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02/16/2012 02:00:48 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Originally posted by crowis:
between removing "white" carbs from my diet and trying to be more active, my sugar's have been much more stable. |
I do notice that when I've done a bike ride, my blood glucose is usually lower the next morning. I'm not eating many sweets anymore and I've cut down the carbs, but not completely. Burning it off on the bike seems to work well for me. Lost over 60 pounds over the last year. (Actually, I didn't lose it. I know exactly where it went.) |
Interestingly, I read a study that found that although the glycemic index of white and brown carbs are different, the insulin response is almost the same.
You guys ever read lyle mcdonald's books? He seems to really know his stuff...explains how food affects us hormonally, and all that jazz
//www.bodyrecomposition.com/
Edit: incredible that you lost 60lbs in a yr!
Message edited by author 2012-02-16 14:53:34. |
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02/16/2012 02:55:04 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Originally posted by SDW:
walking or riding a bike for exercise is out of the question. |
Perhaps a recumbent?
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That looks interesting.
I have looked at bikes but the one(s) I would need a defiantly out of my price range. Our city took an abandoned railroad tract that goes from Uptown Columbus to Midland (11 miles) and converted it into a very nice bike trail. I would love to ride that trail with my camera. It goes from Uptown (downtown old building) through neighborhoods, woods, old bridges, etc. A lot of nice views.
Message edited by author 2012-02-16 14:55:52. |
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02/16/2012 09:55:44 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by crowis:
I feel you brother, was diagnosed with diabetes last month. Kind of a bummer. My A1C3 was 7.2 when I was diagnosed, and I kept having really weird periods of confusion and ugh (especially after meals). However after removing many of the carbs from my diet for a month, my next lab test indicated my A1C3 had droppped to 6.4 over that time period, and then they started me on Metformin. I have only been taking it for a short time, but between removing "white" carbs from my diet and trying to be more active, my sugar's have been much more stable. However, I made an error on Valentines Day and ate some potatoes, which sent my blood sugar up to almost 200 for a couple of hours. OUCH!!!
I don't know if eating rice is a good idea, as when I do so my sugar rockets. . .but I guess it is different for everyone. |
My blood sugar was fasting and at 215. I didn't feel weird or anything. I don't know why. It could've been the high carb meal I had for dinner the night before. I made beefaroni for the first time in 13 yrs and just wanted some.
Does anyone monitor their blood sugars daily? |
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02/16/2012 10:38:32 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by heavyj:
Originally posted by crowis:
I feel you brother, was diagnosed with diabetes last month. Kind of a bummer. My A1C3 was 7.2 when I was diagnosed, and I kept having really weird periods of confusion and ugh (especially after meals). However after removing many of the carbs from my diet for a month, my next lab test indicated my A1C3 had droppped to 6.4 over that time period, and then they started me on Metformin. I have only been taking it for a short time, but between removing "white" carbs from my diet and trying to be more active, my sugar's have been much more stable. However, I made an error on Valentines Day and ate some potatoes, which sent my blood sugar up to almost 200 for a couple of hours. OUCH!!!
I don't know if eating rice is a good idea, as when I do so my sugar rockets. . .but I guess it is different for everyone. |
My blood sugar was fasting and at 215. I didn't feel weird or anything. I don't know why. It could've been the high carb meal I had for dinner the night before. I made beefaroni for the first time in 13 yrs and just wanted some.
Does anyone monitor their blood sugars daily? |
I try but it so dang expensive. They doctor wants you to take it an hour before meals and one and a half hours after meals. That's six to ten strips a day depending on how many meals you eat; the regular 3-meals a day or the five small meals that the doc has suggested.
The meter is not expensive but the strips are, even with insurance. |
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02/16/2012 10:47:22 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by heavyj:
Does anyone monitor their blood sugars daily? |
I just check mine in the morning when I get up. Usually between 90-110, depending on how much I've been exercising and what I've been eating. Otherwise not doing anything besides the diet & exercise.
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02/16/2012 10:52:18 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by SDW:
The meter is not expensive but the strips are, even with insurance. |
Which is why they give you the meters for free. The doctor gave me one (Certainly provided by a medical supply vendor) and then the insurance company gave me a different one, so I could get the best price on their "preferred" brand of supplies. I found that I can get the supplies on Amazon for just a touch over what my price is with insurance. Good way of using up anything that's left in my FSA at the end of the year. My insurance company is a sibling company to the pharmacy they tell me I need to use. Some racket, huh?
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02/16/2012 11:29:00 PM · #32 |
Originally posted by deeby:
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Originally posted by crowis:
between removing "white" carbs from my diet and trying to be more active, my sugar's have been much more stable. |
I do notice that when I've done a bike ride, my blood glucose is usually lower the next morning. I'm not eating many sweets anymore and I've cut down the carbs, but not completely. Burning it off on the bike seems to work well for me. Lost over 60 pounds over the last year. (Actually, I didn't lose it. I know exactly where it went.) |
Interestingly, I read a study that found that although the glycemic index of white and brown carbs are different, the insulin response is almost the same.
You guys ever read lyle mcdonald's books? He seems to really know his stuff...explains how food affects us hormonally, and all that jazz
//www.bodyrecomposition.com/
Edit: incredible that you lost 60lbs in a yr! |
I have The Rapid Fat Loss Handbook and The Ultimate Diet 2.0. Both good reads. While white rice and brown rice are different, brown rice is loaded with fiber and when eaten with chicken or any other protein, blunts the insulin response. From what I understand, anything eaten with protein can prevent a spike in insulin/blood sugar. This is more what I've seen explained at seminars conducted by doctors on the topic of nutrient timing and the need for carbs. I was a member of www.bodyrecomposition.com a few years back but the responses to any questions were met with quite a bit of attitude. |
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02/16/2012 11:39:17 PM · #33 |
Sounds like the Japanese have a wildly different health model to work from than North Americans do, and are somewhat shooting in the dark. I know a superb sports nutritionist here in Ottawa, Beth Mansfield; I took part in a study conducted by her some years back at the world-renowned Heart Institute. Google her, check her out, email her. She knows her stuff.
Good luck in the meantime! |
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