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Quoted message said:If there's sugar in your urine, your bg is VERY high. If your urine
starts getting colorless, it's VERY VERY high.
If you're sick, bg runs high though, so don't take readings very
seriously if you're sick
I'd suggest buying a meter and monitoring yourself for a week or
two. Test upon rising and 1 and 2 hours after each meal or snack.
BTW, if you do consider buying a meter, don't worry about what the
meter costs, but what the strips cost. A free meter with expensive
strips is a false economy.
If your bg does run above 100 during most of your readings, check this
out: http://www.diabetic-talk.org/jennifer.htm
The *primary* tool for controlling bg is a low-carb diet and
exercise. Many people can control their bg just fine with that.
IMO, you really only need a doctor involved for prescriptions. But...
bear in mind that I was a biochemistry graduate student when I was
diagnosed and had a full research library available to me. I've found
few doctors who knew nearly what I did, so that may be why I consider
them unnecessary except for scripts. After 18 years of being
diabetic, I'm even less impressed with medical professionals than when
I began. Other people may find having a doctor involved more useful
than I do.
If bg is not controlled via diet and exercise, the best medication to
start with is metformin.
Kills me that I gave away a perfectly good meter a few months ago, thinking
I'd never need it. But will get another and thanks for the tip about the
price of the strips. (Reminds me of buying a cheap printer that uses
expensive ink cartridges...)
Since I developed this illness in December my doctor wanted me to not worry
about losing weight until we got a good diagnosis. A couple of hospitals,
many specialists, days of testing, and nearly 4 months later I finally got
one down at the university...but until that point I wanted to make sure I
did everything the doctor told me so nobody could point any fingers at me
for being an uncooperative patient, or it being my "fault" if they couldn't
figure it out. So, although my doctor didn't tell me to give up low carb,
and was happy that I've been eating a lot of veggies, I did eat more
grain-based foods than I had for the last 2 years - occasional low-carb
toast with my fried eggs, low-carb tortilla wraps instead of romaine, a bowl
of oatmeal once a week - and I'm wondering if that could have anything to do
with it also?
I'm back to my previous enjoyable eating habits now however, which includes
no grain-based foods, and also start checking with the meter. I believe I
will find it useful anyway, as I have questioned the effects of some foods
on my BG over the last couple of years anyway.
Thanks again 🙂.
--
Sherry
lowcarb.owly.net
