Diabetes Support Group~~~Part 1
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I have some questions.
I am type 2 My doctor has me on
Humalog --5 units before Breakfast MY Doctor said 2 carbs
7 units before Lunch---2 carbs
8 units before dinner---3 carbs
Lantus 20 units before bed time
My sliding scales is 161-200 1 units
extra 201-240 2 units
241-280 3 units
281-320 4 units
321-360 5 units
361-400 6 units
But My questions is: How many carbs Do I need at each meal? I would like to have better control of my blood sugar. I am 78 years old and have had type 2 for around 20 years. never been completely under control.
caliecat0 -
Thanks so much Wolf. I enjoy having you on this site. Maybe now I can find out more about this.
I had a sister to die with type 1 at 1 years of age. Back then some 80+ years aod they just didn't know much about it. So my Mother told me. She was their first born.
I hope soon we will have more to join us .
Caliecat0 -
You're very welcome, and I'm so happy to be here! I hope more will join us as well! I'm so sorry to hear about your sister, but you're right hardly anything was known about diabetes then compared to today. Insulin was just starting to be used to treat diabetes. It was originally made from grinding bovine (cow) pancreases and trying to extract the insulin. It was a very imperfect science with many impurities and side effects, but it was able to keep diabetics alive. Thankfully, today we have synthetic human insulin that is actually produced from genetically manipulated E. coli bacteria, and is very pure with very few side effects.
As far as how many carbs to eat per meal…
It looks like you are using carb choices, so 1 carb choice should equal 15 grams of carbohydrates. The trick is learning how much of a certain food is 15 grams of carbohydrates or 1 carb choice.
The Humalog insulin that you take with every meal is a short acting insulin, and it acts like the insulin that the pancreas secrets whenever we eat and our blood sugar goes up. For example, the 5 units at breakfast will only cover 2 carb choices/30 grams of carbohydrates. If you eat more, you will not have enough insulin and your blood sugar will go too high. If you eat less, you may have too much insulin and your blood sugar will go too low. If you take extra care to only eat the number of carbohydrates that you take insulin for, your blood sugar should be under much better control. Then if it is not, your insulin regimen can be tweaked to improve it.
I noticed on your meal plan that you have snacks that contain carbohydrates. My suggestion would be to switch to low carb foods for the snacks, or consider taking an additional insulin injection to cover the carbohydrates you consume (that is of course assuming you are not hypoglycemic!).0 -
Thanks Wolf. And if my blood sugar is low at meal below 80 i consided low for I gets the shakes by then Do i just take my normal dose. I will try to be accurate of counting my carbs Ithink that is my problem,. not counting them correctly I think you are a gift from Heaven. Thank you so much. I have pm the others here to get them to tell them about you. Hoping they will all drop in today.
Thanks again
One more question do insulin make you gain weight? I have heard it did or are we just using that as an excuse?
Caliecat0 -
Hi Marie, and Hi Wolf.. hope you are both ahving a great Saturday. Sunny here, looking forward to walking. I park far away from the stores when I go shopping, to get in a brisk walk, plan to visit grand opening of Petsmart today.. I like to see everyone bring their pets too.
Marie, I read that you had hummus. Tell me about it.. is it a carb? or does it have protein. What does the taste resemble?
We had a 'cooked' breakfast today, my once or twice a week splurge. I bought a light sausage to try, it was pretty good/egg beaters with one real egg with shredded lowfat cheddar cheese. I know everyone says breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but somedays I don't want it.. I admit I feel pretty good on the days that I have it.. I bought some Special K protein shakes to try when we go back to work.. I like carnation instant breakfast too. either way, as long as I don't eat too much carbs, I can avoid the hypoglycemia issues.
