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On Mon Apr 14 22:13:04 2003 Amount of Insulin (Is Not Important) said:
Interesting but amounts of injected insulin are related to many things. How
much carbohydrate a person consumes and burns in a given time period and how
injected insulin works on the individual. LESS INJECTED INSULIN DOES NOT
INDICATE BETTER CONTROL according to my endo. It is just the amount that you
require with your metabolism and activity to maintain normal bloodsugar levels.
You will never hear your endo say" You are doing really well at your management
because you have dropped 5 Units of NPH." I take 10 NPH and 4 Humalog a.m and 2
NPH 2 Humalog pm. During my teen years I was taking 40 NPH and about 10 Toronto
once a day.
On Mon Apr 14 17:58:18 2003 Squats () said:
O: I did not add the Novalog
doses in! On a given day, those will total from 15 to 30 units. That means I
take between 33 and 48 units per day. I do not go for walks to exercise; I lift
weights. That keeps the sugar down and metabolism up. Today, I have 1 cup of
whole grain spaghetti with garlic tomato sauce and chicken for lunch. 2 oz of
chicken. Depending on blood sugar, I will have an orange later. Getting back to
walking, I prefer to take the stairs instead of using the elevator and like to
park far from the stair to get more activity. Insulin is lower because of higher
metabolism. Also, I steer clear of white flour and try to keep fat intake down.
Hope this helps. Admittedly, I am a little out of the loop. Getting a 2oz
serving of wheatgrass juice later. Doing what I have been doing increases my
sense of well-being and ability to do things.
On Mon Apr 14 17:37:02 2003 O () said:
Squats I find it very hard to
understand the kinds of foods you are talking about. Does it depend on what you
do in a days time? Do you walk if so how much? You sure don't seem to take much
insulin, is that because of what you eat and do? Don't mean to ask so many
questions just interested in what you have to say. Thanks for the info. Stay
Healthy and Happy I wish to remain nameless so forgive me. I'll call myself
O
On Mon Apr 14 15:11:41 2003 Squats () said:
Forgot to add vitamins- 3-5 tabs
Supernutrition Super Blend, 1-2 gm vitamin C, vitamin B capsule, milkthistle,
Essential Fatty Acid Capsules.
On Mon Apr 14 15:08:52 2003 Squats () said:
Diet, I vary according to
training at the gym or not. I take 18 units Lantus at night and sliding scale
amounts of Novalog to cover meals. Breakfast: two whole grain waffles with 1/2
tsp butter and diet syrup, 2/3 cup egg sub, cooked with 1 tsp olive oil, coffee
with 1/4 cup goat milk. Lunch: 1/2 serving of Promax Lean Matrix Dinner: 1
serving sushi (varies!) I love eel! Butterfish, miso soup, rice. and salad.
Going to the Gym today and tomorrow, so calories increased! If I do not go to
the gym, Breakfast will be 2 slices sprouted grain toast with 1 tbs raw almond
butter, coffee with goat milk. Lunch may be the mrp mentioned above. Dinner
might be a big salad, 3 oz meat, and a yam. Use natural slad dressings.
Sometimes, I will sprinkle a little bit parmesan cheese (made from sheeps milk)
on the salad for flavor. Again, I vary food intake daily. My calorie needs are
NOT stable. Hope this helps!
On Mon Apr 14 01:13:28 2003 () said:
Squats I hope you don't mine me asking
but what does your daily meals consist of, lets say for breakfast, lunch, and
supper. Please include if you have snacks or eat six meals a day. What are your
daily injection amounts. Thanks
On Sat Apr 12 15:37:46 2003 Squats () said:
Thanks for the info re getting
colloidal silver from used photo chemicals. Common sense should tell us that
this is dangerous! Silver is a heavy metal and should be recommended only by
someone qualified to determine need. One other thing; there are no dietary or
supplemental panaceas!!!! Any product that clains to be such, I question.
On Sat Apr 12 03:08:17 2003 () said:
Also on Seasilver where some gave
themselves Wilson's disease...a buildup of heavy metals in the major organs. The
place also sells a Seailver generator where you can recover colldial silver and
other metals from used photo developing fluid and other used industrial
chemicals. They do have a form of silver cream to help heal leg ulcers
however.not these guys you gotta get it from your Doc.....I have some and it
worked well. so....drink up all you Sea Silver Kings !
On Sat Apr 12 02:51:01 2003 Squats () said:
Steve, on "organic foods", that
site is just wrong! I have sold pesticides and am aware of their toxicity!
Second, just because the Gov. says something is safe does not mean that it is!
Third, it behooves those of us with diabetes to "eat clean". BTW, with careful
shopping, I can get organic produce at little more than the regular.
On Sat Apr 12 02:39:14 2003 Squats () said:
Steve, I went to quackwatch and
read their posting. If correct, it isn't worth taking. There are some very good
vitamins you can get that cost less. By the way, why not just buy sea veggies if
you want them? I am going back to quackwatch to check on some other things.
Thanks!
On Fri Apr 11 12:02:10 2003 Steve () said:
I believe the AP was referring to
a gentleman who took large doses of this product and as a result his skin took
on a blueish tint, which his doctor said was probably permanent. I did some
research on the Internet and stumbled across this page which raises some serious
questions about SeaSilver:
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/seasilver.html I wouldn't
completely discount the product, but it does seem to be overly hyped on several
web sites.
On Fri Apr 11 04:17:07 2003 Squats () said:
"turned himself blue'? Funny,
but some people might miss the benefit of the product IF it is a good product. I
do not know; that is why I asked about it!
On Fri Apr 11 00:29:27 2003 () said:
Read the warning on SeaSilver fron the
CDC...about the part where the person turned himself blue....
On Thu Apr 10 17:26:26 2003 Squats () said:
Has anyone here used
Seasilver?
On Thu Apr 10 17:25:49 2003 Squats () said:
Sam, don't feel guilty about not
being able to lift...you are doing well in contending with what you have! Thanks
for the encouragement!
On Thu Apr 10 17:21:15 2003 Squats () said:
I have been on here long enough
to know that most urls are false and citings from those that do exist are false.
Don't Diabetics get enough misinformation and disinformation without adding to
it? But SOME here do not care. Else they would cease and desist from this.
What's this with the mythical website? Who does it help? What benefit does it
provide? Whose life might it save? Nobody's!
On Thu Apr 10 15:56:30 2003 Sam () said:
Hey, Squats...hang in there! Don't
let a few comments get you down. Be with those you know & trust..take care
of your diabetes, and stay clean-minded & gentle as you always have been. I
for one enjoy your posts. Wish I could lift, but I had polio as a kid &
that's out. Bye...
On Thu Apr 10 13:29:56 2003 Squats () said:
Sam, looks like a few of us are
helping! Whoever posted just before me isn't interested in helping anybody.
Posting a nonexistent site. I have seen this before. BTW, I don't know about
you, but blood sugar in me tends to go sky high after a low!!!
On Thu Apr 10 09:28:18 2003 Sam () said:
I didn't say anything beyond how to
get out of the crisis of low blood sugar. That is an individual thing. I
personally curl up with tea, whole grain toast with honey, and depending, some
yogurt, 1/2 apple, depending where my sugar ends up. But that's me. When the
brain is back & clear, there should be a plan for low sugars. Really
individual. I test every 4 hours..A one touch Ultra won't hurt her fingers.
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