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[yao89]

Hi all, I was told today that I have diabetes, my heart rate is too rapid, and my cholestoral is too high. I just did the blood test thingwith this true kit i was given, it is 141. My meds will be available Monday, our insurance doesn't cover them...which is weird.

So I don't understand any of it, I am scared to goodness, I have never been sick in my entire life! The doc says I need to lose 40 lbs, which I am going to do through excercise and proper diet (I go to a nutritionist next week). I sat down with my 16, 12, and 11 year old to tell them that we must change the way we live our lives, not simply go on a diet!

Okay so my question is this: At what point am I supposed to freak the heck out about the blood sugar level, what do I do right now to lower it, and what is weird is that 4 hours ago it was 120.

 

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mommyhas3angels: Firstly, there's a diabetes board on here for you to talk to others on. You evidently was diagnosed with type 2. You can get this under control by diet and exercise. Diabetes is rampant in our country because of the high carb diets we eat. You can probably get some help with your supplies from the ADA. Ask your doctor if he has any supplies. Alot of times doctors are given stuff for free from the drug reps that frequent their offices. That is weird that your insurance doesn't cover it. You should call them and talk to a rep and see why not. Diabetes supplies should be at the top of the list!!!!!

What's happening in T2 is that your body is making insulin but it doesn't know how to use it to turn the food you're eating into energy for your blood cells. The meds that they'll give you will help the body use the insulin the right way. You might also find out that the meds might not work the greatest and you might be put on insulin to help the sugars get under better control.

You need to increase your water intake and fiber. Exercise is a natural insulin and will bring your sugar numbers down. Learn about things that are called the Dawn Effect and Rebound Hyperglycemia.

The Dawn Effect is when your liver is producing sugar (glucose) in the morning before you wake up and will make your numbers higher. Your sugars can become higher during exercise for the same reason because it's the "fight or flight" senario. It's the body's way of keeping you from fainting when you're exercising. The exercise will initially increase your numbers but it will correct itself naturally within 2-4 hours.

Rebound Hyperglycemia is at lunch or supper when your numbers increase because of the food you've eaten. Be careful of the difference between fast acting and slow acting carbs. Corn is a slow acting carb - it doesn't show up in your sugar numbers until several hours after being eaten. The same thing with meat. Even though meat isn't a carb it still turns into energy/sugar in the blood. It's a case of "it's not what you eat, but how much of what you eat".

You're going to have to learn the ropes with this and before you know it you'll be a pro and you'll be teaching other people what you've done to get yourself under control. By changing your diet you'll also lower your cholesterol.

If you're a soda drinker kiss that good-bye. Diet soda isn't any good for you either. There are too many chemicals in it that make you crave sugar even more. Diet soda also messes with your neurotransmitters. Aspartame is poison in my book. Use sugar sparingly and do the exercising. Try eating more salads and eating balanced meals. Take-out foods will be off the list - for a while anyways.

You might not see a quick change in the sugars right away. This is going to be a long process for you to go through. Be patient and stick with the diet/routine that the nutritionist gives to you. Go to the other board, like I said, and chat with people over there. It's loaded with info. Good luck.