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AllaN01Bear

(23,186 posts)
Sun Nov 21, 2021, 09:42 PM Nov 2021

i had dinner at 1500, metered @1700.

blood sugar was @ 190.
got it down with exercise .
streach.
warmup.
hand isometrics
aparatus isometrics
modified calistenics .
two pound weights and two reps ea of each exercise
two rounds of wii bowling
2 rounds of wii fit balance games
reading at 6 pm was 121. sweating like crazy. will read in the am when i get up

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i had dinner at 1500, metered @1700. (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Nov 2021 OP
Ideally MOMFUDSKI Nov 2021 #1
Melatonin increases the insulin receptors IbogaProject Nov 2021 #2
How many carbs in that meal? Happy Hoosier Nov 2021 #3
 

MOMFUDSKI

(7,080 posts)
1. Ideally
Sun Nov 21, 2021, 09:53 PM
Nov 2021

BS will be 150 or less 2 hours after eating. Are you taking insulin or pills? It is a very difficult disease we have that is an endless struggle. Just do the best you can and forgive yourself when numbers aren't so great. I understand completely.

IbogaProject

(3,702 posts)
2. Melatonin increases the insulin receptors
Mon Nov 22, 2021, 12:55 AM
Nov 2021

Melatonin increases the insulin receptors making what you have or take go further. Both type1 & type 2.

The soccer exersize, the toilet, that looks like your sitting but w/o a chair against the wall helps get insulin absorbing more consistently day to day. That 2nd tip is for insulin use.

I've been on insulin 29 years soon. I just started the Freestyle Libre, the glucometer is the other sensor. With the Libre I scan the thing in my arm, so I'm testing much more frequently. Maybe just try for a month or two to get a handle of what foods and meals spike your sugar. A thing I do is delay the fruit or desert if I'm not low.

Happy Hoosier

(8,486 posts)
3. How many carbs in that meal?
Mon Nov 22, 2021, 08:57 AM
Nov 2021

Have you tried some fairly strict carb restriction (less that 30G a day)? There's a good chance you can get your blood glucose down to more or less normal levels with very low carbs. It's easier for some people than for others to follow (I find it to be a pretty easy diet to follow), but there is all kinds of evidence showing this kind of diet is extremely effective for T2 Diabetes sufferers.

https://www.virtahealth.com/research

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