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On Thu Nov 30 07:27:14 2006 () said:
I totally agree with the post from Wed Nov 29 15:47:18 2006! I
checked Neil's site and it is mostly filled with ads for local
businesses. The diabetes "info" on the site is similar to what he
posts here -- potentially dangerous and misleading information.
Always consult a physician FIRST before you decide to make any
changes or additions to your healthcare.
On Wed Nov 29 18:58:32 2006 () said:
I remember reading somewhere that too much insulin can increase the
risk for cancer.
On Wed Nov 29 15:47:18 2006 . (.) said:
Neil: While your practice may work for you, you are being dangerous
in advising others. You do not say if you are working in concert
with an endocrinologist, a diabetologist, a dietician, or a CDE.
The simple fact that you use terminology such as "shoot a shot"
rather than "take an injection" demonstrates a lack of credibility.
You state that you "take 2 units and your A1C comes back normal".
Could you possibly mean that your glucose level goes back to within
normal limits? A Hemoglobin A1C is a measure of long-term (ie. 3-6
months) blood glucose control and will not be affected by one
injection of 2 units of insulin. Humalog is not used exclusively in
insulin pumps. It is reprehensible that you encourage people to
stop using long acting insulin. If a type I diabetic is NOT on an
insulin pump receiving a constant infusion of insulin, he/she must
have long-acting insulin on board to successfully maintain glycemic
control. It's great that you are interested in helping people, but
you must take responsibility for what comes out of your mouth and,
quite frankly, you are dangerous. Patients should always consult
their physician instead of an anonoymous (including me!) voice on
the internet. There is a lot of good and honest information out
there, but any of it should be validated by a qualified physician
before accepted as gospel.
On Wed Nov 29 15:17:39 2006 () said:
Whether any particular diet is "good" or "bad" for you as an
individual is something best discussed with your doctor or a
diabetes nutritionist. I would be careful making health or dietary
decisions based on anonmyous postings on an Internet message board.
On Wed Nov 29 15:15:31 2006 The Paleolithic Diet () said:
The essentials of the Paleolithic Diet are: Eat none of the
following: Grains- including bread, pasta, noodles; Beans-
including string beans, kidney beans, lentils, peanuts, snow-peas
and peas; Potatoes; Dairy products; Sugar; Salt Eat the following:
Meat, chicken and fish; Eggs; Fruit; Vegetables (especially root
vegetables, but definitely not including potatoes or sweet
potatoes); Nuts, eg. walnuts, brazil nuts, macadamia, almond. Do
not eat peanuts (a bean) or cashews (a family of their own);
Berries- strawberries, blueberries, raspberries etc.; Try to
increase your intake of: Root vegetables- carrots, turnips,
parsnips, rutabagas, Swedes; Organ meats- liver and kidneys
On Wed Nov 29 09:27:31 2006 () said:
never heard of it
On Wed Nov 29 05:49:44 2006 () said:
Does anyone know anything about the Paleolithic diet? Is it good
for diabetes?
On Mon Nov 27 15:40:48 2006 Neil Kirk (sales@swibusdirectory.biz)
said:
Online at http://www.swibusdirectory.biz I often write stories and
articles about my personal diabetic struggle. I have learned to
shoot a shot of Humalog often throughout the day. I feel a little
pressure under my chin and around my jaw as soon as the Glucose
starts to rise around 130. I just give my self 2 units at that time
and my A1c comes back normal. I eat small amounts and do fine. Big
eaters suffer. So forget that pizza, forget syrup on pancakes and
forget about big meals. I eat a slice of bread with a very thin
layer of peanut butter while at work. Things go great and have
questions send me an email. Forget that long acting stuff. It quit
within 30 days. I have also added lifting weights. I don't screw
around. I lift 380 pounds on most leg lifts, 15 reps and 3 to 5
sets as well as other circuit training. Fact, humalog works -- that
is what is used on insulin pumps. Neil Kirk
On Thu Nov 23 08:30:19 2006 () said:
Lantus worked really good for me for the first year and then it was
like it quit and I had to change to something else
On Wed Nov 22 18:33:53 2006 () said:
There is also an insulin on the market...Lantus. A non-peaking, 24
hour insulin. It works well, but doesn't cause severe
hypoglycemia.
