How can I have a bg reading of 182 and then immediately eat a meal and get a reading of 88 two hours later? The first reading was fbg; the meal was breakfast. This just defies the whole premise that food elevates blood glucose-instead of lowering it. Especially when the meal was hot oat bran cereal with half a banana and walnuts. (more than half of my daily carb allowance in one meal) I think I'll just go 'eat worms'!

Has anyone had problems with weight gain on insulin (I take Tresiba)? My doctors said it is an unfortunate side effect of insulin. I work out at the gym 3-4 times a week and still gained weight. Have been watching what I eat and mostly drinking water but still gaining instead of losing or maintaining. Any tips would be appreciated.

Here are two excellent videos that I found very useful. This is nutritionist who actually knows what she's talking which is rare for a nutritionist or dietician!

High insulin foods to avoid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tYNXhVRcEI

Low insulin foods to avoid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u55730Bh3-c

My eye vision is better. But I'm putting on weight and I'm scared!

There’s some debate on how frequently you should weigh yourself with those that advocate weighing daily and those that think people might get depressed weighing themselves everyday.

I weigh myself every day because I can then do an average weight for the week. The problem with weighing yourself once a week is that the day you weigh yourself might be an unusual result eg heavier than normal or lighter than normal so it won’t give you a good idea of what you actually weigh.

My weight today is… read more

I recently began adding more healthy carbs back to my diet (as a test of sorts). Previously I was aiming for 50g carbs daily and now eat 100-110g daily. I am continuing to monitor my bg levels, and so far -so good (I think). It's been about a week. This week my weight has become stable, like never before. Before my weight would fluctuate 3 lbs from one day to the next- constant little ups and downs. The week I began adding back carbs my weight "flatlined"-something I've never seen before. Is… read more

I am struggling with morning highs and seem to be needing to take much more insulin which I really dont want to do. I go to sleep at night with a certain reading, take insulin Apidra and Lantus and wake up in the morning with the high reading. I have also noticed that the reading does sometimes drop during the course of the night but is high again when I wake up. Also have put on weight. I dont know whether this is a result of wrong eating or whether medication can also stop being as… read more

insulin resistance

I have never gone to a diabetic specialist, am on traditional Medicare so newer medications are very costly. I am at the highest for metformin & glipizide. I fear starting insulin. I appreciate any input. I new new with communicating here.🙂 Thanks.

This question in one form or other seems to come around again and again.

Weight control is important to Diabetes Management for two reasons.

First off for every point our BMI is above 25, our insulin resistance gets worse.

Second off for every point our BMI is above 25 it puts extra strain on our heart.

Now I'm not going to get into a big discussion about Positive Body Image or Healthy At Any Weight or how some have a Slow Metabolism.

You need to hide those crutches in an unused closet when… read more