Re: help me understand this please.

[Guest guest]

you have to pay very close attention to the carbs you are eating. perhaps

education with nutritional counseling will help. it took me a long time to do

that, but once you master it, you will have much better blood sugars.

help me understand this please.

I take my sugar as soon as I get up and it is 150. this is grate compared to

what it has been when waking up. then for breakfast I eat 1 cup dried oats with

almond milk and half cup of strawberries, with 4 packages of splinda. I also

took my 10 mg of Glipizide with breakfast. plus I had 2 cups of black coffee. 2

hours later I take it again and now it is 208. I mostly ride my bike at nine for

thirty minutes, but why my sugar went up after breakfast with the Glipizide to

over 200 for no more then I had to eat. I did take it again thinking it could

have been a miss reading, but the second time was close to the 207. while I was

in the hospital last week my morning sugar was always pushing 300 and giving me

insulin shots wasn't bringing it down much at all. maybe it will simply take

time to get the level under good control and then maybe I can keep them as they

should be. right now I'm on my way to see the doc who specializes in diabetes.

[Guest guest]

My indocrinologist wants me to have a glr between 80 and 180. She considers a

glr lower than 80 or higher than 180 to be a no no.She also recommends I consume

60 grams of carbs at each meal, but for me this causes me to be in the no no

range two hours later. 40 or 50 grams of carbs usually works quite well for me.

I do little to no exercise.

[Guest guest]

hi, well i don't think you need to have strawberries and splender, to me that is

to much sugar. i no that splender is a replacement but not both together.

help me understand this please.

I take my sugar as soon as I get up and it is 150. this is grate compared to

what it has been when waking up. then for breakfast I eat 1 cup dried oats with

almond milk and half cup of strawberries, with 4 packages of splinda. I also

took my 10 mg of Glipizide with breakfast. plus I had 2 cups of black coffee. 2

hours later I take it again and now it is 208. I mostly ride my bike at nine for

thirty minutes, but why my sugar went up after breakfast with the Glipizide to

over 200 for no more then I had to eat. I did take it again thinking it could

have been a miss reading, but the second time was close to the 207. while I was

in the hospital last week my morning sugar was always pushing 300 and giving me

insulin shots wasn't bringing it down much at all. maybe it will simply take

time to get the level under good control and then maybe I can keep them as they

should be. right now I'm on my way to see the doc who specializes in diabetes.

[Guest guest]

I agree, Harry, 60 grams of carbohydrate per meal seems way out of line. I'm not

sure which textbook these supposed specialists use. I've written my own textbook

over the years, and IMO, we should all do this, treating our diabetes based on

measured blood sugar results (our meters and regular A1C's), and what works, and

what doesn't. Write it down if you want, or just remember, but we each need our

own book containing the guidelines that work for us.

Dave

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Re: help me understand this please.

My indocrinologist wants me to have a glr between 80 and 180. She considers a

glr lower than 80 or higher than 180 to be a no no.She also recommends I consume

60 grams of carbs at each meal, but for me this causes me to be in the no no

range two hours later. 40 or 50 grams of carbs usually works quite well for me.

I do little to no exercise.

[Guest guest]

Strawberries are actually fairly low on the glycemic index I believe, and

artificial sweetener shouldn't have much effect on blood sugar readings. Mark's

issues are more complex, probably due to his heart issues and perhaps his

weight. In many ways, managing t2 is more difficult than managing t1.

Dave

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SWEET MUSIC -- October, 2012

A TIME TO HEAL -- February, 2013

OUT OF THE DESERT -- July, 2013

A TIME TO DANCE -- November, 2013

help me understand this please.

I take my sugar as soon as I get up and it is 150. this is grate compared to

what it has been when waking up. then for breakfast I eat 1 cup dried oats with

almond milk and half cup of strawberries, with 4 packages of splinda. I also

took my 10 mg of Glipizide with breakfast. plus I had 2 cups of black coffee. 2

hours later I take it again and now it is 208. I mostly ride my bike at nine for

thirty minutes, but why my sugar went up after breakfast with the Glipizide to

over 200 for no more then I had to eat. I did take it again thinking it could

have been a miss reading, but the second time was close to the 207. while I was

in the hospital last week my morning sugar was always pushing 300 and giving me

insulin shots wasn't bringing it down much at all. maybe it will simply take

time to get the level under good control and then maybe I can keep them as they

should be. right now I'm on my way to see the doc who specializes in diabetes.