Diabetic Diet & Blood Gluecose

Its long but Funny and worth the read.
Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: October 1, 2009
RE: Gala Christmas Party
I’m happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place on December 23rd, starting at noon in the private function room at the Grill House. There will be a cash bar and plenty of drinks! We’ll have a small band playing traditional carols… feel free to sing along. And don’t be surprised if our CEO shows up dressed as Santa Claus! A Christmas tree will be lit at 1:00 PM. Exchanges of gifts among employees can be done at that time; however, no gift should be over $10.00 to make the giving of gifts easy for everyone’s pockets. This gathering is only for employees!
Our CEO will make a special announcement at that time!
Merry Christmas to you and your family,
Patty
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Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: October 2, 2009
RE: Gala Holiday Party
In no way was yesterday’s memo intended to exclude our Jewish employees. We recognize that Hanukkah is an important holiday, which often coincides with Christmas, though unfortunately not this year. However, from now on, we’re calling it our "Holiday Party." The same policy applies to any other employees who are not Christians and to those still celebrating Reconciliation Day. There will be no Christmas tree and no Christmas carols will be sung. We will have other types of music for your enjoyment.
Happy now?
Happy Holidays to you and your family,
Patty
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Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: October 3, 2009
RE: Holiday Party
Regarding the note I received from a member of Alcoholics Anonymous requesting a non-drinking table, you didn’t sign your name. I’m happy to accommodate this request, but if I put a sign on a table that reads, "AA Only", you wouldn’t be anonymous anymore. How am I supposed to handle this?
Somebody?
And sorry, but forget about the gift exchange, no gifts are allowed since the union members feel that $10.00 is too much money and the executives believe $10.00 is a little chintzy.
REMEMBER: NO GIFTS EXCHANGE WILL BE ALLOWED.
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Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
To: All Employees
DATE: October 4, 2009
RE: Generic Holiday Party
What a diverse group we are! I had no idea that December 20th begins the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which forbids eating and drinking during daylight hours. There goes the party! Seriously, we can appreciate how a luncheon at this time of year does not accommodate our Muslim employees’ beliefs. Perhaps the Grill House can hold off on serving your meal until the end of the party or else package everything for you to take it home in little foil doggy baggy. Will that work?
Meanwhile, I’ve arranged for members of Weight Watchers to sit farthest from the dessert buffet, and pregnant women will get the table closest to the restrooms.
Gays are allowed to sit with each other. Lesbians do not have to sit with Gay men, each group will have their own table. Yes, there will be flower arrangement for the Gay men’s table.
To the person asking permission to cross dress, the Grill House asks that no cross-dressing be allowed, apparently because of concerns about confusion in the restrooms. Sorry.
We will have booster seats for short people.
Low-fat food will be available for those on a diet.
I am sorry to report that we cannot control the amount of salt used in the food. The Grill House suggests that people with high blood pressure taste a bite first.
There will be fresh "low sugar" fruits as dessert for diabetics, but the restaurant cannot supply "no sugar" desserts. Sorry!
Did I miss anything?!?!?
Patty
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Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All F*%^ing Employees
DATE: October 5, 2009
RE: The F*%^ing Holiday Party
I’ve had it with you vegetarian pricks!!! We’re going to keep this party at the Grill House whether you like it or not, so you can sit quietly at the table furthest from the "grill of death," as you so quaintly put it, and you’ll get your f*%^ing salad bar, including organic tomatoes. But you know, tomatoes have feelings, too. They scream when you slice them. I’ve heard them scream. I’m hearing them scream right NOW!
The rest of you f*%^ing wierdos can kiss my *ss. I hope you all have a rotten holiday!
Drive drunk and die,
The B*tch from H*ll!!!
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Company Memo
FROM: Joan Bishop, Acting Human Resources Director
DATE: October 6, 2009
RE: Patty Lewis and Holiday Party
I’m sure I speak for all of us in wishing Patty Lewis a speedy recovery and I’ll continue to forward your cards to her.
In the meantime, management has decided to cancel our Holiday Part
Holiday party and give everyon that day off with Pay

Read it, frickin’ funny as Hell if you ask me.

I know some people can control their diabetes through diet, but I don’t know what that classifies as. Also is Hypoglycemic in the same category of diabetes?

Hi, I’ve never heard of Type A or Type B. The actual terms are Type I or Type II. Type I diabetics typically are required to take insulin. This is where the insulin is not made in the pancreas.

Most Type II (Or adult-onset) diabetics can maintain their blood sugars with a combination of medication, changing eating patterns, and exercise. Type II’s are usually resistant to insulin. Some Type II folks also have to take insulin. I guess you could call that Type III.

Hypoglycemic is a term related to diabetes of where you have lower blood sugar than normal. Hyperglycemic would mean you have a higher blood sugar count than normal.
For example, if normal blood readings are 80-120 and your readings are on average 180+ then you are hyper. If less than 80 then hypo. The issue when you have low sugar is this can cause some other issues you don’t want.