On Wed Nov 22 18:31:08 2006 Sam () said:
Gregg...I suspect that you are a type 1 & 1/2. There are such
diabetics. I don't know much about them. Good luck.
On Wed Nov 22 09:09:51 2006 greg () said:
i'm 29 and apparently a type 1, I was told to use insulin but if i
use even 1 unit I get hypos, so I just cut out drinking and deserts
and went to the gym even more. i've started using the pill recently
and it is perfect for me, my blood sugars are perfect and I even
have a little bit of my fiancee's desert every now wnd again
without having to worry. I don't think you can say pill therapy is
not the answer, I have a friend who uses it without any problems
and its got rid of any worries I had with regard to my blood
glucose levels. I would love to keep using it, although the doctors
still think I am type 1 and say when my pancreas gives out
completely I will have to use insulin again....not looking forward
to that. oh well, I guess everyones different and you just have to
find what works best for you.
On Tue Nov 21 11:08:10 2006 () said:
I wouldn't be so fast to dismiss oral medication treatment of Type
2 diabetes. While it may not achieve the results you desire, it can
be beneficial to other people who have not reached the point of
needing injected insulin. By combining appropriate medications,
managing diet and exercise, and regular monitoring, people using
oral medications can get their levels down to what the ADA
indicates is ideal for a Type 2 (6.5 or lower). While oral drugs
may not have worked for Neil, they do work for millions of others.
(BTW, Neil, your site would be greatly improved with LESS ads and
more content.)
On Tue Nov 21 09:11:00 2006 Sam () said:
I had an A1c of 8.5 in 95' when diagnosed with IDDM. At 50!
Neil...you must be a type 2 diabetic. You didn't say. Certainly you
had major problems. You can use Humalog in an insulin pump, if you
are a type 1. Just a thought.
On Sat Nov 18 09:23:45 2006 X-Tra News4 You
(sales@swibusdirectory.biz) said:
I learned through experience that pill therapy for diabetes is not
the answer. While some level of control can be achieved, my A1c
never hit a normal range. My best ever was 6.5 and that became
worse over time. I never started on insulin until my kidney's were
failing, my legs swollen like balloons, body filling with fluids
and, yes, I was dying. At first, we started using long-acting
insulin. That soon failed also, although my doctor had not
determined that. I went back and requested Isn't there another type
of insulin I can use? We started on Humalog. I figured out if I
shoot a shot every two hours I do great, my kidneys recovered and I
am going to live. My A1c hit 5.2 and 5.6 on the last two tests. I
publish things about diabetes on my site at
http://www.swibusdirectory.biz. I want to bring awareness that it
is OK to use needles and the new needles are so fine, you can
hardly feel anything. I now pause on this thought -- I need to take
my shot. Neil Kirk Glenwood Iowa
On Fri Nov 17 17:33:38 2006 () said:
Does fiber do that too? If I added wheat bran to food? I don't
know. I'll have to experiment.
On Thu Nov 16 15:45:44 2006 () said:
I learned years ago, that fat added to food slows down the
absorbtion of the sugar. That was at the Mayo Clinic.
On Thu Nov 16 13:53:58 2006 () said:
If you are interested in more info about the glycemic index, go to
http://www.glycemicindex.com/
On Thu Nov 16 06:10:25 2006 () said:
Oh, that's helpful, thank you. It's funny I try to eat a baked
potato with no fat on it but my sugar is high after that. When I
eat it with gravy or sour cream even though I don't think the fat
is good for me my sugars aren't as bad.
On Wed Nov 15 18:21:30 2006 Greg () said:
I use the glycemic index, when you combine foods then you have to
work out the average GI for the meal, it can be very complicated if
you want to work out the GI perfectly, one thing I find hard is
finding the GI of all the ingredients I am using. when you know all
the GI factors then you do a calculation. here is a example taken
from the book I used to study up on the GI diet, it was recomended
by my dietician in England and I found it really easy to understand
and explains everything you need to know. its called the G glucose
revolution. ISBN 0-340-77021-x "supposing you have a meal of baked
beans on toast. regular white bread has a GI factor if 70 and baked
beans have a GI factor of 48 if we assume half the carbohydrate is
comming from the bread, and half from the baked beans, we can add
the GI factors of the two foods together and divide by 2, (70+48)
divided by 2 = final GI of 59" hope this was some help
On Wed Nov 15 14:24:05 2006 () said:
The ads get posted...then are withdrawn as soon as someone
complains! Like they were never there. And we look like fools
complaining about ads that are not here. Duh.
