my dad is a diabetic and he is afraid to eat his sugar level is going crazy?

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at 5:30 his sugar level was 168, has not ate anything yet. now he eats some low fat yogert and some toast test his suger level agine and shot up to 268. He takes his insiline and drops all the way down to111. he takes novolin70/30 been taking it for a year. Myhusband told him to drink some milk. that was a mistake shot it back up to 200. The doctors did not tell him what he can eat or what he can't eat. his suger level ison a roller coaster it has went up to 500 than drops all the way to 81 in about 30 minuts. his visons going blurry. What can he eat and what should he avoid

Answer 1

OK. I have had diabetes since October of last year (type 1). I was on the 70/30 until last week. My blood sugar was good in the beginning, but then everything started going berserk! I was high in the morning, (200-300's), low in the afternoon, (60's), high in the evening, (500's), and low at night (30's-40's).I had to be awakened at around 2am every morning, to make sure that my blood sugar had not dropped, and that I had not gone into a diabetic coma. It was terrible. On top of it all, I was following everything that my dietitian had told me, and I was not cheating.

If your father is following what the dietitian told him, (if they even bothered to tell him anything), and this is still happening, then try to get an appointment with your doctor immediately. I would recommend asking his doctor's opinion on the Levemir FlexPen, along with the straight NovoLog FlexPen. That is what I am on now, and, I tell you, it has made a huge difference.

If his doctor does not want to change you father's meds and protocol, then I recommend that you urgently seek out another doctor. (You can look up different endocrinologists in your area on the web.) That is what we did, and I am much better off, (though I occasionally have some problems...) I am just praying to God that a cure will be found...they are doing some testing (successfully so) in Toronto, Canada, and are hoping that a cure will emerge by way of capsaicin injections into the pancreas...the testing is currently being conducted on lab mice, and, so far, the diabetes completely disappeared after the injections were given...God willing...

Anyway, if your dad has not been placed on a "counting" program, then he definitely needs to be.

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I started taking 15 units of the 70/30 in the morning before breakfast, and 30 units at night, before dinner. I was told to count carbs--60 carbs for breakfast, 30 carb snack later in the morning before lunch, 60 carb lunch, 30 carb snack mid-afternoon, 60 carb dinner, and 30 carb snack before bed.

When I had a low, I was told to take about 15 carbs of something fast-acting (glucose, fruit juice, regular soda, etc.) to get my sugar levels back to normal, and then, if it would be more than 1.5 hours before my next meal, to have a 30 carb snack.

REMEBER--THIS WAS A PROTOCOL MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR ME---YOUR FATHER MUST GO TO A DIETICIAN AND GET A PROTOCOL ADJUSTED TO HIM AND HIS MEDS SPECIFICALLY.

Another thing--when your dad gets readings on his glucometer that are completely off-base, he needs to check his sugar again. I woke up one morning with a 594 blood sugar reading. I felt fine, so I checked my blood sugar again about 10 seconds later, and it read 112. I check it a third time, and it read 115...It is best to double-check. These glucometers can really act up sometimes. The manufacturers even admit that these pieces of equipment are liable to go insane occasionally.

Finally, your father needs to get a baseline done on his vision. It really is urgent.

I hope this helps.

God bless.

Oh! Cheese and veggies are, for the most part, considered "free foods." : )

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Dad needs a great endocrinologist and a dietitian .
He should sign up for diabetes ed classes.He should join a support group and make new friends.
Knowledge is power. He needs to subscribe to several diabetes magazines and read everything he can about diabetes that was written in the past five years.
Good luck. Hope Dad feels better soon.

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Even low fat yogurt has too much carbohydrates and toast is all carbs. There are hundreds of sites where he can get diet plans and recipes since the doctors aren't being very helpful. A good place to start is the American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/nutrition-and-recipes/nutrition/overview.jsp
but typing in diabetes and it will bring up lots of helpful info. He needs to learn to read the packages and how to count carbohydrates. Diets which teach you about the low glycemic index are helpful too.

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He needs a specialist in diabetic medicine - an endocrinologist. He needs very specific ideas about the dos and don'ts for him specifically. I would go to an inst-care or an ER (this way you can get in to see a specialist faster). Obviously he has a rotter for a Dr. so get a better one. Good luck.

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get him back to the Dr and arrange for a dietitian to give your Dad a class on how to eat right for a diabetic =he will also receive a book on meals to prepare so he can eat them without his sugars going wacky