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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prediabetic being proactive

cmichal
cmichal

I went to doc and discussed inability to lose weight tho Tg I havent been spiralling gaining. We found high  blod glucose levels. Eons ago, i was twice found to be hypoglycemic  but at that time my mother was paying my medical bills and  she  just made me go on a calories in calories out type of diet, I lost some weight but there was no attention paid to insulin resistance and carb control--after each of those docs 9years apart0 diagnosed me we never went back to either one after the diagnosis. Now I am wondering if I am indedd pre-d or type 2 d (yes I wWILL go back to the new doctor!!) how many carbs per day, assuming I would keep to 1100 calories, could I afford to eat and when you count carbs do you count total carbs or use the atkins subtraction method--subtract  sugar alcohol and fiber from the listed carbs on the nutrition info panel of a packaged food and count that "net" figure as the total carb number for that food? sorry if I sound ignorant but I am new at this "medical" as opposed to "feminine vanity" dieting. Redfox   from Gainesville Florida

Atpeacemary
Atpeacemary
Hugs, my friend. 1100 calories a day is not enough. I would go for at least 1300 to 1400 a day. All you need to do is take a whole sandwich out of your diet. Or cut everything in 1/4 and each day eat a bit less. That way you will get used to eating less and not realizing it. I am doing that. But insulin makes you gain weight and it is very hard to lose it too. Drink about 4 large glasses of water every day.
cmichal
cmichal
actually there is a 1200 calorie diet approved by NIH and the American Diabetic Association, just google it. Mary where are you writing in from? me--Gainesville Fl. ps I am quite sedentary, and so it has been advised for couch potatoes (ha ha) to reduce what would be an average diet or maintenance menu by 15% of calorie value. I am not on insulin, I use chromium piccolinate and spirulina which are non prescription supplements (buy at Walmart) for blood sugar control, they do work,
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