My lineage is British on both sides of my family.My father's ancestor came from Plymouth,England and landed in the Rhode Island colony in 1634.My Mother's ancestors were also British but I don't know their place of departure or their home area.They emigrated from England to Chatham,Ontario,Canada and then down to Maryland during the second half of 1900.My type 2 diabetes was inherited from my maternal grandfather.He was a strong type-1 diabetic. and on insulin.After my grandmother died Grandfather had little to live for.As a child,I saw him take his insulin needle and then eat 1/2 of a 10 inch cake or pie.He lived to be about 83 in spite of abusing his body.There was no other known source of diabetes in either family.
I was diagnosed as a type2 diabetic at age 50.From age 30 to near 50 I had a sedentary job that required me to drive 500 to 1000 miles/week.I began running for the exercise from 10 to 15 miles/week.If on the road,I would get up at 5 AM and run in the motel parking lot.At home I would run in our housing development.In my fifties,each of 3 doctors advised me to stop running because of possible joint damage.It was difficult to stop running and to this day, (I'm 77) I still miss it.If space in my basement permits,there may be a tread mill in my near future.For several years,I've been exercising on my Schwinn weight machine and stationary bike.I alternate between each machine every other day.I recently increased my time from 5 days/week to 7 days/week.My HB a1c used to be less than 6 and now it is 7.2.This could be body aging changes or the lingering results of a new pill we tried.It was a disaster and I later read it is banned in France and Germany.----------sundowner-------To be continued-------------Part 2--------
1. A very important procedure for me is to keep a daily log.The page will hold at least 30 entries representing a month of activity.From left to right across the top of the page is Date,Time,glucose reading,Exercise (yes or no),pills taken and food eaten.This allows me to look back and see the same meal a week or more ago and compare the readings.I try to always eat at the same time (5:30PM) and take my glucose as close to 8PM as possible.My wife sometimes uses this chart to find a meal to cook when she can't think of anything she wants to eat.
2.Have you ever eaten too many carbs for dinner and awakened at 3AM;soaking wet with perspiration,shaking like a leaf on a tree in a wind storm,with your mind in la la land? If you think you have eaten too many carbs at dinner,prevent this scenario by eating an "Extend Bar" Read about them and other diabetic food on <Extend Bar.com>.This company is owned by a female doctor and I believe it is in St.Louis Missouri.They have been my saving grace for several years.I prefer the chocolate bar and it stabilizes me for 8 or 9 hours.Another plus for this bar is it curbs the appetite.
3.High glucose damages the most sensitive organs first and those farthest from the heart.I have had both eyes operated on for cataract.My restored sight has been good enough to drive without glasses but old age will eventually change that.Another big concern is foot and leg nerve damage.One night I was awakened by excruciating pain in my feet.It felt as though the bottoms of my feet had caught fire.I realized it was lack of circulation in my feet and legs so I began a new exercise.I stand on the bottom step of my basement steps with my heel hanging over the edge of the step.By raising and lowering my heel,it will pump the calf muscle and pump blood throughout my leg.That has ended the foot and leg pain since I started this exercise about a month ago.I started with 20 repetitions and now I do 60 repetitions.
4.Success depends in large part on control in any endeavor.Drug manufacturers are no exception.Their first loyalty is to that South East corner of the Profit & Loss statement.Everything else follows that loyalty.Without good financial health,nothing else is possible.For that and other reasons,testing new drugs is a heavy cash drain and they want to get the testing behind them as quick as possible so a given drug can generate income.The result is many drugs are not adequately tested and the customer pays the bill;sometimes with his life.I prefer drugs that have had at least 10 years of testing and 20years would make them safer.Metformin is a diabetic drug that was discovered in the 1920 decade and began its popularity in the 1950 decade.I tried it for a year recently and it gave me excellent glucose readings but we had to discontinue it when urine samples were cloudy.In the U.S.,drugs have a 20year patent to allow the manufacturer to recoup his investment.
I hope the above helps at least one person.I give you my diabetic experience so you can get some idea of what is ahead of you.Please take this disease seriously.It has no respect for anyone and is an equal opportunity killer.
sundowner
I was diagnosed as a type2 diabetic at age 50.From age 30 to near 50 I had a sedentary job that required me to drive 500 to 1000 miles/week.I began running for the exercise from 10 to 15 miles/week.If on the road,I would get up at 5 AM and run in the motel parking lot.At home I would run in our housing development.In my fifties,each of 3 doctors advised me to stop running because of possible joint damage.It was difficult to stop running and to this day, (I'm 77) I still miss it.If space in my basement permits,there may be a tread mill in my near future.For several years,I've been exercising on my Schwinn weight machine and stationary bike.I alternate between each machine every other day.I recently increased my time from 5 days/week to 7 days/week.My HB a1c used to be less than 6 and now it is 7.2.This could be body aging changes or the lingering results of a new pill we tried.It was a disaster and I later read it is banned in France and Germany.----------sundowner-------To be continued-------------Part 2--------
1. A very important procedure for me is to keep a daily log.The page will hold at least 30 entries representing a month of activity.From left to right across the top of the page is Date,Time,glucose reading,Exercise (yes or no),pills taken and food eaten.This allows me to look back and see the same meal a week or more ago and compare the readings.I try to always eat at the same time (5:30PM) and take my glucose as close to 8PM as possible.My wife sometimes uses this chart to find a meal to cook when she can't think of anything she wants to eat.
2.Have you ever eaten too many carbs for dinner and awakened at 3AM;soaking wet with perspiration,shaking like a leaf on a tree in a wind storm,with your mind in la la land? If you think you have eaten too many carbs at dinner,prevent this scenario by eating an "Extend Bar" Read about them and other diabetic food on <Extend Bar.com>.This company is owned by a female doctor and I believe it is in St.Louis Missouri.They have been my saving grace for several years.I prefer the chocolate bar and it stabilizes me for 8 or 9 hours.Another plus for this bar is it curbs the appetite.
3.High glucose damages the most sensitive organs first and those farthest from the heart.I have had both eyes operated on for cataract.My restored sight has been good enough to drive without glasses but old age will eventually change that.Another big concern is foot and leg nerve damage.One night I was awakened by excruciating pain in my feet.It felt as though the bottoms of my feet had caught fire.I realized it was lack of circulation in my feet and legs so I began a new exercise.I stand on the bottom step of my basement steps with my heel hanging over the edge of the step.By raising and lowering my heel,it will pump the calf muscle and pump blood throughout my leg.That has ended the foot and leg pain since I started this exercise about a month ago.I started with 20 repetitions and now I do 60 repetitions.
4.Success depends in large part on control in any endeavor.Drug manufacturers are no exception.Their first loyalty is to that South East corner of the Profit & Loss statement.Everything else follows that loyalty.Without good financial health,nothing else is possible.For that and other reasons,testing new drugs is a heavy cash drain and they want to get the testing behind them as quick as possible so a given drug can generate income.The result is many drugs are not adequately tested and the customer pays the bill;sometimes with his life.I prefer drugs that have had at least 10 years of testing and 20years would make them safer.Metformin is a diabetic drug that was discovered in the 1920 decade and began its popularity in the 1950 decade.I tried it for a year recently and it gave me excellent glucose readings but we had to discontinue it when urine samples were cloudy.In the U.S.,drugs have a 20year patent to allow the manufacturer to recoup his investment.
I hope the above helps at least one person.I give you my diabetic experience so you can get some idea of what is ahead of you.Please take this disease seriously.It has no respect for anyone and is an equal opportunity killer.
sundowner
