Diabetic Diet & Blood Gluecose

I used to love baking cookies for my Mom and Dad. Cookies are a fun gift to give to people. However, my father, who is physically disabled, an invalid, and severely overweight, was recently diagnosed with type two diabetes. On the side, my Mom, who works, but is also overweight, was deemed "At risk" of the same thing. Now they’re both on a diabetic diet.

So, what I’d really be interested in right now are diabetic cookie recipes. I’d really love to hear about some that you all have tried and actually liked, but anything you’ve just heard of would be appreciated, too. And, if there’s any sort of chocolate chip cookie recipe that’s safe for diabetics, my Dad would be very happy. Thank you! =)

Here is a whole site of diabetic cookie recipes. I have actually made the Chocolate peppermint cookies from there. They are delicious.

http://www.informationaboutdiabetes.com/Cookie.htm

I have a male dwarf hamster. He is active he eats and drinks fine. I don’t think he has diabetes I just want to know for future reference.

I don’t think Hamster’s can get diabetes but the vet would give you the best answer!

does anyone know the news on the bloodless glucose meter are they anywhere close to making one?
i’m tired of pricking my hands for blood

How about here:

www.mendosa.com/meters.htm

I have a reli On blood glucose meter and I havent used it in over a yr. I want to know if I should change the battery.

If it starts it will work, but batteries are cheap.

For my project at school I’d like 2 know the good and bad things about the meter could u tell me

Every meter is different. And so are the costs of the test strips.

One Touch is awfully expensive for test strips. About $115.00 per 100 strips if you buy them outright.

Walmart and Krogers so far, are the cheapest for test strips. Those cost about $36.99 to $39.99 per 100 strips.

Now, no meter is accurate, no matter what they claim. They can be as much as 25% off of the true reading and still be withing acceptable limits.

This doesn’t help diabetic who are trying to tightly control their blood sugar levels.

The one touch meters look really nice though. Other meters seem drab and black.

Most meters have a port you can download the readings onto a computer with.
BUT, there are problems with this as well.

1st, you have to order the cabling and software from the manufacturer’s site, and NONE of them work with Linux.
2nd, you have to use a credit card to get one.

Too bad they won’t sell them where you buy the meter.

The one touch ultra mini is pretty compact. It can fit in your pocket. Nice feature.
The display is a bit small, but it’s not too bad.
The pouch you carry it in is NOT waterproof though. So, if it rains and it’s in your pocket, it gets ruined. The pouch is too small to carry much. A couple of syringes at best, maybe a bottle of insulin. But no spare room for glucose tablets if you want to keep it all together.

Overall, I would go with the meter that had the cheapest strips if you have to pay for them yourself.

The difference between the one touch and the Kroger brand is about $75.00

I have better uses for that $75 than to help maintain some filthy rich CEO’s obscenely lavish lifestyle.

I am very involved in university sports, and compete at a very high level. I just got tested and do not know the results yet but I’m just wondering, How much does diabetes decrease your athletic performance? I Heard your never really the same after athletically after diagnosed with diabetes.

There are many successful diabetic athletes. Do a Google search on "type 1 diabetic athletes" and you’ll see that diabetes will add some extra challenges but doesn’t mean that your athletic performance must suffer.

Here is a partial list of diabetic athletes. There’s also a pro cycling group called "team type 1"

Wasim Akram – Pakistani cricket fast bowler

Arthur Ashe – Tennis – Wimbledon winner

Walter Barnes – Football and actor. Before acting career he played professional football for the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, 1948-1951.

Sarah Bina – Championship clogger

Ayden Byle – Runner – First insulin-dependent man to run 6521.5 km across North America.

Nick Boynton – Hockey Player – Boston Bruins

Doug Burns – Fitness consultant, Record-holding strength athlete

Sean Busby – Champion Snowboarder

Bobby Clarke – NHL – Philadelphia Flyers

Ty Cobb – MLB – Detroit Tigers

Scott Coleman – Swimmer – first man with diabetes to swim the English Channel, (August 17th 1996)

Jay Cutler – Football Player

Chris Dudley – NBA – New York Knicks center

James “Buster” Douglas – Heavy Weight Boxer

Kenny Duckett – NFL – New Orleans Saints

Rick Dudley – Hockey

Scott Dunton – World Class Surfer

Mike Echols – NFL – Tennessee Titans

Pam Fernandes – Para Olympian

Missy Foy – Professional Marathon Runner

Curt Frasier – NHL – Chicago Black Hawks

Walt Frazier – ­ NBA – New York Knicks

“Smokin’ Joe” Frazier – Boxing

Kris Freeman – Olympic and National Champion Cross-Country Skier

Joe Gibbs – NFL – Washington Redskins coach

Bill Gullickson – MLB – Cincinnati Reds Pitcher

Gary Hall Jr. – US Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimming

Jonathan Hayes – NFL – Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs

Dave Hollins – 1993 Phillies World Series Third Baseman

James "Catfish" Hunter – MLB – Pitcher, Baseball Hall-of-Famer

Chuck Heidenrich – Skiing

Chris Jarvis – World Champion Canadian Rower

Jason Johnson – MLB – Pitcher, Cleveland Indians

Kelli Keuhne – LPGA golfer

Billie Jean King – Tennis

Jay Leeuwenburg – NFL – Indianapolis Colts Lineman

Mark Lowe – Major League Baseball

Michael Earl Malone -­ Son of former NBA star Moses Malone.

Robert "Gorilla Monsoon" Marella -Professional wrestler and commentator

Michelle McGann – LPGA golfer

Adam Morrison – Basketball Player, Gonzaga University

Brandon Morrow -Seattle Mariners Pitcher

David Pember – MLB – Milwaukee Brewers

Toby Petersen – NHL – Pittsburgh Penguins, Dallas Stars

Sir Steven Redgrave – Rower – Winner of five consecutive Olympic gold medals

Dan Reichert – MLB – Kansas City Royals

Ham Richardson – Tennis star

Jackie Robinson – Baseball Player

Sugar Ray Robinson – Boxing

Ron Santo – MLB – Chicago Cubs legend

Mike Sinclair – NFL – Philadelphia Eagles

Kendall Simmons – NFL – Pittsburgh Steelers

Hank Stram – NFL – Kansas City Chiefs Coach

Bradley Suttle – Texas Longhorns – Second Baseman

Bill Talbert – Hall of Fame tennis player

Sherri Turner – LPGA golfer

Scott Verplank – PGA golfer

Everson Walls – Football player

Jo Ann Washam – LPGA golfer

David "Boomer" Wells – San Diego Padres Pitcher

Wade Wilson – NFL player and Dallas Cowboys quarterback coach

Diabetes runs in my family and I’m probably going to get it any time now. My job gives annual physicals and if I’m found to have diabetes, I’ll be fired. Would eating before a blood test stabilize my sugar level if I get it, or just mess everything up?

Eating before the blood test will cause your blood sugar to go higher. So for many people they’ll eat breakfast and have honey, sugar in the coffee, etc and test borderline for diabetes – then have to go back and re-do it as a fasting blood sugar to get a better reading.

So if I were you would not eat before it at all — or if you have to have very low carbs, sugar, etc.

Also, if you WERE to have diabetes, it is against the law to fire you for this. You would be covered under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). So try not to worry about that.

Good luck!