Any Tips on Diabetes?

jaminhealth said:
I was the exercise and dance freek...dancing queen and went to gym every chance I could.... I started getting arthritis when I was 18, was dancing at 12 but mother's side all had arthritis...and we ate tons of sugars/carbs "goodies"....now I avoid them so so much.

I know my miracle antioxidant keeps me so much healthier and I'll be 80 soon. No dancing but still got rhythm in my soul. I'll talk about my antioxidant a lot as it's my best friend...does not let me down.
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Jamin, would you mind sharing what form of antioxidant you are taking? My mom's mom had serve rheumatoid arthritis, but my mom didn't all and me at 70, I don't either. It just goes to show, one never knows about heredity. But my mom had diabetes which her mom didn't have, but now I do.
 

Olivia: There are literally 100's of sites on this powerful antioxidant. I'll pick two and let you go at it if you care to:

https://betterhealthorganization.com/grape-seed-extract/

To the above I can add:

Improved eyesight and gum health.
Venous insufficiency
Diabetes
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19646193

I have used many brands over the decades but I've parked on Olympian Labs 200mg caps, good quality and good price, like everything out there the prices have gone on this product too. It's out there and people are getting great health from taking it.

I just believe this antioxidant is giving me some insurance against all the free radicals our bodies get attacked with. So far I'm pretty good except for this arthritis of over 60 yrs.

http://www.opc-1-2-3.com/grape-seed-extract/anti-inflammatory-property.html
 
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Kadee46 said:
I’m not a diabetic educator, I can only talk from my experience.

I lost 26 kg in weight after being told I had diabetes on a diet I paid for and approved by the diabetes nurse and the doctor.

That diet included 1.1/2 slices of bread a day ,and included sweet potato,yoghurt, cheese ,meat fish and of course lots of fresh vegetables .

I was advised to NOT TO EAT. Cooked carrots ( but have them raw ) as apparently ?? the sugar increases in them when cooked
My last Hbiac was 5.2 non diabetic so I beat the dreaded D word by loosing weight and maintaining my weight loss

Wishing you all the best Ruth
I will,lookup,the cabs in yoghurt latter however we needs some carbs for energy.

My best advice would be for you to make an appointment to see your diabetic educator / nurse and take their advice
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I made the appointment yesterday. Thank you for your ideas. :)
 

Olivia said:
The thing is that there's a false idea that you get diabetes by eating a ton of food, high carbs, etc. But that is not true! You still have to have the genetics for it. I know lots of very obese people who never got diabetes. This is a prevalent lie which I really resent. I was never obese or a couch potato, and you will find many athletes and normal wight well-known people who have developed Type 2 diabetes and I will not be taken as some kind of degenerate!
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Sorry but no one else in my family has had diabetes. Mostly everyone in my family though has high cholesterol so that runs in our family.
 
Olivia said:
I highly recommend the book The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide For the Newly Diagnosed, by Gretchen Becker. You can't go on what they tell you about what carbs are okay and the amount of carbs you can handle per day. You have test foods for yourself. Of course, if you're have really high numbers you're probably will be wanting to take diabetes drugs. But I decided not to. My mom was diabetic and I wish I knew more about it at that time. Yes, my numbers can go really high if I eat certain stuff. So I don't! I read some of these diabetic magazines and cook books and I think, what the hell! Eating that stuff is ridiculous! Where are they coming from??? My mom was really skinny, not a couch potato, and neither am I. So, don't try to make people shame you!!
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I don't know what you are talking about with "don't try to make people shame you!!" What are you all riled up about any how? :)
 
Ruthanne said:
I don't know what you are talking about with "don't try to make people shame you!!" What are you all riled up about any how? :)
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Even here on SF, and sorry if you don't know how in all newspapers and other types of publications, for years already, being diabetic has been blamed on people doing it to themselves and how they hate us so much because we are costing them money. That is what you have missed.
 
