Diabetes

   / Diabetes #201  
Who/where is it said someone with type 1 is born with it?
mneric says.

It was obvious in the context of the thread that I was speaking about type 2 diabetes because we were not discussing Type 1 diabetes. Type 1s are born that way and your remark, "Don't let the uninformed belittle you because of their ignorance" against my person is both unwarranted and unappreciated.
 
   / Diabetes #202  
Here's what you said that indicates you are uninformed.

"People with diabetes already face a medical community that treats them as though they have an incurable disease, a disease they brought upon themselves. Your dietitian/master degree MD/whatever was taught that diabetes is an incurable, progressive disease that at best is managed."

Type 1 diabetes, while it can be manifested at any age, is built into the person from birth and may be triggered either by age, viruses or other environmental factors such as pregnancy. People are born with the proclivity for type 1 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes, which is obvious from the context that is what I was talking about, has been generally regarded as a disease people have brought on themselves.

That said, I don't have time today to mince further words over this chickenshUt nonsense of definitions as doing so distracts from my point that type 2 diabetes can be reversed and my challenge to medical professionals to step up.
 
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#203  
Kind of scratching my head here, sounds like we all agree on the same thing,
For those of us who can actually accomplish something changing our diet, we'd be pretty dumb
if we didn't at least try.
I have a friend who went pure vegan seven years ago and swears it has been the answer to his good health
and not getting heart disease like his brother.

No one in my family has or has had serious diabetes. That gives me hope I can slide along at the edge of diabetes.
I may get a C- in sugar but I'll pass and fall apart from something else.

Brought a couple new boxes of herbal tea bags home and am keeping the fake fruit sugars away.
Of course I mixed the tart cherry juice in the fake juice and hid that strong flavor.
I don't think I'm mixing tart cherry juice in tea. Need to drink it some other way, good for avoiding gout.
But I might try pouring some in the container of tea at least once.

I wish I could pull up my sugar data as easily as one can one's heart.
wouldn't it be nice if another screen also popped up with glucose level.
With tracking, trending and alarming.

when I go into doc's offices, I run a 145/85. Never thought I had white coat syndrome.
Never felt anxious in doc's offices. But if they wait fifteen minutes and take it again, it always has dropped.

With adrenal insufficiency after adrenal cancer, i have to take hydrocortisone every day.

curious about drug interactions and possible downsides of some scrips I'm on.
I was already told by one doctor I would have a hard time losing weight.
I wonder if I have a hard time balancing sugar now also. Good thing I see an endocrinologist who tests me for all kinds of stuff.
But my AIC was 5.9 and that is firmly in the dog house.

once I trigged the AIC alarm, the specialists start to salivate. Ahhh, more Medicare approved billables...
With my insurance, I never pay a dime for anything. I bought the best Medicare supplement way before I got sick, and
now they are stuck with me. But I'd like to turn the alarm off and see less doctors for sure.
 

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#204  
and furthermore....I want a double size piece of pumpkin pie with a giant scoop of vanilla ice cream on top
and a pill to evaporate the bad stuff. Just a different kind of morning after pill...
If only eating avocados or something would naturally regulate our sugar.
Is there a bread substitute that doesn't raise your sugar level?
Complex vs simple carbs?

can anyone recommend a type of bread to eat to minimize sugar problems?
 
   / Diabetes #206  
   / Diabetes #207  
and furthermore....I want a double size piece of pumpkin pie with a giant scoop of vanilla ice cream on top
and a pill to evaporate the bad stuff. Just a different kind of morning after pill...
If only eating avocados or something would naturally regulate our sugar.
Is there a bread substitute that doesn't raise your sugar level?
Complex vs simple carbs?

can anyone recommend a type of bread to eat to minimize sugar problems?

Learn about macros:

Carbs
Proteins
Fats

Somewhere in this thread, I discuss this.

Also since I presented the idea on this thread there is at least one really good Facebook Group: Reversing Diabetes. Check it out and check out the Tool Box in that group.
 
   / Diabetes #208  
and furthermore....I want a double size piece of pumpkin pie with a giant scoop of vanilla ice cream on top
and a pill to evaporate the bad stuff. Just a different kind of morning after pill...
If only eating avocados or something would naturally regulate our sugar.
Is there a bread substitute that doesn't raise your sugar level?
Complex vs simple carbs?

can anyone recommend a type of bread to eat to minimize sugar problems?
The only bread I can think of / know about are several brands of sugar free breads. The ones I buy are 11 carbs a slice. Of the other store-bought types, I will choose RYE - more fiber / more micronutrients - claimed by some to be better than whole wheat. Is Rye Bread Healthy?
Otherwise, Almond flour and a few other types are LOW carb, but I just cannot eat those.... yuck
 
   / Diabetes #209  
can anyone recommend a type of bread to eat to minimize sugar problems?
Bottom line is, NONE!

But if you eat more fiber, it helps decrease how much sugar gets into your system because it pushes the carbs through your system faster..

SR
 
   / Diabetes #210  
Moderate everything. Orowheat used to make a High Fiber bread. But they also have others that are close. Use bread that has low carbs and higher fiber. Eat your sandwich on only one slice of bread. Also, look at Orowheat hamburger thins. 5.9 is good. Only you can tell us the affect any type or amount of bread has on your BS. Best Wishes
 

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