diabetics?

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when you go see the dietician he/she will talk to you about cabs and how many you should stay under or in between - I think there is a way that you can manually input that in here - so that should help a little bit.

I don't have diebetes - but my dad was just diagnosed about a month ago and I go with him to the appointments.

I have been a diabetic for years! My baby just turned 13 so that would be 13 years to be exact. One thing I can tell you for sure and for certain is that nutritionists and doctors have NO clue what foods lower blood sugars! It is simply about healthier choices! I have found that if I eat healthier, regardless of carb content, my numbers are great! Since I have changed my calories to healthy balanced calories I am waking up with very low FBL and am having to reduce my insulin. I do not eat low carb but I try to stay away from those empty calories. Example... I can eat an apple and a string cheese and wake up with a FBL in the 50s. Or I can eat a cup of white rice and wake up in the 200s. A balanced last meal, maybe an egg and cheese on an english muffin, I wake up in the 70s. Play around with foods and see what works for YOUR body!

Im new to Diabetes but old to MFP. My goal is to get my sugars as low a possible so I can start a family. It is still hit and miss for me but I have lost a good amount of weight. I am also trying to bring down my cholesterol, so Im having a hard time cutting out cheese, beef, and eggs...

I have been a diabetic for years! My baby just turned 13 so that would be 13 years to be exact. One thing I can tell you for sure and for certain is that nutritionists and doctors have NO clue what foods lower blood sugars! It is simply about healthier choices! I have found that if I eat healthier, regardless of carb content, my numbers are great! Since I have changed my calories to healthy balanced calories I am waking up with very low FBL and am having to reduce my insulin. I do not eat low carb but I try to stay away from those empty calories. Example... I can eat an apple and a string cheese and wake up with a FBL in the 50s. Or I can eat a cup of white rice and wake up in the 200s. A balanced last meal, maybe an egg and cheese on an english muffin, I wake up in the 70s. Play around with foods and see what works for YOUR body!

thats because the apple has fiber ..which slows the absorption of the glucose into your blood while the rice doesnt ....while its true that some foods react differently for different people. your carbs is what you want to watch closely and you can never eat something with carbs without eating a protein also or something with fiber to slow down that reaction. 2 y rs ago i was on oral meds and insulin for my diabetes and would ALWAYS test in the 500's ....today i have fastings of 68-85 and on no meds at all ...its simple rules and logging everything i eat and how it makes my sugar act. good luck

Diabetics should eat low GI foods less that 55. You can either ask your doctor for a diabetic list or you can even look online for low GI food lists. Per meal a diabetic should eat 45 grams of carbohydrates and 15 grams of carbohydrates per meal.

For people without insurance, test strips can be expensive. Walmart has their own glucose meter called Reli On, it's $9.00 or less now. They had more than one meter now. The test strips are pretty reasonable too. 20 ct for $9.00 , 50ct for $19.98 and 100ct for $36.00.

I advise diabetics to buy ketone sticks, to have on hand, just in case their glucose meter display a high reading, for example 250 or higher. Some machines will let you know when you have ketones in your blood, but a high number can mean you have ketones in your urine. Your body can go into ketoacidosis.

If you like to follow recipes and cook from cookbooks, you can check your local library to see what kind of diabetic cooks they carry or you can check stores for them. You can find diabetic cook books at Walmart.

You may have diabetes, but diabetes doesn't have to have you. I would also advise diabetics to check their blood sugar 3 times a day to start with. It's really good to check your blood sugar, before each meal and 2 hours after each meal. Before you exercise and an hour after you've exercise. Why before exercising? Because exercise can lower or raise your blood sugar.

If your blood sugar is:

1. Under 100, don't exercise. Eat a carbohydrate snack to raise your blood sugar to a safe exercise number.

2. 100 to up 250. You are safe to exercise.

3. 250 or higher. Don't exercise. Danger zone. Check your urine for ketones. Wait until your blood sugar drops to exercise.

I also want to say, don't be afraid to eat sugar free stuff. They aren't nasty. They may be high at some stores, but try the Dollar Tree if you have one in your city.

I suggest when you are changing the way you eat or exercise that you check it before and after each meal as well as before and after you exercise. It will change quickly if eating healthy and exercise is new to your body!