I read a story about a man who lost weight by cutting out all animal products until dinner every day. At dinner, he ate what he pleased. I keep wondering how in the world you would get protein in there? I can only think of soy based products.. or protein bars. hmmmm, I don't know about that.. but I do like the protein bars.. like breakfast, I feel better when I eat them, instead of sweets.
take care0 -
My dear Phoebe So good to see you pop in again.
For my breakfast i had 1/2 c cooked oatmeal 1 egg beater 1 fresh orange 1/2c skim milk
For my lunch It will be a Gourmet On The Go Meal over sheddaed lettuce With 5 wheat crackers, fruit
For my Supper it will be Salmon, Bulgar, Spinach pickle beets
Snack Ypgurt
Trying to eat Clean like barbercat. I am going to send Beth some of these Gourmet meals , She was saying that she was getting her cousin to send her some Star kist tuna meals to eat over there in Alfg..
For when the mess hall didn't have a oood foods. They are pretty good. This one I am having for lunch is Whole grain and beans
Calories 170
fat 5 g
sodium 360
carbs 26
fiber 7g. protein 5 g Pretty well balance meal
Its going to get up to 80 here today so it is a nice day a walk with sammy dog.
enjoy your day Love Marie0 -
Hey CalieCat! Yes, if you have low blood sugar, then you should correct it first before giving yourself insulin. I would sugest eating maybe one carb choice then rechecking yourself in 30-45 minutes and see how much it raises your blood sugar.
I will try to answer your insulin and gaining weight question a little later tonight! I'm running a little low on time right now!0 -
Thanks Wolf I have always wonder about that. I really have to watch that for when I get a low I just want to eat and eat some more.Goning to have to used my will power on that problems. I am doing better for I know in 15 to 20 minuets I will be back to normal. I have just been on insulin for about a year. On the oral meds I never had no lows. Had some highs tho. Thanks0
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Good Day----
It's a little cool here today. Have a new chocolate cake recipe I want to try out for Easter for the family.
I think I will cut the recipe in half and my husband will have something to snack on. Chocolate is his faverite. As for me I will have a bowl of fresh strawberries over Wheat toast. With some yogurt on top.
So far I have had a good eating day.
Hope you are all doing well.
Caliecat0 -
Just dropping by to say good night.
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Caliecat0 -
Just dropping in for a minute to say hello. Glad we got a doc in the group. I've been busy with my mom lately. Her blood pressure had been up and we made a couple of trips to the clinic this week, regarding that and carpal tunnell syndrome in the hand she had broke over the winter. What luck, eh? Anyways, she is feeling better now that we've done some change up in her medicine. The weather was so good this past weekend, we finally got a garden started in her backyard, with tomato plants, bell peppers, cucumber, squash, and also planted some bulbs for onions and garlic. If they all come up and grow healthy, I'll have a busy spring weeding, watering, and just taking care of them. It's a fun project and gets me out from the house. But with this, it gets me away from my computer too. So I apologize for not posting over the weekend, but now you all know why.
I must agree that taking insulin and humalog sure makes it very difficult to lose weight. I'm at a complete standstill lately. I'm trying to watch what I eat, but I guess I have to beef up my walking. I've done that in the past, and I toggle back and forth: I either eat well and don't exercise enough or I excercise enough and don't eat as well as I should . Hmff! Guess that's why I'm stuck, right? LOL.
I have promised myself to get in a two mile walk in every day this week, come heck or high water , and try harder on watching my carb/fat/calorie intake. I must get this under better control. However, the majority of my glucose readings are lower than 150 when I do exercise. And for me, that's been wonderful. I have to be more consistent though and that's where I have to be discliplined. Sure is hard, but reading what you have to eat daily is inspiring for me. I think I can see what foods sound/look better that I haven't tried.
Anyways, just wanted to say hello to our "doc" in the house. So glad you are here and when I get caught up with myself and think of a question, I'll be sure to ask.
have a great day everyone. And a good week of eating healthy, exercise, and just maintaining good glucose readings.
