Diabetic Recipes
This is not the post I intended to write this morning.
Today, I woke up to a fasting of 151, which is pretty darn good considering where I've been lately. I dressed for my morning walk, sat on the couch and ate what I'm now referring to as a snack--a small cup of yogurt, just 15 grams of carbs. It was all I needed to sustain me through my walk. I used to eat half of a peanut butter sandwich, but it's really hard to choke down that much dryness before the sun even comes up. But I digress.
I decided that with a fairly decent fasting, so few carbs and a 30-minute walk upon me that I didn't need to take any insulin. I mean, 15 grams of carbs! C'mon!
Walking in the brisk not-even-60-degree morning, examining the hazy halo around the full moon, and enjoying what would likely be the only silence I got all day, I composed a post that essentially said I've got it all figured out. Yes, I was smug. I assumed that I'd come back from my walk, shower and get ready for work, and upon checking my sugar I'd see a number likely lower than 100. The post practically wrote itself.
At 90-minutes post, I couldn't stand it anymore. I was ready to see how well I had done. Do you know what it feels like to have that smugness shoved back in your face? It's not pretty. Curses, I thought when I saw 160. Yes, I know that another 30 minutes could have had me below 140, but that's not the point! The point is 15 grams of carbs+a good, brisk walk=decent blood sugar for Michelle!
I really thought I had this so very well-thought out. *sigh*
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December 2nd, 2008
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09-27-2007 6:16 PM EDT by Michelle Kowalski
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Michelle Kowalski, a writer, editor and photography hobbiest living in Phoenix, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in February 2005. In January 2008, as part of her quest to start on an insulin pump, Michelle learned that she actually has type 1 diabetes. (Read More)
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Keep your head up Michelle! :)
Similar fasting this morning+same "snackfast"+2 units of Novolog+awesome walk=2 hour post prandial under 100.
Hey Michelle,
It sounds like we are living duplicate lives. I wish I wasn't so effected by a number on my meter. 150's is much better than 300! That's where I was 3 months ago. Carbs have become almost evil in my life. I crave potato chips in the worst way...they were my friend and my comfort now they don't make it into the grocery bag. Now a long walk with my dogs and a little yogurt is my morning ritual. I truly enjoy the walk but I know I haven't got it all figured out............Yet. When I do I'll let you know. Hang in there, you're not alone.
I know the feeling, been there done that.
Every day is different with diabetes and it is so not an exact science. :(
I so well know the feeling. I discovered I was type 2 when I was 73, I Been on this rollercoaster for 2 years. I write down everything I eat, execise and still can't find a corelation with the Blood results. I sometimes get up with low 75 to 85 or then the next day I get up with 175 or more. Figure!
Know that so well. I have hac type 2 diabetes for 24 years and there for a number of years I was good at guesstimating my bloodsugars. But now I have no idea what my sugars are doing(unless I am low) unless I test which I am doing several times a day. My last A1c was a whopping 10.9 and my dr said to keep my sugars down. Easier said than done.I have tried so HARD this past year to get my sugars down and to stay down. I even lost 59 pounds in the last 7 months. I guess having gastroparesis doesn't help. Well you hand in there. Glad to read your blog. Dorothy
Glad to know I'm not alone cause I've been feeling that way. Type 2 for 11 yrs. I go through spells of eating like I should, then very much like I shouldn't. My numbers used to be very responsive to my eating well. Not any more. I ate nothing but protein, veggies and a little fruit for 3 months. Only lost 10 lbs., that's with 30 mins/day, 6 days/wk. exercising. My a1c never goes below 7.4. Waah, poor me!
I've got it figured out.
I know that despite all that I do, most days my blood sugar graph will look like a trail left by a VERY drunken snail!
Bernard
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Got a big kick out of all the comments on highs and lows despite some serious attempts to stay low! Welcome to the real world of diabetes - have never met any diabetes specialist or endocrinologist who could explain to me WHY - it all seems to be just a guessing game! All we can do is to keep trying. Good luck to all of you.
I don't consider managing diabetes to be a guessing game. There is ALOT of science behind managing diabetes. Unfortunately, external factors come into play; stress for instance. Even good stress can have an adverse effect on glucose levels. You may be preparing a presentation for the company board, or be attending a birthday party (presumably a happy event), and your blood sugars may be effected in a similar manner. Why? Because our bodies react to stress, and kind of stress. Glucose levels may rise, or lower, or both unpredictably.
I think the key to staying focused and positive about diabetes management is to remember that having diabetes doesn't change the fact that we are human, and therefore, suffer from the same ailments as all other humans. Diabetes just makes those things a bit more challenging.
DB
I am a relatively new type 2, almost two months now. I have been working really hard to get me stable with my blood sugars. My worst time is at night. I can't go to bed without eating something if I am an 86 or a 92 and if I eat something it messes up my night time meds and I am up all night because my blood pressure surges. Any bread totally blocks my meds and plain peanut butter off a spoon helps, but still slows things down. Does anyone have any suggestions? I eat a really well balanced meal for dinner and go light on the carbs, but can't eat very much at a time. I am working really hard to bring down a disatrously high A1c, but eating has become hard for me.