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Heart Health Consumer Advocate
I am a numbers guy, an engineer, MBA, and for the real numbers geeks,...
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
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Like many other heart disease sufferers, especially those taking niacin as this supplement can raise blood sugar, I routinely (perhaps once per year) have my fasting blood sugar tested to remain on guard for diabetes and pre-diabetes. As most of us are already aware, diabetes as well as any for...
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Diabetic Testing and diet
LCromwell
Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 06:29 PM
First let me say that Blood sugar should be tested two hours from the time you started eating. Oh I am diabetic type 2.Second alcohol will reduce blood sugar with one, maybe two drinks. eating a fruit like an orange is considered your entire carb allotment at any meal, so drink a glass of orange juice and thats it for carbs for your meal or eat something less, like 2 pieces of bread. I would suggest you sign up for the diabetes food course at your local hospital and learn all you can about what and what not to eat and counting carbs and safe blood sugars. You are suppose to be under 100 when you first test in the am before eating or drinking anything. If not, then you need to be on diabetic meds. period. I was skinny most of my life and always had high triglycerides and cholesterol. I was finally diagnosed as a type 4 hyperlipidemia but not diabetic back in the 80's, until 2 years ago in March. I am now 65.
So me thinks you are fooling yourself with your own food and blood testing. The best way to find out if you really are a diabetic, is an A1C test which requires you fast before blood is drawn and it gives you a 3 month avg. look back. You should be under 6. I was 8.2, and have been at 6.2 ever since starting meds. which is considered good by the AMA and or whom ever moderates diabetics.
First let me say that Blood sugar should be tested two hours from the time you started eating. Oh I am diabetic type 2.Second alcohol will reduce blood sugar with one, maybe two drinks. eating a fruit like an orange is considered your entire carb allotment at any meal, so drink a glass of orange juice and thats it for carbs for your meal or eat something less, like 2 pieces of bread. I would suggest you sign up for the diabetes food course at your local hospital and learn all you can about what and what not to eat and counting carbs and safe blood sugars. You are suppose to be under 100 when you first test in the am before eating or drinking anything. If not, then you need to be on diabetic meds. period. I was skinny most of my life and always had high triglycerides and cholesterol. I was finally diagnosed as a type 4 hyperlipidemia but not diabetic back in the 80's, until 2 years ago in March. I am now 65.
So me thinks you are fooling yourself with your own food and blood testing. The best way to find out if you really are a diabetic, is an A1C test which requires you fast before blood is drawn and it gives you a 3 month avg. look back. You should be under 6. I was 8.2, and have been at 6.2 ever since starting meds. which is considered good by the AMA and or whom ever moderates diabetics.