Advice
I am on Byetta 10mcg twice daily and levemir 20 units at bedtime.
My fasting is 170 and after meals is 230. The only way I can find
to get my sugars down to normal is to fast.
Any ideas?
Cat
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September 9th, 2005 at 6:23 am
Hi Cat,
Lots of questions:
How many carbs are you consuming per meal? How many in between?
Do you have chronic pain?
Are you taking steroids?
Are you on any other meds?
What is your BG before you eat a meal with Byetta, and then what is your BG
1, 2, 3 and 4 hrs after?
That should be enough for now! lol
Hugs,
Paula
I am on Byetta 10mcg twice daily and levemir 20 units at bedtime.
My fasting is 170 and after meals is 230. The only way I can find
to get my sugars down to normal is to fast.
Any ideas?
Cat
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September 12th, 2005 at 11:46 am
"I am on Byetta 10mcg twice daily and levemir 20 units at bedtime. My
fasting is 170 and after meals is 230. The only way I can find to get my
sugars down to normal is to fast. Any ideas?"
Adjusting lower the amount of carbs eaten means less insulin to be produced
for a more normal bg. Given the fasting number you are insulin resistant.
Exercise will do wonders for it. With a lower resistance less insulin is
required also.
XB
IC|XC
September 15th, 2005 at 11:55 pm
Exercise is hard for me right now. I have access to a pool for the next
couple of weeks. I do feel like exercise is a large problem. Although I
will admit to not understanding low carbs and such. I have no idea what is
an ideal amount during the day. I guess I should try trial and error.
Thanks….Cat
——-Original Message——-
"I am on Byetta 10mcg twice daily and levemir 20 units at bedtime. My
fasting is 170 and after meals is 230. The only way I can find to get my
sugars down to normal is to fast. Any ideas?"
Adjusting lower the amount of carbs eaten means less insulin to be produced
for a more normal bg. Given the fasting number you are insulin resistant.
Exercise will do wonders for it. With a lower resistance less insulin is
required also.
XB
IC|XC
September 16th, 2005 at 4:13 am
Carbs..hmmn. I don’t know and that could be the problem. My doc just said
low carbs and
Not very descriptive of what "low" means.
Yes, I have chronic pain. Too much of it.
I am not on steroids but take a lot of other medicines.
Fasting BS run about 170. I have only been checking 2 hours afterwards when
the average runs 230/240.
I feel like I need more exercise but am not able to do it. I do swim 2-3
times weekly and hope to
keep that up. But I can not walk due to medical issues.
Thanks.Cat
——-Original Message——-
Hi Cat,
Lots of questions:
How many carbs are you consuming per meal? How many in between?
Do you have chronic pain?
Are you taking steroids?
Are you on any other meds?
What is your BG before you eat a meal with Byetta, and then what is your BG
1, 2, 3 and 4 hrs after?
September 16th, 2005 at 6:03 am
Hi Cat,
Having type 2 diabetes means that our bodies can’t properly metabolize
carbohydrates. To get your bg’s down, limiting the carbs will help drastically.
This is what works for me:
1) Get all high-carb food out of your house, including all sugar, chips,
crackers, rice, root veggies (potatoes, sweet potatoes, beets, etc) wheat
products (breads, crackers, flour, all pasta, etc) and juice. If it’s in the
house,
you’ll eat it.
2) Buy a small carb counter book. I carried Atkins’ New Diet Revolution book
($6 at Walmart) around with me all the time when I first started the low
carb thing. The first 10 chapters of the book explain carbs and the effects
they
have on our bodies, there’s a great list of low carb foods, a great carb
counter, and some good low carb recipes in it, too. It’s small and paperback.
3) At the grocery store buy plain, raw meat, real cheese, real butter, eggs
and veggies. If you have a question about carbs when you’re buying veggies,
either look in the book or ask the produce dude. Experiment with new spices
and weird looking veggies.
4) Test before a meal, then 1 hr after for now. I write mine down in a
notebook. If the 1 hr test is over 140, you know to cut back on the carbs the
next meal.
5) Drink lots of water.
I know it seems kind of drastic, but it works. Try it and see what happens.
Hugs,
Paula
Carbs..hmmn. I don’t know and that could be the problem. My doc just said
low carbs and
Not very descriptive of what "low" means.
