i been in hospital about 7 times i really what to control my diabetes can any1 help?

Answer 1

Take medication as prescribed, eat a healthy balanced diet (GI Diet by Rick Gallop was designed for diabetics), lose any excess weight, exercise daily, take 1/2 teaspoonful of cinnamon twice daily and monitor your blood sugars very carefully. Record them so that you can see danger times of going high or low.

The above has worked for me anyway. Good luck;

Answer 2

Do you have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes? Specific Type 1 diabetes care is generally beyond the scope of what people here can provide. Everyone is different, and there is no simple overnight solution.

Only an endocrinologist and your diabetes care team can develop a plan to help stabilize you, especially if you are "brittle" or have other health issues.

Some people (generally Type 1's) struggle to control their BG's despite their best efforts. This may be the case for you, but you have a chance for improvement if you work with your healthcare team.

Others just don't have the ability to understand and use carb counting, dose adjustment for normal eating, etc. In this case, your care team can give you a fixed meal plan and sliding scale regime. NOT the gold standard of care, but easier to follow and better than nothing/guessing.

Keep a record of your test results (test at least 6x a day), your insulin dosages, what you ate, and activity levels. Then take this to your care team so they can help you get a plan.

You can also look into an insulin pump or the newer insulins (if Type 1).

Answer 3

Hi Jodie,

Don't worry - you can get your diabetes back under control - it just takes more work for some people than for others. The first thing to do is to keep a diary - I'm really bad at that but when I do make the effort to do it it really does help! Another problem I have is that clinic staff are so jugemental I find it hard to discuss my problems with them untill they're way out of control! I don't have an answer to that - just try to find a member of staff (eg. ask to see a different nurse - you don't have to give a reason) who you can talk to - where I'm from they are few and far between! It may be the type of insulin that you are on - there are heaps of options now and sometimes even just changing brand can help. Of course changing involves speaking honestly to staff, so if that's a problem then that's a problem! I recently started on a pump which is helping already but I still have some problems. The fact that you've been in hospital shows that you do care about your diabetes and understand when you need help. Sometimes diabetes can get into a really bad cycle of blood sugars getting worse and worse. Exercise can also sometimes help but be carefull of hypos.

If you feel you can speak to your dr, ask about some things that might give you more control - basal bolus (a more flexable 4 injection a day insulin regime); DAFNE (a carb counting kinda course); and an insulin pump (attached to you 24 hours and dripping short acting insulin into you all the time which can give better control) - these might not be available in all areas (I really really had to fight for mine!). Also meeting other people with diabetes can help - Diabetes UK runs camps for under 18s, and a 18-30 weekend for youngish adults with diabetes. Novo-nordisk also sponsor one in Firbush in Scotland; your diabetes nurse might also be able to put you in touch with people in your area.

Just remember you can get better control - it can take a lot of work but it is deffinitely not hopeless! Good luck xxx

Answer 4

Diet Guidelines
http://www.diabetes911.net/readit/chapter10.shtml

Calorie Consumption
http://health.howstuffworks.com/question693.htm

Answer 5

Have you been taught how to count carbohydrates and give yourself the correct amount of insulin for whatever you are eating?

Give your diabetes clinic a ring if not and ask for training. Am trying to think what it is called but am struggling... DAFNE maybe?

I have an insulin pump, and every health authority is different on their views on this and how much money they have put into it. Again you need to talk to someone at your Diabetes clinic about this, but don't be frightened to persist with it. It has been completely life transforming for me - I got my life back - I am now me, rather than just being a diabetic!

An insulin pump is always attached (soon get used to it) and you have to change the tube etc every 3 days to avoid infections at the 'injection' site. You program it to give you a small amount of insulin all the time (just as a non-diabetics pancreas works) and you give yourself extra insulin everytime you eat (just as a non-diabetics pancreas would do).

I am lucky enough to be funded by the health service with my pump and all the extra bits needed. If they won't fund you though, it is pretty expensive.

Before they will consider you though they will want you to have tried everything else and they will want to be sure you are not 'cheating'. Before I got mine, my diet could not have been more perfect - low fat, high fibre, low sugar, complex carbohydrates etc but it took a little while before they believed me!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Calibrate yourself. This means monitoring your blood sugar under controlled conditions in a gym.

Over several time intervals, monitor blood sugar, heartrate, carbohydrate intake, and insulin dosage. Vary the quantities. Plot the results. Perform statistical analyses.

Extrapolate and use this information to regulate your carbohydrate intake and insulin dosage for your normal day to day life.

Or you could keep going into the hospital and pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for doctors to do this while you lie near death in a bed with worse results. Take your pick.

Answer 8

Best suggestion is to constantly monitor yourself. test your blood sugar before and soon after a meal. You will start to see how foods affect your sugar levels. Also know that its not just sugar that your consuming that you need to worry about. its also things that get converted to sugar in your body like carbohydrates

Answer 9

Speak to your doctor about this and ask him/her to refer you to a dietitian.

Follow their advice scrupulously, and be especially careful to eat when recommended and take your medication when told to. Missed meals, for instance, don't help. Once you've got into the swing of it, it becomes easy.

Answer 10

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