29 Comments to "Does anyone know how I can control my blood sugar?"

1. 

   5yellowchips

   September 7, 2009

   

   eating packets of sugar
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   mhp_wizo_93_418

   September 7, 2009

   

   educate yourself
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   http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp
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   lightningdreams2004

   September 7, 2009

   

   eat proper meals three times and day and healthy snacks such as fruit and veg. hopefully the blood sugar will correct itself in time…
   see a doctor for advice
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   wallflower

   September 7, 2009

   

   drastically reduce your intake of sugar. so no candy bars, ice cream and off course carbs…stay away. remember to keep ur immune system up. eat ur vegetables and take some supplements.going to a doctor/nutritionist is still your best option though.
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   traceylill

   September 7, 2009

   

   I don’t really understand are you on medication for diabetes or are you refusing to take it because in all reality you probably need something. However Chromium 500mg is very good for helping your blood sugar. Take it morning and evening.
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   jzc17

   September 7, 2009

   

   1. Lose weight!!! The most important one.
   2. exercise
   3. eat smaller meals more frequently
   4. eat foods that are less simple sugars and more complex carbohydrates.
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   med school.
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   AB

   September 7, 2009

   

   My mom has it. First, do not stress… no more stressing. Second, drink a lot of water and no more fast food.
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   al1645

   September 7, 2009

   

   please see a doctor quickly, my brother died at age 44 b/cause of blood sugar
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   Norton N

   September 7, 2009

   

   Are you urinating way too much? Do you have headaches? do you feel lethargic out of perportion to your activity level?

   You may be diabetic.

   Doesn’t matter how smart you are…..if your pancreas stops producing insulin.
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    tink

    September 7, 2009

    

    Here are some natural ideas. Good luck

    http://www.healthydirect.co.uk/pages/category/category.asp?ctgry=Blood+Sugar+Control&cookie%5Ftest=1

    You can also buy yourself a monitor to keep check.

    http://www.shop-com.co.uk/op/sprod-0-0-0-32841-~Blood+Sugar+Monitors-k24-g1-_Blood+Sugar+Monitors
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    Cherry_Blossom

    September 7, 2009

    

    Some are more obvious than others (junk food) but sometime it is the hidden sugars that will get you. Anything ending OSE is a sugar, fructose,dextrose, glucose. You have to watch those, and your starches, they turn into sugars (rice, potatoes). Good luck.
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    Suzanne G

    September 7, 2009

    

    if it is that unstable you may need further investigations by a doctor. ask your gp to refer you to a dietician for advice. cut down unrefined sugar, fat, and carbs. eat something an hour before and after exercise to maintain levels. you can buy glucometer testing kits at the chemist now, but i would seek medical advice first.
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    michaela1977

    September 7, 2009

    

    To be honest, it may be feasible to want to try to control it naturally but why not see you doc and get some sort of medication first to get under control and then use natural methods to regulate it?
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    TweetyBird

    September 7, 2009

    

    Unless you’re able to manage your diabetes, you will not only require antidiabetic meds, you’ll need insulin as well. The best piece of advice I can give you is to go to the American Diabetic Association’s website. They are the gold standard for information. You can find books, diet recommendations, education, exercise tips, the latest treatment options, you name it. The smartest thing you can do for yourself is to ignore all the answers given to you and get what you need from the horse’s mouth.
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    I’m a nurse.
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    mandg

    September 7, 2009

    

    no dont eat penty of sugar look up books/info on diabetes. Slow release carbohydrates are best sugar is dealt wth very quickly and wont work. Eat pasta, rce, potato, bread etc. If you need a quick pick up drink fruit juice or eat fruit. You did not say if you had low or high sugar levels. But just eat healthy and make sure you take on lotds of fluids before exercise
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    Sandee

    September 7, 2009

    

    Go and pick up a diet sheet from your Doctor’s surgery.
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    chakrapani s

    September 7, 2009

    

    Diabetes is becoming a real problem for indians.It is generally due to stress and lack of nutritious food.My father was diabetic for nearly two years.It was 265 but now he has brought it down to 120.He took some nutritional supplements from one Mr.giridhar in chennai and within three months it came down to 120 from 265. In the beginning i was very sceptical but , as it was not medicine, i allowed my father to take it.Presently i do not have this person’s mail id.If anyone wants his id, you can contact meand I wiil try to reply as soon as possible.
    chakvinayak@yahoo.co.in
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    personal experience.
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    Nubian

    September 7, 2009

    

    You may have to consider a diabete diet. Maybe go see a nutrionalist to put you on a special diet. Cut out sugars—that even includes bread, potatoes that can convert to sugar.
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    reggieman

    September 7, 2009

    

    Are you ON INSULIN???

