[murrayotl]

Hello,
My name is John. I have not been classified as of today, but seeing Dr this afternoon with 2 weeks of sugar level measurements. I believe my AC1? level was 8.

It has been hard on me because of a work accident in 1997 that left me 100% disabled. I have had 14 back surgeries and too many to count nerve burns. I have an internal pain pump that brings pain medicine directly into my spinal cavity.

Over the last year I have slowly lost the ability to stand or walk. I use a motorized wheelchair to get around. In the last year I gained over 100lbs due to immobility and surgery, that left me in a chair or bed for months. No more physical therapy or activity due to back condition.

I have lost 14 lbs following a Diabetic diet and I'm working with a dietician. I am looking for some kind of PC tracking software for meals. I been searching for one that has the option to set calories, carbs, sugar, fat, fiber etc. levels manually. Most have weight loss setting of 2lbs a week and basic settings and levels. If you could help I will deeply appreciate your input.

Thank You, John

[neohdiver]

I use MyFitnessPal.com It has a very complete database of foods, you can choose which nutrients to track and, within limits, how many pounds you want to lose a week. (I can't tell it I want to lose 2 lbs a week, because the powers that be have determined that caloric intake is not adequate to get the proper nutrients.)

If you have been following the standard diabetic diet, you may want to consider dramatically cutting carbs. The standard diabetic diet generally keeps blood sugar much higher than is safe to protect your organs, including your pancreas - so insulin resistance often becomes impaired production of insulin.

I'm eating around 50 net carbs/day, the amount the standard diabetic diet tells you to eat in a meal. I've lost 11 lbs in 4 weeks, but within 3 days my blood sugar had stabilized in the prediabetes range for fasting, and the normal range the rest of the time - aside from 3 foods I was testing which spiked it above 140. For five days in a row now, my fasting blood sugar has been below 100 (normal range).

[dano]

Welcome to the Forum!

Read through the first three threads in the Type 2 Section, when you get a chance, if you have not already done so. These threads will most-likely help you a lot. Self education is one of the keys to successful management of your diabetes, along with a healthy / sensible diet and exercise. Basically, diabetes requires a life-style change for the better. Good luck with your control and management.

[mkobrien]

A healthy proper diet can help to prevent, control and sometimes even reverse diabetes. What to eat and what not to eat is very important when you are diabetic. A weight loss nutrition must be followed by you to have healthier lifestyle. You can find great information on this forum and on web regarding proper diet.