My husband needs surgery for colon cancer

We went to the doctor today for the official follow up to his biopsy. He does have a small mass in his colon and it will need to be removed. Doctor said it is probably stage 2, which is good. But they won't know until the biopsy is done. They will be doing it laproscopacly. He will not need an ostomy bag, as once they remove the cancerous part, they reattach the colon to itself.
They will be calling next week with surgery date.
 
My husband is type 2. He has lost much weight, which is important. He tries really hard to stick to an appropriate diet and exercise program. It is important to remember that diabetes can affect the rest of you too, so keep everything in check. His doctor has been great.
Check this site. We have gotten some good reading material and recipes from here. https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/
 
Marie5656 said:
We went to the doctor today for the official follow up to his biopsy. He does have a small mass in his colon and it will need to be removed. Doctor said it is probably stage 2, which is good. But they won't know until the biopsy is done. They will be doing it laproscopacly. He will not need an ostomy bag, as once they remove the cancerous part, they reattach the colon to itself.
They will be calling next week with surgery date.
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Oh, sorry, did not mean to post this here. Not sure why I put it in your thread.
 
Olivia said:
Even here on SF, and sorry if you don't know how in all newspapers and other types of publications, for years already, being diabetic has been blamed on people doing it to themselves and how they hate us so much because we are costing them money. That is what you have missed.
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I understand now. Yes, I agree that we are blamed and that adds to the stress of it all.
 
When I was told I had diabetes , I couldn’t understand why very overweight people I knew didn’t have it, in fact I know several who are fairly thin and have diabetes .
I was made feel guilty about my weight at the time, I was treated like I was a junk food eater which was far from the truth.
I just ate way to many carbs

Maybe diabetes is still one of those things that’s not fully understood by the medical profession.
 
Kadee46 said:
When I was told I had diabetes , I couldn’t understand why very overweight people I knew didn’t have it, in fact I know several who are fairly thin and have diabetes .
I was made feel guilty about my weight at the time, I was treated like I was a junk food eater which was far from the truth.
I just ate way to many carbs

Maybe diabetes is still one of those things that’s not fully understood by the medical profession.
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They shouldn't have treated you that way. I had been eating an awful lot of carbs, too.
 
Ruthanne said:
I understand now. Yes, I agree that we are blamed and that adds to the stress of it all.
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Ah yes, the fat police. Shaming overweight people remains the last acceptable prejudice. If one contracts diabetes while slim, then the nutrition Nazis (not you Keesha,) chime in with their stuff. One interesting thing to note, for some reason, thin people with diabetes often contract a more severe form of the disease, cause as yet unknown.
 
Shalimar said:
Ah yes, the fat police. Shaming overweight people remains the last acceptable prejudice. If one contracts diabetes while slim, then the nutrition Nazis (not you Keesha,) chime in with their stuff. One interesting thing to note, for some reason, thin people with diabetes often contract a more severe form of the disease, cause as yet unknown.
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So true-it is open season on overweight people all the time. Wish it wasn't that way. I didn't know that about thin people and diabetes, interesting.
 
I'm changing doctors, she was pretty much worthless in help with that, she couldn't even tell me what kind I had? And didn't even give me any suggestions on how to handle it? Said I didn't have to test myself because when I went back she said I was normal?
 
Patnono said:
I'm changing doctors, she was pretty much worthless in help with that, she couldn't even tell me what kind I had? And didn't even give me any suggestions on how to handle it? Said I didn't have to test myself because when I went back she said I was normal?
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More than likely you are "adult onset" which is Type II. (Type I diabetes used to be called "juvenile diabetes" since it is usually diagnosed in childhood. Type I diabetics do not produce insulin.)
 
Thanks I did eventually find out that I had type 2 diabetes, I was told by the clinic that did the blood test. At my last visit with her, she said I was normal.
 
Type I diabetes is almost always genetic, according to what I've read. My pastor and his now adult son are both Type I diabetic, and both are skinny as a rail.

I know several people who are Type II diabetics, and they are all shapes and sizes.
 

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