Diabetes

[JINJIN:*]

 i just found out two days ago na me diabetis ang mommy ko. She reached 500 na, hindi ko alam kung anong tawag sa units pero yun yung minonitor habang nasa ospital siya. Ang mommy ko ayaw mag pa check up dahil wala daw pera, ang nakakinis habang tumatagal lalong lalala ang sakit niya. So ganun din, gagastos din naman so mas maigi pang hangat maaga eh maaaksyonan na. Ang titigas ng ulo ng matatanda! Pinapakaba ang mga anak.

Anyway, susundin ko ang mga payo dito. Nasa history din namen to at apat na sa dad koa t kapatid niya ang nadedo pero wala sa momy ko. So malaki ang chance na meron ako neto..buti nalang hindi ako mahilig sa sweets and soda...alcohol nlanag siguro ang dapat kong alisin and eat plenty of fruits to have a healthy life style.

salamat sa mga info ng mga sisses dito.

[july26]

hi jinjin, talagang napakatigas ng ulo ng mga matatanda. pati na rin yung mga bata-bata. 12 months ago na-shock kaming magkakaibigan kasi isa sa amin biglang nadedo. first and last check up sa ospital. nag-check-in mga 5pm at heart arrest ng 9:30pm. paano kasi may diabetes na, tira pa ng tira sa carbs. kawawang pamilya nya... sobrang iyakan dahil walang nag-akalang mawala na sya.

buti na lang hindi ka mahilig sa sweets at soda. bawasan mo yung alcohol; lalo na anything stronger than champagne. iwas ka rin sa mga "energy drinks". saksakan sa sugar ang mga yan. at kung "sugarless" nilagyan naman ng fructose na mas toxic pa kesa ordinary sugar. kung pwede ka pa naman mag-sugar, gamitin mo brown lang... or off white... basta wag white. marami sa commercial desserts/iceCream/cannedFruits gumagamit din ng fructose syrup.

[JINJIN:*]

oh my god!! sobrang taas ba ng sugar ng energy drinks?

pano ba kase nalalaman na diabetic ang isang tao..last akong nag pa check up was 3 years ago and normal naman ang sugar level ko. pero 3 years na yun no! kinakabahan naman ako.

[july26]

cool ka lang jinjin. if you worry about it, baka you'll attract it! 
wala namang nadededo dahil sa diabetes per se. ang bumibigay ay heart, or whatever.

there are some tell-tale signs that you are chronically too high on sugar:
1- maraming kati-kati sa katawan (ke dandruff, o vaginal thrush, o athlete's foot, etc)
2- prone to singaw and coldSore;
3- prone to headache/migraines (the type na masakit yung tuktuk ng ulo);

as for energy drinks and most commercial sweet stuff: kapag may nakalagay na "syrup" sa ingredients, lumayo ka na. unfortunately most frozen yoghurt use fructose; pwera yata Red Mango.

[Cheesecak3]

Dapat iwasan din ang sobrang mamantika na pagkain at dapat mag exercise para hindi masyadong tumaas ang blood sugar.

[lordknight_aiz.18]

joining this thread kasi my papa is diabetic. nag-iinsulin na siya.. and  feeling ko meron din ako diabetes. mahirap yung complications nito. i dont exercise kasi tamad ako. sugar namin is brown or muscovado.. tapos biira lang ako uminom ng softdrinks. madalas tubig lang. kaso anlakas ko sa rice, di lang halat kasi skinny ako. 

[MaitaOfMakeupOnDemand]

Hi girls! I have type 2 diabetes. That means I have insulin resistance but not insulin dependent. I have controlled it very well for 5 years because when I was diagnosed I did not get depressed or scared. I was pro-active and right away I bought this book: http://www.diabetessolution.net/diabetessolution.php

It really helped me understand my disease and taught me how to constantly monitor my blood sugar and eat right. Medyo mahal sa test strips but it so necessary! My FBS is now 86 mg/dl , daig ko pa ang normal na person. I only take 1 Metformin in the morning and 1 at night and my goal is to eliminate it completely. You can get the book at any national bookstore or power books

[viewfrommyveranda]

Wow 86! That is amazing! Ako din type 2 for close to 3 years and it's still a hit and miss on the food that I should take. Hindi sha kasi one size fits all. Like what's good for some may just be okay for others. I'm still searching for which food combo has the best effect on my GI.

Sis Maita the link seems to be incorrect. What's the name of the book? Id like to get it too. Thanks. 

[MaitaOfMakeupOnDemand]

^ sis, the book is called The Diabetes Solution by Dr. Richard Bernstein. It's so helpful in understanding Diabetes talaga

I agree it's not one size fits all. In my first year of Diabetes, my mom complained a lot sa sobrang gastos ko sa strips because I checked my sugar at least 5 times a day. I told her nalang that if I don't do this, yung tinipid ko sa strips gagastusin ko sa ibang gamot in the future. I really tested my post prandial blood glucose two hours after introducing a food to find out if tumataas ang sugar ko. The worst foods for me now are rice (kahit brown), bread (kahit brown), noodles, cereal (kahit oatmeal), bananas, mangoes, grapes and other super sweet fruits. I try to totally avoid, but if I eat kahit konti of those foods na alam kong bad for me, I have to exercise at least 30 minutes at 80% heart rate to burn glucose. Most of the time, I eat non-starchy vegetables and meat.

