don't know a lot about diabetes but I need to monitor my diet also and periodically get a blood draw. One thing this has taught me -- four or five years in now -- is that *eveything* affects your body and that as Jerry says, it is less the point measurements that matter than the curve. I answer questions in an online support group where we constantly hear from people who are freaking because their INR is supposed to be between 2 and 3, and it was 3.2 at the last draw. Oh well. When it hits 8 or so, it's a really had idea to fall off a mountain or have a car accident, but 3.2 is nothing to worry about and even 5 just means it might be time to eat a salad.....
I know the specifics differ but perhaps the analogy helps. Gather information but assess it calmly, is my advice :) On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Greg Morphis <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was told to check it once a day at various times. Like I said before > I'm keeping it in check.. only time in weeks its been above 150 was > this Tuesday at 8pm and it was 154. But yesterday I checked it at > 8:30am and it was 124. Less than the 150 but I read it should be lower > in the morning as oppose to evening. Anywho yeah I was meeting a > friend I hadn't seen in a decade so I was freaking nervous.. I don't > think my blood pressure dropped much below 140 until after the ice > broke. > I had checked it a few times.. 144, 145 and a 139. You think this > could have caused it? > Thanks! > > On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Jerry Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> For me, the most important thing is to eat _steady_ amounts. Any >> radical changes to the times and numbers of carbs does crazy things to >> my blood sugar. >> >> And changes to exercise makes a huge difference (not walking at ALL >> one day will raise my levels 40 points, easy, by dinner) >> >> The possible reasons you were at 125 are numerous. Could just be >> elevated due to illness (this is normal, and should go down as you >> heal. Blood sugar is often an indicator you are GETTING sick, as the >> blood sugar goes up even before most symptoms appear). or you could >> have "bounced". or your liver released sugar because it thought you >> needed it. or you switched from complex to simple carbs (and your >> system has a harder time using breaking them down). Or, your "at rest" >> insulin levels are low, and your body will consistantly go up over >> time when you dont eat. >> >> But, the most important thing to remember is _trending_ is important, >> less so than individual measurements. if you are consistently at 125 >> at this time of day for a week, that would be a concern. Once blip on >> the graph is not worrisome. Changes to the trends is more so. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Greg Morphis <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> So I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes almost a month ago. I have to >>> cut out a lot of carbs from my diet and so far so good. I've been >>> keeping my blood sugar within the normal range. But yesterday all I >>> ate was apple + protein shake for breakfast at 8, at noon I had an >>> apple, and a protein shake around 5.. I know that's not healthy but I >>> wasn't feeling well yesterday and thats about all I could get down. >>> So this morning I check it and it's at 125? WTF? Normal limit is >>> 75-150.. So why it it be "resting" at 125 after not eating for 18 >>> hours? >>> I'm still new to this diabetes thing.. >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:297449 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
