[Diabetes-talk] Intro & Question

[Mike Freeman]

Steve:

I'm sending you privately a copy of NFB's booklet "Bridging the Gap: Living 
with Blindness and Diabetes" in MSWord 2003 format.  It has a good overview 
of what diabetes is, how it is treated and managed and how a blind person 
copes with it.

Are you a BARD (NLS's digital download service) user?  If so, put the word 
"diabetes" in the search box and you'll get more books on diabetes as 
results than you can read in a week -- unless you read 24 hours a day. 
(grin)

An excellent resource for you is "The First Year: Type Two Diabetes; A Guide 
for the Newly-diagnosed" by Gretchen Becker.  It's available on the BARD 
site -- both the first and second editions.  It's an excellent combination 
of introductory material and more esoteric topics but still useful for the 
person newly-diagnosed with diabetes.  Aside from NFB's *own* material on 
diabetes, it's about the best book I've found for learning how to actually 
live with diabetes day-by-day.

Both the American Diabetes Association and Joslin Diabetes Center guides on 
diabetes are available plus many other guides of lesser length or more 
specialized interest.

If you're an RFB&D subscriber, both Hope Warshaw's "Complete Guide to 
Carb-counting" and Dr. Bill Palonsky's "Diabetes Burnout: What to Do When 
You Can't Take It Anymore" are available both on CD and as digital 
downloads.

In general, there is no one correct diet for a person with diabetes.  But, 
again generalizing, the object is to eat a nutritious diet while keeping the 
number of carbohydrates (less fiber) down to a dull roar since, in broad 
outline, carbohydrates are what raise blood glucose levels.  As you'll find 
when you delve into the literature, there is disagreement as to what the 
ideal diabetes diet (in general terms) should be.  Unfortunately, you'll 
have to do some experimentation on yourself to see what works for you --  
what food items raise your blood glucose level (often just written as bg) 
and what do not -- believe it or not, this varies somewhat by individual.  I 
hope you are obtaining an auditory blood glucose meter and a certified 
diabetes educator has taught you how to use it or you are good at reading 
instructions or have a diabetic friend who can help you to learn to use it. 
The bg meter is your friend; it's how you tell whether your efforts at 
controlling the disease are succeeding.

Best of luck!

Mike Freeman, President
Diabetes Action Network
National Federation of the Blind

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve & Shannon Cook" <cookcafe at sc.rr.com>
To: "DiabetesTalk" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 9:42 AM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Intro & Question


> Hi All,
>
> My name is Steve Cook from SC.  My doctor has informed me that my sugar 
> was
> high after 2 different checks.  I also checked it during Christmas while 
> at
> my parents and it was 140 fasting first thing in the morning.
>
> Where is a good resource where I can find information on what different
> types of food for me to eat for breakfast, lunch and supper?  My doctor 
> also
> told me if I lose 10 to 15 pounds I would be fine.  I have started taking
> metformin (SP) to assist with my sugar being so high.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help!
>
> Steve & Shannon Cook
> Today I married my best friend.
> The one that I laugh with, live for, love.
> October 11, 2003
>
>
>
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