Midknight Review -- new and revised: My overnight success in dealing with Type II Diabetes.

Look, I am no doctor, but I want to share my overnight success in dealing with my glucose levels. I will make this short.

I am 66 years old, so glucose levels and blood pressure increases are to be expected -- within reason. But old age is not my problem with these two factors. It is my diet.

Up until four weeks ago, I was losing the battle against Type II Diabetes. My metered numbers were running around 330, up from a 280 average three months prior. I would go to sleep (against my will) within 15 minutes of having eaten a meal (any meal) and I would wake up in the mornings with a pretty mean headache -- both of these conditions caused by an "out of control diabetes." The really scary aspect of my glucose averages was found in the fact that I was taking medication for diabetes twice a day, up from once a day -- by doctor's order (of course) -- and my metered numbers were continuing to increase. I realized that I could not count on medication to solve my problem.

Here is the "short part" of this post and the most important part: I knew that I had to make a life-style change of some sort. Because of a previous experience with the Atkins Diet, I decided to give Atkins a second effort, this time without trying to lose weight. Keeping my carb count to 40 grams, daily, my glucose count went down from 330 to a running average of 144 within 48 hours and has remained at that level for more than a month. My headaches went away and the family can't get rid of the old man by feeding him something and waiting 15 minutes !! I allow myself to "spluge" once a week, but I keep that splurge under 70 carbs.

The part of that diet that works for me is the way I count carbs. On most food packaging, a carb count is included in the information on the backside of the package; "carbs by fiber" are included. On this diet, fiber carbs do not count. I have some flat bread, for example, with a carb count of 15. But, 9 carbs of that total come from fiber. So, I only count the remaining 6 carbs.

Point of post: to let you know of my success in dealing with the problem of an increasing threat from diabetes. I have found my solution. Perhaps it can be yours. But, regardless of my success, if my symptoms are yours, you need to do something before you start losing feet and legs. You are in control. Stop whining and do something about your health.

The Stated Nonsense from the Left now includes these Progressive goals:

July 2, 2008, Obama had this to say: "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

MICHELLE OBAMA: "Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we're going to have to change our traditions, our history; we're going to have to move into a different place as a nation."

“ . . . . . . they have become a generation of activists possessed with that most American of ideas – that people who love their country can change it.” -- Obama the Radical

On September 30, Van Jones told MSNBC "I think everybody should hold onto your seats. October is going to be the turning point when it comes to the progressive fight back."

1 comment:

AnonymousFebruary 15, 2012 at 6:08 PM
You left out one important aspect: exercise. Sitting your fat butt on big ass motorcycle is not exercise.

Take it from me, a nationally competitive athlete who at age 52 weighs less than he did at age 17, but a lot more muscular and fit. My blood pressure is about 112/64.

I agree with your assessment on carbs. Knowing your stubborn conservatism, it's not surprising that it took you so long to figure out how to eat right. Better late than never, however at this point, heart disease is probably well under way in your case.