[Diabetes-talk] Testing 8 Times a Day?

Thu Aug 4 02:11:15 UTC 2016

I do oat meal with one slice of toast. I am allowed 45 carbs per meal. 
I do watch how to do the serving size. 
Thanks for your help. 

Dar
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Every sinner has a future 

> On Aug 3, 2016, at 8:34 AM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Oatmeal has carbs, even just regular cooked oatmeal. But no-bake cookies
> have a lot of carbs because they have sugar. It's a baked item.
> 
> A half cup of cooked oatmeal has about 25 to 30 grams of carbs. This is over
> the 15 grams of carbs in a single carb choice, so when eating oatmeal with
> no fruit or sweetener, it would considered 1-1/2 to 2 carb choices, if
> sticking with a 1/2 cup, which is a serving size. If eating more, the carbs
> go up. So if eating a full cup of cooked oatmeal, you double the carbs.
> 
> A Google search shows no-baked cookies have 16 grams of carbs, making this
> one carb choice. But it depends on how big the cookie is made. Size will
> affect how many carbs are in it. In addition to oatmeal, no-baked cookies
> also have sugar and peanut butter, which peanut butter is usually high in
> sugar and carbs.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d
> m gina via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 10:51 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Testing 8 Times a Day?
> 
> For the most part I still am a type two diabetic.
> I just do the wow can't think of the name of the pin twice a day.
> I thought with the oatmeal it would bring the sugar down.
> In the winter months we eat oat meal all of the time for a hot cerial.
> My sugars don't go up.
> That was how I got mixed up.
> 
> Original message:
>> No bake cookies are loaded with sugar. They are extremely high in 
>> carbs, which raise glucose levels. If insulin dependent, you need to 
>> bolus when eating baked goods like no-bake cookies. Popcorn actually 
>> is not all that high in carbs. I believe a serving size is 3 cups of 
>> popped corn, but can't remember the exact carb amount. For me, I do 
>> not need to bolus much when eating popcorn. Veggies and protein do not 
>> have carbs, or enough carbs, to affect glucose levels. If meat has a 
>> high-carb sauce like BBQ, then it will affect sugars, but meat alone 
>> does not. So eating a lettuce salad with grilled chicken would not 
>> require insulin, unless using a dressing high in carbs, but even then, 
>> if sticking to the portion size for dressing, which is
>> 2 tablespoons, it usually doesn't contain a ton of carbs. If running 
>> high in the morning, it could also be what snack you are having before 
>> bed. If high in carbs, likely it's contributing to high sugars in the 
>> morning. A good bedtime snack should be low-carb and contain protein.
> 
>> Bridgit
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf Of d m gina via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 8:25 PM
>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Testing 8 Times a Day?
> 
>> I will have to do that again.
>> I find even though I eat a lite lunch it doesn't matter.
>> We from time to time will share a bag of pop corn.
>> It has 100 calories.
>> I also enjoy the no bake cookies with the oatmeal in them.
>> They also help me out with keeping on track with what you have to do.
>> We also have salads with chicken in them.
>> My sugars are over 200.
>> I test twice to make sure.
>> Now of course I thought the insulin was to be 20 units in the morning 
>> and 10 unit at night.
>> Where it needs to turn around.
>> So this evening I changed it around. They want to see if this would 
>> help the lowering of the numbers in the morning.
>> I feel good getting everything done I wish to do for the day.
> 
>> Original message:
>>> I test 6 to 8 times a day myself. One thing we know for sure with 
>>> diabetes is the more you test, the better control you can have over
>> glucose levels.
>>> Especially if you eat frequently or exercise, testing 8 times a day 
>>> is not unusual. And if having trouble controlling glucose levels, a 
>>> doctor may want you to test more frequently so they can better track 
>>> trends and create a fuller composite of what is happening throughout 
>>> a day
>> with your sugars.
> 
>>> Bridgit
> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>> Behalf Of Everett Gavel via Diabetes-Talk
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 5:41 PM
>>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: Everett Gavel <everett at everettgavel.com>
>>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Testing 8 Times a Day?
> 
>>> Hi Lissi, and All,
> 
>>> Glad to have you back on the list. I'm glad to be back and getting 
>>> involved again, too. As for your doc telling you to test 8 times a 
>>> day, I'm not sure what to say to that except, "Is it wrong to want to 
>>> tap your doctor upside his noggin?"
>>> Sheesh. I wonder if he had to, would he honestly do it 8 times a day 
>>> himself, y'know? Eight times?
>>> Bah humbug to that. It took me years to accept and comply with 4-5 
>>> tims a day. Of course, such stubbornness is at least part of the 
>>> reason I'm blind, too. Live and learn, live and learn.
>>> Usually the hard way, though. ;-)
> 
> 
>>> Strive On Indeed, Lissi, Strive On!
>>> Everett
> 
> 
>>> ----- original message -----
>>> I rejoined the list because I need help myself.
>>> For example, when it comes
>>> to talking glucometers I know nothing!!! I heard they aren't making 
>>> them anymore. And I'm seeing an endocrinologist for the first time. 
>>> To comply with his recommendations I should be sticking myself 8 
>>> times a day and so far I've only managed to get it right one day. I 
>>> don't like thinking about it, much less doing it. I have such a long way
> to go!
> 
>>> I like your, "Strive on." I'm still striving to do my morning glucose 
>>> check and it's past noon.
> 
>>> Always with love,
>>> Lissi
> 
> 
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