Boost? Yogurts?

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Boost? Yogurts?
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Sun, 11-23-2008 - 8:57pm

Ok -
What about those BOOST diabetic drinks?

Also -
what are good yogurts ----- i bought some DanActives recently.....
are they really 'good' for diabetes?

Are there other great yogurts???/

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Thu, 12-04-2008 - 3:12pm

If we drank milk, I'd probably have tried that one by now. We use Almond Breeze almond milk - it's totally non-dairy, not just cow's milk flavored with almond extract or something. I use the plain unsweetened version and it has 2 grams of carb per 8 ounces, 40 calories, 1 gram of fiber, zero sugars (since nuts don't have lactose or anything in them) There's a vanilla unsweetened version that is the same with a hint of vanilla flavoring. It's not always easy to find the unsweetened versions at a regular grocery store though - but I have found the unsweetened vanilla a few times.

--Deb

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Thu, 12-04-2008 - 8:07pm
i like the sargento ones. they are light, and just taste more like real cheese than some of them do.
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Fri, 12-05-2008 - 1:42am

"I suppose I could only know from testing 2 hours later, right?"


Your goal is two fold: you don't want your 2 hours post eating blood sugar to be no more than 40 points above your pre-eating blood sugar or over 160. This is a pretty tough goal to meet. You can only know by testing.

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Fri, 12-05-2008 - 9:14am

"I was surprised to find out that I wasn't hungry when I started following this" That's actually one of my 'cues' that I might be too high - I get serious "munchie" gotta eat feelings that mimic actual hunger pretty well. My "test" of whether it's actual hunger, didn't get enough food, is to have a small handful of nuts (pecans, peanuts, cashews, whatever we have on hand). If that reduces/removes the hungries, then I was honestly needing more food energy and I might go ahead and have a more nuts or some cheese or whatever to snack on. If, however, I'm still wanting to do a search-and-destroy in the fridge, I'll test to see how high the reading is and reach for a glass of water and/or go walk on the treadmill (depending on circumstances).

That's another thing to note as a reminder (to myself as well as other folks): stay hydrated! Letting yourself get even a little dehydrated can lead to higher glucose readings. In the summer, we're maybe more cognizant of it because it's hot and we're thirsty and every newscaster is reminding us to stay hydrated in the heat. BUT, winter can be just as drying if not moreso with the dry heat and dry air. Hydrate yourself inside and out (moisturized skin is less prone to nicks and cuts and other damage)

"over 160" this is where the ADA and the Amer Assoc of Clincial Endocrinologists vary - the AACE would say to stay under 140 after a meal - and that's not the super tightest control (some people go for a super tight control of never going over something like 120 - that's too much for me but works for some)

--Deb

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Sat, 12-06-2008 - 1:25am

Deb,


When you are newly diagnosed you can get your fasting blood sugar consistently under 100 and so a 40 point rise would meet the 140 goal. When you have been a diabetic for a long time, it is almost impossible to meet that goal and too tight control and lead to many episodes of hypoglycemia. As you are well aware that isn't fun either.


I do get frustrated that we can't get one standard for us to guide us. According to the doctors that I have talked to from the ADA their standard is a concensus standard that everyone can agree with. They also say that less than half of the diabetics get their A1C under 7. I think that to a certain extent is from physicians not really doing all they need to when the person is first diagnosed and not following the diabetics closely there after.


Hope you have a good weekend,


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Thu, 12-11-2008 - 1:19pm

I was dxd almost 2 years ago and I've never been able to consistently get under 100. I just aim to keep things within the AACE guidelines as much as possible and not go too high. I figure it's easier to remedy a low than it is to deal with a high (since I'm not on insulin at this point), though neither is what you'd call 'pleasant' to deal with.

--Deb

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Thu, 12-11-2008 - 10:35pm

Hey Deb,


Isn't it fun, we get to tough it out when we are too high or too low! I would rather have a high than a low. I can sleep off a high but it takes hours to recover from a severe low. I have scared more people than I care to think about with my lows of 52, etc. I try really hard to not let that happen and so I am very mindful of how I am feeling around lunch time which is when I most often have trouble.


Keep up your good work as you are doing really well at preventing complications.


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Fri, 12-12-2008 - 12:45pm

Yeah, yippee! LOL

I've never gotten below about 75 (that I know about anyhow - pre diagnosis is another matter entirely). On the one hand, yeah, a sleepy high is easier to recover from sometimes than a low. On the other hand, I can DO something about a low and there's not much I can do about a high. Kind of like I can add layers in the winter to stay warm when the temps get low but there's a limit to how much I can remove in the summer when it gets really hot - once I'm down to skin, that's it.

--Deb

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Fri, 12-12-2008 - 7:46pm

I think once or twice i got down to about 78 and both times were times i had gone to the Y to work out and got carried away even though my energy was basically gone. I think once I got involved watching dog show on animal planet!!(no cable at home).


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