Good luck mga sis! And pick up the Dr. Bernstein book. I like him because he's Diabetic also but learned to control his own diabetes. Yung ibang endo kasi natin, sinasabihan lang nila tayo to control our food hindi naman nila alam kung gano kahirap yun kasi hindi sila diabetic We can beat this.

[viewfrommyveranda]

Do you take any supplements with your metformin Sis?

Hay naku I should go back to monitoring again. It became too tedious kasi. But you got me so inspired! So beginning tomorrow game na ulit!!! 

[MaitaOfMakeupOnDemand]

^ I take Omega 3 and a multivitamin lang but that's mostly support for Asthma I read din kasi this book called the Allergy and Asthma cure. Pro-active na rin ako sa asthma.

Sis, let's support each other! Diabetes is reversible kung type 2 siya.

[viewfrommyveranda]

^let's! Let's keep track of each other's journey!

[MaitaOfMakeupOnDemand]

^ yes, lets! I'm trying to lose weight also sis Clue sakin that I'm not managing my sugar right is when I'm not losing weight from my efforts (siyempre given a reasonable time). Weight loss daw really helps insulin sensitivity

[Cheesecak3]

After a year na sobrang taas ng blood sugar ko (Type 2 Diabetes), finally controlled na. I started to change my diet and I exercise at least 3 times a week. Nong naglose na ako ng weight bumaba ng pakonti konti. Hindi na rin ako nag white rice at less na sa mga fried foods.

I am not taking any medications for my blood sugar anymore and I am so happy kasi yon talaga ang goal ko.

Goodluck mga sis! kaya natin to

[MaitaOfMakeupOnDemand]

^ yey sis Cheesecak3! That's my dream. I want to be off medication too It's my goal for this year.

What sort of diet do you follow?

[Cheesecak3]

^Sis I avoided white base carbohydrates tapos less fried food and fatty foods. Actually, mas bumaba ang blood sugar simula nong nagpaacupuncture ako. Hindi lang din kasi blood sugar ko ang nacorrect kundi pati na rin ibang illnesses ko like vertigo, overweight and body pains.

[MaitaOfMakeupOnDemand]

^ Great! Me naman I follow a Paleolithic Based way of eating. The principle is the same, avoid white based and starchy carbohydrates. But it made me more adventurous with veggies and protein sources. Mas madali talaga mag-manage ng sugar

[einjhel]

mga sis, i have been pre-diabetic since 2008, but now after taking OGTT 11 weeks after kong manganak, after seeing the results of my OGTT, (265 2 hours after a 75gram glucose load) i think may type 2 diabetes na ako. i am exclusively breastfeeding my 11 week old baby pa niyan, pero ganyan pa rin kataas yung sugar ko after the 75gram glucose load. naiyak na ako kahapon nung nakita ko resulta ng blood test ko, next week pa punta ko sa doctor para ibigay yung results pero i'm almost sure na na-ididiagnose niya ako as type 2 diabetes.

here's my other blood test results:

FBS 75
HBA1C 5.6%

ok naman ang fbs at hba1c ko, pero sobra talaga taas ng 2 hour post 75gram glucose load ko. nung pregnant ako, nagiinsulin na din ako mula 6 weeks pa alang. akala ko, matatapos na ito pag nanganak ako, pero mataas pa rin.

sa mga sis natin dito na nadiagnose ng type 2, pano ang ginawang management sa inyo ng doctors niyo? anong gamot binigay sa inyo?

pinagtest pa rin ba kayo ng blood sugar kahit sa house lang? yun kasi ang takot na takot ako baka ipagawa sakin, kasi hirap na hirap na ako sa blood sugar pricking nung pregnant ako. sana naman wala na nito, mga sis, kayo ba pinagchecheck pa rin ba kayo ng blood sugar kahit sa house lang? or ang check ng sugar is sa lab every 3 months or so?

sana sana sana po may makasagot sa tanong ko. i really need someone to talk or to relate to about this,. as of now, in denial at devastated pa rin ako

[Cheesecak3]

^i check my blood sugar twice a day kahit nasa bahay lang ako. I am 30th week pregnant at simula nong 5th week pa lang nakainsulin na ako. Advice sa akin ng Endo ko, dapat daw tuloy ko pa rin mag insulin even after giving birth. Adjust na lang daw nya ang units.

You really need to monitor your BS sis kahit nasa bahay ka lang para mas aware ka din. Even before I got pregnant, monitor pa rin ako ng sugar sa morning pagkagising ko and before dinner.

[einjhel]

 Sis,  bakit daw need insulin kahit hindi na preggy? Ganun ba talaga kadalasan? Kasi nung 1st pregnancy ko insulin ako agad, but after manganak nagnormal na agad sugar ko. Pero sa 2nd pregnancy after kong manganak nung pinagtest ako ogtt ang taas pa rin ng 2nd hour, so i think meron na akong type 2

Akala ko kasi sis metformin lang or oral kadalasan binibigay pag type 2 at hindi preggy. Bakit daw kaya ipapatuloy sayo insulin (in adjusted doses) kahit after mong manganak?