When To Eat (mini course on diabetes) Often As Important As What You Eat

"Based on the research and information I have on November 2007 the following makes sense to me," Harlan Jacobsen Copyright © 2007

Your kidneys will try to pee it out in self protection attempt. Your kidneys will probably be abused and start to give up eventually, from over work. (some figures claim over 60% of diabetics have hidden kidney damage)

We refer to your muscles as the sugar dump. The only normal place your body has to put or get rid of high sugar (other then convert it to fat or pee it out)

It is sugar peaks that cause you to put on weight and do body damage when you are a diabetic (called complications) and it is what you are doing, when you are learning to control your blood sugar, (your body has lost the ability to do it automatically from years of too high sugar abuse) is to stop or subdue high peaks.

For diabetics or overweight people, the safest time to eat foods that cause a high rise in blood sugar is while they are exercising. (or just before or just after)

The learned skill as a diabetic is to learn to eat and do whatever necessary to never let blood sugar go above. 160.

Above that, this is called peaking...

Your finger prick test is to help you learn what causes your peaks (foods, emotions, stress, lack of activity etc) and to learn what seems to work over time to get it to stay below your target levels.

It is an expense and time consuming nuisance that does nothing for your diabetes condition whatsoever.

Sudden peaks can best be brought down by "hitting the bricks" as they used to say to get exercise. This seems to be the only thing that seems to work fast. Most everything else you do is an immediate disappointment since the results from many supplements etc often take weeks to bring levels down.

Sugar peaks cause high insulin and it also does body damage as well as the high blood sugar sticking up your circulation etc., making you much more likely to not only nerve and other body damage but much more susceptible to strokes, heart attacks etc.

You will then be listed as a "died of a heart attack" etc instead of being listed as a victim of diabetes.

Most common is neuropathy, which means the nerves to body extremities (usually feet) are affected. This is accumulative, over time....

If this one progresses there is nothing any one can do for you.

Now, as the disease progresses you will find it harder and harder or almost imposable to keep your peaks down without supplementary insulin from outside. (shots)

Keep in mind it PROGRESSES no matter what you do.

The timing of eating (eat slow and often) (low glycemic food) is important as the timing it with exercise and getting off your duff.

Regular A1c tests (ordered by your doctor and done at a lab) are necessary now and then to see what the trend is. much more important then finger test.

Never let it get over 7.

Your basic goal as a diabetic with it "under control" is to not have it go above 160. Work to keep A1C under 6.5. Never above 7.

Triglycerides are a concentrated form of blood fat energy carrier in your blood stream.
Shoot for under 150 on lab tests

If higher, this is a sign of poorly controlled diabetes, low levels of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism), liver or kidney disease.

We think you need a running record of your insulin level as you do tests, testing for it every other test session at least.

We have done and will do more on why my research indicates it is very important (and level to shoot for) for you to know and is the real villian in doing damage to your body and your life.

This test level will tell you if your pancreas is quitting or starting to shut down, or is it manufacturing many times normal insulin levels, trying to overcome insulin resistance?

You should know this reading, for many reasons, one of which is to tell what the trend is over time, (indication of whether your diabetes is progressing) (getting worse) whether your doctor is interested or not.

Most Doctors will not order this test unless you insist.

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