Comments on: How do you deal with Diabetes on a daily basis? is there a routine wihich you have to follow? http://www.healthyclicks.org/blog/diabetes/how-do-you-deal-with-diabetes-on-a-daily-basis-is-there-a-routine-wihich-you-have-to-follow-727/ Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:47:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Davidson http://www.healthyclicks.org/blog/diabetes/how-do-you-deal-with-diabetes-on-a-daily-basis-is-there-a-routine-wihich-you-have-to-follow-727/comment-page-1/#comment-786 Davidson Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:16:59 +0000 http://www.healthyclicks.org/blog/diabetes/how-do-you-deal-with-diabetes-on-a-daily-basis-is-there-a-routine-wihich-you-have-to-follow-727/#comment-786 How do you deal with Diabetes on a daily basis and routines which needs to be followed up on daily basis How do you deal with Diabetes on a daily basis and routines which needs to be followed up on daily basis

]]> By: Davidson http://www.healthyclicks.org/blog/diabetes/how-do-you-deal-with-diabetes-on-a-daily-basis-is-there-a-routine-wihich-you-have-to-follow-727/comment-page-1/#comment-785 Davidson Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:15:22 +0000 http://www.healthyclicks.org/blog/diabetes/how-do-you-deal-with-diabetes-on-a-daily-basis-is-there-a-routine-wihich-you-have-to-follow-727/#comment-785 Please update on “How do you deal with Diabetes on a daily basis and routines which needs to be followed Please update on “How do you deal with Diabetes on a daily basis and routines which needs to be followed

]]> By: Laura H http://www.healthyclicks.org/blog/diabetes/how-do-you-deal-with-diabetes-on-a-daily-basis-is-there-a-routine-wihich-you-have-to-follow-727/comment-page-1/#comment-763 Laura H Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:51:36 +0000 http://www.healthyclicks.org/blog/diabetes/how-do-you-deal-with-diabetes-on-a-daily-basis-is-there-a-routine-wihich-you-have-to-follow-727/#comment-763 Diabetes is stressful. As a diabetic patient, you have to think about what you eat, how much of a certain food you eat, and you are always worried about how the things that you eat will affect your blood sugar. I have Type 2 Diabetes and this is where our bodies produce some insulin, but it is not enough to do the work that insulin is supposed to do, so therefore, we have to take oral medications or some diabetics with Type 2 have to take insulin injections. Daily routine: Most Daibetics have a routine that they do follow. My routine is as follows: 7:00am fasting check 9:00am medication and breakfast 1:00pm check glucose level and if low enough eat lunch 2:00pm Picking children up from school 5:00pm check glucose and if low enough eat, take the pill 6:00-8:00pm watching tv, playing with the children, etc. 8:00---Bedtime 9:00---check glucose and if under 160 eat a snack. So yes, we have a routine to follow. Diabetics have to make sure that if they are on medication that they do not go longer than 5 hours without giving the body some type of food. They say to snack, but in my case, if my sugar levels are low enough I will, but if they are too high, I will skip the snacks.<br><b>References : </b><br>Diabetes since 1995 Diabetes is stressful. As a diabetic patient, you have to think about what you eat, how much of a certain food you eat, and you are always worried about how the things that you eat will affect your blood sugar.

I have Type 2 Diabetes and this is where our bodies produce some insulin, but it is not enough to do the work that insulin is supposed to do, so therefore, we have to take oral medications or some diabetics with Type 2 have to take insulin injections.

Daily routine: Most Daibetics have a routine that they do follow. My routine is as follows:
7:00am fasting check
9:00am medication and breakfast
1:00pm check glucose level and if low enough eat lunch
2:00pm Picking children up from school
5:00pm check glucose and if low enough eat, take the pill
6:00-8:00pm watching tv, playing with the children, etc.
8:00—Bedtime
9:00—check glucose and if under 160 eat a snack.

So yes, we have a routine to follow.

