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Post by Paws on Mar 9, 2012 6:27:12 GMT 12.75
Toby I wouldn't worry about that low testosterone. Name like "Ice Princess" she probably frigid anyway! (Just kidding Donna!)
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Post by Toby Benoit on Mar 9, 2012 15:08:40 GMT 12.75
Hardly, Phil, she's the warmest hearted woman I know! But she'll know you was kiddin'. I Karma'd that comment! - Paws Koot, you WAS readheaded, but what lil you got left is GRAYheaded!!! Ain't holding yer hand nohow, ya dirty ol fart...ain't no tellin where it's been! No, I want to get the testosterone up. If it'll help raise metabolism, it'll help with the weight loss and the sugar levels too!
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Post by Paws on Mar 9, 2012 21:53:58 GMT 12.75
Actuallym increased testosterone levels will cause a gain in weight. Get your protein levels up because muscle gain and testosterone levels are kind of linked with building muscle tissue. Like one, kind of follows the other in a "closed loop" arrangement. Added muscle burns off fat and burns it all day long. Koot you got your fasting level confused with the A1C. Fasting levels are to be at 120 or less. An A1C of about 7 is an "average" glucose level of about 160 to 165. The longer one has diabetes the harder it is to control and the "acceptable" levels for the A1C are relaxed. Of course the damage and danger of complications is not relaxed.
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Post by Paws on Mar 10, 2012 9:13:45 GMT 12.75
Data update: Just came from a Diabetes class. Latest poop is this: Morning fasting levels are to be between 90 and 130. Pre-meal less than 130. Two hours after a meal: less than 180. New information: Apparently the pancreas is most affected by the fats around the midsections and between the organs. You hunters can understand how different fat tissue is around the organs of game especially the kidneys, heart, etc and how it is different than fats on the leg muscles buttocks, etc. Beef up the fiber; ergo, eat the whole fruit and little juice. Load up on low density non-starchy carbs like brocolli, cauliflower, carrots, cabbage, etc. You know the drill. Keep your calories fed with fifty to fifty five percent carbs with the majority being low density/high fiber. Kill the fats. Fats actually lower blood sugar but only at ingestion. Later on they become the, kinds of fat that inhibit the pancreas and are difficult to remove/reduce from body weight around the organs and in the gut. A minimum of three meals a day is an absolute must. Divide your calories, carbs, fats, proteins, etc out so you get most in the morning, next most in the middle and the least in the PM. I'm going to visit with the Dietician for better details and percentage distributions for the various food groups. By the way Faith she is your younger twin!~ They are stressing: (1) Weight control (2) Exercise, including weights (3) Correct Diet (4) Nonitoring and proper medications. They are now saying "Yes Virginia it is possible to become non-diabetic with these things controlled tightly." For me this is the best motivation I have heard. Starting Tuesday I will be attending physical training at the VA. I invited the class and the care team to join in here to help with whatever moral support we may share. You guys/gals take it easy on them for at least the first couple of visits!
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Post by Toby Benoit on Mar 12, 2012 5:51:57 GMT 12.75
Fantastic, Phil!!!
Yeah, I was told to target 120 on my fastic levels and increase the fiber by a large margin. Prollem with that is tht I prefer meat n taters... Lots of diet changes, but not all of them gotta be bad; I'm going to start keeping some high fiber cereals around for snackage and try to incorporate more vegetables into my meals.
Started adding in a little cinamon here and there as well. I hope it makes a difference.
Phil, for fiber...how do you feel about some of the powders , like mateamucil? Reckon incorporating that into the diet could assist in breaking down the glucose? Wanna run that by your instructors and see what they think? Some of them are tasteless and odorless and you can add into your coffee even and never know it was there.
