Type 2 Diabetes

jimbo · Guru

Type 2 Diabetes

Happywanderer · The Master

Sorry to hear that Jimbo. I understand its all you eat that makes the difference. Reminds me its about time I was tested again.

jimbo · Guru

That! I know only to well Marj....Tonight I am going to put it too the test...

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Its important to avoid letting your blood sugar level get too low Jimbo. Keep a jar of jelly beans handy. In my experience a glass of non-diet coca cola will raise your blood sugar quicker than lollies though.

pricey43 · Guru

I have Type 2 diabetes and am on medication as well as insulin Jim. It is not just what you put in your mouth that affects your readings.

Stress, virus, climate (i.e extreme heat) can all affect you as well as lots of other small things.

Alcohol is supposed to lower your sugar levels and should be drunk with food.

Your readings don't sound too bad. Mine has been 23 at times. disbelief

Knowledge comes from trial and error. confuse confuse confuse confuse confuse

Happy Investigations. smile smile smile smile

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Well said Pricey, sounds like the voice of experience.
They keep changing the rules, or at least the advice re diabetes, once upon a time sugar itself was the enemy, you could eat almost anything if it had no sugar. Then it was fats, sugar was allowed but everything had to be fat-free. Lately they seem to be focussing a lot on the Glycemic Index, along with exercise regimes. Alcohol raises the blood sugar briefly then it drops way down.
Everybody is different, and we all have differing reactions to everything.
I have hypo's which scared me at first, but after being tested several times over the years, I dont have diabetes. So I carry sweet muesli bars on bushwalks, keep non-diet coke in the fridge at home, and try to eat sensibly.

jimbo · Guru

Thanks guys and Gals Am taking it all on board...My readings are damn too good to-be true though I know how it works as you say.Pricey...I Played Bowls the other day in 35 cels heat and took a reading 6.1 funny thing this Diabetes thing......The last Post I said I've put it to the test.."Well, I had a few stubbies encouraged by my lovely wife and next day (Sunday) Before breakfast 6.1 after two hours 5.1 Strange And I am doing it exactly how it's supposed to be done I may add...The Nurse at the clinic witnessed it.....She called it Well under control type 2 Diabetes...Is that a strange description I wonder

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Those readings sound just about perfect Jimbo.

tcp99 · Senior Member

As a Type II diabetic with Insulin I have unfortunately let my lifestyle over the years take precedence over my health. Diabetes is the type of disease that you can ignore for quite awhile until one day you have eye, foot and blood pressure problems. The last year I have been taking it seriously with a daily diary and have reduced my long term blood sugar from 12 to 7.8. I have a lot of hypos but am in the fortunate position of getting around a 5 minute warning so I can pull over or sit down and take my jelly beans or tea with sugar. I had to take a step back after my Diabete specialist said to me that I shouldb't bother coming back as he wasn't wasting his time anymore.

I find that if you eat sensibly and drink the same you don't need to become pedantic about each meal. I also walk an hour a day and weight is slowly dropping off. Over the year have slowly gone from 128k to 116kg. My blood pressue is now under control with medication.

Last month I finally notified VicRoads that I'm diabetic and they asked for forms from my GP and Specialist.

Terry

-- Edited by tcp99 on Monday 17th of December 2012 01:01:02 PM

-- Edited by tcp99 on Monday 17th of December 2012 01:01:40 PM

jimbo · Guru

They are the Ones I fear the Most...Vic Roads The pricks have taken my Heavy Lincence of me If they had their way evrybody over 60 would have to catch a tram

billeeeeeee · Guru

Howdyeeeee Nomads , type 2 and 3, and a big warm Howdyeeeee to Jimbo, I have been a Diabetic for 25 years type 2. Secret,!!!!! keep u weight down, and watch fatty foods, My last 3 monthly blood test. , was 7, sooooo not to many meat pies ,Jimbo , PS,, can i say a quick Hi to John , who is in his van , parked next to me , in Tassiee,,,,, stay excited people, do it ,before its tooo late, c u out there in Planet beautiful........Billeeee

sandsmere · Guru

It's not the end of the world Jimbo . If you handle it right of course .

I've had type 2 for a few years now . I follow a low GI diet ( glycemic index ) , and drink low carb beer .

Hahn Super Dry beer doesn't raise my sugar readings at all . I gave up eating potatoes completely , as

the old spud is one of the worst foods there is for diabetics . Very high GI . I lost 22kgs in the first 6 months ,

and have been able to keep it off .

My readings are always below 6 in the mornings , and haven't been over 6.7 for months .

Low GI and low fat foods have surely helped .

mongrel · Guru

I am also type 2 .Insulin and tablets last 18 years Sugars range from 7.1 to 19 .Listen to Doctors I believe are feeding me the wrong crap. They increase or decrease the dosage ,stays ok for a little while then goes crazy again.I may start useing you guys asa my medico,it appears that you people seem to be sorting these problems out. Keep up the good work...Alan.

jimbo · Guru

Hi Billeeeee I did'nt know that......Thank you all for this great feedback I feel much better with all this information......I believe sweet spuds are Okay

tcp99 · Senior Member

mongrel wrote:
I am also type 2 .Insulin and tablets last 18 years Sugars range from 7.1 to 19 .Listen to Doctors I believe are feeding me the wrong crap. They increase or decrease the dosage ,stays ok for a little while then goes crazy again.I may start useing you guys asa my medico,it appears that you people seem to be sorting these problems out. Keep up the good work...Alan.

