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October 1st, 2003 at 1:50 am
The carbs…..
I am a type 2 and for the past 15 years….
For the past year I have eliminated all grains (wheat
rye barley etc) along with corn and rice which are
grains and potato family items…..(all high in carbs)
And what a dramatic change which has taken place…
BSL from 180 to 120-140 (that is fasting) hba1c from
10.00 to 12.000 to 6.4/7.50….
I have found that when I cheat and especially the
grains a dramatic incease in the BSL along with a
longer period of time to get the BSL under control….
My information came from various books on carbs
especialy book called "Neander-Thin" ….
all the best
October 2nd, 2003 at 5:50 am
Excuse the big snips, nothing meaningful to add at those
places.
— Windwarrior and Jim wrote:
—my daughter uses those natural honey powdered sugar
stick things that we used to get (only not from the health
food store, in my case…) that are in straws.
>
Sincerely,
Charles Morrow
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The plural of anecdote is not data
October 2nd, 2003 at 8:06 am
Most of my clinical exp w/ diabetics has been children type
I’s and in my opinion it most certainly does not take bs
over 300 to exp. sx’s. There is a wide body of research
suggesting that major proteins glycosylate at lower levels
than you seem to accept.
<snip>
We agree, when pedi endos first started putting
Glucowatches on kids (to facilitate continuous monitoring),
they were immediately surprised to find that the
ranges/swings in bs readings are much broader than
previously anticipated….. We don’t monitor
post-prandials very often because finger pokes aren’t fun,
boils on finger tips, etc…..that is why the nl (for
diabetics, at least) swings were not observed.
>
> The eating habit-approach w/ NO spikes to me seems
> clinical insanity.
Only if you want to test endlessly. My daughter has target
range of 70-150mg/dL….So, if "I blow her guess," inject
too much humalog, she suffers tremendously………….
>
> Defacto "natural/healthy" ~pixie stix~ ???,
yes, I believe, we used to get them as filled with
cool-aid.
Before you disagree with tight range, and the low end, I
must tell you that never been a severe hypoglycemic
episode….I buy glucagon, 6 months later it expires, then
I buy more glucagon……knock on wood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sincerely,
Charles
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Anecdotes are useless precisely because they may point to idiosyncratic
responses.
Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
a peer-reviewed journal
1999 Nov;10(4) 226-234
October 3rd, 2003 at 7:47 am
yes, if you recall you asked my credentials when I referred
to glycosylating major proteins, like renal tbm etc.
it is not really preventing spikes, it is preventing the
measurement of spikes. Fairly low cho, low gi, may lead to
greatly elevated bs although my daughter (for instance) is
still having a pretty strong "honeymoon" period.
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> Insulin is good, but is clearly potentially dangerous…
certainly exogenous administered insulin is potentially
dangerous.
—no SH episode
check the research and Diabetes Self-Mgmt….gel tubes work
at a higher bld sugar level. Gel works when the diabetic
has just passed out….Therefore, I !!!! do not believe
that having gel tubes, alleviates the need for glucagon.
Certainly, I realize the the iv glucagon bolus is quite
unpleasant to say the least…
>
sincerely,
charles
ps, may I please inquire of your backgound, how long you
have been diabetic, and if you take any herbs in
conjunctionw with your treatment
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Anecdotes are useless precisely because they may point to idiosyncratic
responses.
Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
a peer-reviewed journal
1999 Nov;10(4) 226-234