My doctor just told me I have diabetes type 2.  Naturally I am in denial right now.  I am very confused on what I can and cannot eat.   I'm also a occasional drinker and we have dinner parties with friends.  I only drink beer and a margarita once in  awhile.  Is there any material that can tell diabetic's what we can eat and drink.  I feel like my life has come to an end!!!

 

Thank you

Deborah

Deborah,

 

    This is your wakeup call.  I have had diabetes for 5 years ( type 2) , allow me to explain:  5 years ago my weight was 297 lbs, I am 6 foort tall,  I was drinking about a case of beer a week,  I did Zero exercise,  I was eating like a horse.  I retired from the Army in 1991,  I was 187 lbs and had Zero health problems.  Once I retired I made a big mistake thinking that I could just live the good life and not worry about it.  I found out quickly that it was not the good life I expected.

Anyway, all of a sudden I started to lose weight,  went from 297 down to 202 in a short period of time.  I went to the doctor and he told me that my blood sugar was 490 and that I had diabetes.  I too was like, WHAT?  no way.  He put me on a bunch of medication which I did not take cause I was drinking and you could not mix the meds with the beer.  Finally my BS went nuts, it would be high during the day and after a round of beers and dinner, it would drop to 45 or 50.  Anyway, last year on 2 Jun, after years of living with this crap,  I decided to try someting different,  I stopped drinking..period,  nothing, not even 1 beer,  I decided to try and workout, I could only walk to the end of the street and back...I changed my diet to a healthy one,  fruits, nuts,  salad, lean meat, cheese, eggs, protein drinks, diet soda ( 1 a day).  I would get up every morning a walk, increasing the distance over time.  Like I said , I had lost down to 202, but gained it right back.  I figured that if I did not make this change, then I was not gonna be around much longer,  I am 60 years old.  So,  bottom line,  now I run,  not walk , 4 miles every morning,  I have lost weight and am now 213, I have not had any beer or alchohol in almost a year.  Last week I went to the doctor and he removed me from all my meds.  I now have a clean bill of health.  So,  what do ya do?  When ya have a dinner party,  serve non-alcoholic drinks,  STOP drinking Period...  Eat better food,  if your overweight,  lose it,  exercise everyday( walk 45 minutes) EVERY DAY.  If you don't take care of yourself,  this diabetes thing WILL KILL YOU !!  and that is not the way to go.  Be healthy and happy.  Good luck to you and Bless You ! 

 

Hammerhead (  Vietnam 69 -71)

SFC Ret US Army

 

 

Wow this is a very inspireing story I have type 2 diabeties and have been struggling to control it I will make more of an effort to take care of my health to get rid of this disease just like you did. Thank you for sharing your story.

I found out that I have diabetes today.  Your story is one of the first  I have read, thank you so much for the encouraging words!!!

 

God Bless you and Thank you for your service to our great nation,

 

Al

http://news.sky.com/story/863699/strict-low-calorie-diet-defeats-diabetes

 

Amazing. You need to check this out. Diabetes can be reversed by nothing more than a severe low-calorie diet. Of course you have to have a doctor that is open to monitoring your progress. Good Luck.

Im 34 yrs old and when I was told that I was type 2 diabetes, I cried because at first I thought it meant I had to take a shot. I learned that I have to take a pill only at bed time. I really do want to be like others and beat this. Because I don't wanna die and I'm so scared :( Can someone please share with me what to eat and what not to eat. I've went from 274lb to 260lb in 2 weeks I want to live. Thanks Rachel Vaughn

Hi Deb and all on this site

 

Well, I guess we are after all not alone in our problems of health Issues.

Hammerhead after I read Deborah's post I read your post and as I wanted to repond I registered for this site

 

Let me tell you Deborah, for the past 4 days I have also been down and depressed, when I went in to get my leg problem checked - I have been having pain when I walk and I thought it was due to the knee problem that I have had and 2 surgeries later still have, also severe cramps if I walk long distances like airports

 

Well the vascular surgeon and specialist sent me in for dopplar tests etc and to make a long story short The end results? Here please note that I am 68 and always been in great health have  had 2 elective surgeries and happy with them . never had a moments lie down, active in many ways (except walking) and I did no gym etc ate everything, and YES been a smoker since the age of 14 ! but never had a cough etc-Did regular tests ECGs Blood profile and all were very good

 

Now back to the clinique visit

I had travelled to Europe to this clinique -They took my BP it was HIGH real HIGH No I have never had BP, then they pricked my finger! Opps Diabetic! No I am not I said- well? heres the reading 350 + Shot of insulin

 

Then the tests- went in for the dopplar to see how the leg vascular was doing , they also did the catroid arteries in the neck-Result The Femur artery in the leg was blocked but a bypass  by nature had and was taking place and genisis was happening , so I was advised to keep walking as soon as the pain subsided.

