Blood sugars with weight loss

[Jewel1953]

I have type II diabetes and am on medication for it in the highest dose I can take without going to insulin. My highest blood sugar rates are when I wake up in the mornings. I have taken off 80 lbs. hoping it would help the situation and it is now worse. I thought this would be my answer. Anyone have any clues?

[Jewel1953]

I have often heard it is difficult to lose weight with diabetes. My weight is just flying off. The more wt. I lose the better I feel, the further I walk every day now, and I just started tai chi lessons. However, I am sad it hasn't made a difference in my blood sugars and went down in public for the first time which was so embarassing. I have made an appt. for after the holiday and am seeing two endocrinologists at a workshop at my hospital this Friday for diabetes. I am excited about all the info. I got on here and will be taking with me to ask plenty of questions. It's nice to be going down a different path then the one I have been pursuing over and over. I am worried with my family history that this may not go away like it did after my pregnancies.

Thanks for taking the time to talk to me. I see you live in Texas as well.
J

[Jewel1953]

Thanks I will check that out. I am a very fussy eater and don't allow dairy and a lot of items into my life. That is interesting to find out. I had a heart attack 3 yrs. ago (mild) so will find out about the iodine. I suffered my first diabetic episode in public this week and was so embarassed. Now my purse is fully loaded for any time as I got caught out too long and waiting in a long line for two and a half hours and went down. I love my health food store here too. It is small and private and not one of the big chains. If you want it and they don't carry it, they will order it for you. They are so knowledgeable about everything.

[concerned621]

Not even the docs know why diabetics have higher numbers in the morning.  It is usually the case if you are newly diagnosed.  My husband had the same problem.  I will tell you something that is working for him Vitamin D, have your doctor test your level, my husbands was very low so he takes Vitamin D3 2000. Another thing to research if it's right for you and if you do not have heart issues is Iodine. My husband takes an Iodine supplement every day.  It's helped him soooooo  much. Helped his leg pain/restlessness, sleep, and though he's never had a weight issue it helps regulate even lose weight.  The owner of a health food store I've been going to for 17 years recommended Iodine for diabetes. He said there have been dramatic results for diabetes patients adding Iodine to their regime.  I take it too, woman need it to prevent breast cancer and other things. That and Vitamin D help a lot.  Best of luck.

[Jewel1953]

Thank you again Hava for useful info. I will try today. Zuela, I have been diagnosed two years ago. I only had it before when I was pregnant and then went away but that was in my mid 30's. I am now turning 56 next month.

[Zoelula]

You don't say how long you have been diagnosed with Type II. Diabetes, is, unfortunately, a progressive disease. If it has been several years, your body may no longer be making enough of its own insulin and you may now need to take external insulin. It doesn't mean you've failed to manage your diabetes it's just the nature of the disease.

If, on the other hand, you have not been diagnosed that long (say 3-4 years or less), you might be one of the 15-30% of Diabetics who are misdiagnosed and are in fact, as Waverider mentioned, LADA/1.5 (I am). The DP is not necessarily indicative of LADA as it indicates Insulin Resistance which is a Type 2 characteristic (though some Type 1's and 1.5's have it too), but needing insulin after a shorter period of time, being normal weight or lower, and having another autoimmune disease such as thyroid ARE signs you should be checked for your true Type.

[hava]

If you cannot bend  your knees, Mandukasan can be done sitting on a chair.
Sit straight on a chair, breathe in and breathe out completely and hold your breath, pull the stomach in, press both your  hands on stomach, bend forward as much as possible keeping the head straight, hold for 5 to 15 seconds and come back up while breathing in. Repeat  this 3 times daily  to stimulate the kidney and pancreas.Mandukasan2 - Repeat the whole process,but this time with with fists of both hands pressing against the stomach.
The important thing is to press the stomach in different ways, to stimulate the pancreas and kidney.  

[Jewel1953]

Thank you for all this information. Yes, I go to a learning hospital that trains Baylor and Texas A&M but yet haven't received this advice. I will make a point to see an endocrinologist as we have every type of specialist you can imagine here. I am having a harder time waking up every morning and more slow and confused than ever and is taking over an hr. to get oriented well enough to do business or go somewhere.

