Diabetics Progress Reports - Page 34

Griffen · 09-08-2009, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Marvin

Thanks for the info.

Does it make a difference when you exercise? I changed to PM exercise and it seemed to help my post-exercise numbers. At any rate, sounds like a stress response to me???

Oh, it is. But I still have to exercise, and the only time I have available is in the mornings.

Griffen · 09-08-2009, 09:21 PM

Things were better today. I started out at 126 again, and peaked to an upsetting 151 after a twenty-minute workout (with the DVD that a friend sent me) but after that my sugars dropped over three hours down to 103. The highest since has been 112, and that was after a meal which had about a cup of broccoli and a couple tablespoons of sour cream dip. My carbs today were a little high, but still under 50 (32 net, actually). I had four meals: breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, evening snack. I didn't really have dinner per se.

Breakfast: My usual, 3-egg cinnamon parmesan omelette and 2 strips nitrate/nitrite-free bacon. And a tablespoon of coconut oil.

Lunch: About 2 oz of summer sausage (we're using it up), an ounce of string cheese, a cup of broccoli, and a quarter-cup of raspberries. And a tablespoon of coconut oil.

Snack 1: Another cup of broccoli, 2 tablespoons of sour cream dip, three half-cup fried cheese wheels, and the ubiquitous tablespoon of coconut oil.

Snack 2: A cup of cauliflower, another tablespoon of sour cream dip, another ounce of string cheese, and the coconut oil is due in about half an hour.

Exercise: 23 minutes of the Pay It Forward/10-Minute Trainer DVD that someone sent me which is specifically for heavy people. Got my heart rate up to about 60% of maximum; it was a good workout.

To drink: Lots of water, as usual.

Blood sugar average today (up to the before-Snack-2 reading): 118. I need to get that down, but I think I need to exercise every day in some way because that's the only thing that's really going to work on the insulin resistance.

goodcelt · 09-10-2009, 06:54 AM

OK...rising sugar for the past week has been: 105, 91, 110, 110, 110, and this morning, 105. My weight dropped to 188 on 9/1 and today, I weighed myself and was 187. I'm happy about the weight loss. Wish the rising sugar would go back down. Crazy...

sherlynn9 · 09-10-2009, 03:19 PM

One thing I've noted about my blood sugar and weight loss is that if I'm getting lower blood sugar readings my weight loss stalls and when I'm losing, the blood sugar numbers go up.

Pretty crazy. You'd think with the blood sugar going down I'd be losing.

Just my body.

sheryl

Griffen · 09-11-2009, 11:09 AM

Yesterday's progress was haphazard, mostly because I couldn't exercise. I thought I was having retinal detachment symptoms and so instead of getting a workout, I got a fun trip to the ophthalmologist's and a thorough eye examination. Happy news: no retinal detachment, and no diabetes damage or complications - or even evidence that I have diabetes! - visible in my eye, and no pressure problems - i.e., glaucoma. As it turns out, the improvements I'm making to my health may have caused the flashes of light I've been seeing - when your blood pressure changes, it apparently can cause blood vessels in the eye to twitch or spasm, which produces the visual "lightning flash" effect. My eyes are healthy, and the ophthalmologist was amused that I was so nervewracked about the flashes. But it was kind of a stressful day.

Despite that, my high was at waking: 117, and low before dinner: 97. And dinner was huge, but it only pumped my sugars up ten points to 107 - still well within the range I'm shooting for right now. Daily average: 111.

(And this morning my waking sugar was 103, which makes me VERY happy.)

Food and activity yesterday:

Breakfast was my usual three-egg parmesan/cinnamon omelette and three strips of bacon, along with a tablespoon of coconut oil and all my morning vites and supplements.

I had no lunch; I was at the eye doctor's and not hungry!

Dinner was three-meat fajitas with onions (no rice, beans, tortillas or other bad stuff) and half a Haas avocado. The meats in question: steak, shrimp and chicken. OM NOM NOM.

Exercise: None. I wish. I was afraid to work out because of what I'd been reading about retinal detachment and blood pressure. Today that'll be remedied because I have to run about half a dozen errands!

To drink: Water water water, as usual.

