kcredden
June 24th, 2007, 06:47 PM
Somehow I missed these, in my earlier post about tips to managing diabetes. Guess I shouldn't have done it so late :) - The following tips are generally for a T2 (insulin resistance) diabetic, as I am. Ask your doctor if your a T1, or T1.5 (insulin dependent, or insulin dependent & resistance).
One important tip I'll give right out. If I see readings bottoming out around 80, then I eat a few Oz's of protein. That keeps me from going into a hypo but still keeps me very low. Because some needed clarification, but to keep from being windy, I posted details on the bottom.
Ok onto the tips.
1) One of the biggest headaches, is the dawn effect. Whereby your BG may be low when you awaken one day, and then sometimes it may be though the roof. It's caused by hormones generated by the body between 4 and 8am.
Solution: Eat about 1 hour before bed. A mostly protein snack will last most of the night and prevent sleep hypos.
Then at 5am rise, eat a small handful of nuts, drink some water, then go back to bed. To help get back to sleep, don't do anything that would boost your adrenaline level, or drink stimulants. Plus also do this in minimum light levels. One of those green nightlights is great.
2) For newly Rxed diabetics. Calculate your carb to BG ratio. This is basically what your reading will be after consuming 1g of carb. The formula is simple. (ratio * carb_amount)+reading before you ate=total points. Using this knowledge, you can keep your spiking and raises to a lower level. It's said that a reading no higher than 120 is best.
3) The second tip for newly Rxed diabetics. Find out the time of your maximum insulin resistance period. The solution is basically to check your log when your starting out and see what the numbers say. Usually this period is in the afternoon.
One important tip I'll give right out. If I see readings bottoming out around 80, then I eat a few Oz's of protein. That keeps me from going into a hypo but still keeps me very low. Because some needed clarification, but to keep from being windy, I posted details on the bottom.
Ok onto the tips.
1) One of the biggest headaches, is the dawn effect. Whereby your BG may be low when you awaken one day, and then sometimes it may be though the roof. It's caused by hormones generated by the body between 4 and 8am.
Solution: Eat about 1 hour before bed. A mostly protein snack will last most of the night and prevent sleep hypos.
Then at 5am rise, eat a small handful of nuts, drink some water, then go back to bed. To help get back to sleep, don't do anything that would boost your adrenaline level, or drink stimulants. Plus also do this in minimum light levels. One of those green nightlights is great.
2) For newly Rxed diabetics. Calculate your carb to BG ratio. This is basically what your reading will be after consuming 1g of carb. The formula is simple. (ratio * carb_amount)+reading before you ate=total points. Using this knowledge, you can keep your spiking and raises to a lower level. It's said that a reading no higher than 120 is best.
3) The second tip for newly Rxed diabetics. Find out the time of your maximum insulin resistance period. The solution is basically to check your log when your starting out and see what the numbers say. Usually this period is in the afternoon.