Exercise is becoming a demon to me. I fully realize how much it helps to steady the blood sugar. But do you think I can keep myself on a regular schedule? NO! Almost anything can cause me to lose sight of getting on that treadmill. I find any excuse and am not proud of it.
Something has got to change. Any suggestions out there?
The time has come to decide what I’m going to do to help others in my situation….I’m a type 2 diabetic. Thing is, it’s much more than just “doing” diabetes.
I, like many others, I’m sure, feel they are doing all they can to get their blood sugar under control. So what can explain the glucose reading of 168 tonight BEFORE dinner? AND, I had been outdoors for several hours off and on, doing physical labor, cleaning out landscaping, bending and lifting, sweating in the sun. As I have said in previous posts, I am my own guinea pig. There must be ways I can experiment and use those results to help others. I also realize, we are all different. I’ll be reporting several different things that I’m persuing, hopefully, to help us all in beating diabetes. Not as simple as it sounds, but any little thing will help…don’t you think?
It was a pretty good day today. When I tested this morning my blood sugar was 92. I had to do some errands and work with a client until 2:30. For lunch I ate several strawberries and some beef jerky since I was out and took what I could use. Once I got home, I had more work to do but grabbed a couple pieces of ham with some swiss cheese and two dill pickles. Yum!! I was set for dinner. I walked for 30 minutes on the treadmill and when I tested before dinner, it read 74. Guess I’ll adjust insulin tonight if needed. I feel GOOD!
What a week this has been! Eating healthy while on vacation is difficult for a “normal” person let alone a diabetic. At least for this diabetic. I’ve done fairly well but am so tempted at times, I feel myself losing the battle and just have to have that “no-no”, whatever that may be. Today it was a gooey, lucious brownie.
The key, I am finding, to steady blood sugar, is to space out the “no-nos”. For example, at breakfast the other day, I find I can eat a small serving of hash browns with my omlet if I forego the toast and fruit. For lunch, a sandwich on one slice of bread means no chips or macaroni salad, but lots of veggies and dip. Leave the bread off the sandwich (I use a romaine lettuce leaf and wrap the meat, onion, tomato, etc.), then I can have a helping of baked beans that were slow cooked and sweetened and oh so good!
Desserts have always been tempting, but starches are my greatest weakness. Potatoes of any kind, breads….oh how I love breads! And pizza….well, I won’t even go there. Just the thought ……….
I had a great weekend! My son and 6 month old granddaughter were visiting 3 and a half hours from us. So grandma and papa went there! It was a quick visit for my son and friends were throwing a crawfish boil at their gorgeous home outside Orlando. They have done this every year for ten years so it’s becoming a tradition! Huge pots of crawfish, potatoes, corn on the cob, mushrooms and seasonings that make your mouth water just smelling it, are all dumped on the tables to eat. Served typical seafood style to dig right in with your hands. You crack open the body of the crawfish and eat that (very small) then suck the head. You’ve got to eat a lot of crawfish to get much meat!
There were lots of extras brought by the 60 people there…baked beans, desserts of every kind, keylime pies, chocolate fudge cake, and tons more too numerous to mention. Unfortunately for me, no vegetables I could knosh on. Someone did throw some chicken on the grill, so I had a small chicken breast and a few baked beans. Had to try a couple bites of dessert…something with whipped cream and chocolate that was out of this world! We happily took the baby back to our hotel room for the night and by the time I got her settled and took my blood sugar reading, it was still at 153. Guess it could have been worse.