Re: Testing question



"Robert Dion" <logann@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks Ozgirl. From the start I intended to control my Diabetes
> through my change of lifestyle. That means exercising


and never forget it :). funny thing about exercise is
that in the begining it may be a real pain. I do believe you are about
my age ( 41 ). i am willing to bet if you do it right one day you will look
foward
to doing it and just wont feel right if you dont - much like when I didnt
eat cheese cake :).
these days while I am still far from in good shape - i look foward to a nice
work out more
than i do a piece of cheese cake. funny thing tho - once you reach a
certain point ( especially if you
are about my age ) you can have both :). I myself have not reached that
point but I will.
if you love food as I do Robert - keep exercising - but do it smart - chart
it. care to share
or talk about the kind of exercise you are doing - sorry if you already
mentioned it.
if you did have you progressed?
for me the best way to increase strength and muscle and the ability to eat
more carbs.
i do 3 sets of 20 reps - the first set of 20 should be all I can do with out
cheating.
rest 2 minutes do another set of 20 - if you cant do 20 stop before you have
to cheat.
rest 2 minutes do as much as you can do. each time i did this i notice I
was able to increase a few reps
on the set i could not complete. until i can easily do the 3 sets of 20 with
the same weight.
mind you I am starting over now and only doing 1 set of each for 6 weeks
then 2 sets of each for 6 weeks
and finally 3 sets of each.







>and changing my
> eating habits. I absolutely do not want to rely on meds for
> controlling my diabetes.

either did I and now I am med free.


A neighbour of mine relies on his diabetic
> prescription to 'control' his diabetes. He eats pasta, pizza, chips
> and soft drinks. I don't know.....

when i was doing the 3 sets of 20 - all those things were easy to eat.
except non diet soft drinks - i just like diet soda more now.
but even tho my meter says I can - when I am working out
i like to show what i do and things like fatty pizza take away
the results ( for me ). i never cook meat in my sauce any more :(.


>
> Not me, I cut out all those foods. and working very hard to eat
> sensibly.

:)

>
> Average day's diet:
>
> Breakfast:
>
> 1 small banana, maybe with rye toast and peanut butter.
> or a bowl of Special K carb fit
> or yogurt and berries

6 inches of banana is a serving for me - bananas that are a little green
are a better choice for me and i stay away from them once they turn brown.


>
> Lunch
> a pumpernickel sandwich, salad, veggies to nibble on
> or a low carb TV dinner


on my diet i would have the 1 slice of pumpernickel if its 15 carbs
and save the other slice for 2 1/2 hours later. but thats when i am on my
diet
the dietitan gave me.


>
> Supper
> A salad, with some proteins like tuna or eggs or chicken
> usually I eat twice the veggies to protein+starch ration as per my
> nutritionist's recommendation
>
> And maybe a fruit at around 21:00
>
> See ya.
> Robert Dion
>
> On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 01:24:06 GMT, "Ozgirl" <yours@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Robert Dion wrote:
>>> As you know I am a newbie and I've started meds about a
>>month ago and
>>> now my BG's have been fluctuating between 6.3 - 8.5. My
>>question is
>>> when can I start testing certain foods, I'm thinking that
>>maybe my
>>> blood has still too much glucose (glucose toxicity) so I'm
>>wondering
>>> that maybe at the stage I'm at now my BG will spike more
>>readily.
>>> Don't know just thinking out loud.
>>
>>With no other changes other than meds I think you have given
>>meds a fair trial. Meds are not a magic pill and should
>>always be used in conjuction with dietary modification and
>>some sort of exercise. If you were me I would be definitely
>>starting to see what foods were keeping me high. What is an
>>average day's diet to you? The present one I mean.
>>
>>> Also, what kind of values of blood spikes am I looking at?
>>>From a low
>>> 6 to a spike of 9? Is from 6.0 to 7.0 considered a spike?
>>
>>For me personally, any rise at all is not acceptable but
>>others see it differently.
>>
>>> From what I've read you have to test at about 1-2 hours
>>after a meal,
>>> maybe 90 minutes would be a good average. I mean I really
>>don't like
>>> using my lifescan lancet, so the less times I prick myself
>>the
>>> better. I've asked my pharmacist if I could try the
>>Accucheck
>>> softclix.
>>>
>>> You see I just found some Dreamfields pasta and I am dying
>>to find
>>> out if it will spike my BG. I love pasta.
>>
>>You aim should be to lower bg's overall. Checking a spike
>>from say a starting point of 8 can still give you valuable
>>information but you really need to be at the lower end of
>>your bg range. Start looking at what changes you can make to
>>diet and exercise.
>


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