[Diabetes-talk] Need Tips for Lowering A1C

[Mike Freeman]

I'm a bit reluctant to do this as it's copyrighted material. I'll send it to you, though. I don't have it on my iPhone so it'll have to be this evening. I *did* send it to Gary to put in the Monitor so you already may have it.

Mike

On Jun 17, 2011, at 7:57, "Debbie Wunder" <debbiewunder at centurytel.net> wrote:

> Hello Mike, I would love to read this as well. Can you post it to the list?
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "d m gina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 7:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Need Tips for Lowering A1C
> 
> 
>> Hi Mike,
>> When possible can you send me the article as well?
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Original message:
>>> 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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