Guest guest Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Do you still have sugar cravings? I have been diagnosed as a diabetic in 1987. I was declared insulin dependent in 2003. For most of my life and even today I sometimes crave sugar. When I was first diagnosed as a diabetic, I still ate a candy bar several times a week as well as eating a half gallon of ice cream once or twice per week. Back then my A1C's were running 5.2 or so, and my doctor said I was doing just fine. He also said what ever I was doing just keep it up. For the most part I did. I did eventually stop swimming a mile three times per week, but I still had sugar cravings. Even today when I experience a low sugar reaction I eat a single hard rock candy of 5 grams, and most of the time it will bring me out of the low. My doctor did not have any idea of what I was doing to have such good A1C's. He never took a food history from me. He just gave me prescrriptions for Diabeta, then later both glyburide and rezulin. Today I think the doctor as a general rule just prescribe Metformin and glipizide. Without the doctor taking a food history, there is no way for him to know exactly what is spiking one's glucose levels, if he cares at all. In fact if they just look at one's A1C levels, they will not know what effect a food is having on one's glucose spikes at all. Has your doctor taken a food history from you for each meal of the day including snacks? Curious people want to know, Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Harry ever since I was first diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes at 12 years old, I did, but soon right after, and still now, no, I don't ever crave sweets, in fact I don't crave any food at all, but I do eat, just enough to cover my sugar levels... that can be to side affects to anti rekjection meds,though, then again, I've never really had much of an appatite. still I do enjoy a yummy carmal frap from starbucks with whip cream, giggle sugar Be Blessed ~Sugar sugar cravings? Do you still have sugar cravings? I have been diagnosed as a diabetic in 1987. I was declared insulin dependent in 2003. For most of my life and even today I sometimes crave sugar. When I was first diagnosed as a diabetic, I still ate a candy bar several times a week as well as eating a half gallon of ice cream once or twice per week. Back then my A1C's were running 5.2 or so, and my doctor said I was doing just fine. He also said what ever I was doing just keep it up. For the most part I did. I did eventually stop swimming a mile three times per week, but I still had sugar cravings. Even today when I experience a low sugar reaction I eat a single hard rock candy of 5 grams, and most of the time it will bring me out of the low. My doctor did not have any idea of what I was doing to have such good A1C's. He never took a food history from me. He just gave me prescrriptions for Diabeta, then later both glyburide and rezulin. Today I think the doctor as a general rule just prescribe Metformin and glipizide. Without the doctor taking a food history, there is no way for him to know exactly what is spiking one's glucose levels, if he cares at all. In fact if they just look at one's A1C levels, they will not know what effect a food is having on one's glucose spikes at all. Has your doctor taken a food history from you for each meal of the day including snacks? Curious people want to know, Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 The question shouldn't be do we have sugar cravings, but what do we do with them. The historic and antiquated rule of thumb about what a diabetic should eat, and what they should not eat, said no sugar. No candy, no cake, no ice cream, nothing that contained sugar. But this is not true. I enjoy candy or something sweet every day. And my A1C's have been 5.9 the last 2 times (7 months). And over the last number of years, I haven't been any higher than 6.2, with a low of 5.7. NO, good control is not abolishing sugar, but enjoying a modest amount of it while raising the bar as much as possible in the area of nutrition. The cookie's I eat are my wife's home-made chocolate chip cookies, which are perhaps a little less unhealthy than the over processed and sweeter store made versions. And the candy I eat consists usually of a small bite size dark chocolate bar. The ones that measure about an inch long and maybe half an inch wide. Not much, but just enough. Again, the key is for the diabetic to be eating balanced and nutritional meals and snacks. High fiber whole grain carbohydrates, plenty of nutritionally rich vegetables, and lean meats like turkey and omega 3 rich fish. Do doctors make sure their patients understand all this? Mine sure doesn't. I can't see that telling my doctor that I enjoy sweets every day would help anything, so that remains my secret. I wouldn't tell a diabetic who might take what I'm saying and abuse my own personal rules for what I can safely eat. So, having said that, if you struggle with over indulging in sweets, and hate eating your green beans, then for you, eating candy and cookies may not be a good idea. I only condone taking some liberties if you are otherwise eating a very healthy diet. And, you are maintaining consistent good bg readings, including an acceptable A1C. Dave " ...In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. " [ 16:33] sugar cravings? Do you still have sugar cravings? I have been diagnosed as a diabetic in 1987. I was declared insulin dependent in 2003. For most of my life and even today I sometimes crave sugar. When I was first diagnosed as a diabetic, I still ate a candy bar several times a week as well as eating a half gallon of ice cream once or twice per week. Back then my A1C's were running 5.2 or so, and my doctor said I was doing just fine. He also said what ever I was doing just keep it up. For the most part I did. I did eventually stop swimming a mile three times per week, but I still had sugar cravings. Even today when I experience a low sugar reaction I eat a single hard rock candy of 5 grams, and most of the time it will bring me out of the low. My doctor did not have any idea of what I was doing to have such good A1C's. He never took a food history from me. He just gave me prescrriptions for Diabeta, then later both glyburide and rezulin. Today I think the doctor as a general rule just prescribe Metformin and glipizide. Without the doctor taking a food history, there is no way for him to know exactly what is spiking one's glucose levels, if he cares at all. In fact if they just look at one's A1C levels, they will not know what effect a food is having on one's glucose spikes at all. Has your doctor taken a food history from you for each meal of the day including snacks? Curious people want to know, Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 good point dave, and I totally agree, for example, right now I am having a sm. bowl of fresh fruit: watermelon honeydew, cantalupe, strawberries with a scoop of lite butter pecan ice cream, yummy giggle sugar Be Blessed ~Sugar sugar cravings? Do you still have sugar cravings? I have been diagnosed as a diabetic in 1987. I was declared insulin dependent in 2003. For most of my life and even today I sometimes crave sugar. When I was first diagnosed as a diabetic, I still ate a candy bar several times a week as well as eating a half gallon of ice cream once or twice per week. Back then my A1C's were running 5.2 or so, and my doctor said I was doing just fine. He also said what ever I was doing just keep it up. For the most part I did. I did eventually stop swimming a mile three times per week, but I still had sugar cravings. Even today when I experience a low sugar reaction I eat a single hard rock candy of 5 grams, and most of the time it will bring me out of the low. My doctor did not have any idea of what I was doing to have such good A1C's. He never took a food history from me. He just gave me prescrriptions for Diabeta, then later both glyburide and rezulin. Today I think the doctor as a general rule just prescribe Metformin and glipizide. Without the doctor taking a food history, there is no way for him to know exactly what is spiking one's glucose levels, if he cares at all. In fact if they just look at one's A1C levels, they will not know what effect a food is having on one's glucose spikes at all. Has your doctor taken a food history from you for each meal of the day including snacks? Curious people want to know, Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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