I have sugar problem

[Woke to Sounds of Horking]

5 hours ago, jas007 said:

Supposedly, the food in Italy and much of the rest of the Europe does not contain all the toxic ingredients found in US food.

Mostly every foodstuff in the United States consists to a large degree of high fructose corn syrup - a veritable death sentence in terms of blood sugar nutrition 😂

 

Ah well.... feck it.....it's cheap to manufacture and boosts profits.

[Woke to Sounds of Horking]

11 hours ago, save the frogs said:

just fruit is not good. 

The entire "Fruitarian" movement was a demented Woke Leftist agenda.

 

Dont believe a word buddy!!

 

Cheers

[Hummin]

Just now, No Forwarding Address said:

Licorice is a Sugar management gift from heaven............natural licorice root expels sugar from the liver........but giving up sugar is only the first step, you need to reduce the carbohydrates, breads especially.  BTW Australian Licorice is the best, I eat several pieces a day, my morning sticks are about 112-130.  A1C was 5.7. -  4 years ago it was 11.6 - change your diet, your body will thank you for it.

As much licorice is good, it has some negative side effects. Lowering testosterone, Erectile dysfunction and also higher alderstone hormone, blood clotting, so better use it as a controlled supplement. 

[Celsius]

18 minutes ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:

Anything but Tim Tams mate.

 

Try switching to salty snacks.

 

Cheers buddy

 

Used to eat this as a kid. Found it here and was overjoyed. After consuming,  felt worse than eating Swensens 

[Woke to Sounds of Horking]

22 minutes ago, Celsius said:

Used to eat this as a kid. Found it here and was overjoyed. After consuming,  felt worse than eating Swensens 

Euro trash snacks. Overdose on the sodium.

 

Stick to the porks buns at 7-Eleven, they'll do you a solid.

[Chomper Higgot]

On 12/21/2024 at 9:44 AM, Celsius said:

I have all the symptoms but I don't know how to check it or treat it. I don't know if my levels are high or low in the morning.

 

Example. Last night I had buffet. Ate a lot of sweets. Woke up dizzy and sweating at night.

 

For the guys who have this problem, what do you normally eat during the day, especially at night here in Thailand?

The obvious best advice is go get a diabetes check from a doctor/hospital.

 

Assuming you are diabetic, the most likely cause is insulin resistance, but there are other causes beyond diet including diseases that cause diabetes.

 

Hence the necessity for a medical check.

 

Assuming it is diabetes and is related to insulin resistance then there’s a whole lot of learning to do on the range of foods that cause diabetes, it’s not just ‘sugar intake’.

 

Get a medical check and best of luck with the outcome.

[Isaan sailor]

On 12/21/2024 at 10:43 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

OP needs to go to a Dr and get some relevant tests done.

I only know I'm pre diabetic because the Dr had routine tests done.

 

Anyway, give up sugar and

a/ lose weight

b/ not get your legs chopped off or go blind from diabetes.

c/ save loads of money

 

I did nothing other than give up sugar, and no diabetes for 2 years. I did lose a lot of weight. I'm only 2 kg more than what I weighed in 1996, instead of 16 kg more.

Tough to give up sugar—but you can easily reduce your intake.

[novacova]

2 minutes ago, Isaan sailor said:

Tough to give up sugar—but you can easily reduce your intake.

I would advise to go 100% cold turkey. Refined sugar is poison, detrimental to health, stay away. 

[atpeace]

22 hours ago, G_Money said:

FFS.  No bread, no pasta, no pastry, no beer. no coke mixers, no ice cream.

 

And now, no fruit.

 

And we’re all going to die regardless.

 

Enjoy life.

 

Get that warm blueberry pie ala mode before you can’t 

If I was on the verge of becoming diabetic, I would eat poop if it was a cure.  I wonder what the happiness index would be when comparing unhealthy diabetics to healthy people?  

[ignis]

19 hours ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:

Anything but Tim Tams mate.

 

Try switching to salty snacks.

 

Cheers buddy

A big NO NO for many Diabetics as salt is very bad for Kidneys as many have CKD

[ignore it]

Jeeze 

 

Get yaself a blood sugar testing thingie for a couple of hundred bhat at Lazyda.

[Kwaibill]

On 12/21/2024 at 9:44 AM, Celsius said:

I have all the symptoms but I don't know how to check it or treat it. I don't know if my levels are high or low in the morning.

 

Example. Last night I had buffet. Ate a lot of sweets. Woke up dizzy and sweating at night.

 

For the guys who have this problem, what do you normally eat during the day, especially at night here in Thailand?

I have been dealing with it for thirty years. When I first suspected I might be diabetic ( due to a near psychotic outburst of completely abnormal behavior) I went to the local pharmacy and got some urine diagnostic strips for sugar. Cheap and easy to use. Getting a positive result the next stop was a walk-in medical clinic. The medic was bemused when I told him why I was there but he did a quick blood  test and came back out concerned as it indicated in the six hundred range. Next stop my GP who sent me for a glucose tolerance test at the local lab. “Yep, you are a full on diabetic.”

