Guest guest Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Hi You may be correct here but it may take years to do this. I have had two bouts of Chronic AF one for 11 months and I went into PAF with amiodarone and the second time 17 months and went into af with the help of Dofetilide. C Uk Ps Happy Easter to you all. I am under the impression that paroxysmal afib usually progressed to persistent afib and then eventually permanent afib. Does any one know if it's possible to go to " paroxysmal " after a long history of " persistent " afib? P Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com List owner: AFIBsupport-owner For help on how to use the group, including how to drive it via email, send a blank email to AFIBsupport-help Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be acted upon without consultation with one's physician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Hi- could someone please give me some reccomendations as to what is good for breakfast? Also,is it reccomended to test after eating? My dr said I should test before I eat, and I do that, but have also heard that it may be benificial to test after eating. I got scared when I read that some carbs cause numbers to raise highly- like cereal and milk for breakfast. I usually have toast, peanut butter and fruit. I would also like to have some suggestions of sites to get meal-planning ideas. Thanks- hugs, Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 I regularly eat oatmeal cooked in the micro wave, never use instant, with soy milk purchased at Cosco. If I have toast I have to count another 17-20 carbs, so I rarely eat toast for breakfast. I count 40 carbs for the oatmeal and soy milk, I add a few carbs for 2 tble spoons of raisins if I add them to the oatmeal. Use no sugar. Prepared cereals really raise my blood suger so I tru to avoid them. A lighter breakfast would be 1 pc of toast with peanut butter, an orange or grapefruit,or apple and raisins or some other whole fruit. My mid morning snack is about 35 carbs, maybe 6 oz of yogurt, lunch is a bowl of soup, or vegi chilli beans and 1/2 sandwich or some food equalling about 45 to 60 carbs. If you are fine tuning or new to the testing routine I would test before and after until you get a feel for what carbs do what to your blood sugar. If you do not have a carb counter I would go to a book store and buy one. I have memorized the carb count for a lot of foods but when we eat out I need to refer to the carb counter. I test before meals, then determine what I will be eating, count the carbs then take the proper amount of Aspart Insulin. I check after meals a couple times or more a week. My background insulin is Lantus and take 35 units in the morning and 25-30 units at night. I test five times a day as any less than that and I have some wild swings in my blood sugar. > > Hi- could someone please give me some reccomendations as to what is > good for breakfast? Also,is it reccomended to test after eating? My > dr said I should test before I eat, and I do that, but have also heard > that it may be benificial to test after eating. I got scared when I > read that some carbs cause numbers to raise highly- like cereal and > milk for breakfast. I usually have toast, peanut butter and fruit. I > would also like to have some suggestions of sites to get meal- planning > ideas. Thanks- hugs, Barbara > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Barbara testing before your eat is a habit to get into because it will help you to judge what you should and shouldn't eat relative to the BG result. However if you want to see what effect different food items have on your BG level then test 1 hour after eating when you BG will be at around it's highest and then 2 hours afterwards when you BG result should have returned into a normal range. A good adage for some diabetics to remember is " For breakfast eat like a king, for lunch eat like a queen and for dinner eat like a pauper " It's a learning curve but not impossible. Take care. Barry UK question My dr said I should test before I eat, and I do that, but have also heard that it may be benificial to test after eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Oatmeal or Porridge Oats as we call it is a complex carbohydrate that's assimilated very slowly and it's therefore an excellent breakfast food. I make it with water and Splenda to sweeten. Some of our kilted brethren in the far northern wastes eat water based porridge with salt. Ugh!! Whatever turns you on baby!! Take care. Barry UK Re: question I regularly eat oatmeal cooked in the micro wave, never use instant, with soy milk purchased at Cosco. If I have toast I have to count another 17-20 carbs, so I rarely eat toast for breakfast. I count 40 carbs for the oatmeal and soy milk, I add a few carbs for 2 tble spoons of raisins if I add them to the oatmeal. Use no sugar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Oatmeal spikes my sugars but then almost everything carby does. sharon Re: question I regularly eat oatmeal cooked in the micro wave, never use instant, with soy milk purchased at Cosco. If I have toast I have to count another 17-20 carbs, so I rarely eat toast for breakfast. I count 40 carbs for the oatmeal and soy milk, I add a few carbs for 2 tble spoons of raisins if I add them to the oatmeal. Use no sugar. 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 May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Barry, Oatmeal isn't one of my favorite foods except for the instant which looks like I should avoid especially now. I can't figure out how to do this. I need the fiber and understand that it slows down the carb/sugar something or other allowing me to have more carbs at each meal. May I ask your *opinion* or *experience* with this? Do you think if I eat some real oatmeal no matter what the carbs (flavor with splenda and cinimon since I like those flavors) and then eat a regular breakfast that has been working for me (under 25g carb) I might find that I can eat more carbs at a meal if I somehow incorporate oatmeal? I am trying to figure this out. Feel like I'm banging my head against a wall. I have lost about 28 lbs since Feb that I know of and also have to figure out how many calories I eat a day so that at least I don't gain it back even if I don't keep loosing for a bit. I know it is a little give and take with these things until I figure out what and when to eat that gives me some satisfying meals to be happy with. Need to be happy! LOL.... thanks JUDITH > Oatmeal or Porridge Oats as we call it is a complex carbohydrate that's > assimilated very slowly and it's therefore an excellent breakfast food. I > make it with water and Splenda to sweeten. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.7.0/345 - Release Date: 5/22/06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Judith I'm afraid I'm not the best person to ask because I don't count calories or carbs and just go by 'instinct' as I've been a diabetic since 1981 and using insulin since 1996. But to specifically answer one part of your question, If you start your day with Oatmeal it will obviously add to your overall carbohydrate breakfast consumption. If I have porridge oats made with water then I would only maybe have a boiled egg and one slice of wholemeal bread to follow and that's it. If you have a breakfast plan that's been calculated for you and it works for weight loss then stick to that and porridge oats is an either/or alternative. It's a 'suck it and see' exercise and you must only do what's best for you. Sorry I can't be more helpful. Take care. Barry UK Re: Re: question May I ask your *opinion* or *experience* with this? Do you think if I eat some real oatmeal no matter what the carbs (flavor with splenda and cinimon since I like those flavors) and then eat a regular breakfast that has been working for me (under 25g carb) I might find that I can eat more carbs at a meal if I somehow incorporate oatmeal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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