I have a hard time getting my sugar under control

Well I'm not diabetic but have it's "sister", that is LOW blood sugar. I tend to literally eat all day and night long (and no, not fat...LOL)---the trick is to eat light meals. I never eat heavy meals for the main three meals a day/night...as for snacks..usually proteins are best since proteins digest slower and keep the blood sugar levels good and balanced. Maybe for that evening snack, how about a small serving of salad with maybe ricotta or cottage cheese, a few slices of tomato, cut up cheese chunks??? Maybe even a sandwich, like tuna, egg salad???

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14 isn't bad. Mine is usually around 150 and for me that is fine. A couple years ago I tried to get it to 100 because that is what everyone said was normal. I got so frustrated that I just gave up and never tested or cared what I ate. I lost my leg last year (September) and now have to be really careful about my levels. I don't stick with it all the time but I know that I am a little in the danger zone than before. You should be able to get a solid diabetic diet online somewhere. Yahoo was sponsoring something a couple days ago. You might want to check their website to see if the banner is still up. As far as snacking, try going with something with protein like nuts or a protein milkshake. It doesn't hurt to get some muscle on you too as that will help with the glucose and to tackle sugar in your system. A little bit of extra muscle can really help knock your BSL down a good 10 - 20.

I think the suitable exercises and healthy diet are quite important for diabetes. You can try to have the jogging or walking for half an hour everyday. And so far I know the pumpkin is a healthy vegetable for diabetes. I hope you will stay well. I love China

I had gestational diabetes so it may be different, but I found that if I got a little exercise before I had a snack (or right after) that it made a difference. Usually just a quick walk or even just walking up and down my stairs a few times. I'm a little skittish of needles so I really didn't want to have to use insulin and worked really hard to control it with diet and exercise. Which sucked because I'm a carb junkie so I just tried really hard to get more exercise and that worked for me. good luck!

My dad is diabetic, he has porridge with some fruit, nuts in the morning, some salad sandwiches in the afternoon, and some lentils, fish and other meat food in the evening. Generally I would say these foods are good. Snack food please avoid.

Well, being Diabetic can be an interesting issue for sure. I am now considered a Type 1.5 diabetic myself and so that means I have to deal with Sugar levels all over the place for sure. I know that a lot of mine plays a part with my hormonal level, stress level, how Good I am feeling at the time, etc. Stress besides what you eat can effect how Blood sugars will react for sure. I am on Insulin, and Byetta for my Diabetes. For me, it has been a definate help even though my BG can run all over the place for sure. All I can say, is just keep on testing letting your Doctor know your concerns, and in time good things will happen for you as well. Wishing you the Best.

Glucerna is one diet pack for diabetic people...I am type 2 diabetic too, but have kept my FBS from 104-116...but in spite of that my daughter, who is a nurse keeps on reminding me to refrain from foods laden with calories, cholesterol, etc. I also exercise every morning to burn those extra calories. I'm also taking medicines like Glucophage and Diamicron daily. I really have to heed the advice of the doctor as he said blood sugar above 140 could already cause damage to the liver and other vital organs. As I'm really afraid of that possibility, I'm really trying hard to diet and exercise. I guess these two things are critical and not to rely only on medications. There are also sugar-free snacks like biscuits, light bread, etc.

I just happened to be looking at your profile because of your comments about writing for helium in another discussion and looking at some of what you have listed in the food section I can understand why you are having trouble. There are some things you are consuming that because you think you are doing so in moderation should be ok but it isn't working for you. What you need is a complete lifestyle change. Are you choosing foods based on their GI score? It is much harder for someone with type II to adjust their lifelong habits but that is what you have to do. I am not diabetic but I carry glucose tablets with me for those times where I don't get to eat or don't eat enough blood sugar raising foods. I suggest you carry some as well and start looking at everything in the "free foods" list and eat as much of those foods, epecially lettuce and salads, as you want. You are going to have to kick the soda habit; fake sugar is worse for you than the real thing.

I had diabeties during both my pregnancies and will probably get it in a few years. I was on insulin on the second one. Because you are inactive when you sleep it doesnt matter how "low" the sugar content is in the evening you will not be able to process it that is why it will be higher in the morning and set you up for higher sugars during the day. Be careful of hidden sugars in products too. Even "sugar free" producs will raise your sugar levels slightly. I found that if i ate stuff I made from scratch my levels stayed lower. No meat products that were processed or had any sauce/bread crumbs on it. Bread also can have alot of sugar in it (even brown soda bread) I made my own. I only used proper dairy producs (not marg) I made my own low sugar apple tarts using sugar replacment (while it did have sugar in it and would raise my levels it wasnt nearly as bad as a store bought one). I boiled potatoes didnt have mash just boiled. Carrots too will have a larger amount of sugar as well as grapes and other fruit and veg. I would always have my fruit with some sort of carbohydrate/after meals so that my sugar levels didnt spike and then drop suddenly. Sugar free chocolate is not sugar free ... its free from ADDED sugar. Be careful and read all lables. I exculded any and all kinds of juice from my diet and had the ACTUAL fruit instead. If you time your meals properly for you it will work. I had four meals a day. A light breakfast to help bring down the morning levels. I had a good size meal at lunch (largest meal of the day). Then I had two small meals spaced out. I never ate after 7/8pm in the evening. If i felt hungry I drank water. I hoped this helped.

The diabetes is 1 kind to have a liking for to can't fear, in fact a little bit dangerous disease, I have an elder brother to get this kind of disease, need to be little to eat to contain a great deal of adipose food, usually exercise and perhaps eat a vegetable would better, many people arrived now the old ages all suffer from this kind of disease, so want a prevention, also want to usually do a related health care.

Have you read CarbohydrateAddict? It's a great book about controlling your insulin. It teaches you to a different lifestyle or habits of eating. You won't skip meal and even have snacks in between. You'll enjoy your life better by fixing your way of eating and not worrying your sugar.