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Post by Paws on Mar 12, 2012 6:15:08 GMT 12.75
Check out Fiber One. I'm not sure how far Metamucil has come. Info there is 20 years old and at that time it was very thick and intended for a laxative. I'll ask the Dietician. Got an official meeting Tuesday with them. I done got rid of the Actose. It is right at $300.00 a month with me paying $70.00 of it and Doc says it has little value. Sugar is no better but no worse either. It was 279 this morning. Discovered that Victoza, Byeta, and the other Exenitides work by causing the enzymes that cause digestion to think the cycle is over, make you feel full and discharge undigested foods. So I think the Victoza is history as well. I have not been using it regularly because it gives me the belches. It does cause weight loss and now I know why. I think I can do better without it. I know my pocket book can; another $70.00 bucks a month. Next is Crestor! See how effective the exercise program is first and see what happens. Keep monitoring Tobey. Get your diet set according to what represents a "good nutritious diet" with a good mix and the right calory count. Basic rule of thumb is if it is white starch use very little of it. Still half of your calories need to come from carbs; ergo, fruits and veggies. Keep proteins as much veggie as you can at least low fat if meats. I think if you get the veggies right you will not need fiber additives.
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Post by Paws on Mar 12, 2012 7:35:14 GMT 12.75
Check out Fiber One. I'm not sure how far Metamucil has come. Info there is 20 years old and at that time it was very thick and intended for a laxative. I'll ask the Dietician. Got an official meeting Tuesday with them. I done got rid of the Actose. It is right at $300.00 a month with me paying $70.00 of it and Doc says it has little value. Sugar is no better but no worse either. It was 279 this morning. Discovered that Victoza, Byeta, and the other Exenitides work by causing the enzymes that cause digestion to think the cycle is over, make you feel full and discharge undigested foods. So I think the Victoza is history as well. I have not been using it regularly because it gives me the belches. It does cause weight loss and now I know why. I think I can do better without it. I know my pocket book can; another $70.00 bucks a month. Next is Crestor! See how effective the exercise program is first and see what happens. Keep monitoring Tobey. Get your diet set according to what represents a "good nutritious diet" with a good mix and the right calory count. Basic rule of thumb is if it is white starch use very little of it. Still half of your calories need to come from carbs; ergo, fruits and veggies. Keep proteins as much veggie as you can at least low fat if meats. I think if you get the veggies right you will not need fiber additives. Benefiber, the additive powder, is made from wheat and carries 4 grams of carb per serving and 3 of fiber. Soooooo if you want the extra fiber OK, but if you are using it to offset carbs better to stick to beans, whole apples, brussel sprouts, celery, cabbage,....
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Post by Paws on Mar 12, 2012 7:39:06 GMT 12.75
Oh watch your expoerts! I was just reading an "expert" who said " The body does not require carbohydrates as a nutrient, just fats and proteins." Hello! I don't know whose body he was speaking of, maybe Koot's, but mine converts "everything" into glucose a simple sugar which is a carbohydrate before it can use it.
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 12, 2012 8:08:13 GMT 12.75
While you're asking about the Metamucil, ask this one, why doesn't the FDA make it necessary for labeling to differentiate between soluable and insoluable fiber? I've always wondered this because I know when feeding livestock, there is a huge difference in how the animal coverts other feedstuffs.
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Post by Paws on Mar 12, 2012 8:26:11 GMT 12.75
You'll have to ask the FDA. I'd think that cattle get enough fiber since that's all they eat except the babies.
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 12, 2012 11:51:48 GMT 12.75
You'll have to ask the FDA. I'd think that cattle get enough fiber since that's all they eat except the babies. They eat grass and hay (what we would think would always be good souces of ruffage). Pastures (for that matter most plants) generally go through three stages in terms of forage quality. Early spring growth which is high in carbs but low in fiber and high in water content. All that water is why spring pasture gives animals the screaming runs. This growth is high in nitrogen, but 50 to 70 percent of the nitrogen may be nonprotein nitrogen. The second period occurs as the grasses begin to head when fiber content increases while carb and protein content decrease. The third phase is late season regrowth which is high in carb and protein but may be in limited availability. Betcha didn't know that. So it's important to know how/when to pick your greens and what type of other food you're going to have to eat (or not eat) to get all the benefits you think you might be getting.
