Re: re: high numbers/linda

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I am confused I thought you were suppose to have a snack be4 bed inorder to

avoid the dawn phenomenon. I did have lunch check again. Yes I have

talked with a nutritionist nurse who basically gave me the diabetic diet

which I used to follow but too many carbs and my bg never went down. I also

have read a lot of books. My thinking in asking was to see if I had missed

something which I think I did with too much fruit and with Eunice's

suggestion about the cheerios.

sharon

high numbers

----I haven't been able to bring my numbers down.

Hi shar,

I have found thru trial and error that timing as well as what I eat has a

lot to do with my glucose readings.

A rule that I've made for myself is not to eat anything heavy after 9 pm.

It tends to show up with higher readings the next morning.

I looked over what had written on what you ate the day before and I

noticed you didn't list what you had for lunch. Hope you aren't skipping

meals because that can also affect your readings. A proper diet and

medication work hand in hand.

As a rule I try very hard not to eat anything after 9pm or just before

bedtime. The later you eat in the evening the longer it takes to break down

especially when your body is at rest and it will give you higher readings

the next morning.

I eat 6 small meals in my day the three main meals are Breakfast, Lunch,

and Dinner and three snacks : a mid-morning snack a mid-afternoon snack, and

a snack after dinner before 9pm or at least 3 hours after dinner ( I

usually try to eat before 6pm because after that I'm usually not as active).

I noticed from your list of what you ate the day before contained a lot of

carbs. Also, you ate a banana and a bowl of cereal after you already had an

evening snack and that right before you went to bed.

If you haven't seen a dietitian or a nutritionist I suggest you see one

cause they can really help you to set up a meal plan that is tailored to fit

your lifestyle and they take into account the type of medication you are

taking, too.

Just remember don't skip meals and try to lower your carb intakes, and

develop a better eating routine time wise and don't skip meals! It's just as

dangerous to have low blood sugar as well as high.

Sometimes eating less may seem like a way to bring your sugars down, but

if you eat too light your body will not get what it needs to use energy and

that too can cause higher level readings. So you have to keep a balance.

By the way, there are a lot of good books in stores and in the library

that can help you develop a good meal routine and tell you what are needed

for diabetic management. And it also takes time for your medication to take

effect so be patient with yourself.

Hope this helps you a little bit. I don't know how long it's been since

you were diagnosed with diabetes, but I just listed a few simple rules that

were laid out for me by my dietitian and diabetic management team. I've been

diabetic since 1995 and have found what works for me through trial and

error.

I'm not saying that I haven't veered off my plan but I get right back to

it and I'm finally managing my diabetes instead of the other way around.

Good luck,

J.

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