 

One catroid artery is blocked and so 3 of them are supplying the oxygen and blood to the brain-- NO MORE  SMOKING! -BTW Last Cig I  had was AFTER LANDING in France! And I had no quams on giving up smoking as I had been comtemplating this since Jan of this year so it was easy

 

Now with the catroid artery blocked my surgeon wanted to check my coronary arteries so an angiogram -Surprises? Yes, Nothing wrong with any of the coronary artteries aLL OK BUT in the leg the tibia and femur arteries had stenosis and blocks

 

Now back to the diabetes-Yes I have  accepted that all these years I was LUCKY and had enjoyed the  best of the  best and now have to make the best of with what I have left

 

I have started changing my thinking-WHAT IS REALLY UNUSUAL in my case is that I was never one to  indulge in sweet cravings not fond of desserts , preferred cheese,drank maybe a glass of prosecco once in 4 months! no wines beers etc also the fact that I did not use sugar in my coffee or tea , made use of Splenda when making preserves so where the heck did I get this? No history of either parent or their parents having diabetes

 

Neither did I have any of the symptoms of diabetes -

 

Lilfe can take very unusual turns is all I can say so lets move ahead even though at times internally we all feel the stress of having developed a disease

What I hate most is that I have to limit my bread!Since my return from the clinique, Automatically my brain has stopped craving for bread, or cookies , even though presently I am alone in the house I just dont seem to want it!

 

I still have to find out what I really can eat ! I know I could eat oats so today I had that + I had 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon , did not know what exactly it tasted like but its not bad mixed with water I drank it up Its very beneficial- I was told by a FRIEND THAT I SHOULD TRY AND GET WHAT IS CALLED BITTER MELON OR GOURD its a veggy that is really bitter! and to pulverise that and extract the juice and have it 1st thing in the morning! Ok wil do that too!

Guys lets support each other

Guys I forgot to mention in my post- What really makes me wonder is

a diabetic always has a problem with wound healing YET here I am, months before this visit my kitty in the past 1 year had so many times given me love bites, playful scratches and bites and each got sealed and healed normally

even the finger pricks to check the levels, jabs when they injected the insulin about 15 jabs in 3 days each sealed This is baffling me big time 

 

Another question that comes to mind is, how can one have high and low blood sugar at the same time? Yes I did, on 2 occassionsn months apart in the past feel nasuea and a cold sweat and had to sit down and drink something sweet , so each time I thought it was low blood pressure -I wonder if one can really understand ones body!

please send me what is dr.berstein diet   ..My diabetics is not getting controlled though i got 3 different types of medications..

hope your diet plan may help to me. you can email me at nerambalur@gmail.com directly i really appreciate your help..

Dr Neal Barnard. Diabetic diet. Basically veggies only. But it has some great recipe's. It just takes a little preperation.

If you have had diabetes for forty years, you must begin by firing your doctor, who is without any possibility of disputation, a moron or a criminal.

 

Diagnosed 11 years ago with acute diabetes, told I would have to take insulin shots every day.  M O R O N S!  To this day, not a single dose of insulin has been introduced into my body.  It only encourages your body to stay sicker

 

1) If you stop asking your pancreas to produce insulin. Avoid carbs after lunchtime and keep them low for breakfast. If you're eating oatmeal, for example, add some cinammon; it lowers the glycemic indexand supplement with chromium, it should not take more than 100 days or so for you to be free of diabetes.

 

MAGICAL SECRET: Anything you eat that has any notable glycemic index? Just eat 6 to 12 "raw" almonds before eating the food. Even ice cream's glycemic index is lowered significantly when you eat those almonds.

 

2) No one in the diabetes industry wants to cure this scourge, not with 18 million people testing themselves at many dollars per day, plus the drugs.

 

Stop listening to people who have a financial interest in your being sick.  Approximately EVERYTHING but death itself has natural answers, and triply so when you use QRA (Quantum Reflex Analysis).

 

Learn more so you can live more!!  I follow Dr. David Cohen's advice, and have reaped so many healthful benefits.

