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| Foods | Aspartame in Yogurt....help! | Apr 16 2008 02:00 (UTC) |
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| Yoplait Light also has most of the same flavors sweetened with Sucralose. | |||
| Health & Support | How much weight to lose, or how many months of excersizing until it has an effect on high blood pressure or cholesterol? | Apr 11 2008 02:52 (UTC) |
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| Don't discount the effects of heredity on blood pressure and cholesterol. I've had a healthy meal plan and been exercising for over a year, lost 112 lbs and my blood pressure medication had to be increased. My overall cholesterol has improved but the HDL (good cholesterol) hasn't budged upwards despite taking niacin supplements and exercise. Sometimes you just can't overcome your genes. | |||
| Health & Support | Prediabetes | Mar 20 2008 00:37 (UTC) |
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| Gretchen Becker also has a book for newly diagnosed people called Type II Diabetes: The First Year. The American Diabetes Association has lots of good info on their website (the gray bar on the left) and will send you pamphlets in the mail if you call them (1-800-DIABETES). You need to call the doctor's office back and ask about testing and diabetes education classes. Your insurance will probably pay some of the costs for both of them. My diabetes education classes were individual and included an appointment with a dietitian. Here's the "standard" advice for meals - (I read a great book Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy by Hope Warshaw that helped me create my own plan - I don't use that awful four letter d word). Eat 3 small meals and 2-3 snacks daily, schedule it so you're eating every 3-4 hours, don't ever wait longer than 5 hours to have a meal or snack. Controlling blood sugar is all about carbs.... you need to find the right amount for you..... too few can cause as many problems as too few..... The usual starting point is 30-45 grams of carbohydrate at each meal and 15-20 grams of carbohydrate at each snack.... Also, balance your carbs with some protein and healthy fat...For example, an apple alone is not a good snack.... a small apple and a piece of string cheese or 1tbsp peanut butter are two of my favorites. Since they said prediabetes then diabetes so quickly, you're probably in the very beginnings and can get it under control. I've managed over the past year to bring ALL of my blood tests (glucose and cholesterol) into normal non-diabetic ranges. You can do it. | |||
| Health & Support | Prediabetes | Mar 14 2008 02:07 (UTC) |
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| Here is a link to the Joslin Diabetes Center's goals.
Even though I have Type II diabetes, I aim for the goals for people without diabetes. My doctor gave me those as the "ideal" goal and the ones listed above as the "okay" goal. If you're a reader, there is a great book about prediabetes by Gretchen Becker called Prediabetes: What you need to know to keep Diabetes Away Also, they don't often tell you but two hours after a meal means two hours after your first bite, not two hours after the last bite. |
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| Health & Support | Degenerative Discs and Chronic pain | Jan 27 2008 13:53 (UTC) |
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| I have herniated discs in that area and the pool was the only place I could exercise. Even if you don't/can't swim, just walking in the water is good exercise. I started with walking and modified versions of the physical therapy I was supposed to be doing. It's been almost a year and I now swim and jog in the water. | |||
| Weight Loss | 100+ pounds to lose... | Dec 30 2007 01:21 (UTC) |
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| El,
It took me about a year to lose the first hundred. I took a semi-break for about 6 weeks (I was traveling a LOT - 3-4 days each week) where I maintained and I'm now back on my plan. I follow a diabetic meal plan - nothing is forbidden but I balance my meals to have adequate protein, fat, and carbs. I also work out in the pool at least 5 days a week. Lisa |
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| Health & Support | weightloss and diabetes??? possible?? | Dec 29 2007 02:32 (UTC) |
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| Wiccan,
I second the pool option. I've lost 106 pounds following my diabetic meal plan and doing exercises in the water. I had a back problem and when I started all I could really do was walk in the water. Now I do exercises, swim, and jog. Ask your doctor about a referral to a dietitian. It may be fully covered by your insurance (mine was) and I meet with her every three months. Lisa |
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| Weight Loss | 100+ pounds to lose... | Dec 29 2007 02:28 (UTC) |
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| El and Ann,
Just a quick, "You can do it". I started out with 136 pounds to lose to reach my "acceptable" goal... I'm 106 pounds lighter and feel 1000 times better. I've got 30 pounds to go... maybe, the closer I get the more I think I'll go for another 20 or 30 after that. Slow and steady is the way to go. Lisa |
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| Health & Support | Newly diagnosed diabetic | Dec 21 2007 04:09 (UTC) |
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| I didn't have this issue, but I know that it's very common for people to have issues with changes in their vision as they're bringing their blood sugar levels down. Most doctors wait to refer to the opthamologist for the diabetic eye exam until the blood sugars are stabilized.