I have only had gestational diabetes before which goes away after pregnancies. My father and his family had a lot of diabetic members. I assumed losing wt. would get rid of it but I am wrong. I plan on continuing to lose wt., right now between 82-84 lb. loss but will continue the short trip to get the rest off. I have depleted my diet of caffeine, sodas, only drink water now, have always been complete vegetarian so no meats, fowl, fish, eggs, oil, cheese, etc.

I can do all these daily exercises Hava except the mandukasan due to bilateral total knee replacements which leave me unable to be on my knees. I am overwelmed by all the great and new advice. I am off to make an appt. Thanks so much.
Judith

[hava]

Your simple request is how to control diabetes.This natural method will help to control the diabetes and weight and stress.Come back to report your progress. World Diabetes DAY(WDD) is on November 14th.
These pranayam exercises will help control the diabetes and the side effects.Build up the timing gradually.If you feel tired or dizzy, stop and resume later(after about a minute).The benefits will be noticed in weeks as the sugar level is checked daily.Over the long term the diabetes will be in full control and the medication can be reviewed.

Kapalbhati -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and do for 15 to 30 minutes twice a day.
Children under 15 years – do 10 to 15 minutes twice a day.
Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently.

Anulom Vilom –
Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril
then – close left nostril with two fingers and breath-out through right nostril
then -keeping the left nostril closed deep breath-in through right nostril
then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.
This is one cycle of anulom vilom.
Repeat this cycle for 15 to 30 minutes twice a day.
Children under 15 years -  do 10 to 15 minutes twice a day.
You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed.Remember to take deep long breaths into the lungs.You can do this while sitting on floor or chair or lying in bed.

Also everyday, press the centre point of the palm of both your  hands 40 times with the thumb and press the tips of all fingers 40 times each.
To stimulate the pancreas to produce insulin: mandukasan - kneel down(with feet pointing inwards,and sit on the ankles/heels, Vajrasan position), breathe in and breathe out completely and hold your breath, pull the stomach in, press both your  hands on stomach, bend forward as much as possible keeping the head straight, hold for 5 to 15 seconds and come back up while breathing in. Repeat  this 3 times daily  to stimulate the kidney and pancreas.Mandukasan2 - Repeat the whole process,but this time with with fists of both hands pressing against the stomach.Mandukasan can be done sitting on a chair, if you cannot bend the legs.
Continue the breathing exercises once a day, after the diabetes is in full control.

[WaveRider]

There is no need to get upset because I asked questions due to lack of information in your post. We are not mind readers and can only go by the information you provide us. We here to help and will try to point you in the right direction but only if you let us.

Your morning glucose levels are dangerously high and point directly to my clues. You need to discuss them with an Endocrinologist as the regimen you're currently on is not working. He/she may not know or understand LADA as its a relatively new diagnosis. Go here for discussions on LADA  http://tinyurl.com/aboutlada . Many were in the same boat as you yet have their glucose levels now under control. As troytroy said, get educated about your medical condition.

[troytroy]

I commend you on losing all that weight and believe it or not it has helped you. Diabetes is a progressive disease and the rapidity of its development can be slowed and in some cases almost stopped by appropriate diet, exercise, medications and stress reduction.  
You need to make another appointment with your health care provider and ask about the #1 & #2 questions posed by WaveRider. In other words get more informed about your specific type of diabetes. Again, get educated about your medical condition.

Stay in touch,
troytroy

[Jewel1953]

Because I did not disclose info. that would satisfy your need to answer me does not represent that I am withholding info. or a "secret." To satisfy your needs, I have never heard of your #1 or #2 . My evening levels can be from 115-150. The morning glucose when I first awake can go from 160-300. I take Metformin twice a day max dose of 1000 mg. I test twice a day. I had an A1c and don't recall the result score only that it was elevated enough to have to double my medication from the three months before. Does this help satisfy the question?

[WaveRider]

"My highest blood sugar rates are when I wake up...any clues?"
Two clues
1. Dawn Phenomenon
2. LADA [Latent Autoimmune Disease in Adults] aka Diabetes Type 1.5

But I'm guessing since you kept everything a secret; your evening  glucose levels, the morning glucose levels, the name and max dose of your medication, how often you test and the results, the last time you had an A1c test and the results, and so on.