NEW YEARS: MONITOR BLOODSUGAR & WEIGHT

[megamania]

116, 2 1/2 hours after eating lunch

 

[kenobi65]

116, 2 1/2 hours after eating lunch

That's pretty darn good.

When I do my post-meal test, 2 hours after starting the meal, I usually get something in the range of 115-130, and my A1Cs are under 6 (in other words, I'm in the range that a non-diabetic would be in).

 

[Scotley]

Excellent! My AIc was 7.0 last week, which is good for me. I'd love to get down under 6.5. Now if I could just get my good cholesterol up, all my numbers would be decent.

 

[kenobi65]

Now if I could just get my good cholesterol up, all my numbers would be decent.

That's a hard one. Statins can apparently help a little bit (though they're mostly about lowering LDL), but otherwise, the only things I've heard that can help raise your HDL are exercise and avoiding trans-fats.

 

[Scotley]

Yes, I'm doing my best on the transfats. The exercise is the one that should be easy, but my schedule doesn't help.

 

[xrpsuzi]

I'm still battling to get my AC1 consistantly under 7.4 without meds. The doctor told me that (in addition to me losing weight and keeping the fasting numbers under 120) if I could keep the post-meals numbers less than 60 points from my pre-meal numbers, I'm on the right track to getting things under control without medication.

Otherwise, I'm going to be looking at lizard spit.

This isn't from a doctor, but my mom says eating fish (the essential oils) is a good way of raising good cholesterol, provided that you aren't frying it or doing something else equally as tasty.

-Suzi

 

[megamania]

It has been 10 hours when I scored 116. At 7pm I ate two english muffins and a burrito washed down with Diet Pepsi. Midnight I scored 98.

This is working for me. By typing in what I am getting here I feel a bit of peer pressure to eat better and do more regular testing. I am almost looking forward to my ACL test in Feb. I have been all over the chart from 6.9 to 9.3 in the past 2 years. Not good.

I'll be sure to tell the doc about this site and what I am doing.




maybe I can convert him to DnD....yeah right.

 

[megamania]

127 after 1 1/2 hours of eating. 1 metaforim pill, nothing else.

 

[megamania]

83 and damn tired.....

 

[megamania]

76 but not light headed or moody.


Anyone here know the cut off for avoiding coma or the such. At 86. I decided to buy an energy bar that I will have in my work locker just in case. I told a few co-workers of it and why.

Since I am still dropping, should I worry?