Re: no control, need help

Jenny wrote:

Eric wrote:

I need help in a couple of areas.  1) can anyone recommend eating
habits/foods(other than going to the doctor, which I know I need to do
regardless) that might help me rapidly get my BG down?  2) can anyone
recommend a general pattern/habit of eating (types of foods) that I can
follow to keep the readings down?


YES!!!! Cut the carbs. If you were given a low fat diabetes diet, it is no surprise you couldn't stick to it, as it probably was full of bread pasta and sugary fruits and juices that raise your blood sugar further and cause hunger.

Cut out bread, pasta, and potatoes. Eat green vegetables, berries, cheese, eggs, and non-fast food meats. The book "Protein Power" can help you figure out what are reasonable portions of other foods that won't raise your blood sugar so much.

http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm explains how to use your meter to see how the carbohydrates in various foods affect your blood sugar so you can keep the ones that work for you and get rid of the ones that are ruining your health.

Not having insurance sucks. Not having a lot of money for food sucks too, but if you "shop the edges" of the supermarket and avoid prepared foods and construct your diet with nonstarchy vegetables (frozen from the warehouse store works) economy meats which you cook in a crockpot with spices for flavor, and inexpensive cheese you can do a low carb diet very successfully. The "low carb" products are very expensive and not at all necessary for the kind of control you are looking for.

There's lots of people who have had blood sugars as high as yours who have brought them down using diet alone. I have met several in person. So don't despair. It is DOABLE.

And stick around for support. That is what this group is for. If you get what doesn't feel like support from one or two compassion-challenged people who occasionally post hostile messages here, just killfile them or if you can't don't read their posts.


I realize that even if what i'm asking works, I might be in the
posession where I need meds.  I just need to get started doing
something before I end up killing myself with all of the possible
complications that I am setting myself up for.

Once again, I would appreciate any constructive advice that could be
offered.

Thanks!



ah, just LIVING will provide high blood sugar. That's why starvation didn't work before insulin. People wasted away under doctors orders. The OP needs more than a MENU!

Dave
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