How many here are diabetic?

[Goofproof]

I was at pre-diabetic (type 2) levels, for a few years, up to the point when I started PAP therapy. Since then, it's been climbing. A few weeks ago I started testing again and got shook up by the numbers. Something jogged my brain and remembered some posts on the forum about adding cinnamon to one's diet. Did some searches on the forum and on other web sites (there have been some studies done) and within the last week or so started taking cinnamon capsules and adding cinnamon to some foods and my coffee and the numbers have been coming down. Still trying to figure out what I can and can't eat.....doesn't seem to correlate with what I'm reading on the diabetes websites. When I tried taking Metformin/Glucophage a couple of years ago, I had an adverse reaction from it.....so I quit that.
The damned testing strips ain't exactly cheap (to do this as often as one needs to).



We'll see what happens.....

Den

I tried the cinnamon, took the gel cap's 500 mg, twice a day didn't help. I use Honey as a replacement for sugar in food, maybe it's more natural. Jim

[SleepyNoMore]

No, i'm not either.. I just had a test in june , the reading was 110 but it wasn't a FBS! I feel like an earthquake is going on inside my body sometimes. My daughter is hypoglycemis and a couple of my Aunt's are diabetics but the doc says i'm ok! I'm very thankful... Googluck with you though and be sure and fast all night, nothing but water after midnight.. Keep us posted.

[Snoreless]

The natural way to lower your blood sugars is Diet and Exercise, just stay away from high carb. food like Potatoes, Rice, Pasta, Bread etc. and by exercise I don't mean joining a Gym or anything like that, but just go for a 20 minute walk around the block every day and see, test your blood sugars before and after and you'd be in for a surprise.

[us1415]

type 2 for about a year now. The first time my doctor had me do A1C (3 month average for blood sugar should be about less than 6 to b non-diabetic) it was 6.1 then after a year of that it climbed to 8.6 then after using some medicine it came back down to 6.0. CPAP didint make any difference for me in my numbers.

[GreenIce]

Nope, I am not a diabetic but younger brother is (he is not on CPAP). I am persuading him to see a traditional chinese doctor. According to my friends and I personally know one, it is possible to cure diabetes but have to find the right doctor.

[Wulfman...]

The natural way to lower your blood sugars is Diet and Exercise, just stay away from high carb. food like Potatoes, Rice, Pasta, Bread etc. and by exercise I don't mean joining a Gym or anything like that, but just go for a 20 minute walk around the block every day and see, test your blood sugars before and after and you'd be in for a surprise.

That's what I always thought, too. But, that's not what the diabetes websites say in their menu plans and recipes. Portion sizes are important, too.
One of the challenges is re-training my wife how to cook (for a diabetic).

Den

[Jirel]

I'm a type 2 diabetic which is aggrevated by the steroids I take to control the Lupus. Steroids up blood pressure AND blood sugar levels so when I increase my steroids I have to increase my meds. However, I was diagnosed as diabetic long before I went on the steroids. I have diabetes in the family.

[WNJ]

I'm "early type 2," controlled by diet so far. First diagnosed about 4 years ago.

OSA diagnosed about 2 years ago.

Wayne

[tater pie]

