[Diabetes-talk] Need Tips for Lowering A1C

[d m gina]

I drink pop so little and no matter which kind it is the sugars will climb.
I went to limon water.
That works for me.
I don't like diet pop, so I went to the throw back.

Original message:
> Thanks for all the informative and humorous posts.  I think feeling deprived
> makes most shun what they might be told to do; kind of like the doc saying
> "This won't hurt at all!"

> One more thing pertaining to sugar vs. artificial sweeteners, and diet soda
> as opposed to regular soda-which is best?

> Debbie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 11:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Need Tips for Lowering A1C


>> Hi, Debby.

>> I have a PDF file of an article from the November, 2010 issue of "diabetes
>> Self-Management Quarterly" which describes an altermative to the orthodox,
>> strict approach of most diabetes experts that I think makes more sense
>> that
>> your friends might find congenial and that I will send you -- and yes,
>> it's
>> accessible. The article is entitled "Intuitive Eating" and involves an
>> approach advocated by a dietitian, Linda Bacon,, associated with the
>> Health
>> At Every Size (HAES) movement that your friends might find easier to
>> adjust
>> to than following the usual food-police regimen. But before describing
>> this
>> approach, I think it's appropriate to mention the obvious: no one is going
>> to make healthier eating choices unless he/she *wants* to do so -- enough
>> to
>> stick with it for more than a few weeks or months. Without such desire,
>> nothing will work in the long run.

>> That said, the Intuitive Eating Approach doesn't place *any* foods
>> off-limit. Rather, it assumes that those wishing to try this regimen are
>> intelligent, motivated and willing to put some effort into the approach.
>> The
>> Intuitive Eating approach involves being extremely aware of *why* one eats
>> -- real hunger or to satisfy cravings or emotional needs. Intuitive eating
>> for the diabetic involves strict monitoring of bg levels before and, say,
>> an
>> hour or two after eating, to determine the effects of particular foods on
>> blood glucose levels and also a willingness to experiment with healthier
>> choices as well as reducing quantities of yummy but overly-high-carb
>> foods.

>> This approach is easier to handle on insulin but also works for those on
>> oral meds. For instance, your friends might start out by noting that after
>> breakfast, their bg is out of their desired target range so they might
>> first
>> try eating *one* Egg McMuffin rather than two or taking a long walk after
>> eating the two Egg McMuffins. Or if one finds that eating a KFC meal with
>> mashed potatos and corn and biscuits drives bg through the roof, perhaps
>> cutting out the corn and biscuit might do it as well as perhaps
>> substituting
>> a baked potato for the mashed potatos. In other words, one concentrates on
>> making choices and observing the consequences rather than on cutting back
>> so
>> far that one feels deprived. Also, one learns to eat *only* when one is
>> hungry -- not when it is socially expected.

>> On the other hand, one doesn't beat oneself up for eating a slice of
>> birthday cake; one takes a long walk to burn off the excess bg.

>> I'll send you the article via private email and I'll send it to anyone
>> else
>> who wants it. It's the sort of article that gives traditional CDE's and
>> diatitians indigestion but has a surprising amount of empirical data on
>> its
>> side.

>> I'll say no more as this isn't the forum to conduct diet wars. But this
>> might be an approach that would ween your friends off high-carb foods
>> without them feeling like one lady's husband did when she was trying to
>> get
>> him to eat more vegetables with dinner and he came home, saw what was on
>> the
>> menu and remarked: "Hmmm ... seems like we're expecting *goats* as dinner
>> guests!"

>> Mike Freeman


>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debbie
>> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 9:43 AM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Need Tips for Lowering A1C

>> A couple of friends of mine have extremely elevated a1C readings, well
>> above
>> the preferred range.  How can they transition from a fast-food mentality
>> to
>> healthy eating without feeling deprived?  One friend eats two
>> sausage-and-egg biscuits from a well-known restaurant every morning.

>> None of them are on insulin yet, and I want to do what I can to encourage
>> them to alter their eating habits.  I found one product called sunbutter,
>> a
>> peanut butter substitute.

>> Please send comments either through the list or via personal email.

>> Debbie
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