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by **Survival Bill** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:06 am

diabetes_disaster_guidelines.pdf

by **swibo 6** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:41 am

This is so relevent in our modern world!

Lots of good info there, thanks SB!

by **Survival Bill** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:02 pm

So many people have it now its scary! but you have to wonder if they will ever really find the cure as its such a big money funded industry now...

by **blacksmith** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:10 pm

thanks I will use this with two of us in the house with it

by **camouflage** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:11 pm

Just got back from my Diabetic Appointment (Type 2,Everything stable) They want to sent me to the local vascular unit to check my feet out

I Have 6 months worth of Meds (Tablets) put by and rotate monthly

by **Hillbilly** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:37 pm

camouflage wrote:Just got back from my Diabetic Appointment (Type 2,Everything stable) They want to sent me to the local vascular unit to check my feet out

I Have 6 months worth of Meds (Tablets) put by and rotate monthly

I'm also Type 2. What meds on you on?

I'm taking Januvia and Metformin.

Survival Bill wrote:So many people have it now its scary! but you have to wonder if they will ever really find the cure as its such a big money funded industry now...

It is one of those diseases that they will never have a cure for. You can only control it. If you can't get it under control, you will need meds and most likely insulin at some time.
Type 1 people use insulin all the time.

Dibetes does damage to all organs and is the leading cause of blindness. ::hb

by **Hillbilly** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:02 pm

I noticed also that the book mostly tells you to stay away from sugar-containing foods.
It is all about the carbohydrates when watching what you eat when you are on a diabetic diet.

Limit your "white foods" potatoes, white bread, crackers, rice, and just about anything else that is white. These food may not say they have much sugar in them, but they are high in carbohydrates and carbohydrates turn to glucose in your body.

My diet allows me to have 75 carbs per meal, (3 meals) and I can have a snack in the evening of 15 carbs.

Before I kind of fell off this diet, I had lost 40 lbs. in about 35 days, and my glucose readings were excellent.

Also a lot of people don't know how much of something they can eat.
A piece of cake or cornbread is a 2 inch square. NO larger. LOL
Piece of red meat is the size of a deck of playing cards. ::hb

Skinless chicken is good for you and you can eat more of it.

Some food you can load up on without limiting yourself, such as vegetables. If you find something that has 5 grams or more of fiber in it, you subtract the grams of fiber from your total carbs, which will allow a little more food to be eaten.
The only exception is Peas and Corn, which are naturally high in glucose already.

I have a very good diabetic Doctor that I see. :mrgreen:

by **Survival Bill** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:34 pm

I think having a good Doctor is the key HB for anything I went through several Doctors till I found one I felt I could trust and would actually listen and help and give me options all previous doctors would just give me a pill and send you out the door with no explanation ....

by **camouflage** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:43 pm

Hillbilly wrote:
camouflage wrote:Just got back from my Diabetic Appointment (Type 2,Everything stable) They want to sent me to the local vascular unit to check my feet out

I Have 6 months worth of Meds (Tablets) put by and rotate monthly

I'm also Type 2. What meds on you on?

I'm taking Januvia and Metformin.

Survival Bill wrote:So many people have it now its scary! but you have to wonder if they will ever really find the cure as its such a big money funded industry now...

It is one of those diseases that they will never have a cure for. You can only control it. If you can't get it under control, you will need meds and most likely insulin at some time.
Type 1 people use insulin all the time.

Dibetes does damage to all organs and is the leading cause of blindness.

I'm on Metaformin and rosuvastatin Complicated with an extremely high cholesterol (over 18) They dont like cholesterol over 6...

The food Industry has a Lot to answer for as well, Just look closely at the majority of on the shelf food..

by **Hillbilly** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:56 pm

I'm also taking Crestor (Rosuvastatin) for my cholesterol.

It is the only cholesterol medicine that my body can handle.
All the others either raise the liver function blood test levels too high, or cause me pain in my arms and legs.

It really work great for me, my cholesterol is a nice low level at this time.

High cholesterol is a NO NO for diabetics.

by **mccaw69** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:22 pm

It's my biggest fear in a survival situation,my daughter (16) is type 1,and were only allowed 30 days of meds and assec. at a time per insurance regs.If SHTF I guess I'd turn into a thief,robber,looter what ever it took to ensure she got what she needed.

by **Survival Bill** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:17 am

That would weigh very heavily on me oh man what could you do to get enough though to last her for a good long life damn they have to come up with a cure for this and soon for type 1 and 2..... you keep hearing they have something but nothing ever seems to pan out....

by **camouflage** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:54 pm

Hillbilly wrote:I'm also taking Crestor (Rosuvastatin) for my cholesterol.

It is the only cholesterol medicine that my body can handle.
All the others either raise the liver function blood test levels too high, or cause me pain in my arms and legs.

It really work great for me, my cholesterol is a nice low level at this time.

High cholesterol is a NO NO for diabetics.

My cholesterol was 18 (6 is regarded as high ) scared my GP..