In the thirty years I have done almost everything… oral meds, insulin, diet, etc.

These days I have my blood formally checked at least quarterly at my provincial hospital, and the doc has been okay with my A1C results , which is the three month average that shows in your blood sample.

Diet wise I am not the best example. I fight a continual battle against my love of high carbohydrate foods. One problem is that almost every Thai cook puts sugar in whatever they cook. I cook as much of my own as my wife lets me get away with. A bit of a struggle as like many she is a take out fan.

I do try to have my biggest carb load at breakfast in the form of minimally processed oatmeal, etc.

The other day my darling brought home pizza which I helplessly ate too much of. That for some reason is synergistically bad for blood sugar. Threw my readings off for two days.

My best advice on what to eat is use the “ plate method”. One half of your 8” diameter plate covered in non-starchy vegetables, 1/4 lean protein, and 1/4 healthy carbs, for example brown rice or air fried potatoes, etc. I sometimes have a slice of my homemade multi grains bread which I make using the minimum of sugar for feeding the yeast and a minuscule amount of salt ( high BP). I eat a fair amount of fruit; apples and pears are good in the sugar department. Popcorn is a good snack so long as it is not drenched in butter… good to limit your fat consumption as well, since if you ARE diabetic you are also at higher risk of all cardiac trouble. I have had four known heart attacks and three strokes.

I would for sure, from your description, get that checked by a doctor. In spite of my less than perfect adherence I will make it to 71 in a couple of weeks and hope to keep irritating my wife for another ten or fifteen years.😃

[kingstonkid]

On 12/21/2024 at 10:43 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

OP needs to go to a Dr and get some relevant tests done.

I only know I'm pre diabetic because the Dr had routine tests done.

 

Anyway, give up sugar and

a/ lose weight

b/ not get your legs chopped off or go blind from diabetes.

c/ save loads of money

 

I did nothing other than give up sugar, and no diabetes for 2 years. I did lose a lot of weight. I'm only 2 kg more than what I weighed in 1996, instead of 16 kg more.

I have been diabetic for more than 20 years.  I take care of myself through diet.  See a doctor every 3 months, get my meds, and keep going.  

 

I am still able to gout and have a couple of beers, eat out in restaurants, and have a good time.  I have to limit myself.

 

I love cake ice cream and pizza but they are now off my diet as the sugar levels are too high for me.

 

Getting a meter is one thing, but unless you know how to use it and what you need to do for your sugar levels, it is just like giving a 5-year-old a Ferrari.

 

Get your ass to a hospital and see a doctor. There are so many Thais with Diabetes that every doctor knows what to do.  Also, the sooner you go, the better.  Diabetes can mess up a lot of parts of the body, and yes, people go blind or lose their feet, Which is not only a pain but also a huge financial issue.

 

 

[Kwaibill]

17 hours ago, atpeace said:

If I was on the verge of becoming diabetic, I would eat poop if it was a cure.  I wonder what the happiness index would be when comparing unhealthy diabetics to healthy people?  

After my thirty+ years of diabetes which brought along four heart attacks, three strokes, and removal of my gall bladder, I wake with a smile and love the company of my dear wife and dote on my newborn grandson born to my adorable stepdaughter.

Probably the happiest time of my life, so far.

[Sorted2024]

Water fast for 48 hrs your sugar craving will dissappear 

[KhunLA]

38 minutes ago, Kwaibill said:

After my thirty+ years of diabetes which brought along four heart attacks, three strokes, and removal of my gall bladder, I wake with a smile and love the company of my dear wife and dote on my newborn grandson born to my adorable stepdaughter.

Probably the happiest time of my life, so far.

Trying to avoid all that, and why I cut most sugars & carbs, out of my diet.  Was always on the top end of normal, after 40+ yrs old, and eating 'FDA Healthy', and now realize their version is the opposite of what is healthy.

 

Under 40 yrs old, not a problem, as everything gets burned of, and body (liver & kidneys) can handle most everything.  40+ ... not so easy on the body.   Now all normal or the low end of normal, for the unhealthy #s.

 

70, and hoping to squeeze out 10 more years of no issues & healthy lifestyle.

[jas007]

33 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Trying to avoid all that, and why I cut most sugars & carbs, out of my diet.  Was always on the top end of normal, after 40+ yrs old, and eating 'FDA Healthy', and now realize their version is the opposite of what is healthy.

 

Under 40 yrs old, not a problem, as everything gets burned of, and body (liver & kidneys) can handle most everything.  40+ ... not so easy on the body.   Now all normal or the low end of normal, for the unhealthy #s.

 

70, and hoping to squeeze out 10 more years of no issues & healthy lifestyle.

For anyone interested in diabetes, pre-diabetes, and cardiac health, this cardiologist from Florida has some excellent podcasts and videos covering a wide range of subjects.  I watched a lot of them one time when I thought I had the problem.  Anyway, he really does know what he's talking about.  

