Report on my 4 days in the Hospital

Same here but have had no infections. A habit now to check my feet and wear slippers even around the house. Carbs aren't poison even for diabetics and can be countered with dietary fibre. I think it is that if the food has over like 3(?) grams of fibre every gram over that offsets a gram of carbs when you are counting carbs.

 

For about 10% of the population complex carbs are not good. First, they make it all the way to the lower intestines and can cause all sorts of complications depending on gut biology. Chrones, IBS, Colitis.

Your fudge was a complex carb.

Mono saccharides like honey are absorbed quickly.

Carbs are what turn to fat as they can be converted to sugar and stored.

 

Thanks for checking in on this topic.
Since I posted the OP I have been to a diet specialist who was a huge help for me on diet.

I still have not had any Fudge. I plan not to for a long time.
I will verify what you aid about Honey and thanks for that too.

 

Good luck!

 

If you want to mess with the A1c tests, drink a LOT of water for two days before the A1c... it can knock about .2-.3 off the number. It's a matter of dilution of your blood....

 

An A1C test is not a snapshot measurement like a glucose test. It measures and average over about 3 months

"The A1C test measures the percentage of your red blood cells that have sugar-coated hemoglobin."

Diluting your blood even if you could wouldn't change that. And if your kidneys are working properly you cannot dilute your blood, the kidneys regulate how my water is in the blood and any excess you simply pee out. That's what I like about an A1C, you don't have to fast before you take it or time how long after you eat something. Doesn't matter and lets you know how your are doing over time.

But then why would I want to fool the test?

 

I know what an A1c test is, I've been dealing with T1D for 15 years. I don't know the science of it, but it does actually effect the numbers that come back on an A1c, my endo even said it can. If the first 6 weeks of a 90 day period your BG runs higher, and the second 6 weeks runs lower, there is a dilution to the build up in the blood. If you do it visa versa, the build up has not had a chance to dilute and will result in a higher BG. Your the test doesn't poke around in your body to see what happened to get an average BG, it functions solely, as you said, on what exists in your blood at the time the blood is drawn.

Endos recommend that you fast before your A1c for a reason. It's not mandatory, but recommended.

Not saying you should, but it's possible you did without doing it intentionally.

 

You need a better Endo, the A1C does not measure blood glucose


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The A1C test is a simple blood test. You don't need to fast for the A1C test, so you can eat and drink normally before the test.
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Just saying.................

 

I know the A1c doesn't measure blood glucose. I didn't say it did.

If your regular testing, at home, with a BG meter, (do I need to spell it out for you every time I say it?) is high the first 6 weeks of a a period, and then consistently lower in the second \half of the period, the hemoglobin will have reduced itself over the time period. The accumulation of hemoglobin is not a fixed number.

Please note the use of the words 'need' and 'require' in the statement about fasting for an A1c.

 

In diabetes, your body is unable to get sugar (glucose) into your cells due to insulin resistance (in type 2). This makes carbohydrates, particularly simple carbohydrates, more dangerous for your health than most people. In terms of diet, this means that glycemic load is the key. It's just the speed of influx of sugar and this depends on both the amount of carbohydrates in the food and the glycemic index of the food. For example watermelon has a medium glycemic index, but pretty low density in terms of amount of carbs so the glycemic load isn't actually that high. One can look up the numbers, but as a general rule complex carbohydrates it's okay to have more of (beans, peas, most whole fruits, vegetables), and simple carbohydrates must be in small doses (fudge, for example).

There are a variety of medications to help with excess blood glucose - insulin is the most effective but generally a last resort for type 2 because it's more complicated, dangerous if you take too much, and people don't like to wear pumps or use needles.

In terms of long-term, weight loss if somebody is obese can often reverse type 2 diabetes, though it is likely to come back if they regain weight, but there is also a genetic component and some people will have it even when not obese (filipinos come to mind).

Peas are good (low glyemic index), corn is okay (medium glycemic index) in small quantities. This site has a decent table to give you a general idea, but it only lists foods it considers generally healthy (I don't agree with all choices) but know that sugary things other than most fruits have a high glycemic index. Substituting cauliflower for potatoes is a good move for sure.

What is the Glycemic Index? (whfoods.com)

 

~ Potatoes will kill us all ... My favorite too !

 

This book can save your life .

 

My mom was told she was type 2 as well. She took insulin for a couple months but hit the gym hard and changed her diet and now she’s 70 lbs lighter and insulin free. I hope you have the same success

 

Honey has 100 times the sweetness of sugar so you need way way less BUT it is a monosaccharide so that means it is absorbed directly into your system. Sometimes it is better to “reset” your tastebuds by eating non sweet foods

 

I drink coffee, no sugar. I will eat cereal for breakfast, no sugar. My problem is not too much sugar.

 

I need to use my treadmill. It is still new in the original package. And for 2 months too. Thanks for the well wishes.

 

Get well soon.

I am surprised by your having thought that high carb diets were good. I can only assume you are comparing it with high fat diets, which can also be bad, but the alarms have been going off about carbohydrates -- all carbs, not just sugar -- for over 100 years. The first doctors to prescribe low carb diets had observed that ranchers fatten their livestock with corn. Take it from there.

 

What a red flag. I have no cattle. I don't so much as have a canary.

 

then what are you doing with a horse and a lasso?