I have hypoglycemia……for life. Is there any way for me to get diabetes? If i can, then how? I just want to know so i can live a healthy life and shy away from bad areas that will cause me to get unhealthy.

i was hypoglycemic for years before i became diabetic. some people have even called it pre-diabetes. good diet and weight maintenence is key

I was recently diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes. I have been home testing since then and everything was fine. I coded my meter the very first time and my levels have been normal. All of a sudden for the last 2 days, my levels have been higher (with no new change in my diet). My meter is a OneTouch Ultra and I receive 4 vials of test strips (each vial contains 25 strips). All the vials in the 4 pack have code 25 on them. So I figured I just code it once using 25 and it was ready. Am I supposed to code it every time I open a new vial?? Or once I open a new 4 pack of vials? I am really confused and I hope my levels haven’t been wrong! I really need some help correcting this because I do not want to be put on insulin. Thanks

You code the meter for each NEW vial of strips.

If the meter already has the proper code for the NEW vials of strips, then you do not need to recode.

Still, it is better to just go ahead and recode for each new vial. get into the habit, and you will NEVER be wrong.

I am 60 kg and ht 166 cm. Is obesity is condition for diabetic.
How to set balance between diet and exercise what is measurement of both.I am diabetic with lot of fluctuation .

Avoid sugar and high amounts of carbohydrates. Eat balanced meals with whole grains at regular times. Losing weight helps control diabetes.

Is blood glucose primarily used in the aerobic pathway (Krebs cycle), or is it also used in the anaerobic pathway when muscle glycogen stores are depleted during exercise? Thanks!
Isn’t glucose and glycogen formed from carbohydrates?
Thanks Travis! Am I correct in saying that muscle glycogen is used for anaerobic needs and blood glucose is used for aerobic fuel then?

Apparently Tristannnnn’s "A" didn’t require her to know that glucose IS a carbohydrate, and is the primary energy source for all cells. However, she is correct, that glycogen is actually stored glucose in the liver, which can be broken down to glucose again for times of low energy. Lactate removes hydrogens from NADH to convert them to NAD in order to provide plenty of available NAD to prevent metabolism from grinding to a halt. This is what causes the lactic acid build sensation once it’s excreted from the cells.

The increase in breathing is actually a response to an increase in carbon waste buildup in the blood. It promotes more breaths to intake more oxygen which is inevitably needed as the last electron donor at the end of metabolism.

Glucose is primarily used in aerobic conditions. It will continue to use glucose until the glycogen reserves are depleted, and will then move on to lipid molecules and eventually amino acids for sources of energy.

I don’t need it to be precise, I just want a general idea of whether or not my blood glucose level is getting too high. My little brother used to have this little jug of strips that he would use and just compare the color to the color on the jug. That’s what I’m after. Do they still make these?

I’m presuming that colorimetric blood glucose test strips (ones that you compare visually against a color chart) are still available as I’ve just logged onto the following two websites and seen examples of them. (Sorry, but the second url takes you to a site in the UK, but I would assume that they have them in the USA too.)

Oops! I’ve just seen the spelling of colorimetric test strips on the first site too, which indicates that that site is in Australia.

Apparently, GlucoFlex-R test strips are sold by Ambe Medical Group though I’m afraid I have absolutely no idea how much they cost.

Try your local pharmacy to see if they have them in stock, or could order you some.

I do hope you’re able to find what you want.

like how the body maintain blood glucose and calcium levels being an example of homeostatis

could someone explain that to me please?

The human body has a number of mechanisms in place to regulate the storage and release of molecules for energy. Sometimes, an individual will consume more calories than can be immediately used, so sugars will be stored in the form of glycogen (a polymer of glucose) in liver and muscle cells. Other periods of increased activity may however, require the sudden release of energy, whereby glycogen is initially oxidised from the stores in the liver. Clearly, this is another example of homeostasis and it is outlined in Figure 2.

Two enzymatic hormones are utilised by the body to control the interchange of glucose as an energy molecule and glycogen as a storage molecule. The first, insulin, lowers blood glucose levels by promoting its conversion to glycogen. The second, glucagon, increases glucose levels by allowing glycogen to be phosphorylated. Both of these hormones are produced and released by specialised cells in the pancreas known as Islets of Langerhans. Insulin is released from ?-cells, and glucagon is released from ?-cells.

If the blood glucose level is too high, more insulin and less glucagon is released. This causes cells to take in glucose from the blood, while the liver converts glucose to glycogen. During low levels of blood glucose however, glucagon release increases, activating the breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver, and glucose is released into the blood. This is a good example of negative feedback control, as the lowering of blood glucose, for example, inhibits further insulin secretion.

Importantly, insulin is dependent upon calcium. This is because glucose activates calcium channels. When glucose levels are high, the subsequent release of calcium results in calcium binding to calmodulin. Together, the two molecules promote insulin vesicles to be released from the pancreas. This demonstrates the negative feedback system discussed in the overview.