On the glycemic index issue, the glycemic index is one tool but as someone with diabetes you can't trust that it's accurate for your body. For example, an apple has a GI of 40, a banana has a GI of 51, strawberries have a GI of 40, and watermelon has a GI of 80. WIth my lunch I can have a full serving of strawberries or watermelon and my 2 hour after meal readings will be great, a full serving of banana (4 oz) and my 2 hour readings are good, a full serving of apple and my 2 hour reading is higher than I like. If I just looked at the GI, I would think the apple is a better food choice for me. But based on my testing, I know that the apple is the least desirable choice FOR ME. |
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| Health & Support | Newly diagnosed diabetic | Dec 19 2007 02:50 (UTC) |
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| I definitely second the recommendation of reading the ADA website. The boards there are also great resources for help. If you call the ADA (1-800-DIABETES) and they will send you lots of free information.
Has your husband been referred to Diabetes Education Classes? If not, definitely ask the doctor for a referral (insurance will pay for some or all of it). The classes I took included individual sessions with a dietician to help me develop a meal plan I could live with forever. The classes include a spouse or family member so you can go with him. I was diagnosed last December and have used this site since then. I print my food log for several days and the analysis to take when I see the RD (Registered dietician) and it's very easy for her to see where we need to tweak my meal plan. Two books that were of great help to me are: Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy by Hope Warshaw (it's an ADA book) The First Year Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Gretchen Becker Lisa |
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| Weight Loss | How many calories should I be eating ? | Oct 29 2007 01:19 (UTC) |
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| I'm a little bit taller than you, but started out at 336. I've been following the calorie recommendation and I've lost 102 lbs so far. The recommendation here was actually consistent with what my doctor and registered dietician gave me as calorie goals.
It's definitely better to lose the weight slowly 1-2 lbs per week. |
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| Health & Support | First thing in the Morning Exercise & Managing Blood Sugar | Oct 25 2007 00:41 (UTC) |
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| The reason that the recommendation is to eat breakfast ASAP is the Dawn Phenomenon. Here's a link that explains it http://www.diabetic-talk.org/dp.htm Basically, your blood sugar starts to go up in the morning and continues to do so until you eat.
The only way to know if this is happening to you is to test as soon as you wake up, then 30 min, 1 hr, and 90 min later. Pre-diabetes is a medical diagnosis. A great book is "Pre-Diabetes: How to keep diabetes away" by Gretchen Becker. Dawn Phenomenon doesn't just happen in the morning, I have problems if I go for longer than 4 1/2 hours during the day without a meal or snack. I tend to get busy in the afternoons and forget my snack, so after several scary episodes driving home, I have an alarm set to remind me. |
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| Weight Loss | watching carbs! | Oct 02 2007 03:36 (UTC) |
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| nburghan,
I have 2 issues going on in the mornings - first I'm more sensitive to carbs then. I test after every meal which is how I got to the carb levels I have now. I meet the goals the doctor and I agreed on 95% of the time following this plan..... if I added more carbs at breakfast, I'd never meet the goal then. Second, I suffer from allergies and motion sickness. If I had a cowboy breakfast, I'd be stopping to be sick while driving to school. It's happened before and it's definitely not how I like to begin the day. mg |
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| Weight Loss | have i been doing this wrong the whole time?? need advice pleeease | Oct 01 2007 03:03 (UTC) |
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| Here's what I do....... my activity level is set at sedentary. Then I add in my activity for the day to get my total calories burned on days I exercise.
Days I don't exercise, I follow the allowance recommendation. On days I do exercise, I have 1000 less than the total burned for the day. Those levels correspond to what the dietitian recommended for me and I'm still losing. |
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| Weight Loss | watching carbs! | Oct 01 2007 02:59 (UTC) |
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| I also have Type II diabetes and count carb grams. The problem ith no energy and "fuzzy" thinking happens when you go below 100g per day.
I have 25g at breakfast, 45g at lunch, and 60g or so at dinner with snacks of 15-20 g each. I adjust depending on my pre-meal glucose reading, too. I don't take any medications but I do take cinnamon. My PCP said in her experience the chromium didn't help with glucsoe levels, but cinnamon does. I've definitely noticed a difference in my after meal levels if I've forgotten the cinnamon. |
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| Fitness | Back pain | Sep 21 2007 03:01 (UTC) |
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| I agree that you should get the pain checked by your doctor. For exercise, think a pool. Swimming, water aerobics or just walking in the water are all great exercises and will not aggravate your back. I have a herniated disc and it's gotten much better since I started swimming and doing my physical therapy exercises in the water every day. | |||
| Weight Loss | What exactly is the relationship between calories + sodium/sugars? | Sep 17 2007 01:50 (UTC) |
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| High sugar intake DOES NOT lead to diabetes. There is a genetic component that must be present before you develop diabetes.