 

Wishing all of you the very best outcomes, you might also want to listen to Dr. Bob Marshall on Healthline broadcasts. The man and his wife are prolific health innovators. Dr. Cohen is one of his hundreds of referral practitioners. QRA is 21st century nutrition for people who seek to get away from the medical paradigm that does not serve our best interests.

Thank you so much for thsi info.  I just found out my AlC was 6.9 on Dec. 1st.  The doctor wanted to put me on meds. and I refused.  I decided to watch what I eat, and have lost 15 lbs. and have been walking 30 minutes 5 days a week.  I was confused about oatmeal.  I eat oatmeal in the morning not every morning, and put cinnamon on it.  I also, put a little peanute butter and drizzle with honey.  After reading some articles if oatmeal is good for diabetics.  I tested my reading 1 hour after and it wasn't what I wanted, it was 187.  I think it was the honey, some times I put blueberries, and fruit, maybe I shouldn't use peanut butter.  What diet program can you suggest to follow?  I have cut carbs less than 50 per meal.  I need more guidiance.  I am like you I believe I can cure myself of diabeties, if I do things right.  Thank you for you time

you might want to increase your physical activity. I joined a gym and my numbers came tumbling down. I was shocked and amazed. Now I watch my intake and go to the gym every other day.

The person whp osted is a TYPE 1 diabetic,  i.e. they do not have active beta cells and thus produce no insulin whatsoever.  No matter who the doctor or what they eat, they will have diabetes for life unfortunately.  Maintaining an HgA1c at 5.5. after 40 years is great, more power to him.  Insulin is necessary for a type 1 diabetic to live as they do not produce any of their own.

 

~MM

medical student

Very informative, thanks!

Thanks Lee Nicholls- Your post has made me feel positive-Now I am aware when to incoporate the oats in the diet- I plan to beat this disease and be free and I know I will do it

 

As long as you pair your carbs with fat and protein properly, your spikes will be under some semblance of control.

 

I did this exact thing for 9 months. A1c went from 6.8 down to 5.3. Lipids are near perfect. Blood pressure perfect. And I did this without a single medication or insulin.

 

I just ate some fatty beef or fatty sausage, cooked on a geroge foreman grill to drain off the excess fat.

 

example: 2oz of cooked and drained sausage, 1.5 cups of cheerios, 1 medium banana, 1 cup whole milk. As long as I didn't sit on my butt, my spikes were well within the normal range.

 

You cannot eat and sit or eat and sleep if you want good control.

Try the exact same breakfast 2 days in a row.

1st day, eat and sit for 3 hours, testing every hour.

Next day, same exact meal at the same time, but this time don't sit. Move around some, even go shopping.

 

Exercise makes insulin work better.

 

Oatmeal is great for diabetics because of the fiber, however, you can't eat it without pairing it and moving around afterward.

 

You can use this formula: 3-2-1

 

3g of fat

2g of protein

1g of carbs

 

Follow that and your numbers should drop like a rock. But be careful though. If you are on insulin or some medications, you could go hypo easily.

I wanted to update my answer. I've been adding my quick rolled oats (food processor - 2 min 40 sec) to almond butter and I've had good results. It seems to have little or no impact on my blood sugar, according to my glucose meter. I take 60 grams of raw almond butter, mix with either a stevia/inulin packet or stevia liquid and then mix with 15-30 grams of oats. It's still carbs, but I make sure to keep my daily carb intake low with soy milk and other low net carb foods. Peanut butter combined with oats might even work better.

Try lower glycemic fruits like strawberries, any berries, plums.

You say tissue damage occurs at 140. Is this after one time, or does it take hours and years for an organ or tissue to become damaged by elevated bg? I may be prediabetic,  have been testing for a few months now..depending on what I eat a few times a bg 2 hrs after a meal was over 140 ..I am working on carbs / portion control to help keep my levels under 140 pref 120. Are these over 140 but never so far over 160 hurting my organs and tisuues.. any advice would be helpful..thanks!

Each time blood glucose exceeds 140mg/dl, the most susceptible/sensitive/weak tissues that blood comes in contact with are the first to be damaged. Those tissues (which are made up of cells) could be anywhere in the body. Most obvious are blood vessels themselves. That's why diabetics experience cardiovascular disease.

 

Each time blood glucose spikes occur, a little more damage accumulates. If the body can't repair the damage, or repairs that do occur aren't effective, the net result is continued tissue/cell deterioration.

 

The good news: If blood glucose spikes over 140mg/dl are eliminated before significant damage has occurred, the body can often repair the damage over time.