I am NOT diabetic and take no meds for it, i am trying to eat healtheir over
all and avoid the peaks and vallys of hypoglicmia... my brother is on the
shoot before eating, and while it means shooting more often it so far has
helped him the best in staying stable, Lee
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> Dan Abel wrote:
>> In article >,
>> "Storrmmee" > wrote:
>>
>>> no i am not diabetic, i am hypoglycimic but i have a brother who is
>>> very unstable in his levels and with the family history i am working
>>> slower than i would like to a less carby lifestyle, i choose my
>>> carbs very carefully now, that was step one for me, step 2 is
>>> reducing the requency with which i eat carbs,
>>> step 3 has been never eating just a carb without fat or protien,
>>
>> Some people think that carbs are evil for diabetics. They aren't.
>> They are the mainstay of the diet. Humans are omnivores. But since
>> the diabetic's body doesn't regulate the insulin correctly, the diet
>> has to be carefully controlled, especially the carbs. You can't just
>> eat what you want, and let your body deal with it. That can cause
>> spikes (and valleys) for diabetics. There are many ways to deal with
>> this. One is by *increasing* the frequency of eating carbs. My
>> uncle was on a diet where he ate six meals a day. He only needed one
>> dose of insulin per day. That worked well for awhile. Now he's back
>> to eating one main meal and other smaller meals. He takes two
>> different doses of insulin each day now. Eating fat or protein (or
>> fiber) with a carb is a way of slowing the rise in blood sugar, so
>> you can go longer between meals.
>>
>>> "Janet" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Storrmmee wrote:
>>
>>>>> this, i love oatmeal raisin cookies, not good for me in general, so
>>>>> when we are at a buffett i eat one or two depending n size because
>>>>> i get to taste them without having them in the house, Lee
>>>>
>>>> Are you on insulin? If so, you can cover your excess carb
>>>> consumption. I can't imagine eating a cookie.
>>
>> In general, I would have to say that was bad medical advice. If a
>> diabetic is on that sort of program already, then they know how to
>> handle this. If they aren't, then they shouldn't change their program
>> without consulting with their medical person FIRST. I am on a fixed
>> dose insulin program. I cannot change my insulin dose based on what I
>> eat, only on 2-3 days worth of blood sugar readings. I have been on
>> this program for five years. My doctor has told me (threatened me?)
>> that if I am unable to maintain my blood sugar well on this program, I
>> will be switched to a program where I vary my insulin dosage for each
>> meal. For starters, this means that I will go from a twice a day
>> injection to FOUR times a day. Not fun. In addition, insulin is
>> always taken BEFORE the food, so I would have to determine exactly
>> how much I will be eating (including how many carbs), and calculate
>> the insulin dose before I eat. Sneaking an extra cookie is not on
>> the program.
>
> I used to shoot based on what I ate. That simply didn't work for me. But
> I was still limited to 45 g of carbs per meal.
>