    This applies Only if you are…..

    Most of us are Creatures of Habit….Thus we eat the same amounts and the same times, with very little change in our lifestyles…..

    I suggest you eat the way you want….BUT you MUST get.
    A Blood-Glucose meter and 150 – 200 test strips, so you can MONITOR YOUR BLOOD SUGAR 4 times a day…

    Monitor it
    1] when you wake up
    2] at lunch
    3] at dinner
    4] at bedtime

    Then you’re going to log what you eat and your blood sugar levels for 30 days….

    You’ll begin to see a pattern……
    Get the dosing information your doctor uses for your insulin.
    Your Regular insulin….don’t adjust that….YOUR LONG TERM insulin…that’s what PULLS DOWN all those High levels…

    Running 200 on most of your DAILY READINGS? You add 1 or 2 units of NPH , LENTE, PZI or ULTRA-LENTE…..
    But….Each Body is Different…So….ADJUST A LITTLE and always carry YOUR "Effective" Low blood sugar treat…..

    The KEY is to monitor your Blood Sugar, eat what you normally eat, adjust YOUR INSULIN TO YOUR LIFE, NOT ADJUST YOUR LIFE TO YOUR INSULIN!!!

    I used to have bad A1C readings until I spent a month or two monitoring my blood sugar 4 -6 times an day and charting it…..
    Then adjusting my insulin to my food levels and eating HABITS.

    Once I tuned my blood sugar levels to 80-120 on each (220 in the morn is NORMAL) my A1c went from 9 down to 7.4…..down to 7.0 >>>>DOWN TO 6.8!!! That’s better than the IDEAL 7.0 !!!
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    Diabetic for 40 years…..
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    Cammie

    September 7, 2009

    

    #1-Go to a good endocrynologist
    #2- have pertinent tests completed
    #3-Go over test results with the doctor
    #4-have doctor write out a diet and medication menu
    #5- go to a diabetes education class
    #6- Join a support group
    Live and enjoy
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    skippy's mum

    September 7, 2009

    

    I think your silly to think Diabetes will get better on its own. Diabetes is caused by your body not producing enough or non at all of the hormone insulin. I have been diabetic for 24 years & I still find it hard to accept it & deal with it but for my kids & Grandkids sakes I have to get a grip. Diabetes uncontrolled can lead to all sorts of problems including blindness, kidney failure, loss of limbs to name just a few.
    My advice is to go to your library & read about diabetes as much as you can…
    Not every one needs insulin or even tablets just by following a low fat/ no sugar, hi fibre diet.
    type the ‘Glyceamic Index’ into your search engine it will show you lots of sites where info can be found. The Glyceamic index is fairly new & its all about which foods cause your blood sugar to shoot up & which foods have little effect, which foods are good to eat for diabetics, which contain slow digesting foods which keep your carbohydrate levels fairly stable. Its also a good diet to follow for weight loss because it tells you which foods will make you feel fuller for longer with low calorie contents.

    Grab your health in both hands while you can & do all you can to help your condition.

    Good Luck
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    I have diabetes
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    sally-jo m

    September 7, 2009

    

    my mother has been diabetic for over 20 years, all you can do is the best you can try to eate freshly cooked foods stay away from sugars eat carbohydrates as part of a healthy diet, consoult a diatition for diabetics as you have differant needs to other peaple. and always remember you can only do your best.

    only those who walk a mile in your shoes can make judgements.

    hope you are fit and well for the comming yoer.
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    lula

    September 7, 2009

    

    You don’t give any details as to if you have actually been diagnosed with diabetes.
    If you have been offered treatment with tablets then believe me you are not a candidate for treatment by diet alone.
    You seem reluctant to accept treatment with pharmaceuticals.Yes a good diet is essential and to be honest there is no such thing as a diabetic diet we all need to eat healthily.
    In your case though your body needs help in dealing with the glucose generated by your food.I urge you to reconsider your stance on chemical intervention.
    Uncontrolled diabetes will in time give you all the diabetic complications.Believe me this is something you do not want.High blood sugar damages all the small blood vessels and the nerves in your extremities.This will could lead to kidney failure,blindness,loss of sensation in your feet and hands,increase in your chance of having a heart attack or a stroke,if you are a man erectile dysfunction,an increased likely hood of having more infectious disease and amputation of a limb.
    Don’t worry about the tablets just be grateful they exist,accept help from your doctor and you will save yourself from endless rounds of unpleasant treatment and periods in hospital.
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    Amy Jean

    September 7, 2009

    

    I am a type one diabetic and I have found many sites on the web that can be helpful.E.diets have a diabetic link that I think may help you.
    I myself like to do things natural but the diabetic meds have greatly improved my life.
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    justin s

    September 7, 2009

    

    The diet you’d want to follow would be a low glycemic-diet with reduced carbohydrate content (although you needn’t necessarily put yourself into ketosis, just reduce your carbohydrate intake somewhat). A low-glycemic diet refers to a diet where a person always chooses foods with carbohydrates which raise blood sugar more slowly and evenly to prevent sudden blood sugar spikes and huge insulin releases. You can do a web search for "low glycemic diet" for more information.