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Post by Toby Benoit on Mar 13, 2012 17:52:37 GMT 12.75
Reckon yer right, Phil, but I figured if the soluble fiber would still offset some of the carbohydrates, It'd help. Besides...no garde this year and fresh vegetables isscarce without tripping down to the market... I'll be increasing my bean eating too...good protein and fiber there!
Had a couple twenlve ounce sirloins tonight on the grill with a pile of steamed broccoli and a huge side salad w/italian dressing and a Sprite Zero. Volume is a bit higher than I ought to have enjoyed, but still...no carbs or sugars! ;D
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Post by Toby Benoit on Mar 15, 2012 12:25:50 GMT 12.75
Fasting sugar this AM was 138 ;D ;D ;D Skipped breakfast (I actually fixed cornfakes and forgot about them when I got distracted). Lunch was a dozen and a half garlic roasted chicken wings (not breaded). Supper tonight Will be shrimp gumbo! Ain't had nuttin to drink except about 6 tall glasses of cold clear water!
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Post by OLKoot on Mar 15, 2012 15:03:05 GMT 12.75
Nice job Toby, I hope this doesn't become like a chore ,like so many other diets become ....Thats why people eventually fail...Personally ,I think your eating the things you like to eat , so all I'll say is thats the way I did mine, plus some treats along the way...
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Post by Paws on Mar 15, 2012 15:11:26 GMT 12.75
Yes sir good numbers. ;D I didn't get mine this morning running around here getting ready to escort Sharon to the Nuke lab. No she wasn't glowing green when she came out. Step by step Toby. Try to control the urges but if you FU don't beat yourself up over it just do better tomorrow. I must confess that a lot of my "fluctuating" numbers is generated by my personal desires for experimentation. LOL, probably not the best idea but how else am I going to know?
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Post by Paws on Mar 16, 2012 1:24:17 GMT 12.75
265 just a minute ago. No meds yet and I didn't take any last night. Sometimes I just forget.
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Post by Toby Benoit on Mar 16, 2012 7:14:28 GMT 12.75
I ain't checked it today, but I been eating right and excercising every day and ain't missed a single dose of the meds in a very long time. Leftover gumbo for lunch/breakfast... Got some sausage thawe and in the fridge from last season's boar hog (only two packages left) and prolly gonna have a sausage omelet with lots of peppers, garlic,n onion tonight. No carbs and tastes great!
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Post by Toby Benoit on Mar 17, 2012 9:28:13 GMT 12.75
Had a can of chile con carne last night with a pack of hotdogs cut up and cooked in it....rediculously few carbs. Ate it with a small pack of saltines though...okay, there come the carbs. Still, glucose fasting as of 11:00am was 146... Not bad. I have always flushed my system daily woth a minimum of a gallon of watr each day. Yeah, I piss like a racehorse, but I have good healthy kidneys and I believe that's probably the only thing that has kept me off of insulin over the years. It almost a quarter to five though and I still ain't ate anything today, but am drinking a lot of water. Heck, I ain't even had no coffee... I know not eating can be worse on me than eating, but I really ain't been hungry at all. Could it be that the testosterone meds are kicking in as I'm not hungry, but feel more energetic? Hmmm....
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Post by Paws on Mar 17, 2012 11:53:22 GMT 12.75
Crackers are "worthless" carbs. No nutrients, no minerals, no vitamins, no fiber. Where is the brocolli, cabbage, carrots, apples, pears, peaches, bananas (1/2), grapes, cherries? You are eating way too much fat and protein; FUBAR your kidneys or your vascular system and you will not recover.
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Post by Toby Benoit on Mar 17, 2012 13:31:37 GMT 12.75
Got some broccoli and a salad for supper tonight to go with my grilled pork chops and I'm heading to the grocery store tomorrow for some more roughage. I'm sorely missing apples! I get a bad sweet tooth moment I can always grab a big red delicious and take the edge off it. Don't worry Paws, I ain't gonner over do it on the proteins.
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