Yes, I have chronic pain. Too much of it.
I am not on steroids but take a lot of other medicines.
Fasting BS run about 170. I have only been checking 2 hours afterwards when
the average runs 230/240.
I feel like I need more exercise but am not able to do it. I do swim 2-3
times weekly and hope to
keep that up. But I can not walk due to medical issues.
Thanks.Cat
——-Original Message——-
Hi Cat,
Lots of questions:
How many carbs are you consuming per meal? How many in between?
Do you have chronic pain?
Are you taking steroids?
Are you on any other meds?
What is your BG before you eat a meal with Byetta, and then what is your BG
1, 2, 3 and 4 hrs after?
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September 16th, 2005 at 9:35 am
Cat,
Exercise can be as simple as walking. I know you’ve heard all the things of
parking a little further away and walking, taking the stairs instead of the
elevator…etc…. You would be amazed at how much good just adding a few
more steps to you daily routine will do for you. You can get a pedometer
for under $10 at Walgreens, because you will want to know how many steps you
are taking and set goals to increase it.
Also, as far as carbs go…..The best thing to do with those is start out
with a base number of carbs….then add foods back and TEST TEST TEST your
bg. If you don’t get a huge spike and it goes back to normal after 1.5 to 2
hours….then keep it. I personally think starting with 75 carbs a day is a
good place to start. 15 for each meal and to 15 carb snacks. Now keep in
mind to a lot of people this is too many. Atkins recommends 20 carbs a day
for the first 2 weeks, which translates to meat, fat, and veggies. Then
after the 2 week induction you start adding foods back until your weight
loss stops and you back off a few carbs and stay at that amount.
I personally feel that you should let your meter be your guide….and your
scale too if you are trying for weight loss too.
Exercise is hard for me right now. I have access to a pool for the next
couple of weeks. I do feel like exercise is a large problem. Although I
will admit to not understanding low carbs and such. I have no idea what is
an ideal amount during the day. I guess I should try trial and error.
Thanks….Cat
——-Original Message——-
"I am on Byetta 10mcg twice daily and levemir 20 units at bedtime. My
fasting is 170 and after meals is 230. The only way I can find to get my
sugars down to normal is to fast. Any ideas?"
Adjusting lower the amount of carbs eaten means less insulin to be produced
for a more normal bg. Given the fasting number you are insulin resistant.
Exercise will do wonders for it. With a lower resistance less insulin is
required also.
XB
IC|XC
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September 16th, 2005 at 3:49 pm
I have one thought on this whole low carb thing. I have terrible arthritis in
both knees and am not able to walk very far or excercise much for that matter.
I don’t have regular access to a pool which would be ideal. Last May I went on
a very low car diet and lost 23 lbs in just over a month. I felt so great, a
lot more energy, etc. Then one day I had something with a carb in it and then a
little more, but still low by many people’s standards. In no time I’d gained
all the weight back. So, I guess my point is that while low carbing is good for
weight loss and for diabetes, the only way to sustain the weight loss is to try
and find some kind of excercise that works for you. Even if you get some hand
weights and sit in a chair and work out a routine with that, or lie on a bed and
do leg extensions, clamshells, hamstring stretches, etc. It’s all physical
movement. I’ve been doing that alongside low carbing and it’s helping me
sustain my weightloss and blood sugar numbers.
Good luck!
Garland
Carbs..hmmn. I don’t know and that could be the problem. My doc just said
low carbs and
Not very descriptive of what "low" means.
Yes, I have chronic pain. Too much of it.
I am not on steroids but take a lot of other medicines.
Fasting BS run about 170. I have only been checking 2 hours afterwards when
the average runs 230/240.
I feel like I need more exercise but am not able to do it. I do swim 2-3
times weekly and hope to
keep that up. But I can not walk due to medical issues.
Thanks.Cat
——-Original Message——-
Hi Cat,
Lots of questions:
How many carbs are you consuming per meal? How many in between?
Do you have chronic pain?
Are you taking steroids?
Are you on any other meds?
What is your BG before you eat a meal with Byetta, and then what is your BG
1, 2, 3 and 4 hrs after?
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September 17th, 2005 at 11:06 pm
that was the whole problem with the Atkins diet IMHO
Rebecca