I have been reading all sorts of articles about type 2 diabetes, and some of the things I read really tell me that most of the people who write articles about this disease are freaking clueless. Yep, clueless. I read an article about taking food on an airplane, granola, pretzels, juice, etc. I was thinking are you an idiot? What diabetic in their right mind can eat or drink this kind of stuff? One destined to lose their eyesight, feet, legs, etc. My blood sugar would be off the charts if I ate or drank any of this stuff.
No way am I allowed near juice, granola, pretzels, or anything remotely related to sugar or carbs. I wouldn't even begin to subject myself to this kind of torture. It hurts me physically to have high blood sugar, I feel completely awful. Even worse is low blood sugar, the shakes, feeling completely drained and the cold sweats. Not a pretty sight at all, the feelings are worse.
Face it, if you are a diabetic, you are completely complicated and you will have to learn to live with it and read as much as you can about it.
Since I have been controlling my blood sugar with my diet, I am no longer on any meds for it. How did I manage this? Get rid of the carbs and it will happen. Low carb diets do work for us. I have been off of the metformin for 9 months and I feel great. My doctor is very impressed with my A1c levels.
One of my diabetic friends was telling me she ate lasagna all of the time. I was stunned. Uh, you are taking insulin most of the time and you are wondering why? Pasta is an evil with diabetics. It is a big no go. How do you get your fix for your favorite foods? Sub in something else like polenta or as I have discovered...zucchini. My hubby made me zucchini carbonara the other night and I loved it! I am going to sub it in for noodles the next time I make lasagna.
Since this whole disease started with my diagnosis of it, my lifestyle has changed and my hubby is on the same diet as I am and we are both feeling better, not to mention we are both losing weight nicely.
If you are a reader who needs to know more about the disease and your doctor hasn't really explained much, I suggest checking out LEF.org They have very interesting articles and they do sell supplements as well. I loved the one article about metformin.