I've heard several people say they feel different when blood sugar levels rise. I was diagnosed with diabetes last February and I've never felt any different. I go to a teaching hospital so I see a different doctor every time and they don't take the time to explain the numbers to me. If I ask them, they just say I should do research and teach myself and walk out the door. I don't even know where to begin. Most of the websites I look at always say to "discuss the matter with your health professional". My numbers back in May were Glucose 135, Hemoglobin A, C, 5.4. Last week they were Glucose 121 Hemoglobin A. C, 5.9. They did a test where they take a blood sample and then have you drink the sweet stuff and take another test two hours later and said that showed I had Type II diabetes but I don't remember what the numbers were on that test. The doctor also has been treating high cholesteral with Vytorin and I'm also taking 40 mg. of Lisinopril twice a day and 25 mg of HCTZ once a day also with 10 mg of Amlodipine once a day. Ten days after the Amlodipine was added, I developed terrible diahrrea and the doctors say that medications couldn't possibly be the source. I noticed on the drug information sheet that they can cause diahrrea. Anyway, I'm having all of the gastric tests done just to be sure it isn't anything else. I know this isn't really cpap related but I wondered if anybody knew of any websites I could go to and learn more about these conditions and one that doesn't just give you two or three sentences and scare the willy out of you and then say to discuss it with your health professional like Web MD does. I don't have health insurance and can't posssibly afford it so I have to go to county healthcare. My blood pressure is finally coming under control but cpap hasn't really helped any of these conditions. Sorry for the off-topic rant but I'm very frustrated and just need to blow a little steam. I'll go away and shut up now.

[Wulfman...]

tater pie,

Here's a few. If you just do an Internet search on "diabetes".....Google or whatever your browser uses, you will get lots of links to look at.

http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp

http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp

http://www.dlife.com/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus

diabetes.webmd.com/


Den

[tater pie]

Wulfman, thanks for the links.

[Snoreless]

The natural way to lower your blood sugars is Diet and Exercise, just stay away from high carb. food like Potatoes, Rice, Pasta, Bread etc. and by exercise I don't mean joining a Gym or anything like that, but just go for a 20 minute walk around the block every day and see, test your blood sugars before and after and you'd be in for a surprise.

That's what I always thought, too. But, that's not what the diabetes websites say in their menu plans and recipes. Portion sizes are important, too.
One of the challenges is re-training my wife how to cook (for a diabetic).

Den

Of Course portion is important and that relates directly to the amount of carbs that you're eating even if you're not diabetic, (watch a movie called "Supersize Me" and see what I mean ) a sensible meal(decent portion) + watching what you eat + exercise is key in managing diabetes and maintaining decent sugar levels, been there done that for way too many years.
As far as training the wife, hey, I'm the one that does all the cooking anyway LOL!

[RiverDave]

Also diabetic (diagnosed 8 yrs ago). 3 months of xPAP and no difference in the glucose numbers. Tried the homeopathic stuff (cinnamon, magnesium, etc) to no avail. Only thing that works for me is to eliminate starches and exercise.

[Wulfman...]

The natural way to lower your blood sugars is Diet and Exercise, just stay away from high carb. food like Potatoes, Rice, Pasta, Bread etc. and by exercise I don't mean joining a Gym or anything like that, but just go for a 20 minute walk around the block every day and see, test your blood sugars before and after and you'd be in for a surprise.

That's what I always thought, too. But, that's not what the diabetes websites say in their menu plans and recipes. Portion sizes are important, too.
One of the challenges is re-training my wife how to cook (for a diabetic).

Den

Of Course portion is important and that relates directly to the amount of carbs that you're eating even if you're not diabetic, (watch a movie called "Supersize Me" and see what I mean ) a sensible meal(decent portion) + watching what you eat + exercise is key in managing diabetes and maintaining decent sugar levels, been there done that for way too many years.
As far as training the wife, hey, I'm the one that does all the cocking anyway LOL!

Yep. Saw that movie. For awhile it was hard to avoid.

I can cook, too.....but she doesn't like "wild game" (says she grew up in her father's lumber camps in Oregon and Idaho not knowing what was in the cook pot each night) so I'm not allowed in the kitchen .

Den


http://www.diabetes.org/nutrition-and-r ... n/faqs.jsp

http://www.diabetes.org/type-2-diabetes.jsp

http://www.diabetes.org/nutrition-and-r ... yramid.jsp

http://www.diabetes.org/nutrition-and-r ... arches.jsp


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[Wulfman...]

By the way, after nine days on the cinnamon capsules and powered form (about 2 - 3 grams per day), my glucose numbers have come down dramatically. And, they seem to be stabilizing more, too.

Den