and I am on 2 hypertension medicines.

[Guest guest]

I'd have to say, looking at what you've posted, that your maybe not

getting enough carbs/sugar. The tiredness/exhaustion/lack of

concentration are all indicative of being hypo.

This would also make sense if you've over-reduced your carb intake.

You still need the carbs, but you need to spread them out during the

day... smaller amounts more frequently.

One thing you can try for stress/headaches is yeast extract. You can

buy this in tiny tablet form and I found it effective years ago when

I was studying and was plagued by migraine.

good luck

> Sick all the time means I feel tired, exhausted, weak, have

trouble

> concentrating. I have had my eyes roll up in my head, and couldn't

> control that. It is odd. My blood pressure has shot up this past

> year, and I am on 2 hypertension medicines.

[Guest guest]

I am hungry all the time. For example. I ate a cup of oatmeal, no sugar

for breakfast. One egg.

Lunch was a small piece of fish and a half a cup of peas.

I am still hungry.

I am trying very hard NOT to eat between meals so I can lose weight.

I still feel sick and nauseous all the time. Really lousy.

I never feel like exercising, because all I want to do is sleep.

[Guest guest]

I am hungry all the time. For example. I ate a cup of oatmeal, no sugar

for breakfast. One egg.

Lunch was a small piece of fish and a half a cup of peas.

I am still hungry.

I am trying very hard NOT to eat between meals so I can lose weight.

I still feel sick and nauseous all the time. Really lousy.

I never feel like exercising, because all I want to do is sleep.

[Guest guest]

I am hungry all the time. For example. I ate a cup of oatmeal, no sugar

for breakfast. One egg.

Lunch was a small piece of fish and a half a cup of peas.

I am still hungry.

I am trying very hard NOT to eat between meals so I can lose weight.

I still feel sick and nauseous all the time. Really lousy.

I never feel like exercising, because all I want to do is sleep.

[Guest guest]

I think I get enough sugar, that is why I am overweight. I need to

cut my carbs way down, not increase them. I had a bagel for breakfast

last week, with a glass of orange juice and it set off an episode.

So, why is the American Diabetic Assn putting in their pamphlet I can

eat bread, etc.?

> > Sick all the time means I feel tired, exhausted, weak, have

> trouble

> > concentrating. I have had my eyes roll up in my head, and

couldn't

> > control that. It is odd. My blood pressure has shot up this past

> > year, and I am on 2 hypertension medicines.

[Guest guest]

I think I get enough sugar, that is why I am overweight. I need to

cut my carbs way down, not increase them. I had a bagel for breakfast

last week, with a glass of orange juice and it set off an episode.

So, why is the American Diabetic Assn putting in their pamphlet I can

eat bread, etc.?

> > Sick all the time means I feel tired, exhausted, weak, have

> trouble

> > concentrating. I have had my eyes roll up in my head, and

couldn't

> > control that. It is odd. My blood pressure has shot up this past

> > year, and I am on 2 hypertension medicines.

[Guest guest]

I think I get enough sugar, that is why I am overweight. I need to

cut my carbs way down, not increase them. I had a bagel for breakfast

last week, with a glass of orange juice and it set off an episode.

So, why is the American Diabetic Assn putting in their pamphlet I can

eat bread, etc.?

> > Sick all the time means I feel tired, exhausted, weak, have

> trouble

> > concentrating. I have had my eyes roll up in my head, and

couldn't

> > control that. It is odd. My blood pressure has shot up this past

> > year, and I am on 2 hypertension medicines.

[Guest guest]

You can have some sugars. It really depends how your body handles the sugar

You need to watch your portions.Sure you can have a sandwich, but a salad

may be better. Best thing to do as a newly diagnoised diabetic is to stay

away from fast foods for a while. When your sugar normalizes you WILL feel

better.

Marla

[Guest guest]

You can have some sugars. It really depends how your body handles the sugar

You need to watch your portions.Sure you can have a sandwich, but a salad

may be better. Best thing to do as a newly diagnoised diabetic is to stay

away from fast foods for a while. When your sugar normalizes you WILL feel

better.

