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Posted by Pogonip on August 1, 2009, 4:25 pm
My DH had a physical the other day, with mixed results. He's been
taking Lipitor for several years now, and the lab results show that he
has very low cholesterol -- too low, in fact, so he's now off that until
another blood test in October. Cholesterol is essential, too much may
be bad, but too little is deadly. Curious that there is now a push to
put people with "normal" cholesterol on statins - could the drug
companies be behind this?
However, his sugar is high. Diabetes runs in his family, so this is a
concern. The doctor has told him that for the next three months (that
October test again) he is to eat NO sugar and NO starch. Easy for him
to say. I am not much of a cook. My DH is from South Dakota and was
raised on meat-and-potatoes. I have managed to get him to eat poultry,
fish, rice, and pasta over the years. But no starch is a challenge.
Bear in mind that I never cook breakfast or lunch. I do cook dinner
about five times a week. My DH does not cook at all - beyond putting
soup in the microwave or bread in the toaster.
I sent him off to the store to look for things without sugar or starch
that he is willing to eat. He came home with some fruit and some nuts.
I think I need to go prowl around in search of more. I'm thinking
that maybe dried banana chips will help him when he wants some corn
chips, potato chips or Cheetos. I think I've heard of yams done the
same way, and must explore that. Would spaghetti squash be a substitute
for pasta for spaghetti sauce? We can do meats and eggs, etc., for
dinners. Yesterday I gave him a stuffed bell pepper, filled with tuna
salad, and that went over well. But so far, he's had a banana for
breakfast, canned chili for lunch. I must find more possibilities.
I am willing to acknowledge that our doc has my DH's best interests in
mind, but if I ran into him in a dark alley.........
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by Karen in CO on July 30, 2009, 3:08 pm
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> However, his sugar is high. Diabetes runs in his family, so this is a
> concern. The doctor has told him that for the next three months (that
> October test again) he is to eat NO sugar and NO starch.
But no starch is a challenge.
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> I am willing to acknowledge that our doc has my DH's best interests in
> mind, but if I ran into him in a dark alley.........
> --
> Joanne
> stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
> http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
Woooops - disagree with "no starch". Worked for years as an outpatient
dietitian, and am surely out of date, but not that far....
How about moderate amounts of whole grain (as often as practical) starches.
(The more refined and subdivided a starch is, the faster the digestion and
the sharper the rise in blood sugar. Rice Krispies vs. Shredded Wheat, raw
apple vs. apple juice are examples) Whole grain cereal? Whole wheat
bread - lean protein - lettuces sandwich? Brown rice? Bulgur - hot or
tabbouleh? Whole grain pasta....
3 - 4 smaller meals or snacks spaced through the day, to avoid a
carbohydrate overload such as a white spaghetti and garlic bread pig out.
Sensible body weight and exercise are important, too. Is there a diabetes
education program in your area? He would need MD's referral for insurance
coverage - if MD cooperates. Or a session with a registered dietitian with
experience with diabetes; again he'd need MD referral for insurance, but
good information would be worth self-payment.
HTH Karen in CO
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Posted by Pogonip on August 1, 2009, 5:59 pm
Karen in CO wrote:
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> Woooops - disagree with "no starch". Worked for years as an outpatient
> dietitian, and am surely out of date, but not that far....
> How about moderate amounts of whole grain (as often as practical) starches.
> (The more refined and subdivided a starch is, the faster the digestion and
> the sharper the rise in blood sugar. Rice Krispies vs. Shredded Wheat, raw
> apple vs. apple juice are examples) Whole grain cereal? Whole wheat
> bread - lean protein - lettuces sandwich? Brown rice? Bulgur - hot or
> tabbouleh? Whole grain pasta....
> 3 - 4 smaller meals or snacks spaced through the day, to avoid a
> carbohydrate overload such as a white spaghetti and garlic bread pig out.
> Sensible body weight and exercise are important, too. Is there a diabetes
> education program in your area? He would need MD's referral for insurance
> coverage - if MD cooperates. Or a session with a registered dietitian with
> experience with diabetes; again he'd need MD referral for insurance, but
> good information would be worth self-payment.
> HTH Karen in CO
>
>
The American Diabetes Association agrees with you on the "no starch"
bit. My inclination would be to give him small amounts of whole grain
foods. For one thing, I think carbohydrates are still necessary, and
secondly, this is a man who is the same weight he was in high school (50
years ago) when he was playing varsity basketball. He isn't overweight
at all, and a significant weight loss would put him in the Nicole
Richey-Keira Knightly class. Except for gender, of course.
I agree with you on more frequent, small meals - that's my style. I
never like to eat a big meal because it doesn't leave me feeling very
well. I'd rather have four small meals than 3 sizeable ones or even two
small and one large. He's trying to copy that now.
As I understand our doc's thinking, he wants to try this for three
months to see what changes show up in the next blood test. I sure hope
he doesn't have any notions of a life-long program like this. I'd have
to pack DH's bags before I shove him out the door. ;-)
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH on August 2, 2009, 11:49 am
Pogonip wrote:
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> As I understand our doc's thinking, he wants to try this for three
> months to see what changes show up in the next blood test. I sure hope
> he doesn't have any notions of a life-long program like this. I'd have
> to pack DH's bags before I shove him out the door. ;-)
I had friends whose mom managed her diabetes (not sure if it was type 1
or type 2) totally with diet and exercise. She had a (non-electric)
treadmill at home and when her BS's were high, she had some formula to
walk on it for so long in order to get them to drop. It was a lot of
work for her because she had a full-time job, but it was worth it.
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Posted by BEI Design on August 2, 2009, 12:03 pm
"Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply"
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> Pogonip wrote:
>> As I understand our doc's thinking, he wants to try this
>> for three months to see what changes show up in the next
>> blood test. I sure hope he doesn't have any notions of a
>> life-long program like this. I'd have to pack DH's bags
>> before I shove him out the door. ;-)
> I had friends whose mom managed her diabetes (not sure if
> it was type 1 or type 2) totally with diet and exercise.
> She had a (non-electric) treadmill at home and when her
> BS's were high, she had some formula to walk on it for so
> long in order to get them to drop. It was a lot of work
> for her because she had a full-time job, but it was worth
> it.
Diabetics have to be very careful not to push their blood
glucose too low. My DH went into convulsions, and ended up
in the ER, after a normal dose of insulin, followed by not
quite enough food, and then more exercise than he was
accustomed to. The doctors told us that he could have died,
it (hypoglycemia) was actually much more acutely dangerous
than moderately high glucose.
I'm not advocating against exercise, but I AM advocating
Joanne and her DH get some really expert advice, preferably
from an endocrinologist and dietitian.
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Beverly
http://ickes.us/default.aspx
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> concern. The doctor has told him that for the next three months (that
> October test again) he is to eat NO sugar and NO starch.