Opinions....medical question for jinger or others QUALIFIED

[n2jesus]

Asking Jude 2 community for their opinion...I am 48, overweight and was diagnosed last Friday with diabetes...I have drastically changed my opinion on food and my eating habits...I am not on a diet, but a lifelong lifestyle change...I get 45 carbs per meal per the dr...I have lost 10 lbs this week by cutting out all unhealthy choices, I know that is allot, but I have been eating every few hours to keep my sugar level from dropping/spiking...I got a monitor yesterday with my meds...I truly do not want to go on meds...My Dad gained 50 lbs on this med they want me to use...They already told me I would gain, well I have no where to put one pound...When I checked my sugar 1 hour after a meal yesterday with no meds it was 165...that isn't an abnormal level after you eat...This morning my sugar was 123 when I woke up, that is only 8 points above the normal range (which of course the medical profession keeps lowering)...I ate oats with splenda for breakfast and 2 hours later my blood sugar was 222, and that isn't so good...So what to do is my question...My Dad has lost 49 lbs, is on oral meds as well as insulin shots, and his blood sugar still stays 190...My question is this, would you give it a little while longer with diet and exercise or would you go on the meds??? I am afraid with a sugar level this morning of 123 that going on the meds is going to make it too low...And I really don't want to let a med work for my pancreas if mine is still working...I would love anyone who has had to make this decision about diabetic meds to let me know what they think...

[Shellie]

This is a Jinjer question...she is a nurse. I edited your subject line to get her attention.

[jinjer]

I would give it a little longer. You will need to figure out what YOUR trigger foods are. I had a patient once that could not drink any amount of orange juice, it ALWAYS put made her blood sugar high. So, figure out what your triggers are. Also, when you eat carbs, always eat a protein with it. For example, this morning when you had oatmeal, you should have had a protein with it, maybe an egg and less oatmeal. Have they set you up with a diabetic nutritionist? They can really help you figure out your individual diet and help you keep you hunger under control. However, with all that said, for some people genetics can play a bigger role than we can overcome. But, give yourself some more time. Since you didn't know what you levels were before you were diagnosed, you may getting better and you can't measure it.

Jinjer

[Becks]

Jinger's advice is good. I was diagnosed in May of 2005 with type II diabetes. My doctor immediately set me up with a Diabetes Education class. It was the best thing I could have done. I learned sooo much in that 6 weeks of classes. Good luck to you.

[Pastor Bill]

I am diabetic as well those numbers are still a little high, (I know you said only 8 points, but actually I think after fasting overnight they told me they want it under 100, so that would be still more than 20 points high.

I really wanted to avoid the meds as well, but my doctor explained to me that sometimes a low dose of the meds can give just enough assistance to get you on the right track, then with some weight loss and better dietary habits people do come off the meds. The main thing is you don't want to allow it to get worse, diabetis can effect so many things, and often those effects can be quick and irreversible, effecting every person differently.

[Gerald Creasy]

Have y'all heard of Gastric Bypass as a cure for Type 2 diabetes?

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/502583/

[jinjer]

The media has once again misrepresented the facts. Gastric ByPass is NOT the weight loss surgery that cures diabetes. It is the duodenal switch procedure that is a cure. The DS is performed in other countries for the purpose of curing diabetes. You can find out about this procedure at duodenalswitch.com or drhess.com.

Jinjer