Marla

[Guest guest]

You can have some sugars. It really depends how your body handles the sugar

You need to watch your portions.Sure you can have a sandwich, but a salad

may be better. Best thing to do as a newly diagnoised diabetic is to stay

away from fast foods for a while. When your sugar normalizes you WILL feel

better.

Marla

[Guest guest]

Just to back up what Eternal said, your body needs energy and that

comes from the combination of food you eat. If you eat an all

protein or all carb or all fibre diet you will only make yourself

sick. You need to eat a combination that gives you enough

fuel/energy for the time between meals.

Your symptoms are absolutly typical of being hypo i.e. having too

little sugar. So you need to adjust your diet accordingly. Listen to

what your own body is telling you.

You might also look at things like the 'sugar alcohols' which are

metabolised slower. Being hungry is, for the most part, in the mind.

You need to eat... pure & simple... a small snack that has both

carbs and protein, just make sure you control the quantity.... that

is the issue, not so much what you eat.. more how much.

ttfn

> You need little healthy snacks between meals hun, energy comes from

> food, you don't give yourself the right food and anough of it, you

will

> have no energy.

[Guest guest]

Just to back up what Eternal said, your body needs energy and that

comes from the combination of food you eat. If you eat an all

protein or all carb or all fibre diet you will only make yourself

sick. You need to eat a combination that gives you enough

fuel/energy for the time between meals.

Your symptoms are absolutly typical of being hypo i.e. having too

little sugar. So you need to adjust your diet accordingly. Listen to

what your own body is telling you.

You might also look at things like the 'sugar alcohols' which are

metabolised slower. Being hungry is, for the most part, in the mind.

You need to eat... pure & simple... a small snack that has both

carbs and protein, just make sure you control the quantity.... that

is the issue, not so much what you eat.. more how much.

ttfn

> You need little healthy snacks between meals hun, energy comes from

> food, you don't give yourself the right food and anough of it, you

will

> have no energy.

[Guest guest]

I can only imagine that your BGs are on the proverbial roller-coaster.

But always concentrate on quantity.

One persons 'glass' is another persons 'thimble'

One persons 'cup' is another persons 'bucket'

Orange Juice is just liquid glucose... if you're diabetic and not

managing your BG then it's a nightmare in a glass. But that doesn't

mean you can't drink it. Just have half a glass and see how that does.

Water it down with chilled water or crushed ice.

There is absoutely NOTHING that you cannot eat. It's nonsense to

suggest that you have to ban things from your diet. You make yourself

more ill stressing about what you can and can't eat.

Wrt. the orange juice, water it down and have that glass over the

course of the day. You'll still get the same vitamin C but you won't

spike your BG. Doesn't mean that you cannot drink OJ just coz it's not

particularly BG friendly.

> > I had a bagel for breakfast

> > last week, with a glass of orange juice and it set off an episode.

> > So, why is the American Diabetic Assn putting in their pamphlet I

can

> > eat bread, etc.?

[Guest guest]

I can only imagine that your BGs are on the proverbial roller-coaster.

But always concentrate on quantity.

One persons 'glass' is another persons 'thimble'

One persons 'cup' is another persons 'bucket'

Orange Juice is just liquid glucose... if you're diabetic and not

managing your BG then it's a nightmare in a glass. But that doesn't

mean you can't drink it. Just have half a glass and see how that does.

Water it down with chilled water or crushed ice.

There is absoutely NOTHING that you cannot eat. It's nonsense to

suggest that you have to ban things from your diet. You make yourself

more ill stressing about what you can and can't eat.

Wrt. the orange juice, water it down and have that glass over the

course of the day. You'll still get the same vitamin C but you won't

spike your BG. Doesn't mean that you cannot drink OJ just coz it's not

particularly BG friendly.

> > I had a bagel for breakfast

> > last week, with a glass of orange juice and it set off an episode.