On Wed Nov 15 08:44:15 2006 () said:
Please stop posting ads. It's mean. If you have diabetes why don't
you talk about it.
On Tue Nov 14 17:16:38 2006 () said:
What was that about sunflower seeds? Are they supposed to be be
good or something?
On Tue Nov 14 09:54:23 2006 () said:
Is anyone familiar with glycemic index and how to use it? What
happens when you combine foods?
On Thu Nov 9 19:28:44 2006 () said:
thanks for the info
On Tue Nov 7 15:11:09 2006 () said:
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. If you are a Type 1
diabetic, the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas do not
work (your body's immune system has destroyed them). The pancreas
then produces little or no insulin. A person who has type 1
diabetes must take insulin, sometimes several times a day, to live.
Type 2 diabetes is called adult-onset diabetes. About 90 to 95
percent of people with diabetes have type 2. This form of diabetes
is associated with older age, obesity, family history of diabetes,
previous history of gestational diabetes, physical inactivity, and
ethnicity. About 80 percent of people with type 2 diabetes are
overweight. When type 2 diabetes is diagnosed, the pancreas is
usually producing enough insulin, but for unknown reasons, the body
cannot use the insulin effectively, a condition called insulin
resistance. After several years, insulin production decreases. The
result is the same as for type 1 diabetes--glucose builds up in the
blood and the body cannot make efficient use of its main source of
fuel. If your doctor is unable to distinguish what type of diabetes
you have, you need to find a new doctor -- FAST!
On Tue Nov 7 10:15:13 2006 Sam () said:
Yes. The test is the A1c. It tells what your sugars have been doing
for the last 3 months. Hemoglobin A 1 c. Thanks, "paula"...for the
ad!!!!!!
On Mon Nov 6 14:59:51 2006 () said:
That sounds like what my father-in-law had. It's called
gastroparesis. I don't know if it's what you have but it sounds
like the same thing. He had to eat foods in small quantities and as
blended or liquid as possible. He just couldn't digest a big chunky
meal.
On Mon Nov 6 09:03:31 2006 () said:
I've been diabetic since I was 28 and now I am 51. I have been on
insulin since the beginning. Never got to take the pills because my
body doesn't make insulin. My question is, I have stomach nerve
damage and have trouble emptying my stomach and bowels. I get
really constipated, is this normal.?
On Mon Nov 6 09:00:04 2006 () said:
I had some kind of blood tests done and I don't remember what kind
they where for sure. But it will show if your making any insulin on
your own, if you aren't then you go on insulin. If your body is
still making a little insulin you can take the pills and they help
your body make the insulin. I don't make any insulin on my own so I
take insulin.Don't take my word for anything though because I'm not
an expert.
On Sun Nov 5 11:12:30 2006 () said:
I don't understand how the doctors work out what type you are, 1 or
2, i'm 29 so they said i'm type 1 and keep trying to give me
insulin, I tell them that i keep getting hypo's even on 1 unit but
they say i'm definately type 1. I got my friend to get me some of
the type 2 pills and my blood sugar has been perfect ever since,
does anyone know if there is any reliable test that will confirm
what type I am?
On Sat Nov 4 08:40:05 2006 () said:
I don't understand how from week to week you eat about the same
things and do the same things and one week your sugars are and the
next they are high. It doesn't seem to matter what I do, I always
run high. And then there's people that run low all the time and if
they are 130 they think that is high. To me high is anything over
200. Last week I didn't have any high's and this week that's all
they were. I get so sick of even trying. Tired of it all
On Fri Nov 3 08:15:17 2006 () said:
I am so tired of all the ads on tv to.
On Thu Nov 2 09:55:58 2006 () said:
He could at least talk about his diabetes.
On Thu Nov 2 08:24:13 2006 () said:
Ads are a bunch of crap
On Wed Nov 1 18:34:42 2006 () said:
Rivotril...go fly a kite!!!!
On Wed Nov 1 18:33:46 2006 () said:
Ads again...like diabetics should smoke????? Drug????
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