Posted by leeran on April 30, 2003, at 12:13:15
In reply to Re: Well, now I'm panicking, posted by Dinah on April 30, 2003, at 10:23:14
Dinah,
My mother tests her blood sugar in the morning, when my father does (he's diabetic) and it was running so high that she mentioned it to her doctor. They took all the tests in the afternoon and the tests came back normal.
She is a late night snacker and then she takes her sleeping pill and zonks out on the sofa. All that sugar must just ferment overnight and ends up skewing the morning test results.
Of course, she shouldn't be spiking her blood sugar that way at night but I'm not one to tell her anything (I'm not guilt-free when it comes to downing a cookie before bedtime).
Regarding your situation . . . could the doctor prescribe Metformin/Glucophage for a few months without making a firm diagnosis on your medical records? I've been doing my own haphazard research on this medication because my father became diabetic in his forties. I would really like to add this med to my own regimen for better pancreas functioning (plus, it may help with weight loss).
It sounds like you've been able to keep this under control and keep it off your medical records with the right diet, so maybe the test time wasn't optimal.
I can't read your post without also making this comment - I am addicted to McDonald's medium cokes. Of course, when I read about the eight teaspoons of sugar in an eight ounce glass I freak out (until I see the Golden Arches once again).
I'm a fizzy drink lover and worry about Aspartame, so I settle for Hansen's Diet sodas sweetened with Splenda.
I also picked up some sparkling Splenda sweetened drinks at Costco the other day called "Diet Sparkling Ice." I just tried the grapefruit flavor last night and it was really good. I also drink low calorie Cranberry juice to ward off bladder infections - so I mix the Cranberry juice with about everything, including Jose Cuerva premixed tequila mix (when I'm not taking medications), as well as the Hansen's diet soda.
Oh yeah, one other thing. Last year at this time (when I was feeling lousy - the antithesis of twitterpated) I found these two websites via a low carb message board.
I bought the book (but that's not necessary, most of the information is on the websites as I recall) and followed this very easy program religiously for several months (basically just half your body weight per day in water, plus gray sea salt).
I really did feel so much better (in fact, I just went out to the garage to get three bottles of water to start myself back on this). I just looked at the diabetes section:
COPIED PASTED REGARDING DIABETES: "After another month, my blood glucose (Bg) was completely normal! I weaned myself off of the oral medication and monitored my Bg levels--they remained normal and the Bg readings were generally below 120." - Sean Daibbi Mac Airchinnigh
Adult-onset diabetes is another adaptive state to severe dehydration of the human body. To have adequate water in circulation and for the brain's priority water needs, the release of insulin is inhibited to prevent insulin from pushing water into all body cells. In diabetes, only some cells get survival rations of water. Water and some salt will reverse adult-onset diabetes in its early stages before it becomes an autoimmune disease with a destruction of insulin-producing cells.
COPIED PASTED REGARDING DEPRESSION: **Severe depression is usually gone within 2 days after going on the watercure. The results are fantastic. (Note - this is hard for me to believe but I decided to copy and paste it regardless).
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