    It is a myth that complex carbohydrates are better for diabetics than simple sugars. In fact, it’s often quite the opposite. White bread products, pasta, most cereals, and white rice actually raise blood sugar faster than if you ate plain table sugar. And these blood sugar spikes can lead to inflammation and increased glycation rates in the body. When eating complex carbs, carefully limit the amount you consume daily and choose whole grain pastas and bread products to processed white.

    The ADA has been very heavily criticized in the last decade for the foods it recommends by many top researchers in the nation, and is not a good source for dietary recommendations.

    There’s a reason why gastric bypass surgery can improve blood sugar over the long-term in pre-diabetics and sometimes even those diagnosed with mild Type II diabetes. It’s because with smaller meals, the blood sugar spike is lower, and the total amount of carbohydrates consumed at one sitting is lower.

    You can accomplish the same thing by modifying your ratios of carbs to protein to fat, lowering your carbohydrate intake, and choosing low-glycemic foods that raise blood sugar more slowly. And also by eating smaller meals and taking a fiber supplement with your meals. The fiber supplement will very significantly reduce the glycemic index of your whole meal. Getting fiber with every meal is a high priority. The measure of how fast a particular food raises blood sugar is known as the "glycemic index". There are books you can buy and online sources as well listing the glycemic index for most foods.

    When you are lowering carbohydrate content of your daily diet, try to replace those calories with healthy fats and proteins, like mono-unsaturated fats. Mono-unsaturated fats are found in products like nuts, fish, and extra virgin olive oil.

    Lastly, I’d like to point out that fructose glycates at roughly seven times the rate of table sugar. Fructose is the sugar used to sweeten sugar pop and most other sweetened beverages, and the sugar naturally present in fruit and vegetables. Glycation causes people with high fasting blood sugar levels to age prematurely in certain ways, and leads to cardiovascular disease. So, one of the most important things you’d want to do is cut out sweetened beverages like soda-pop and fruit juices as well. 100% pomegranate juice is an exception. Not only is pomegranate argued by many to be the best fruit for you, the juice from it is low glycemic. Instead of most fruit juices, eat the actual fresh fruit, as the fiber in the fruit will keep the glycemic index lower. It’s best to check a reference chart to see which fruits and vegetables have higher or lower glycemic indexes. For example: bananas, carrots, potatoes, and watermelon all have very high glycemic indexes and should be avoided.

    There are nutritional supplements that may be benefiicial in helping to control fasting blood glucose levels, such as chromium polynicotinate/picolinate, R(+)Alpha lipoic acid, and especially Acetyl-l-carnitine, just to name a few. T

    Good luck.
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    mad cow

    September 7, 2009

    

    Exercise – just go for 30 minutes a day (can be 2 15 minute spells or 3 ten minute ones)
    Eat wholegrains, low fat, low sugar
    Lose weight
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    Cathy :)

    September 7, 2009

    

    You’re right that good diet and exercise helps to improve glucose control for people with type 2 diabetes, but as the condition progresses you might have to take medication. I totally understand your desire not to put medication into your body, but remember that nature dosen’t always get it right and by doing so you are seriously putting your health at risk – far more than the side effects of your medication will. You’ve clearly been trying to control your diabetes with diet and exercise and I’m sure you’re doing a great job and have maybe been ok without medication for much longer than you would’ve otherwise, but there has to be a point at which you need to accept that medication is essential for you to stay healthy – you need to weigh up the costs and benefits of medication – you’d probably have more energy and get rid of any other minor health complaints by taking medication, and the long term benefits to your health are huge – you’re young and you don’t want kidney transplants or amputation, or blindness etc. etc. to look forwards to. Only you can make this decision, but make it a well thought through and informed one – speak to your dr and then give yourself time to think it through before you decide. Good luck xx
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    lucifer

    September 7, 2009

    

    better off having it controlled medically arent you
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    VT

    September 7, 2009

    

    eat healthy!!!
    i know white bread is not good for you-there are certain foods that effect the blood sugar levels…………………possibly potatoes and rice (i know that these are some of the foods that diebetics cant really eat)

    maybe you need to let your doctor know and this way you can check your levels (not so much for medication but for a doc’s advice) in the morning and evening- see which foods might trigger the levels………………..ALSO- stress- i think it effects it……………………
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