Guest guest Posted May 13, 2000 Report Share Posted May 13, 2000 Cass wrote: > > Hi, all -- > > Good news. Mike's BGs are improving, I think partly because of slightly > higher doses of ultralente and partly because we're gradually learning how > to adapt his new, more restricted renal/diabetic diet to his new insulin > regimen. > > Yesterday didn't start out so good, with a 174 at 7 a.m. We over-reacted to > his bedtime reading of 81, which when he was using N would have guaranteed > a hypo at 3 a.m. (he did enjoy the baked apple with real cream, but the > juice was overkill<g>). At 9 a.m. it was 109, then 107 at lunch, 97 at > dinnertime, 107 at 10 p.m. and 100 at midnight. Yeeeeeesss! It won't always > be that good, but we do enjoy the successes when they appear. > > Renal diets are amazing. It's like you have to unlearn everything you ever > learned about healthy food. Go easy on milk and cheese, even the low-fat, > low-sodium kind. Eat little fruit, few veggies, not much meat (and even > less if it's lean). Stay away from whole grains. Fat is okay as long as the > lipids are in order, otherwise watch the saturated fats and cholesterol, > too. He's not on the fluid-restricted dialysis diet yet, but that will be > another hard rule to learn -- don't drink too much of anything, even water. > > Just goes to show what an amazing organ the kidney is, capable not only of > removing real toxins but of sifting too much of a good thing out of > otherwise nutritious foods. An organ well worth preserving and protecting. > > One little problem: Mike's diet turns out not to be good for me <g>. My > blood pressure, always on the low side, dropped to 76 over 50 the other > day. I felt fine but called my doc anyway. He told me to eat more salt. > Oooookay. > > Cass You know, I certainly hope Mike knows how lucky he is to have you around to help him through this! You really have a handle on things. -- Dave -- Saturday, May 13, 2000 t2 8/98 Glucophage & Aspartame ICQ 10312009 «» DavOr's daily aphorism: I don't think, therefore I am not. «» Visit my photo page at: http://dorcutt.homepage.com/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2000 Report Share Posted May 13, 2000 Dave wrote: >You know, I certainly hope Mike knows how lucky he is to have you around >to help him through this! >You really have a handle on things. I know how lucky I am to have Mike around to help *me* through life's little booby traps. Mine just don't happen to be medically oriented. And if I have a handle on things, it's because of people like you, on this list and others. I really do appreciate all of you. I hope I don't forget to tell you all that from time to time. Cass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2000 Report Share Posted May 13, 2000 Cass, that's great. Keep up the good work!!! Barb -------------- RAINBOW FARM UNLTD. Breeding Premium Oldenburgs, and fancy sport ponies. http://www.rainbowfarm.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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