I have type 2 diabetes and take oral meds, how do i lower sugar levels when they!
Question:
I have type 2 diabetes and take oral meds, how do i lower sugar levels when they get too high?
Lately i have been having trouble regulating my sugar levels and my doc can't see me til the end of the month. I take my meds faithfully and try to follow my diet, but i still get elevated levels. Is there something i can do to lower my levels quickly? Is there something i can eat or drink that will help?
Answers:
Hi~
Taking a brisk walk always lowers my BG immediately. The longer I walk, the lower it goes. Other exercises might help too. However, there is no "magic bullet" that will bring BG down. There is absolutely no scientific proof that any one ingredient does. Rather, it is your diet and exercise (and meds if taken) combined with it that lowers your BG. If after using a particular ingredient your BG falls, it is because your body is finally able to produce enough insulin to open up your cells to receive the excess BG. Time alone will do that unless you produce no insulin at all. Your problem is excess BG that is causing the elevated levels -- it's as simple as that. And the solution is simple... It's just not easy.
So what can you do to bring your levels down on a regular basis if it's not easy? Get good advice, encouragement, and support to help you. I have a group called Overcoming Diabetes Naturally designed to do just that and you are welcomed to come check it out at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ove...
to see if it might be helpful to you.
From what you said, I get the impression that you are having a tough time with the diet ("I TRY to follow my diet"). That's so understandable. Changing habits is one of the hardest things for us to do. Food gives us such pleasure and comfort. My group helps one another get back on track with tips and techniques for exercising and eating right that have worked for us. We all slip from time to time and even take a break on a special occasion. Generally, this okay and we can get right back on. But, getting more active (doesn't have to be gym style exercises, just activity) and changing our diets to bring it in line with what our bodies truly need instead of what we have whims for, is the real down-to-earth solution. I'd like to see you succeed. A lot of my group have gotten their BG down to normal (including me in about 3 months with no meds) with just diet and exercise. But we all have the ups and downs and we are there for each other to pull us through. Good luck and hang in there.
Gloria
Overcoming Diabetes Naturally - A place to find advice, encouragement, and support
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ove...