Diabetics unite!

[Mrs. Bro. Adam]

Well...it was worth a try.

[Guest T-Bone]

Sure....make the hypoglicemics feel left out.

[Mrs. Bro. Adam]

You're welcome, too!@

[Soldier4Him]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Diabetics MUST unite!!!!! I'm here Mrs Bro!

[Mrs. Bro. Adam]

I suppose we could use this thread as a support group?

[Christie_M]

[Jaime]

Apparently you are just too sweet for your own good Teresa.


Two words

Skinny Cow Ice cream bars

[Mrs. Bro. Adam]

Skinny Cow Ice Cream Bars?


I have trouble keeping my BG under 200

[Christie_M]

now look what you did j. you made her cry :sadder:jk

[Jaime]

[quote name='Mrs. Bro. Adam' date='Aug 2 2005, 08:43 AM']Skinny Cow Ice Cream Bars?
I have trouble keeping my BG under 200
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They're made with Splenda. They are only 14 grams of carbs!

Also, if you can get a 1/4 teaspoon of cinamon into your diet daily, it greatly reduces your fasting bloodsugar.

I end up putting a 1/4 teaspoon in my coffee maker. I have to add Splenda to cut the sharpness of the cinamon but it does make a difference!!

[Mrs. Bro. Adam]

Really?! Wonder what that is?!


I guess I can have cinnamon toast in the morning now

[Jaime]

[quote name='Mrs. Bro. Adam' date='Aug 2 2005, 09:03 AM']Really?!  Wonder what that is?!
I guess I can have cinnamon toast in the morning now
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Well I would advise against that. Bread makes blood sugar go the wrong way.

[Mrs. Bro. Adam]

Even if it's just one slice?

[Jaime]

No one slice isn't going to hurt you.

I've tried to limit the amount of bread I eat every day to one or two servings tops. Also (and this may just be me) I've had to eliminate potatoes completely.


ooohhhh potatoes... that intoxicating aroma...... (slaps face)

Sorry, where was I?

[Mrs. Bro. Adam]

That's an idea. I should try cinnamon toast in the mornings to get the cinnamon in. Yeah for 'free foods' such as cinnamon!

[Brother Adam]

you said a 'fasting' bsl reading. but then does it actually lower the reading, or does it just mask the true bsl?

[Jaime]

[quote name='Brother Adam' date='Aug 2 2005, 09:27 AM']you said a 'fasting' bsl reading. but then does it actually lower the reading, or does it just mask the true bsl?
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Your bloodsugar in the morning is very telling. That's what I'm referring to as the "fasting bsl". Insulin is produced while we sleep. If your fasting bloodsugar goes down consistently (eventually to between 80-100) that's all good news.

When Teresa tests first thing in the morning, if that number keeps going down every day, she's making progress!

[Mrs. Bro. Adam]

My number keeps decreasing in the evening number....what i mean by that is, my numbers are lower than they've ever been, but my morning readings are often higher than my evening readings

[Jaime]

[quote name='Mrs. Bro. Adam' date='Aug 2 2005, 09:32 AM']My number keeps decreasing in the evening number....what i mean by that is, my numbers are lower than they've ever been, but my morning readings are often higher than my evening readings 
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Don't worry. I got that a lot too. Its natural. You may have a spike in the morning for a while until you get it under control. It doesn't mean its not working.

If your stomach is empty you're liver will also produce sugars at night.(bad bad liver) What can be helpful is to have a little bit of popcorn before you go to bed. It takes a long time for the body to process popcorn so it stays in the digestive system. Thus the liver does not react to the empty stomach and produce sugars.

[Mrs. Bro. Adam]

Interesting...do you have it buttered..or plain?