tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640910.post3528773449257478653..comments2023-09-02T10:34:54.836-04:00Comments on MARINADE DAVE: A DIABETIC DIARY, Part EightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640910.post-20939500493948532312007-01-31T08:01:00.000-05:002007-01-31T08:01:00.000-05:00Yes, I had read that GTF is more effective than pi...Yes, I had read that GTF is more effective than picolinate, but I haven't seen it anywhere. What's interesting is that every doctor has a different opinion on supplements, especially chromium. I think most would agree about cinnamon.<br /><br />I definitely have Dawn Phenomenon. I mentioned my sugar was 85 last night. This morning it's 139. I even ate a light peanut butter snack.<br /><br />You're definitely on more sophisticated drugs than me. Since I have no health insurance, I am on an older generation of meds, all of which I buy in generic form, like Glipizide instead of Glucotrol.<br /><br />I did pass through Beaumont. I mentioned the impending trip to Laurie in a comment and told her I would blow the horn when I get there. I did, but I'm sure she didn't hear it. I was somewhere on I-10. My brother-in-law was at the MD Anderson Cancer Center with leukemia, undergoing a bone marrow transplant. He has since gone into remission.<br /><br />Thank you for the interest in reading some of my blog. I guess I kind of got wrapped up in the diabetes thing and have now written a lot about it. I would appreciate your thoughts on anything, though. Tell me if I'm wrong or whatever. I'm hoping others may learn something and the more the voices, the better the answers. Oh, I do write about other things, but this is a relatively new experience for me and I'm still adjusting.Dave Knechelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895469674279662231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640910.post-57912428954350662092007-01-31T00:19:00.000-05:002007-01-31T00:19:00.000-05:00Sorry, I hadn't had a chance to read all of your p...Sorry, I hadn't had a chance to read all of your posts yet when I left the note. I will look for your cinnamon info! <br /><br />I use GTF chromium ("glucose tolerance factor" which is supposed to be more effective than plain chromium picolinate. But I haven't seen any recent studies. I take the cinnamon and GTF chromium whenever I eat carbs. <br /><br />I also take Co-enzyme Q-10, calcium, and vitamins.<br /><br />I have a long list of meds. I just started taking a new cholesterol drug called Vytorin instead of Lipitor. I take another med called Aldactone for another condition, and I think it helps with carb metabolism. It also keeps my blood pressure really low (both of these are side effects!). <br /><br />I will read some more of your blog.<br /><br />I live near Beaumont, so you drove right by! (And grew up in La Porte, and went to undergraduate at Loyola, New Orleans, so I've got it all covered!)Adelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17611116321632250068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640910.post-78630952372099941762007-01-30T23:34:00.000-05:002007-01-30T23:34:00.000-05:00Hi, Laura -
Thank you for visiting and leaving yo...Hi, Laura -<br /><br />Thank you for visiting and leaving your comment.<br /><br />Yes, that photo was taken in New Orleans, at the St. Louis Cemetery #1, almost 2 years ago. I was on my way to Houston from the Orlando area and had a chance to spend a few hours there.<br /><br />I went to the web site you gave. Fortunately, I've never had a real carb problem, but I do miss eating some things, like pancakes and white bread. I'm glad the plan is working for you.<br /><br />Are you on any medications? I'm on blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes pills. I mention cinnamon on several other posts. I've been taking it for months, 1,000 mg/day. That and magnesium and chromium picolinate. Are you familiar with chromium and diabetes? I can't say for sure how much any of them are working because my glucose levels can sometimes be all over the place. I feel that if I wasn't taking those supplements, my numbers would be higher, though. Last night, it was 137. Tonight it was 85. A lot better than my all time high of 438, before I went on anything.<br /><br />Good luck and please come back any time!Dave Knechelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895469674279662231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640910.post-52553278255937183302007-01-30T19:43:00.000-05:002007-01-30T19:43:00.000-05:00Hi, Dave. Saw your comment over on Laurie's blog ...Hi, Dave. Saw your comment over on Laurie's blog and I loved your picture (that is New Orleans, right?) so I clicked on over to see your blog.<br /><br />I have hypoglycemia, and I almost never eat breakfast. I know that sounds contradictory, but I don't want food in the mornings. Perhaps it's the Dawn Phenomenon. In any event, I keep my blood sugars level by following the CAD plan (www.carbohydrateaddicts.com). Not a gimmick-- I've been on this plan for over ten years, and it works for me. <br /><br />But what I actually started this comment to say is: have you heard of using cinnamon as a dietary supplement to help with carbohydrate metabolism? I just learned about it myself from a (diabetic) friend of my (diabetic) dad. I've been taking it with meals for the past week or so, and I think it helps at least as much as GTF chromium, probably more!Adelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17611116321632250068noreply@blogger.com