Thank you very much for your response. I have Dr. Berstein's book and try
to keep my blood sugar levels close to a normal healthy person's levels.

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 7:54 PM, Janice Frasche <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 06:32:37PM -0400, Bradford Neumann [
> [log in to unmask]] wrote (in part):
> | I have type one diabetes. Am I fucked?!?!  I'm 31 and was
> | diagnosed at 27. Any recommendations?
> |
>
> Hi Bradford,
>
> Self education is key but as you may have very unstable blood
> sugars, your doctor has to work WITH YOU.
>
> I don't know what you have done, but understand that the
> situtation is more like a software problem. You do have control
> if you get correct information and use the information
> correctly.
>
> I will just give some general blood sugar information here.
>
> Keeping your glucose levels as stable as possible is key. In a
> normal healthy person, glucose levels varies between 80 to
> 120mg/dl, all day long. It has been medically known for decades
> that maintaining normal levels is essential. (unfortunately some
> insulin users seem to regard insulin as the cure, rather than a
> symptom of the greater problem of unstable blood sugars)
>
> Typical (and Standard) diet recommendations make stable blood
> sugars practically impossible to maintain. Those 'heart healthy'
> Cheerios may have wheat components that contribute to
> sensitivities (see Cyrix Arrays) and amyloid formation, along
> with the fact that bran particles, which contain omega-6 oils
> which easily go rancid, also contain phytic acid which plants use
> to defend themselves from predators, nevermind the glucose spike
> it gives--but many dietitians still say it is healthy, so take a
> little insulin so you can eat 'healthy' food.
>
> More problems with our system:
> HgbA1C is a medical test to assess what your "average" glucose is
> over 3 months. What is it actually? Red blood cells have
> hemoglogin and RBC live about 120 days (they are replaced from
> your bone marrow via erythropoesis). HgbA1C averages your glucose
> levels from the RBC population in your blood and the numerical
> result is assumed to be your average. Problems: It tells you
> NOTHING about how much your blood sugar spikes--does NOT tell you
> how stable it is during a day nor which foods cause the worst
> spiking. It only tells doctors when your 'number' is approaching
> or has arrived at 'diabetes'. This is part of the reason that
> preventative medicine in diabetes is problematic.
>
> Re think this: If you used this kind of average to decide how
> fast you normally drive, it would not tell you much about
> crawling traffic jams every day, nor times when you are over
> 71mph. The average does not tell you much about the wear on your
> car.
>
> Glucose tolerance tests are done to see how a body reacts to a
> stress level of glucose. This and/or the HgbA1C are done if a
> random or fasting glucos is high. If glucose stress results show
> that you 'spike' but your HgbA1C is determined to be normal, a
> doctor may say you are prediabetic, so exercise, lose some weight
> and eat less fat, eat 'healthy whole grain wheat', some of which
> advice is so general it is ensuring that inflammatory
> carbohydrates remain part of a 'healthy' meal.
>
> Most people will accept the general warning, have a second bowl
> of Cheerios (because it's 'healthy') and have a whole grain roll
> when available, and thus go on to spike their sugars every day,
> all day long. Insulin will be 'necessary' because you NEED those
> 'nutrients'.
>
> So keeping a log, knowing your glucose before eating and two hours
> after each meal or snack, can give empirical data to help in
> glucose management adjusted for the individual.
>
> (An aside: I've discovered that Bayer has a glucose meter
> program... 1. Diabetic or NOT, if you do not have one, you can
> get a glucose meter for free. 2. You can get upgrades for old
> Bayer Contour meters for free right now. Google this information
> and choose one of the Bayer sites for more information. Caveat:
> home testing meters vary in accuracy and precision. Precision is
> when when you get repeat results, back to back, within points of
> each other. Accuracy is actually hitting the bullseye with the
> true value (that is as determined on laboratory machinery for the
> same sample). Further, different health insurance policies may
> prefer one meter or another and accuracy and precision is not
> always part of that determination)
>
> How to get stable blood sugars?
> You may have heard of Dr. Bernstein. If not, it's time to learn.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_K._Bernstein
>
> Dr. Bernstein has type 1, dx at twelve years, and he is about 80
> years old now (dob: 1934). He was an engineer when he discovered
> how to best control his sugars after dealing with increasing
> health problems in his thirties. As an engineer, his published
> paper about controlling sugars was was not taken seriously, so he
> entered medical school at 45 years. As a doctor he specialized in
> diabetes with other achievements.
>
> Wiki states:
>
>     As of 2006, Bernstein had an HDL cholesterol of 118, LDL of
>     53, Triglycerides of 45, and average blood sugar of
>     83mg/dl.[3] By 2008, at 74 years of age, Bernstein had
>     surpassed the life expectancy of type 1 diabetics. He
>     attributed his longevity to the low-carbohydrate dietary
>     approach and lifestyle changes he had developed for
>     diabetics.
>
> I recommend anyone with diabetes or diabetes among family and/or
> friends, get to know that he teaches HOW to get stable sugars.
>
> I hope you find some of this information helpful. None of what I
> say is intended to replace or be an alternative to care from your
> doctor or other medical professional.
> --
> Janice - proofreading? what's that?
>



-- 
Bradford Miles Neumann, CPA
989-714-1013