Diabetics have to make sure that if they are on medication that they do not go longer than 5 hours without giving the body some type of food.
They say to snack, but in my case, if my sugar levels are low enough I will, but if they are too high, I will skip the snacks.
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Diabetes since 1995

]]> By: jacquelynrotv http://www.healthyclicks.org/blog/diabetes/how-do-you-deal-with-diabetes-on-a-daily-basis-is-there-a-routine-wihich-you-have-to-follow-727/comment-page-1/#comment-762 jacquelynrotv Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:25:45 +0000 http://www.healthyclicks.org/blog/diabetes/how-do-you-deal-with-diabetes-on-a-daily-basis-is-there-a-routine-wihich-you-have-to-follow-727/#comment-762 I am a recently diagnosed diabetic and I have a friend that is an insulin dependent diabetic. In a sense, yes, there is a routine I follow and definately one he follows. My doctor put me on an 1800 cal diet, now fat, low carbs, low sugar. The diet says I need to eat breakfast, am snack, lunch, pm snack, dinner and night time snack. All of this in an attempt to regulate the bloodsugar level. I count calories, watch sugar and carb intake and so far have kept my A1C number down to way below where it needs to be. I can eat what I want, I just have to count it and be reasonable with portions and nutrition. Changed from white to wheat bread, things like that. You would be surprised sometimes at what a portion size is and if it fills you up. My body is getting used to eating like this. Secondly, my friend has to eat at certain times, where I am more flexible. He has to take shots before he eats and needs the food in his system to process the insulin. He is much more routine based than I am. I am a Type 2 diabetic and he is a Type 1. Therein lies the difference, with shots you have to follow a much stricter routine and often times one must eat the at more exact/same times of each day. This also helps to regulate the "overnight" blood sugar so when he and I get up in the morning we're ok as well.<br><b>References : </b><br>Personal experience, I am a diabetic. Doctor's diet given to me at her office. American Diabeties Association Website. I am a recently diagnosed diabetic and I have a friend that is an insulin dependent diabetic. In a sense, yes, there is a routine I follow and definately one he follows. My doctor put me on an 1800 cal diet, now fat, low carbs, low sugar. The diet says I need to eat breakfast, am snack, lunch, pm snack, dinner and night time snack. All of this in an attempt to regulate the bloodsugar level. I count calories, watch sugar and carb intake and so far have kept my A1C number down to way below where it needs to be. I can eat what I want, I just have to count it and be reasonable with portions and nutrition. Changed from white to wheat bread, things like that. You would be surprised sometimes at what a portion size is and if it fills you up. My body is getting used to eating like this. Secondly, my friend has to eat at certain times, where I am more flexible. He has to take shots before he eats and needs the food in his system to process the insulin. He is much more routine based than I am. I am a Type 2 diabetic and he is a Type 1. Therein lies the difference, with shots you have to follow a much stricter routine and often times one must eat the at more exact/same times of each day. This also helps to regulate the "overnight" blood sugar so when he and I get up in the morning we're ok as well.
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Personal experience, I am a diabetic. Doctor's diet given to me at her office. American Diabeties Association Website.

]]> By: Guy R http://www.healthyclicks.org/blog/diabetes/how-do-you-deal-with-diabetes-on-a-daily-basis-is-there-a-routine-wihich-you-have-to-follow-727/comment-page-1/#comment-761 Guy R Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:49:58 +0000 http://www.healthyclicks.org/blog/diabetes/how-do-you-deal-with-diabetes-on-a-daily-basis-is-there-a-routine-wihich-you-have-to-follow-727/#comment-761 go to the American diabetes association website.<br><b>References : </b><br> go to the American diabetes association website.
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]]> By: heathermagoo13 http://www.healthyclicks.org/blog/diabetes/how-do-you-deal-with-diabetes-on-a-daily-basis-is-there-a-routine-wihich-you-have-to-follow-727/comment-page-1/#comment-760 heathermagoo13 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:06:51 +0000 http://www.healthyclicks.org/blog/diabetes/how-do-you-deal-with-diabetes-on-a-daily-basis-is-there-a-routine-wihich-you-have-to-follow-727/#comment-760 I've had Type 1 for 8 years. I got a pump a year and a half after I was diagnosed and it made a world of difference for me. I check my blood sugar before and after every meal and anytime that I feel strangely. The pump allows me to have a much more flexible lifestyle than injections. I'm allowed to eat what I want, anytime I want. I can do whatever exercise I wish without worrying that my sugar will crash because of the temporary basal rate function. My blood sugar meter lets me chart my numbers on the computer which makes it easier to spot problem patterns.<br><b>References : </b><br> I've had Type 1 for 8 years. I got a pump a year and a half after I was diagnosed and it made a world of difference for me. I check my blood sugar before and after every meal and anytime that I feel strangely. The pump allows me to have a much more flexible lifestyle than injections. I'm allowed to eat what I want, anytime I want. I can do whatever exercise I wish without worrying that my sugar will crash because of the temporary basal rate function. My blood sugar meter lets me chart my numbers on the computer which makes it easier to spot problem patterns.
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