NEW YEARS: MONITOR BLOODSUGAR & WEIGHT

[megamania]

I will be monitoring my Bloodsugar much better as my New Years resolution. It has been under control until Thankgiving and the ugliness of it has reared its head as I am becoming extremely moody.

So as a step, I plan on monitoring it closer and posting here for support and jeers when I need it.

Yesterday Morning:
202 Bloodsugar (should be 100-110)

Weight 244 (up 16 pounds since the week of Thanksgiving.

Tuesday or Thursday I hope toi update next.

 

[Ferret]

Is that blood sugar in imperial? What units does it have, as I am confused....

Are you diabetic then?

 

[Shemeska]

Is that blood sugar in imperial? What units does it have, as I am confused....

Are you diabetic then?

I'm assuming mg/dL since he's in the states.

 

[Ferret]

Ah, my dads is done in mmol/L

202 in mmol/l equates to 11.2 Thats not too bad, it way out of what is normal but it isn't dangerous in the short term right? My dads was in the twenties (360) before he found out he was diabetic. Strangely he says he doesn't feel any different know he has it down to about 3 or 4.

He uses a low carb diet.

 

[megamania]

Is that blood sugar in imperial? What units does it have, as I am confused....

Are you diabetic then?

yes. Type II

 

[Ferret]

I'm not so sure what the different types mean, any chance of an explanation? Please?

 

[megamania]

When my sugars run high I become extremely moody and have a chip on my shoulder the size of Vermont. And I become depressed and larthargic.

Winter is always a bad time since I am not active then and there is much in my life to worry about.


The wife thinks this is a good idea having this on the net. Certain folks here will remind me any time I visit to check myself. That level opf awareness will help me. I'll be grumpy about it but that should subside once my sugars get under 150 for a week or more.

 

[kenobi65]

I'm not so sure what the different types mean, any chance of an explanation? Please?

Type II diabetes (which used to be called "adult-onset") is where the cells in your body become resistant to the effects of insulin, or when your body doesn't produce enough. There's a definite genetic component to it, though being overweight and a high-carb diet can cause it to become a problem earlier. Most diabetics have Type II:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/59/66844

Type I diabetes (used to be called "juvenile") is where your body simply doesn't produce insulin. It's typically caused by an immune system that mistakenly attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/59/66847

I'm Type II diabetic myself, so I can empathize with you, megamania, and I'm pulling for you. And, know that stress plays a big part in your short-term blood sugar (as my endocrinologist explained it to me, adrenalin can counteract the effects of insulin), so anything you can do to reduce stress should help quite a bit. (I know that my "bad days" for blood sugar are almost always stressful ones.)

 

[Pepster]

I've been checking my blood sugar for about a month now. The highest I've seen is 213 last Thursday, and that was two hours after I'd finished a bowl of sugared mini-wheats with the rest of the sugar in the bottom of the box.

In my case, I'm a little upset because everything appears to be normal to me. My blood sugar bounces between 90-120 with spikes. I check once a day at different times. I have made changes to my diet, primarily reducing my soft drink intake from 4 bottles down to one. The rest of the day it's water.

If you want stats, I'm 5'9" and 209#. I don't exercise at all, so I got hammered by the RN about that too.

The diagnosis is "pre-diabetic." Diabetes does run in my family, so it does bear keeping an eye on.

Pepster

 

[freebfrost]

Another Type II here.

I hate to preach it, but it's valid - exercise, exercise, exercise!

Also, if you haven't switched to diet pop yet, do so. If you can get with a registered dietician who can work with you to find a meal schedule that will help moderate your sugar swings, go for that too. If you have health insurance, a diabetes class might be covered for you and you will get a lot of good information there.