In fact, for diabetics there is absolutely no difference in eating a plate of pasta or a slice of cake. Carbohydrates are the issue. Sugar is one form of carbohydrate but not the only one and certainly not the horror people like to make it out to be. |
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| Foods | Anyone eats bacon here? | Sep 16 2007 04:16 (UTC) |
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| Oscar Meyer Ready to Serve bacon has 70 cals and 5g fat for 3 slices. It's precooked and you heat it in the microwave. It says 20-30 seconds - 35 seconds in my microwave is wonderful crunchy bacon. I also put it inside of paper towels so some of the fat is absorbed. | |||
| Health & Support | Scary Bood Sugar Spike Lastnight from SPLENDA! Any other Diabetics Get This? | Sep 14 2007 03:16 (UTC) |
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| The 30-45 grams of carbs per meal and 15-20 per snack is net carbs. You only subtract the fiber from the carbs if there is 5g or more of fiber in the food.
Good luck with controlling with meal plan and exercise. It can be done, but you must be disciplined about it. |
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| Health & Support | Scary Bood Sugar Spike Lastnight from SPLENDA! Any other Diabetics Get This? | Sep 13 2007 03:33 (UTC) |
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| Check the box, I think the granulated splenda is a mix of sugar and splenda.
That would add to the actual carb count you already had. Plain splenda wouldn't have any effect on your blood glucose levels. You had 40 grams of carbs with the bread.... very little fat and protein in the bread. Have you been to diabetes education classes? The recommendation is 30-45 grams of carbs per MEAL. With that amount of carbs, you need fat and protein to balance it out. I've learned that in many cases, it's better to have a small portion of the real stuff (sugar included) and satisfy the craving rather than having a larger portion of "sugar-free" because in many cases the "sugar-free" actually has MORE carbs. It's the grams of carbs that are important. Sugar is just one form of carbohydrate. |
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| Health & Support | Why is sodium necessary? | Sep 13 2007 03:26 (UTC) |
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| Here's a link to an article about the necessity for sodium.... we need 500mg per day, so chances are you're easily getting that..
http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/nutritio n/factsheets/sodium.pdf |
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| Health & Support | daily sodium, fiber and cholesterol intake? | Sep 12 2007 03:12 (UTC) |
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| There are general guidelines
Sodium <3300 mg for most people <2400 mg to reduce blood pressure Cholesterol <300 mg for most people <200 mg to reduce heart disease risk Fiber at least 25 g |
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| Health & Support | Gastric Bypass diet? | Sep 12 2007 03:03 (UTC) |
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| I have spoken to two different people who had gastric bypass. They both could eat about a cup of food at a meal. Both said that right after surgery they had problems with certain foods (different for each of them) that they would immediately throw up when they ate it.
When I talked to them, they had both had the surgery 15-18 months ago. |
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| Health & Support | Diabetes, Recipes with five or less carbs | Sep 12 2007 01:16 (UTC) |
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| The brother part explains it. The limits for males are larger than for women. | |||
| Health & Support | Diabetes, Recipes with five or less carbs | Sep 11 2007 02:11 (UTC) |
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| Are you counting grams of carbs? 60 is a lot...... my diabetes educator and nutritionist both said maximum of 45 grams per meal. | |||
| Weight Loss | ROAD TRIP!!!!! | Sep 10 2007 03:56 (UTC) |
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| There is a small pocket size Calorie King book that lists calories, fat, and carbs. It cost $8 at Borders and it's been a lifesaver for me. I keep it in my car at all times.
One of my favorites is the Confetti Chicken at Applebees, it's on their weight watchers menu and is 370 cals (I think). |
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| Weight Loss | Sleep | Sep 08 2007 15:59 (UTC) |
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| I get more sleep on the weekends and that's always when the scale shows my loss for the week. I need at least 7 hours sleep each night or my weight will go up from the previous morning.
Your body needs rest which it really only get through sleep. Having no sleep one night eah week may not show up on the scale, but it can't be healthy. |
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| Health & Support | Diabetes, Recipes with five or less carbs | Sep 07 2007 03:55 (UTC) |
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| I'm not sure what you mean by points....
What kind of recipes are you looking for? entrees, side dishes?? |
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| Weight Loss | The word "Diet" | Sep 02 2007 23:50 (UTC) |
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| I don't use four letter words, so I don't say the d word.
Lifestyle change doesn't work for me either. I use the term - meal plan. Because that's what I have - a plan for my meals and snacks. |
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| Weight Loss | Steroids, how do I lose weight while still on them | Sep 02 2007 14:54 (UTC) |
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| I was on steroids for 4 weeks and then received steroid shots for 3 months. I did continue to lose weight because I didn't change what or how much I was eating. I plan my meals and snacks for the next day and that was all that I ate. It really helped to deal with the never-ending case of the munchies that the steroids seem to give you. | |||
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