For my daughter, advice for dealing with lows ...

[ErinB]

Re: For my daughter, advice for dealing with lows ...

Actually, J. was quite helpful and, as I mentioned, daughter is doing well, seems to be on her way. I don't know yet whether it will be slow for her or not. Certainly it seemed to be while her blood sugar kept going low early mornings, but that isn't happening as often now.

She does hope she can gradually reduce the insulin as the weight comes off and her doctor says that should happen with weight loss. She dreams of getting off the insulin entirely, but only time will tell. According to Dr. Atkins the insulin makes weight loss even tougher than Metformin. She absolutely cannot tolerate that, though. Her doc tried everything with her and only the insulin works.

Thanks so much for adding your experience to this topic. I have passed that on to my daughter so she can experiment with the ideas to see what works best for her.

I'm also glad to see you are getting better. You had me worried being sick so long.

[imagood1]

Re: For my daughter, advice for dealing with lows ...

I don't believe these is a one food cure all for each diabetic. We've been told over and over "sweets - juice - carbs" when you experience low sugar levels....it's hard to not take the advise of your professional and find what works for you.

Someone who isn't going through the daily struggles with diabetes can give observations, but unless you are an actual diabetic and find the foods that help you it's not much help. I'm glad your daughter has found what works best for her.

She will loose weight, it is much slower and painfully hard sometimes, but she's going to have to work harder - tell her to drink at least half her weight in pure water daily -- then add 2 more glasses (that's what is helping me). Exercise is even more crucial for us....it helps us keep our system moving, will help her loose the weight a little easier.

Good luck to her!!