When I was first diagnosed with high blood sugar, it scared the hell out of me. I immediately cut out everything my doctor said, refined flour products, anything with sugar in it, candy, donuts, pop, and whatever else I can't recall at the moment. The first couple months after the diagnosis, I researched and studied everything I could get my hands on. I found a then recent publication by an MD who was a type 1 diabetic since around 10 years old. He's currently in his mid 70s and his type 1 is still under control after 65 years.
Over the l0 years since then, I've done decently in trying to control it with diet and exercise except for the last year or so. After going through a divorce after 34 years of marriage, I wasn't too concerned about whether I was around or not. I went to the doctor a month ago and she wanted to put me on insulin and without it she was concerned I might go into a coma. That made me realize how idiotic my reaction to my situation was. I got back on the straight and narrow, no flour products (refined or otherwise), nothing with sugar in it, including fruit and juices, since fructose converts to glucose just like refined flour products and anything else with high carbohydrate, no cooked potatoes. I've had a couple friends die from complications due to diabetes. Another was the husband of my wife's aunt. He'd been diabetic for a long time, but wouldn't modify his life-style and change his eating habits. He thought since he was on insulin, he could eat what he wanted. The third surgery he went through to amputate part of his remaining foot failed to get all of the gangrene and that's what he died from. My closest friend since junior high is going down the same path, eating just like he has all his life and I'm worried for him. His wife has tried to help, but he's stubborn.
The one reference written for people like me (with abnormal blood sugar level) is a great reference by a person who lives with diabetes himself. Here is a link to the book and I have no interest beyond being a diabetic who has found a great deal of help from it. I consider it life-saving help and a method to help live a normal life. The 'great American diet' is not part of a healthy life-style.
http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Bernsteins-Diabetes-Solution-Achieving/dp/0316099066
FYI, I don't need a member number, just hope this helps someone.
But I have been told that staying active will help stave off some of the nueropathy problems.
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