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t2_lurking - 03 Oct 2003 16:43 GMT

"Timmy" <Noone@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> I may have a muffin tomorrow for breakfast. My doctor told me to test when
> getting up in the morning and before dinner in the evening. The dietician

> the hospital told me to eat portions of 15-17 carbs per serving and that I
> could have four to five servings per meal with a little snack between

meals.

> Given that these muffins are purported to be between 22-24 carbs, I could
> eat a whole muffin and have a cup of tea or coffee and fall well within my
> limit. The muffins are big and would surely be enough to have before

eating

> lunch. As far as the testing goes, why would you want to test an hour

after

> eating? They told me that if I do test my blood sugar, that it should be

> less than two hours after having anything to eat. Don't people with normal
> blood sugar have a rise in theirs after eating, if they were to test

within

> an hour? I am all new to this so bear with me. I can try and test after an
> hour but I hate that damn spring loaded dart that jabs my finger. It hurts
> worse than the insulin shots. I am 44 and was diagnosed a little over two
> weeks ago. My latest visit to the doctor was good and he was pleased with
> the way by BG had dropped. It was over 700 when I was admitted to the
> hospital. They say it's more dangerous when it drops but when it goes up
> that high, believe me, that's dangerous too!

Salutations again Timmy!
Can you post some lab numbers for us.
We love to kick around those little figures!
I'm glad to see that you don't seem to in any kind of panic mode and are
into the questioning phase.
There's lots of support here fro the newly dxed, keep reading!
I like to suggest the Gretchen Becker book "The First Year Type 2 Diabetes:
An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed".
I was a real help to me when I was first dxed. I think it helps to have a
nice written text handy.
Since you're on the net check out our newsgroup page
http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/
and also www.mendosa.com for lots of good info.

When I was first dxed I started off with the same meal "carb-counting" thing
you're doing.
I was looking and looking for stuff that was exactly 15 carbs. I hate doing
the math in my head.
It's a good wway to start. You'll find as time goes on that how your BG
"spikes" and for how long become important also. That's where the 1 and 2 hr
testing comes in.
Once you get into a good control mode (it may be months) you can reduce the
testing somewhat.

Do you stick yourself on the sides of your fingers, near the top?
Does your lancet thingy come with a dial to increase/decrease the depth?

I just got the part in your post about insulin shots, are you T1 or T2?
Keep in touch!

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Timmy - 03 Oct 2003 18:01 GMT

> > I may have a muffin tomorrow for breakfast. My doctor told me to test when
> > getting up in the morning and before dinner in the evening. The dietician
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> I just got the part in your post about insulin shots, are you T1 or T2?
> Keep in touch!

Well, I'm not sure what you mean by lab numbers. My BG remains a tad high
for the most part but has stayed no higher than the 130-140's. I had a ham
salad sandwich for a snack on low carb bread and tested an hour after eating
it and my BG was 119. I am 44 and weigh a little over 200 lbs. and am 6'
tall. I have lost about 15 pounds since this being diagnosed a little over
two weeks ago. The sodas and beer I have cut out are probably the culprits
for that weight. I did go out and have four Micelob Ultra beers (2.6 carbs a
bottle) a few days ago and tested my BG an hour and a half afterwards and it
was 108, which is the lowest reading I've had since my diagnosis. The beer
was consumed over nearly a four hour period. I know beer is not good thing
to drink in my condition but they told me at the hospital I could have a
little with food every now and then. Hey, you gotta live a little bit!
Anyway, I am eating low carb stuff but miss fruits and some vegetables that
I've read contain a lot of starch. I generally ate pretty healthy before
this happened to me but am amazed at what some things can do to ones BG.
Heck, I figured Subway might be a healthy choice for fast food every once in
a while but I guess it still could be if you ditched the bread. Not much
point in that I guess. Oh well, I have a lot to learn and got me a Betty
Crocker diabetic cookbook on the way. I have a wonderful wife who has been
very supportive and loving which helps more than I can say. Thanks for the
warm welcome.

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