> > So, why is the American Diabetic Assn putting in their pamphlet I

can

> > eat bread, etc.?

[Guest guest]

I can only imagine that your BGs are on the proverbial roller-coaster.

But always concentrate on quantity.

One persons 'glass' is another persons 'thimble'

One persons 'cup' is another persons 'bucket'

Orange Juice is just liquid glucose... if you're diabetic and not

managing your BG then it's a nightmare in a glass. But that doesn't

mean you can't drink it. Just have half a glass and see how that does.

Water it down with chilled water or crushed ice.

There is absoutely NOTHING that you cannot eat. It's nonsense to

suggest that you have to ban things from your diet. You make yourself

more ill stressing about what you can and can't eat.

Wrt. the orange juice, water it down and have that glass over the

course of the day. You'll still get the same vitamin C but you won't

spike your BG. Doesn't mean that you cannot drink OJ just coz it's not

particularly BG friendly.

> > I had a bagel for breakfast

> > last week, with a glass of orange juice and it set off an episode.

> > So, why is the American Diabetic Assn putting in their pamphlet I

can

> > eat bread, etc.?

[Guest guest]

eat five to six times a day... honestly... it will help. You arent eating

enough food.

Eat higher amounts of protien, and lots of raw veggies... salads are great,

if they are greens and veggies with low fat dressing.

your body will go into starvation mode, and store everything that you eat as

" fat " because it dosnt feel as though you are getting enough!

Angelia in OR

Re: What do you eat? for Pinksilk/To S.

>I am hungry all the time. For example. I ate a cup of oatmeal, no sugar

> for breakfast. One egg.

> Lunch was a small piece of fish and a half a cup of peas.

> I am still hungry.

> I am trying very hard NOT to eat between meals so I can lose weight.

> I still feel sick and nauseous all the time. Really lousy.

>

> I never feel like exercising, because all I want to do is sleep.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

eat five to six times a day... honestly... it will help. You arent eating

enough food.

Eat higher amounts of protien, and lots of raw veggies... salads are great,

if they are greens and veggies with low fat dressing.

your body will go into starvation mode, and store everything that you eat as

" fat " because it dosnt feel as though you are getting enough!

Angelia in OR

Re: What do you eat? for Pinksilk/To S.

>I am hungry all the time. For example. I ate a cup of oatmeal, no sugar

> for breakfast. One egg.

> Lunch was a small piece of fish and a half a cup of peas.

> I am still hungry.

> I am trying very hard NOT to eat between meals so I can lose weight.

> I still feel sick and nauseous all the time. Really lousy.

>

> I never feel like exercising, because all I want to do is sleep.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/

>

> To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to:

> diabetes-unsubscribe

> Hope you come back soon!

>

[Guest guest]

eat five to six times a day... honestly... it will help. You arent eating

enough food.

Eat higher amounts of protien, and lots of raw veggies... salads are great,

if they are greens and veggies with low fat dressing.

your body will go into starvation mode, and store everything that you eat as

" fat " because it dosnt feel as though you are getting enough!

Angelia in OR

Re: What do you eat? for Pinksilk/To S.

>I am hungry all the time. For example. I ate a cup of oatmeal, no sugar

> for breakfast. One egg.

> Lunch was a small piece of fish and a half a cup of peas.

> I am still hungry.

> I am trying very hard NOT to eat between meals so I can lose weight.

> I still feel sick and nauseous all the time. Really lousy.

>

> I never feel like exercising, because all I want to do is sleep.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/

>

> To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to:

> diabetes-unsubscribe

> Hope you come back soon!

>

[Guest guest]

You're right, " how much " might be the key, because I get really hungry

and eat too much.

Today, I could not stop eating. I had the oatmeal and an egg for

breakfast and bingo, I was starved for lunch. I had a piece of fish and

some peas for lunch, and after that, I was eating all day. I couldn't

stop, I was ravenous. Something at one of those meals set me up. I

didn't use any sugar on the oatmeal, either.

Thanks for your help, too, .