Guest guest Posted September 10, 2001 Report Share Posted September 10, 2001 Dear Michael, I am extremely impressed that you have managed your Diabetes without Insulin. Very impressed. ................Thanks for your input..Definitely a good example for other Diabetics...............Love Penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2001 Report Share Posted September 10, 2001 Penny, Wrong, I am a type II diabetic and only require oral meds...type I and II are two different diseases and unfortunately may ways are no good for type I diabetics. all the best Michael --- Penny Khaled <pennyclr75 wrote: > Dear Michael, > I am extremely impressed that you have managed > your Diabetes without > Insulin. > Very impressed. > ................Thanks for your > input..Definitely a good example for > other Diabetics...............Love Penny > > Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Messenger http://im. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2001 Report Share Posted September 10, 2001 I am a type II diabetic , not a type I....the last time I fasted was about six months ago for 60 hours ....during which time I do not exercise, nor involve myself in any type of stressful thinking or labor....I tested my BSL approximtely every six to eight hours .... I have kept a diary and the fasting has lasted from 42 hours upto 72 hours. I have never gone pasted 72 hours. I believe I am able to do it because I do drink alot of water during the fast and I do not stress out by excerise, work or using my brain in any way other than listening to music, light reading and some TV.... I have gone HypoG a few times and ended the fast immediately but that was in the beginning when I first started....In no way am I suggesting to anyone that it is ok to do....Because of my disease I treat my self as a guinea pig, always looking for a way to end this nightmare that has been caused by being a diabetic. all the best Michael --- Michael Riversong <rivedu wrote: > Somehow things got confused here. I am a diabetic > who does not fast. There > have been many people over the years who thought i > should do that. I have a > couple of times, with no real results except that i > got very lightheaded. > Over the past couple of years i've noticed a > tendency to get really > apathetic sometimes if i haven't eaten enough early > in a day. That's > alarming, but my wife is aware of the problem and > has pulled me out of it > quickly. In my own case, protein consumption is > critical. Starches are ok, > but only if accompanied by sufficient vegetables > and/or protein. > > I'm susceptible to diverticulosis. Have found that > when it happens, best > thing is to eat a lot of rice & cooked vegetables > for a few days, and so far > that's always cleared it up. > > Fasting due to a hectic work schedule sometimes > happens involuntarily. If > the work i'm doing is totally on-purpose, which for > me is teaching, then i > actually don't notice until things slack up, and > then it hits suddenly, with > extreme fatigue and grogginess. So there are a lot > of dimensions to this > diet thing. Still never have had a shot of insulin > though, and it's now > been 20 years since the diagnosis. > > Based on my own experience and research, if a > diabetic is going to fast, it > is essential to have someone else there to pull > him/her out if there's a > problem. Diabetics will have a tendency to slip > into a weird apathetic > state, sometimes called " diabetic coma " , if food > intake is curtailed. In my > own case, i know what's going on, but don't care, > and nothing anyone says > makes a difference. I just lay there causing > tremendous amounts of concern > in everyone around. I have to be physically pulled > up and have food shoved > in my face, and then within minutes i'm ok. This > could happen to any diabetic. > > Juice fasting is a bit dangerous. It's better for a > diabetic to just stick > with water, and lots of it. If any supplementation > is desired, spirulina > would be an excellent choice. > > During Ramaden, the holy month, almost all Muslims > will fast during > daylight, and only eat before sunrise & in the > evenings. This is a way to > express devotion. But it is common folklore among > them that many people > will get irritable, and so special tolerance is to > be extended during that > time. This is a good idea for anyone who wants to > undertake fasting. > > At 09:50 AM 9/9/01 -0400, you wrote: > >Dear Michael, > > Interesting that you do fast as a Diabetic. > > I totally agree with you. > > Are there any hints that you can give for other > Diabetics whilst > >about your fasting?..................Love Penny > > > > > -- Michael Riversong ** > Professional Harpist, Educator, and Writer ** > RivEdu ** Phone: (307)635-0900 FAX > (413)691-0399 > http://home.earthlink.net/~mriversong > > Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Messenger http://im. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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