 

 

[KhunLA]

20 minutes ago, jas007 said:

For anyone interested in diabetes, pre-diabetes, and cardiac health, this cardiologist from Florida has some excellent podcasts and videos covering a wide range of subjects.  I watched a lot of them one time when I thought I had the problem.  Anyway, he really does know what he's talking about.  

I watch these 5 YT'ers, and learned a good bit of balanced advice.  Results are exactly as they explained.   Good stuff, and no hard sales pitch BS 👍

 

KenDBerryMD

Nutrition Made Simple!

Dr Brad Stanfield

Dr. Eric Westman

Insulin Resistant 1

[Burma Bill]

On 12/21/2024 at 9:44 AM, Celsius said:

I don't know if my levels are high or low in the morning.

 

To check your blood sugar levels, may I suggest the following kit - measuring meter, needle pen and test strips. All available from a good pharmacist.

 

 

Initially, you could go to your local Government Hospital that has a diabetic clinic where your blood will be tested.

I was registered with my local government hospital in Chumphae which supplied my insulin and other associated medication (at a cost, but much less expensive than the private hospitals in Khon Kaen)

 

[rumak]

On 12/21/2024 at 9:55 AM, Hummin said:

But after meeting xx expats who truly could had use of my facilities and expertise, I understood, nothing or No one can help them unless they understand themselves they need to do the work themselves.

 

Most people understand what they have to do, but very few are willing to make changes before it is almost to late or to late

 

[arick]

Then stop giving them sugar 

[Hummin]

8 minutes ago, rumak said:

 

broken link 

[renaissanc]

On 12/21/2024 at 9:44 AM, Celsius said:

I have all the symptoms but I don't know how to check it or treat it. I don't know if my levels are high or low in the morning.

You can buy for around 800 Baht devices to measure your blood sugar levels. You don't need to buy the kind that takes blood from you. That's old style.

If your blood sugar level is too high you can buy many foods on Lazada to reduce your blood sugar to prevent you from getting diabetes.

Obviously, stay away from chocolate (unless it's 80-90% cocoa), biscuits, supermarket processed "food", and kanom for a while. Your body will go back to normal and all will be well.

[jas007]

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

I watch these 5 YT'ers, and learned a good bit of balanced advice.  Results are exactly as they explained.   Good stuff, and no hard sales pitch BS 👍

 

KenDBerryMD

Nutrition Made Simple!

Dr Brad Stanfield

Dr. Eric Westman

Insulin Resistant 1

If Dr. Jamnadas is trying to hard sell anyone by way of his videos, I don't remember that.  Anyway, you can surely watch his channel and all his YouTube videos for free. And he does know what he's talking about. Absolutely.  Some of his advice may be hard to follow for some people, but if people pay attention, listen to what he says, and make an honest effort to control what they put into their mouth and when, they might just fix whatever problem they have.

 

And one thing I found interesting is that the process of insulin resistance can start years before any problem shows up on an A1C blood test.  There are other tests that are more accurate in detecting insulin resistance early, before it becomes a real problem. 

[KhunLA]

39 minutes ago, jas007 said:

If Dr. Jamnadas is trying to hard sell anyone by way of his videos, I don't remember that.  Anyway, you can surely watch his channel and all his YouTube videos for free. And he does know what he's talking about. Absolutely.  Some of his advice may be hard to follow for some people, but if people pay attention, listen to what he says, and make an honest effort to control what they put into their mouth and when, they might just fix whatever problem they have.

 

And one thing I found interesting is that the process of insulin resistance can start years before any problem shows up on an A1C blood test.  There are other tests that are more accurate in detecting insulin resistance early, before it becomes a real problem. 

Just watched his 'Reversing diabetes' vid as a litmus test of his thinking, and agree 100%, almost on his thoughts. Good stuff 👍

 

All you folks on the high end of #s, pre diabetic or even diabetic already, need to watch that one.   The folks I watch (list above) are all in about the same mindset +/-.

 

The info is there, and really takes no effort to follow ... UP2U

 

Stop believing the BS, big pharma spin of medication for everything.   Simply stop creating the symptoms, instead of treating them.  It really isn't rocket science.

[Globalres]

On 12/21/2024 at 8:19 AM, gargamon said:

So you want to start a cult then.

Why must you call it a cult?

just people who have come to the conclusion that they must change their lifestyle or live with horrible alternatives and perhaps need/would like moral support particularly in the beginning.

[cjinchiangrai]

Go to the local public hospital and let them tell you what the plan is. It costs very little, except time.

[newbee2022]

On 12/21/2024 at 9:44 AM, Celsius said:

I have all the symptoms but I don't know how to check it or treat it. I don't know if my levels are high or low in the morning.

 

Example. Last night I had buffet. Ate a lot of sweets. Woke up dizzy and sweating at night.

 

For the guys who have this problem, what do you normally eat during the day, especially at night here in Thailand?

Buy a test Equipment (Glucometer) and test your blood regularly. Avoid sugary food, drink water and go for sports regularly. Stop eating around 4-5 pm.

Works!