Re: OT: Hugh this for you

Posted by Rudi on April 25, 2005 at 08:22:38 from (69.195.159.117):

In Reply to: OT: Hugh this for you posted by MagMan on April 24, 2005 at 19:05:00:

Jon:

Been reading the posts on Diabetes, and have been meaning to pop in with my two cents worth.

I have been on drug therapies for about 13 years now. There are a number of protocols and they can change depending on how long they are efficacious. The last protocol prior to my current therapy caused a number of problems which we were somewhat aware of but, the significances were not completely known until this past fall.

A couple of major problems this protocol caused were these:

Increased cholesterol - primarily LDL (bad Cholesterol) from normal to 5, 6 and 7
Increased Triglyceride levels -- above 3
Lowered HDL Cholesterol (good Cholesterol) to less than 1
Increased CK levels (indicator for heart disease)
Increased Blood Sugar Levels - Drug induced Type 2 Diabetes.
My Risk Ratio for Heart Disease was at 18....

We found out about 2 years or so ago that I was a Type 2 Diabetic. Couldn't figure out what was going on. They did the Glucose Tolerance test and my sugars hit 24.... no wonder I felt like crap. I was testing my sugars 3 to 5 times a day, monitoring extensively and watching my diet plus was on Metformin - 4 tabs twice a day then after 6 months 2 tabs twice a day.

Last October, we changed the protocols to a new regimen. Then I had the heart problems - the sextuple bypass. Then the Septic Shock - which was brought on by Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis.... what ever all that is.

Anyways, after we changed the drugs I now have the following to report:

CK levels are normal (partly a result of the surgery, but primarily a reduction in the offending drug protocol). My triglycerides are now almost normal, my LDL is normal, my HDL is normal and my Risk Ratio is somewhere around 2.5 or something real low like that.

Oh, and the Type 2 Diabetes is I guess you could say in remission. I will always be a Diabetic I guess, but my sugar levels now are around 5 and 6 and I no longer need Metformin.

In my case, it was primarily drug induced. However, the specialists say that with Metformin, proper diet and patience as well as compliance with the docs orders, Type 2 can not only be controlled, but it can be minimized to just a dietary controlled regimen.

Also, here is a tip. Diabetics need to eat at least 5 to 6 times a day - small meals, but often. Also watch your fructose consumption - it is a sugar and will affect your blood sugar levels almost immediately. This will give you the spikes and the lows that make you feel not up to your Game.

Only have fruit with a meal. Always carry something healthy with you, that is mostly complex sugars that will take a bit of time to get into your blood stream. I have had good luck with soda crackers. You can get em in those little restaurant packs and they do help. Also, make sure that you have lots of fluids - mostly water with you especially when you are out in the fields, the woods or just workin on the tractors.

Oh, one other thing I learned at the St. John Region Heart Centre - as long as my blood sugars were under 9 I was considered ok. But, they much prefer and insist that Diabetics after coronary surgery maintain a 6.0-7.5 max blood sugar level.

I hope that you will be able to get it under control. Diet really can help. My major failing is pasta.... lots of carbs in that. I gave up sweets years ago, I no longer eat french fries, gravy or fried foods of any type outside my home. At home these foods are strictly limited and Em and I make our gravy only after the fats have been removed.

It is a lot of work and will take time as there are many complex and difficult changes that we had to make to my diet. But it is definitely worth it.

Hope this helps some.

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