I am a diabetic, what can I do to help control my blood sugar because I would like to get off medication.?

Question

My average blood sugar over the last month has been 164. I did lose 6 lbs in the last month. I also have high blood pressure.

I have type 2 diabetes and was diagnosed a month ago.

I figured my average by adding all my blood sugar readings together and dividing by the number of bs I had.

I am not looking to just stop taking my medication I want to know how to control it well enough that I don't have to take the medication.

I know exercise is a good thing for me to do, but I am not sure what kinds of exercises I should do. Are there any really good exercises?

Any other helpful suggestions would be appreciated.

Answer 1

My advice to you would be to set a goal of reducing your blood sugar level (average) instead setting the goal of getting of medication. This will happen if you lower your levels.

Keep doing what you are doing -- eating healthy, exercising, and following your medication regiment. If you are averaging around 164, you may be able to eventually result to treating your diabetes solely with diet and exercise. It will take time though if this happens, so don't expect it to happen overnight.

I really hope you can treat your condition without prescription meds, but remember that if you do have to take a pill everyday, its not that bad and you're not the only one that does this on a daily basis.

Keep up the good work!

Answer 2

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Answer 4

Our bodies need foods from all of the food groups including the bread group. With that said you should eat wheat bread, wheat tortillas: nothing white with the exception of potatoes. Potatoes have a bad wrap, but it's what you put on the potatoes that sends the calories spiraling out of control. Eat a variety of brightly colored fruits, vegies, lean meats, high fiber carbs (wheat pasta, wheat bread, potatoes, wheat tortillas and tortilla chips, oatmeal) and exercise at least 30-60 minutes 5 days a week. check your blood sugar often to find out how foods affect your blood sugar. Illnesses like colds and flus can also affect blood sugar as does stress and depression. Most diabetics cannot live without some sort of medication. if you were able to, your doctor would have noticed this in your early days of being diagnosed. however, there are some natural, chemical free sweeteners that will help control it. I use Stevia, found in health food stores, that is derived from sweet leaf. It is a sweetener that has natural fiber in the powder form. It also comes in an extract as well. Royal jelly is a honey product, has calories, but has a lot of nutrients for the value. good luck

Answer 5

It depends on what kind of diabetes you have, how advanced, your age and lifestyle... among other things.

If you are a Type 2 diabetic, i.e. a non-insulin-user, then there is a fair chance you can reduce the impact of the disease by lifestyle changes... exercise, careful diet, etc.
If you are in the fairly early stages, this may be enough to get you off your medication, but I have to warn you that this is only a temporary reprieve... it's not a cure, you will still be a diabetic, and diabetes tends to get worse as you get older. This means you will have to continue to monitor your blood glucose from time to time, get regular blood-work done and consult with your doctor... at some point, you'll need medication again.

When you say "average blood sugar", how are you calculating that? It will flucuate, of course, but the important figure is the reading you get a couple of hours after eating. If you can get that down to around 120, on a regular basis, you're doing well


But, not to be too gloomy, I applaud your efforts to take control of your condition, and wish you every success

Answer 6

Exercise about 30-60 minutes a day! Not have to be a weight lifter.
Then just watch/be aware of what you eat, especially foods high in sugar and carbohydrates.
You need some of these foods, sooooo, if you eat a Potato (like Half) do not eat Bread! This give you an example.
IF, you have a meter, continue to monitor your Blood Sugar. In time you figure out a good exercise/diet plan that good for you.
Justin M below me make a good point, my answer is for "Type 2"!!!

Answer 7

Your individual history should dictate what you should do (i.e., your other medical diseases, your weight, your family history, etc).

General Recommendations:
Diet and exercise are key.
Diet:
Someone mentioned the south beach diet and counting carbs...the basis of both those ideas is the glycemic index, which is a rating of how carbohydrates are absorbed and utilized. Foods with a high glycemic index usually give you a higher load of sugar that goes away quicker, thus giving you a sugar rush (like white bread, which is the standard that all other foods are compared...white bread is like eating pure sugar). You want to eat food that releases sugar slowly over an extended period of time, thus avoiding the highs and lows which can tax your liver, pancreas and entire body.

Exercise: Very important for many reasons, but the caridovascular benefit is key. This is because diabetes leads to several cardiovascular diseases (heart attacks, peripheral vascular disease, kidney disease, retinopathy, etc). By getting a good cardiovascular workout, you not only lower your sugar, but you develop collateral circulation to your organs. This means that if your coronary artery gets clogged, your heart will do better because you've developed other vessels that feed that area of your heart that may not have otherwise gotten blood supply (you develop those colateralls through vigorous exercise). The standard recs for a good cardiovascular workout are 20-25 minutes of target heart rate [2/3 *(220-your age)] for at least 3-5 times a week. Consult your physician before starting any exercise regimen.

Also, please remember that blood pressure control is more important than blood sugar control. You would like your BP to be less than 140 (at least), although I would want much lower for myself. For sugar control get your hemoglobin A1C done. It is a three month measure of your blood sugar.

Diabetes and high blood pressure are insidious diseases (e.g., high blood pressure is known as the silent killer)...it is prudent to get ahead of them before it is too late.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

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Answer 10

The best NATURAL answer to Diabetes is Bitter Melon.

This vegetable is available in all Philipino markets. I think some Indian grocery shops also have this vegetable.

Wash the vegetable and eat it raw - about half the vegetable per day and check your sugar level after about 4 days - you will see the difference. Of course I must warn you that the taste of it is very unpleasant. Once you know that it is good for you you will come to like it.

I know a person who was injecting insulin daily stopped it after his wife started to crush the vegetable and made him to drink a half cup of this juice daily.

Of course you have to have it raw. Boiling it or cooking it and eating it will have no results.

If you get good results post it as a question in this section so that others will know the value of this vegetable.