Diabetes Type 2 Support Group

Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage...

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puglet
puglet
Please! I need imformation from others with diabetes. I care for my sister who is the diabetic. We seem to be on a yoyo for years. I feel the doctor is not very helpful. We work constantly on her diet-and exercising. We will be doing great for a while(good enough that we drop the insulin dossage) and then with nothing changing with in the diet or exercisisng her sugar goes high. Why is this? Its so frustrating to her and I. Can someone PLEASE help me on this?
mzizgayle
mzizgayle
It is possible she needs to have her meds adjusted. Is she sticking to portion controls, watching even snacks etc?

but this will happen with all of us thru out our journey in this disease, It takes hard work and being constantly aware of what you are eating and amount of exercise. This disease is a progressive one, more so in others than some.

And if you do not have a good relationship with the doctor who will talk to you and not at you, then maybe time to find a doctor who has a lot of experience with diabetic patients. We all react differently to this disease and it is important that the doctor treats the patient, not just the disease
puglet
puglet
thank you mzizgayle for responding--she dosent do snacks nor use any type of soda. When we tell the doctor about this he asumes shes cheating and she is not. Telling us to watch the diet --- we measure and keep track of what causes it to rise. We are just at a lost.
grannie
grannie
I do that sometimes. Some foods spike me that don't bother other people. I am on Lasix now and I had to increase my Insulin, a lot. Any number of things will cause that, even exercise. As stated bring it up with your Doctor and keep a food and exercise journal so the Doc can see what is going on.
PinterestFan
PinterestFan
On a Dr. Oz episode, a very small sample: for lunch he gave 5 women
something with whole wheat bread and checked their blood sugar.
The next day, he gave the same 5 women a Snickers bar and 3 of them had much higher blood sugar readings. He didn't mention whether anyone had diabetes, but it was interesting.

Whether or not they had diabetes, that's surprising, for 3 out of 5 to respond to whole wheat like that. Thing vary very much from one person to another. If I make sure it's only one serving and I eat the
Barilla (yellow box) protein, very high in protein and fiber, not much
of a b s rise, but on other sites, I've seen people say that it very much
raises their blood sugar. There's the chance that they're having multiple servings, or it may just be gluten sensitivity or other.