People need to realize something : Public health guidelines have virtually nothing to do with public health . They have everything to do with appeasing the demands of powerful interests that aggressively lobby policy makers, provide money to researchers, and donate millions to influential health organizations like American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association , and so on.
This entire thing you did is a matter of opinion however i will answer it. I say false.
Hi all
I’m currently 29 weeks pregnant and have just been diagnosed with gestational diabetes I’m doing some self monitoring for the next 3 days.
Can anyone advise what my levels should be before I eat and 2 hours after I eat.
Thanks
They did tell me that before it should be between 4 – 6 but i’m not sure about 2 hours after. Can anyone give any ideas.
I had gestational diabetes this past pregnancy. The GD portion of my pregnancy was managed by a high-risk pregnancy specialist, that I saw once, and then I checked in with a trained nurse with my blood sugar levels. The rest of my pregnancy was taken care of by my CNM and her backup dr.
I was told to check my blood sugar levels first thing in the morning and then 2 hrs after each meal, no checking before a meal. They did not treat with insulin unless the numbers 2 hours after a meal were ofter 135 or higher. However, once they were treating, they’d lower it to be consistently below 120. Some doctors will want insulin if the numbers are above 120. For fasting, I think they treated if it was often 105 or higher, and then would use insulin to keep it consistently below 95.
Most cases of gestational diabetes can be managed by diet. Have you seen a nutritionist? If not, you should; that could be a big help. In my case, I still required insulin at breakfast and supper, but that is not the norm.
Some tips to help keep your levels good. Insulin resistance is usually highest in the morning, so breakfast is often the worst time. Don’t overdo the carbs at breakfast, especially sugar. If you eat sugary breakfast cereal, your numbers may be awful. But, if you eat ww toast with peanut butter, they might be perfectly fine. You’re better off eating less more frequently, because it keeps your blood sugar on more of an even keel. I was eating 3 meals and 3 snacks a day. Exercise can help keep blood sugar levels down. Try to be getting 30 minutes of aerobic exercise a day. But, build up gradually if you aren’t there yet.
I am 7months pregnant and have gestational diabetes. I have to check my blood sugar 4 times a day. Sometimes my numbers are lower than the guidelines. Is this bad or ok because it is lower than being too high?
You really need to seek professional help on this. You have a baby to consider. Unless someone answers you as a doctor or other health professional…..even then that doesn’t sound good. They do not have your complete medical record to know the whole picture. Make an appointment!
I’m 33 weeks pregnant and was recently diagnosed with a touch of gestational diabetes. I am no longer allowed to have more than 15g of carbs for breakfast before 10:00 am. So I have been reduced to some fruit and a glass of milk or yogurt for breakfast. Prior, I was a milk and cereal, muffins, oatmeal, eggs, bacon, and toast eater for breakfast. Now I am starving again after I’ve been at work for an hour with this reduced carb breakfast. It’s hard to have the energy I need to keep up at work when I haven’t had a filling breakfast. I start at 8:00 and I don’t get my lunchbreak until 1:00 usually. I can bring a snack to tie me over until lunch, but I still can’t even eat that until after 10. So do you have any good ideas of foods that will fill me up better but still be within the 15g of carbs guideline?
who the heck is your nutritional advisor on this problem? You really should get someone to give you good advice on this–a second opinion. and just what is a "touch" of gestational diabetes? I was ‘borderline’. is that what you mean? Get yourself a glucose monitor and test yourself. I did. it wasn’t fun. it wasn’t cheap. but I was able to eat a healthy meal three times a day. just stay away from processed sugars and juice. Use no- or low fat dairy products, no butter or margarine, no sodas–not even diet–the fake sugar is bad for you too. I think for breakfast I had bran flakes with skim milk and a piece of whole wheat toast with fruit spread, and a cup of de-caf tea. You have only 7 weeks to term–make good choices. And the really fun part is that you should continue with the diabetic diet for the rest of your life because you are high risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Lose weight, exercise daily. good luck. have a happy baby.
Some fruits are higher than others on the glycemic index. Is it possible that fruit eaten in any quantity could become a cause of diabetes? I had always thought that the enemy was sucrose, not fructose consumed in raw, fresh fruit.
Have read that overweight can be a contributing factor. If one remains consistently slighly under-weight can such an individual develop diabetes?
If the reader happens to be an expert in the matter, why not list for me up-to-date guidelines for the avoidance of this problem?
