Whenever I start to feel sluggish and run down I get a hold of some fruit. If not fresh than canned (in natural juices not sugar). Canned pineapple chunks are my favorite. Now I'm hungry...

JIMBO, You da man!
I'm happy that you're my friend and, I'm a mountain guy too!
Hope we can get together sometime!

Hope....... For Lotsa better days!
They'll come!

Pete

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Your insulin is definitly to much. Are you on a sliding scale or a carb count?
You need to get a hold of your dr. asap for an adjustment before you end up in the hospital.

Thanks, I'm gonna do that!

Pete

Pete, have you ever tried Hooshmand's 4 F's diet? My blood sugar numbers test fine, but I am so hypersensitive to carbs and sugar it's not even funny. I suspect it's a combo of RSD and meds. If I consume more than 20g of carbs in a meal, I seriously regret it now. An interesting book in regards to diabetes is the Schwarzbein Principle. I'm 10 years post RSD and only made the diet change a year ago.

Nobody even told me really what my sugar should be, alt. But yes, I took the insulin and didn't eat. So, I learned what low sugar is like.

L.Love thanks for the advise. I'll look into those books, and Hooshmand's is on his website, or in his book? I'll check it out!

Thanks again!

Pete

The outline is on Hooshmans's website. There are a few things that are outdated, such as the inclusion of diet soda (which has been found to spike blood sugar even more than regular soda.) I've combined the majority of his guidelines, and also used info from the paleo movement. WWW.Marksdailyapple.com is a favorite of mine as well, and you can access everything you need for free there as well.

Your sugar should be 70-110. Some people can only function between 110-120. Anything below 70 you need to keep an eye on. Defintely don't take insulin if you don't eat.
It is very important that you have 3 meals a day. Carbs -It is important to eat a significant amount. Dr.'s should tell you no more then so many in a meal. But you definitley need carbs. Carbs effect insulin. You may need 60 or so a meal. Ask your dr.
Starch's- starchs will keep your insulin high for about 24 hours or so. Keep starchs low to none.
You defintely need to work closely with your dr. This is not something to mess with because it can effect every part of your body, most importantly your eye sight. DONT FOOL AROUND, PLEASE

Dr. Swarzbein was the Director of the diabetes center at the Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara several years ago (one of the oldest and at the time, most prestigious diabetes programs in the country.) She found a direct correlation between heart patients that were put on low fat diets, that then developed type II diabetes within 6 months--1 year. Having them journal everything they ate and their blood sugar responses, made certain patterns very clear... She switched their diets, and the diabetes went away, along with their need for insulin.

What's almost amusing, is that I can pinpoint exactly when I began to experience issues with my bloodsugar--when my father was diagnosed with type II diabetes, and diet Coke became a staple in our home. I got up to a 6 pack a day and was like a junkie with the stuff. I'd get headaches and get the shakes if I didn't have access to them every few hours. Although I haven't touched the toxic stuff in over 20 years, my blood sugar sensitivities continued. Until this past year, I always assumed it was just a matter of time before I developed type II diabetes.

It was common for me to sleep 18 hours a day. Yes, my meds were a factor. But, I've been on the same dosages for many years. I stopped eating processed carbs regularly and I'm no longer Rip Van Winkle! My swelling has decreased, my pain levels have decreased slightly, my severe stomach pain is
gone, etc.

Traditional diets will tell you to eat several small meals a day. The standard American diet is comprised of roughly 300g of carbs per day. We are as a nation fatter and sicker since it became the standard belief that low fat was healthier...

I would never suggest anyone switch their diet without discussing it with their doc, especially if you have diabetes. But, if you do the research, it might give you some better choices to work with. I certainly kept my doc in the loop when I began my diet change and it was with his full support.