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You really do have my sympathy. I was diagnosed some months ago with Type 2 diabetes, my weight was over 230 lbs at 5' 10", my hbA1c was 9, and my cholesterol was 228. Additionally, I had been having severe foot pain, and rashes on my legs and ankles. Obviously, I had to change my life radically. Three books have helped me do that. I would suggest you take a look at (1) "The Carobhydrate Addict's Lifespan Program"- by Dr. Richard Heller and Rachael F. Heller; (2) "The New Glucose Revolution" - by Jennie Brand-Miller, PhD, Thomas M.S. Wolever, M.D., Ph. D., Kaye Foster-Powell, M. Nutr. & Diet, and Stephen Colagiuri, M.D.; and (3) "Reversing Diabetes"- by Julian Whitaker, M.D. I am sure there are other books out there, and I am not particularly promoting these books to the exclusion of others that may be equally helpful. I do mean to emphasise, however, that anyone diagnosed with diabetes must urgently try to learn all they can about the disease and take effective action, before they experience significant systemic damage. I would also urge folks to base their decisions about diet and exercise upon sound and current scientific research, and not on outdated material. Much has changed about the state of our knowledge about diabetes in just the last five (5) years. What I have learned is that not all carbs are bad, and too much fat, or too much protein can do more harm than good, especially with regard to lipid imbalances and stress on the kidneys. Each person has to read, study and understand their own illness and their own needs, in light of solid scientific knowledge and what verifiably works for them. Personally, for me, that means limiting calories to about 1300 per day, moderate exercise (I walk 3-4 miles daily and do other light exerise), keeping the glycemic index of all foods eaten to less than 55 as much as possible, keeping fat down to only about 20% of all calories consumed, eating only very lean meat 4-5 oz. in any one meal and then only 2 to 3 times per week. I avoid things made from white flour and anything containing refined sugar. I also limit my consumption of potatoes and completely avoid anything fried. I would also counsel anyone with diabetes to be careful of rice, especially Jasmin rice. Additionally, I have taken some nutritional supplements moderately, and I have been taking metformin. My results since the first of the year have been that I have lost over 50 lbs., and my fasting blood sugar is now consistently less than 100. I will have more tests in about 6 weeks, but this plan has worked well for me, so far. Once I get my weight down to about 160, or so, I expect to moderately increase my calorie intake and stabilze at that optimal weight. Once you get used to the new lifestyle, you will find that there is a lot you can enjoy, and you will be much healthier for your efforts. Until you get things truly under control, I would suggest testing your blood glucose at least 6 times a day, so you can learn how different things affect your blood glucose uniquely in your body. Good luck!
This is my first visit to this group, and was cruising the posts and spotted this one about weight. I'm "approaching" type 11, so the doc said to take serious dieting steps. After fumbling a while, I sort of invented my own diet. I found software that measures all the usual stuff, and I try for a 50/25/25 or 60/20/20 balance of carbs/fat/protein. It was fairly simple to get used to the software which was $20. There are some features that I really dislike so I returned it. There are others. Anyway, my own method is to seriously reduce the three big S's, Sat fat, Sugar, Salt. Okay, not scientific but I lost 24 pounds in 12 weeks. That was my goal: 2 pounds a week. The one thing that helped a lot was having a large salad before lunch and dinner. That alone did a lot of good. Dressing was one of those ultra low carbs from Kraft, Thousand Islands, Hidden Valley, etc. Anyway, I hated all those packaged diets myself, so this was my method. Best of luck to you.. "LS" news:uXuse.77536$HT1.55540@twister.nyroc.rr.com... > Let me say up front that I know I was not meant to be thin; however, I need to and want to lose weight. > I would be happy to see 132 lbs (i'm 5'2"). That was my lowest adult weight. I was doing great at one point ... I had > gotten down to 155 lbs. Then came Avandia. My blood sugars were great but I gained 40 pounds in about 7 months. Also started > to lose hair and nails got brittle. My doctor said it was my imagination. I finally refused to take the medicine anymore and I > eventually got rid of the doctor. Before anyone bashes me for doing this and says my health is more important, I am a single female. I think not looking > like a cow is more important and it definitely helps my mental health. Since Avandia got me off track, I have slowly > gained even more weight. Yes, I love carbs, but I have limited myself to a lot less carbs than I was eating before > the Avandia. This tactic put 5 more pounds on me. I drink a lot of water each day ... I think it is causing the > bloating and swelling in my legs. I'm an admitted couch potato but I did try going to the gym ... all I got from it > was tachycardia (yep, I tried different exercises and routines). I recently tried Xenical. My new doc warned me about all of > the side effects from having high fat meals. I didn't have those problems because I try not to eat too much fat anyway. > The problem I did have was with my stomach. I had to stop taking the Xenical. Went to an endocrinologist. Was tested > for everything. Thyroid, etc. ok. I'm taking Lantus, Humalog, and Glucophage XR. My blood sugars are getting better but are > not under control. I did weight watchers, without cheating (unusual for me), and lost one pound in one month. I hate milkshakes > so please don't suggest anything like optifast, etc. With a slightly modified Atkins, I lost 4 pounds in a month. > I did slightly modified because the endocrinologist told me that regular Atkins would not be good for me. > > I'm open to suggestions. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Related Discussion: Nutrition (1 posts) how to be immune against desease (1 posts) The Goji Berry (2 posts) For anyone that is interested.... (1 posts) Top Discussions From Our Archives Diabetes and Cholesterol drugs find more information on diabetes FDA ignores warnings from own specialists Other Discussion Categories Diabetes Symptoms Health Care Policy Health Care Providers HMO Arthritis Symptoms
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