Re: OT: I have a question about blood sugar.

Rae, one of the things that boggled my mind is that they considered the cheap cranberry cocktail as a serving of fruit! I buy the kind that is 27% cranberry juice because of other problems (my stepfather's just says 27% juice) and I don't consider it a serving of fruit but a beverage. What they were serving was 14% juice (not even all cranberry juice), but I asked her to tell me how 14% of 4 oz. could equal a half cup of fruit. She just stared at me. It gets scary when you know more than the pros and you're in their hands.

This morning's test was 99 so I feel we're out of the hole . . . for now. I'll keep on with the two extra ounces of protein and eliminate the extra serving of fruit and see how it goes. If it goes up to 120, I'll decrease the protein by 1 oz. at a time until it is back down to 9 oz. a day with a reading of at least 90.



RaeMorrill wrote:
Unbelieveable - yet not surprising.

Phyllis Nilsson wrote:

Some dietitians aren't well-versed in what ESRD patients need either. I can't believe some of the things they offer dialysis patients in the way of food while they're inpatients. Potatoes, tomatoes, chocolate, coffee, beans, biscuits, cheese, ice cream; none of which they are supposed to eat.

I used to be a mother hen, now I've become a junk yard dog when he has to be hospitalized. I told one dietitian if she didn't want to be charged with attempted murder, she better make sure he didn't get anymore of what she'd been sending him.

You're right. What we're trying now is one extra serving of fruit a day to increase it and a few extra ounces of protein to stabilize it. If he can get it up to 90 I'll quit worrying.

I understand how hard it is to be on any kind of restrictive diet, and to be honest, I don't think I could do it as well as you do.



Barbara Carlson wrote:

Gosh, and I think my low-carb diet is restrictive! I guess you need to figure out what he is allowed that will raise his blood sugar quickly but taken with something that will slow it's absorption once it is up there, and that can be highly individual from everything I am reading. and, like you, I have not found doctors that well educated in nutritional things.

Some of Su's links may be more helpful. I haven't had time to check them out myself.

Barb C.
"Phyllis Nilsson" <phyllisnilsson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:8rqdnd3j2exh6YHZRVn-tg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ahhh, liverwurst. Since I don't bring foods into the house he can't eat, I miss liverwurst, cheese, peanut butter, hot dogs, lunch meat, and dozens more. He isn't allowed anything whole grain; guess it is harder on the kidneys. It has to be plain white bread, no quick breads because of the baking soda and baking powder. Sometimes I'd kill for a bowl of chili!

Barbara Carlson wrote:


I'm finding the thing that raises my BG higher and faster than anything else is whole grain bread or crackers--even the low carb ones. If it were me, I wouldn't have to eat much to bring it up, but carrying a few crackers around would be fairly simple to do. I'm trying to figure what I can put the peanut butter, or liverwurst that I am allowed on!

Barb C.
"Phyllis Nilsson" <phyllisnilsson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1dadneyIBby0j4bZRVn-rw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


He "forgot" to mention it to the doctor at dialysis when he was there yesterday. He's only allowed 40 oz. of liquid a day and already gets that with his meals and medications. I'll have to check on the glucose tablets. Thanks.

CindyB wrote:


Have you let his doctor know about this development?

Possibly fruit juice or those glucose tablets they sell in the drug
stores?



On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:58:48 -0500, Phyllis Nilsson
<phyllisnilsson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:




My husband hasn't had diabetes for nearly two years, but for two weeks he has been falling asleep every time he sat still, even at his desk or computer. Finally took his blood sugar before breakfast the other day and it was down to 54. It doesn't vary more than 1 or 2 points.

I've had the same trouble with low blood sugar most of my life, but I don't care about weight gain. With him being on dialysis, it is important.

What can I feed him to raise his blood sugar that won't also increase his weight?





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