Chriss0 -
Good morning Chriss. so nice to see you this cold day. Is it cold down in your neck o the woodsin Texas. we are expecting a hard freeze to night . I hope this is our Easter spell. Hope your mother is better.
Wolf seems to be a really nice guy. So good of him to take time out for us. I go to my doctor in the morning to see what my blood work is. I had a real good one last time. The best ever. We got to keep working on it till we get our problems taken care of. It is a working progress for us.
Keep posting the more you post the better focus you will be. my misson this week is to cut the creamer out of my coffee. And next week cut out coffee. Will try the green tea.
again welccome back.
Caliecat0 -
Good afternoon everybody,did not warm up much at all today. we are in for a another col niht then itt wil start warming up some. thats good for these old bones do not like this cold weather.
Have a nice evening. ejoy your dinner tonight.
Caliecat0 -
Candies are a good way to treat low blood glucose when you're on the go, but those noisy foil and plastic wrappers could prove embarrassing during a concert or at the theater. Try this tip, and leave the show-stopping to the professionals:
Put jellybeans or some other soft candy into a plastic sandwich bag. The plastic bag makes very little noise when opened, and the candy won't make any noise when you chew it. Make sure you know how many candies you need to treat a typical low, and make up a bunch of single-use "bean bags." That way you will have a ready source of tasty, portion-controlled carbohydrate whenever you need it. These snacks also work well when you need a quiet middle-of-the-night sugar boost.
I got this in my e-mail this morning and thought I would share.
Caliecat0 -
Don't think I drop in at all today. Hope this find everyone. Missing you guys.
Chriss are the Bluebonnets in bloom down there in So. Texas? They are blooming here and are so pretty. Not as many around in our area for all the building going on here. DThere is one big batch by Walmart but it is up for sale so soon they will be gone.
I got my blood work back yesterday and everything is fine, My doctor was proud of me. This is 6 months streighdt it has been good. And also lost 5 lbs from my last visit. 3 months. I am a slow loser.
Phoebe--- MIssed you
Wolf--- you give up on us? Drop in anytime. Love having you.
Caliecat0 -
Good morning all. Had a good night rest and ready for a new day.
My bllod sugar was 96 this morning and real happy about that. Wish the scales would come down, I am just such a slow loser. It is getting close to Easter and I have a coconut cake to make for the family. I think this will be my last one to make. My faverite cake.I will have one tiny piece of it.
Hope this find you all happy today and not under too much stress.
Have a Happy Easter and enjoy your family.
Caliecat0 -
Just dropping in to say have a good night. Kind of quite around here.
Caliecat0 -
I am trying to lose "baby weight" (which is probably now considered "not working out as hard as I used to" weight) and am worried about getting diabetes. EVERYone on my mom's side has it, my sister has it and my aunt (my mom's sister and the last hold out) has recently been diagnosed. My brother (a college football player) and myself are the last two left. It's kind of scary...
I know that they all developed diabetes after putting on some weight so it is my goal to get down to a healthy weight to avoid this. Does anyone know of any other lifestyle changes or information that might be beneficial to me? I know that you can take pills for it as oppossed to the insulin needles (which terrify me) but I would like to avoid that as well if at all possible.
Congratulations to everyone living with this. My mom has had it since I was a kid so I considered it "normal" and never thought twice about her taking insulin shots. I just knew it kept her healthy. As I've gotten older though I realize how threatening it is and kudos to everyone who is dealing with this everyday.0 -
Hi K2---glad to see you here. I don't know much about preventing it. Keep your weight down,exercise and a good eating proogram and be sure to not overload on carbs.Your Mom should be able to help you a lot. Keep in touch with us and let us know how you are doing. Or just come back and chat with us. Love having you. Maybe Wplf will pop back in and give you better anwser.
Caliecat0 -
Hey everyone! I'm sorry I've been MIA lately. I've been very busy.
Please don't give up on me! :flowerforyou:0
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