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Post by Paws on Aug 21, 2008 3:14:00 GMT 12.75
Since you were kind to we diabetics I took some of the fat out of your avatar!
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Post by kj on Aug 21, 2008 5:09:12 GMT 12.75
hahaha...I need help trimming away some of this fat!
I figure diabetes is similar to mental health challenges...I'm only one fine line, or is it donut, away:)
Plus, I learn a lot from folks at the front lines. What you share on this list may also be beneficial to pass onto my diabetic clients as they struggle to adapt to their own situations.
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Post by kj on Aug 25, 2008 2:44:27 GMT 12.75
So glad to get the impression that you folks have relatively stable and managed diabetes! I've been around folks with labile, or extremely unmanagable diabetes...going from 30 to 500 or more over the course of a day. Someone just informed me that beer makes blood sugar go down...I hadn't heard that before and it's a brain teezer for me. I am thinking it might be due to the affect of the alcohol on the liver. Any other knowledge or info on why beer would drive BS down? Got a proud mama kathy story... My son is a white water raft guide, swift water rescue instructor, and EMT. Everyone who goes on a trip down the river is suppose to list their medical conditions, etc., on the registration forms. Diabetics should know that stressful or highly exciting experiences can play havok with their BS and should come prepared. Yeah, yeah, yeah... So my son tells me they had just pushed the rubber through some good rapids and had brought the rafts onto a beach for the picnic break. He was taking care of gear, unloading picnic stuff, etc., and caught sight over his shoulder of a guy who had dropped on the beach and appeared to be getting into seizure zone. His wife was near him freakin' out but was able to say he's a diabetic. My son had his witts about him, grabbed the powder kool aid packet and started rubbing the powder on his gums. (I asked him later about the safety of his fingers but that wasn't the priority at the time.) The guy came back around, he didn't want to evacuate but there wasn't a choice, so the rescue helicopter was called and the guy had to be hauled up and out of the gorge to the landing site. Needless to say, it could have all been prevented...but I was quite proud of my son.
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Post by Paws on Aug 25, 2008 9:39:17 GMT 12.75
Wow! Quick thinking on his part! I keep a bottle of Karo syrup here just in case for the kitty, Mr Sammy the Silly Siamese! For me a glass of milk, half a dozen chocolate bars, 1 or fifteen chocolate chip cookies, and a peanut butter and jelly sammie will usually work! Tightly controlled?? Man I started to elevate just reading the phrase"...pushed the rubber through some good... "and that's where I lost track!
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Post by Snake Eyes on Aug 26, 2008 0:13:19 GMT 12.75
Needless to say, it could have all been prevented...but I was quite proud of my son. mamaka, And proud you should be! Seems like that story should be posted at every jump off spot for white water or any other guided outdoor activity. snake-eyes
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Post by kj on Aug 26, 2008 1:11:47 GMT 12.75
Oh...sorry to have even mentioned ... well, kudos to you for understanding your diabetes and being prepared. The numbers that have been posted just seemed so good...oh, oh, guess I made an assumption and jumped to a conclusion.
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Post by Paws on Aug 26, 2008 5:44:50 GMT 12.75
Oh...sorry to have even mentioned ... well, kudos to you for understanding your diabetes and being prepared. The numbers that have been posted just seemed so good...oh, oh, guess I made an assumption and jumped to a conclusion. Well, we are doing better than we have done; but, we need to do better still. My idjit step brother once discovered he was borderline and didn't want to go anything special so he asked his doctor to prescribe insulin for him. Doc told him that he'd be on lettuce and water long before he got scrips for insulin from him!
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Post by Paws on Sept 23, 2008 1:45:52 GMT 12.75
Good news and bad news. First the bad news: I didn't realize that the disease was slowly destroying internal organs. Yep, uncontrolled or chronic high glucose levels damages organ tissue. The good news is two fold; first, it has been discovered that a balance of fiber with carbohydrate does indeed moderate glucose levels and inclusion of high fiber foods in the diet is highly recommended. Also a new discovery that some of the stuff in brocolli reduces the damage to internal organ tissues caused by high/uncontrolled glucose levels by a whopping 75 percent! Now if that isn't an excuse to learn to love this high fiber, organ protection veggie nothing is!
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Post by Snake Eyes on Sept 24, 2008 0:35:30 GMT 12.75
Paws, Not being a dietitian what exactly are some high fiber foods. Whatever they are I know I should eat more of them. snake-eyes
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Post by Paws on Sept 24, 2008 9:31:30 GMT 12.75
Paws, Not being a dietitian what exactly are some high fiber foods. Whatever they are I know I should eat more of them. snake-eyes Anything with the peel or skin left on. All your whole grains, all the vegies with a cross on the bottom like your cabage, sprouts, brocolli, cauliflour, etc. Popcorn is a really good one. Great snack before you add all the butter and salt. Legumes, nuts, and tree grown fruits are great too. Yams and sweet potatoes and you can fix them just like you do white spuds. Beans and peanuts are great. In a pinch a bale of hay will work too! They make a fiber aditive now that is tasteless and adds no gummy texture. Benefill or Benefiber something like that. You can add it to everything you eat or drink just like you might shake on salt or sugar. Your oats, wheat germ, cream of wheat, chex cereals, multigrain cereals, whole grain breads and triscuits and wheat thins.
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Post by Snake Eyes on Sept 25, 2008 0:25:27 GMT 12.75
Paws, I like almost all on that list,and will increase most of it in my diet....Also I don't feel guilty now about giving Deuce some nuts,rice and bananas.In moderation of course. BTW, He is doing great on his insulin,right where the vet wants him. snake-eyes
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Post by Toby Benoit on Apr 2, 2010 10:37:35 GMT 12.75
Thumbing through here again. Mom just got bumped up to two shots a day.... I been keeping mine under control fairly well. Atleast I'm not on the shot yet.
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