Nuts prevent type 2 diabetes
There was great excitement in the press very recently when researchers from Harvard studied more than 83,000 women and found that those who reported eating a handful of nuts or two tablespoons of peanut butter at least five times a week were more than 20 percent less likely to develop adult onset (type II) diabetes than those who rarely or never ate nuts. Type II diabetes develops when the body cannot properly use insulin. The women had been followed for up to sixteen years. The speculation is that the results apply to men as well as women. It’s not only the “good” fat in the nuts that work on heart health. The fiber and magnesium in nuts help maintain balanced insulin and glucose levels
Use ¼ to ½ teaspoon of cinnamon per day. Add it to your coffee, oatmeal, smoothie, or wherever you find it palatable.
If you already suffer from diabetes, be sure to stay on a regular schedule with your cinnamon usage so that your blood sugar levels don’t yo-yo.Use the same amount at the same time every day so that you can get a sense of how cinnamon affects your own personal blood sugar readings.
Use the powdered spice or a cinnamon stick. Cinnamon pills are also available, and can be found easily via an online search. MHCP is water soluble and is not found in cinnamon oil.
Lime and lemon juice delay the digestion of starches as does vinegar. I’ve found that 2-3 tablespoons of lime or lemon juice reduces my post prandial BG response by 10-20 points. Rick Mendosa’s site has a lot of material on acids in the diet. Take a look at http://www.mendosa.com/acidic_foods.htm .
Also a low Glycemic diet may stave off the onslaught of Diabetes.Here is the best Glycemic Index on the web:www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm
Benefits of Regular Exercise: Stronger Muscles
Most people know that exercise keeps muscles strong. But did you know that strong muscles burn more calories? Muscle mass is metabolically active tissue. In other words, the more muscle mass you have, the more calories you burn even when you’re not working out.
Studies estimate that for each pound of muscle you add to your body, you will burn an additional 35-50 calories per day. So an extra 5 pounds of muscle will burn about 175-250 calories a day, or an extra pound of fat every 14-20 days.
Because guys have more muscle mass, they burn calories faster and lose weight more easily than girls. So girls need to work out daily to stay strong and in shape.
You can develop type 2 diabetes if:
Your body does not respond properly to insulin, making it difficult for your cells to get sugar from the blood to make energy. This is called insulin resistance.
Your pancreas does not make enough insulin.
Your weight, how much physical activity you get, and your family history all affect the way your body responds to insulin. If you are overweight, get little or no exercise, or have family members with dia
betes, you have a greater chance of developing type 2 diabetes.
Fight Diabetes with Sweet Laughter
A Japanese study finds a chuckle after a meal may help lower your blood sugar.
A chuckle may help the body process blood sugar, according to research from Japan. A study of type 2 diabetes—the most common form of the disease—found that laughter was linked to lower blood sugar levels after a meal.
Over two days, participants were given identical meals. On one day, they watched a humorless lecture, and on the next they watched a Japanese comedy show. The group of 19 people with diabetes and five without had their blood sugar monitored during the study.
Afterward both diabetics and non-diabetics alike had lower glucose levels after laughing through the comedy show than they did when they listened to the monotonous 40-minute lecture. The study was published in Diabetes Care.
Keiko Hayashi, of the University of Tsukuba, Japan, who led the study says that he cannot yet explain the laughter-glucose connection. It could be that laughter affects the neuroendocrine system, which monitors the body’s glucose levels. Or it may be an effect of energy used by the stomach muscles.
Increased blood sugar can cause major complications for diabetics. If glucose is not kept in check, diabetics are more at risk for heart disease, kidney disease, and blindness. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body fails to produce enough insulin to control the body’s glucose levels.
Good luck>
My partner has just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. How can I find what sort of sugar contents I should be looking at in foods and some guidelines to follow when shopping.
We live in outback Queensland and are going to have to travel 6 hours to the closest specialist. I am looking for stuff to get us through till then. Everyones help is appreciated.
Your partner needs to see an endocrinologist and a dietitian.
We can eat every food on this earth. We count carbs not sugar.
Try subscribing to several diabetes magazines, joining a support group to make new friends and read everything you can that was published in the past five years.
Look for fresh food of all sorts.
I need web sites that I can print nutritional guidelines, foot care, and other information on diabetes and metabolic syndrome to give to patients. Any help is appreciated.
Try this:
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/spanish/pubs/complications_feet/index.htm
the diseases that I included of which I need the diet,footwear,and medications that are used by cms in the prison setting. Even a sources of info would be helpful.
check out www.nutrihand.com…
if you have the Internet you have support…