What are you injecting each day?

mongrel · Guru

Currently 2 2types. Apidra,4 times per day and Lantus at Night.Apidra is 50 units per shot .Lantus 80 units over night.Diabex twice per day.I think a alot of my problems come from the other meds I take for heart cholesterol severe backpain. I could go on but am getting away from the question asked.Hope this answers your question. Thanks for the concern...Alan the Mongrel.

tcp99 · Senior Member

Gee that's a lot of insulin.

I use actrapid 3 times a day 28 units per

And levamir at night 56 units.

I don't take any tablets.

That gives me a bs reading of 4-5 in the morning and 5-7 during the day.

Terry

mongrel · Guru

Terry ,not really happy with my endo.I also think that maybe I do not follow the diet as I should.Some times I go hypo when below 7.He tells me now that this is common in some Diabetics.I have my GP who is prepared to help me with my sugar problem.A short time ago he set a program of insulin for me which was starting to settle the readings down to a good level.Then wammo a problem with the kidneys,only working at 18 percent.The kidney doctor referred me back to the endo and the insulin was changed once again to the current dosages.He says this had to be done to try and get the kidneys back on track.Kidneys now at 37 percent .As i said in my earlier post ,totally confused.Next step,back to my GP to discuss the problems,as I have a alot of confidence in him.Im sorry to be so longwinded about this problem It good to talk to someone who undestands about this desease,even if is through the forum.Once again ,thankyou for your interest.....Alan

allinone · Senior Member

Thanks to all your ailments and so called cures that many have described above, I have decided to alter my signature. Perhaps it could be a sign to many of you.

Your so called cures - low carb beer, jelly beans, tablets, pills and so on do not fix your problems, that only mask them till some more come up to the surface.

Start eating fruits and vegetables, look at a alkaline diet rather than the acid forming foods that are mentioned above. Take a daily walk and watch the movie how to cure diabetes in 21 days.

Search the Internet for raw food pot lucks and open your mind to some natural food eating till your life and style gets under control.......

tcp99 · Senior Member

If real life was only so easy.

Rip and Rosie · Guru

Been reading this thread with interest.

My b-i-l was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and stabilised on insulin about 18 months ago.

He was not your healthiest speciman- over weight, drank, smoked and watched TV. He got his health advice from the Bowling club!

Anyway, it was like an epiphany- he started to eat well, more fruit and veg, less grog, started to walk every day.

For the first time in his life he worked WITH his doctor, and his diabetes nurse became his best friend.

He then began to have hypos- so he adapted his insulin accordingly.

His weight dropped. His insulin requirements dropped. His sugars ar back to normal.

Currently no insulin, no tablets either, tests his blood every week or so.

Now, if you asked him, he would tell you its not easy.

Happywanderer · The Master

Really pleased with myself. Had my levels checked by Dr Jimbo at Greens. 4.7 was my result.
Lower than the last time checked at a real doctors. I really don't know why Jimbo is classed as diabetic as his levels weren't much different to mine. He doesn't take medication but has the kit to check it regularly. Poor Jimbo is now paranoid about it all, was doing it hourly out at the lake.

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Jimbo, you'll get very sore fingers!

Happywanderer · The Master

Gerty Dancer wrote:
Jimbo, you'll get very sore fingers!

Yes, Gerty. I told him to stop. lol

milo · Guru

I'd be afraid of the needles all the time, my nice has to do that...

milo · Guru

Thanks for this thread, as I have just been diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes ..
my level was 10 for the main test and 7.18 for glucose reading
now on 2 lots of tablets, better than the needles...

what does going hypo mean? ?

buffy61 · Senior Member

Needles are a piece of cake.
You are unlikely to have a hypo (low bsl of around4) as you are not on insulin and your pancreas still makes insulin, just not enough.
You should be getting used to needles as you should be checking your BSL (blood sugar level) a few times a day til you get to see a pattern for YOU!
To the paranoid person taking his BSL every hour....stop it! :)

petengail · Guru

Just to add a little to what has already been said. The food that really spikes my BSL is rice, much more so than potatoes. Also eat in moderation, a large meal will spike my sugar levels.

barina · Guru

petengail wrote:
Just to add a little to what has already been said. The food that really spikes my BSL is rice, much more so than potatoes. Also eat in moderation, a large meal will spike my sugar levels.

Check for Basmati rice it is the better one I am sure.

pricey43 · Guru

Spot on Barina, Basmati rice is the one to use. As well as my diabetic diet, I have also had to be on a low FODMAP diet. It is only just being developed and looks at how well your body can absorb the foods. Despite eliminating alot of the foods I thought were supposed to be good, my BSL has been really good for the last month. confuse For example, no vita brits for breakfast, instead I have Rice Bubbles or Corn Flakes with psyllium,oat bran, slippery elm. Once the cooler weather starts I can get back into the porridge.

Very early in my diagnosis, a dietician told me to ' Do the best you can with what is available.' That has carried me through alot of tricky decision making.

Don't worry too much Milo because that will only make your sugar levels go up. smile smile smile