09-08-2009, 09:21 PM	#992
Griffen Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 156 Gallery: Griffen Stats: 397/347/220 WOE: Primal/Protein Power/Atkins Start Date: August 2009	Things were better today. I started out at 126 again, and peaked to an upsetting 151 after a twenty-minute workout (with the DVD that a friend sent me) but after that my sugars dropped over three hours down to 103. The highest since has been 112, and that was after a meal which had about a cup of broccoli and a couple tablespoons of sour cream dip. My carbs today were a little high, but still under 50 (32 net, actually). I had four meals: breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, evening snack. I didn't really have dinner per se. Breakfast: My usual, 3-egg cinnamon parmesan omelette and 2 strips nitrate/nitrite-free bacon. And a tablespoon of coconut oil. Lunch: About 2 oz of summer sausage (we're using it up), an ounce of string cheese, a cup of broccoli, and a quarter-cup of raspberries. And a tablespoon of coconut oil. Snack 1: Another cup of broccoli, 2 tablespoons of sour cream dip, three half-cup fried cheese wheels, and the ubiquitous tablespoon of coconut oil. Snack 2: A cup of cauliflower, another tablespoon of sour cream dip, another ounce of string cheese, and the coconut oil is due in about half an hour. Exercise: 23 minutes of the Pay It Forward/10-Minute Trainer DVD that someone sent me which is specifically for heavy people. Got my heart rate up to about 60% of maximum; it was a good workout. To drink: Lots of water, as usual. Blood sugar average today (up to the before-Snack-2 reading): 118. I need to get that down, but I think I need to exercise every day in some way because that's the only thing that's really going to work on the insulin resistance. __________________ 28.2% complete Mini-Goals: 340 pounds by 11/01/09; average BGL 105 mg/dl (5.8 mmol/dl) by 11/01/2009 MET 11/11/09 325 pounds by 12/01/09, average BGL 100 by 12/01/09 To the human body, a spoonful of flour and a spoonful of sugar are identical.

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09-10-2009, 06:54 AM	#993
goodcelt MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,390 Gallery: goodcelt Stats: 194/187/150 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: 6/5/09	OK...rising sugar for the past week has been: 105, 91, 110, 110, 110, and this morning, 105. My weight dropped to 188 on 9/1 and today, I weighed myself and was 187. I'm happy about the weight loss. Wish the rising sugar would go back down. Crazy...

09-10-2009, 03:19 PM	#994
sherlynn9 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Concord, California, USA Posts: 678 Gallery: sherlynn9	One thing I've noted about my blood sugar and weight loss is that if I'm getting lower blood sugar readings my weight loss stalls and when I'm losing, the blood sugar numbers go up. Pretty crazy. You'd think with the blood sugar going down I'd be losing. Just my body. sheryl

09-11-2009, 11:09 AM	#995
Griffen Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 156 Gallery: Griffen Stats: 397/347/220 WOE: Primal/Protein Power/Atkins Start Date: August 2009	Yesterday's progress was haphazard, mostly because I couldn't exercise. I thought I was having retinal detachment symptoms and so instead of getting a workout, I got a fun trip to the ophthalmologist's and a thorough eye examination. Happy news: no retinal detachment, and no diabetes damage or complications - or even evidence that I have diabetes! - visible in my eye, and no pressure problems - i.e., glaucoma. As it turns out, the improvements I'm making to my health may have caused the flashes of light I've been seeing - when your blood pressure changes, it apparently can cause blood vessels in the eye to twitch or spasm, which produces the visual "lightning flash" effect. My eyes are healthy, and the ophthalmologist was amused that I was so nervewracked about the flashes. But it was kind of a stressful day. Despite that, my high was at waking: 117, and low before dinner: 97. And dinner was huge, but it only pumped my sugars up ten points to 107 - still well within the range I'm shooting for right now. Daily average: 111. (And this morning my waking sugar was 103, which makes me VERY happy.) Food and activity yesterday: Breakfast was my usual three-egg parmesan/cinnamon omelette and three strips of bacon, along with a tablespoon of coconut oil and all my morning vites and supplements. I had no lunch; I was at the eye doctor's and not hungry! Dinner was three-meat fajitas with onions (no rice, beans, tortillas or other bad stuff) and half a Haas avocado. The meats in question: steak, shrimp and chicken. OM NOM NOM. Exercise: None. I wish. I was afraid to work out because of what I'd been reading about retinal detachment and blood pressure. Today that'll be remedied because I have to run about half a dozen errands! To drink: Water water water, as usual.