[RonnocoFlow32]

If you haven't done it already, check with your doctor about meeting with the Diabetes Educator and dietician at your local hospital. They will be able to help you. I e-mail my BG readings to my Diabetes Educator once a month. Also, when I have my blood work done, I e-mail those results to her, as well. She always gets back to me with either a pat on the back or a "you can do better" note. So, contact your local hospital's Diabetes Educator for some terrific support.

[ag2sw]

Originally Posted by cjyen

Hey everyone, I'm 26 years old male..i just got discovered I have diabetes. I've been monitoring my blood sugar with a machine so far before bed I've been doing okay but last two nights it's been up to 230+. Docs say I do not need medication at this time but monitor it with machine and strict diet. What am i suppose to eat to help it more? I'm so lost and I need help.

CJ,

Iknow it seems overwhelming, but I am Hispanic and I now thrive on Asian food as a diabetic. There is so much good FOOD in your arsenal and you can have rice, so long as you count it. My diabetic nutritionist formulated a simple diet for me to follow carbs and calories by servings. 1/2 cup of rice is not much, but if you mix in kimchee and soy noodles, dude its a feast. Your doc can set you up with a special Meeting with a diabetic counselor or nutritionist and its covered by most all insurance now as its preventative for.them to do. Anyway, you can trick the veggies out by learning to cook insane things like mashed cauliflauer, spaghetti eggplants, seared braised zuchinni and toss on the lean meat till you get used to it. Trust me MASHED UP.CAULIFLAUER and lowfat butter will fool even you that they are potatoes. You will se an immediate change. Also, if possible, walk a couple hours after supper its good don't 20 points for me. Don't test after you eat. Get used to testing before and the important one is upon waking.

If.you want some.motivation, I have been diabetic for too long and just got out of the hospital with kidney failure, dka and kidney stones. I am given another chance ....again. don't wait too long. friend!

BE WELL!

[paulie05404]

I hate the words "diet" and "exercise", but have come too grips with both. Start slow like a mile aday, every other day. When your comfortable with that, increase your distance. Drink plenty of water each day.

[sarahjones]

Do more exercise and eat rice more and walking more and more time.

[rshell77]

I'm Asian to ( Korean) with type 2 my diagnosis was 4 weeks ago on Friday. I saw a dietitian to customize my diet for me since I'm really active. As it turns out I'm already eating the way I should be and she said " I wish all my patients were like you". Anyhow as far as rice I switched to black rice check it out way healthier I think they also call it purple rice and forbidden rice. Also get with a dietitian they help tremendously hell I'm so active my carb allowance is 255g a day really the main thing is to get active. I weight train 3 days a week and run (cardio) 3 days a week. Before I was diagnosed I was running 50 or more miles a week I was a marathoner but my doc says that kind of mileage is not recommended and he wants me to put on 10 lbs of muscle. But don't think you need to work out for hours in the gym just a 45 min weight training regimen coupled with 20 mins of cardio ( that's not including warm up or cool down so really its more like 30 mins) is all you need and its every other day. Upper body one day, cardio day 2, lower body day 3, then cardio again just for six days and then you take a break. At six weeks change it up to total body one day and cardio the next just so you avoid plateauing and continue with gains. But my recommendation is see a dietitian.

[tybirdtybird]

I had heart surgery back July . Found out I'm pre diabetes my dr put me on metormin 500 mg twice a day. My bg was 189 gave me headache bad. Everytime it get over 120 feel like crap.

[addison07]

I am very sorry to hear about your disease but these things are natural and nobody can do anything. Doctors can give you their best suggestion but they can't give you the assurance that you will get rid of this bad thing. So my dear friends you need to follow the doctor's advice because the home remedies can lead you the panic conditions.

[tolan41]

Wow Maxx reading your post made me think I could have written it. I was told by my doctor I had type 2 in February of 2013. I went to the hospital Thanksgiving weekend 2012 and found out I had afib and they also said I had diabetes. No way I thought, well I was sure wrong.

I started out really well then have just kind of said oh well. To tell the truth I'm scared, a 59 year old former college football player and I'm scared. I keep saying I need to focus but I don't and I have no one to blame but myself.

[resham32]

When I was first diagnosed a month ago, my BG was 828. Thank god I did not end up in coma. My doctor put me on flip oxide and metformin. And now it has dropped down to around 150 average. I feel way better now.

[resham32]

Error on my earlier post: should be glipizide instead of * oxide