My sister is Borderline Diabetic--(look at details)?
her sister-in-law is a nurse and she tells her not to eat any sugar. my dad's mom had the same thing when she was living and she gave herself shots of sugar everyday. i don't want my sister is die because of her. is she doing the right thing, not eating sugar? what should i tell her?
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She is recieving shots of insulin, not sugar. Being diabetic means lots of highs and lows in the amount of sugar in the body. When the sugar gets too high, you have to recieve the shots to balance the levels. Too low, and it may be neccesary to actually eat something containing sugar.
However, since shes still boarder-line, she should eat as little sugar as possible. Like someone else said, sugar substitutes are the best things right now. Sugar is acceptable some times, but not often. Hope this helps.
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It depends on whether your sister has hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) or hyperglycemia (high blood sugar). These are usually the precursors to full blown diabetes. She should have her doctor check her out and then follow the doc's recommendations. Most physician's offices have glucometer sets that they give to diabetic patients at no charge. They also have trained diabetic nurse counselors who conduct classes for the patients to explain the "do's" and dont's" to the patients including food intake.
High/low blood sugar levels can cause serious problems if the patient does not know what to eat or drink at the time of the problem. Instead of your sister listening to everyone else, she should follow her physicians advice. Diabetes or pre-diabetes is nothing to mess around with.
Borderline means it can go either way, full blown diabetes which you want to prevent, or remission with diet. The diet is the key. My parents were/are diabetic, my dad borderline, my mom full blown type 2, major highs and lows.
What your sister wants to do now is cut out ALL sugars, change to stevia, nutrasweet, a sugar substitute. Also limit the amount of starches she eats like breads, grains, and to eat sweet things in moderation like fruits. You want to keep your levels normal. Most borderline diabetics can remiss the disease with diet if they are careful about what they eat, she needs to eat alot more veggies, watch the labels on products for hidden starches and sugar contents.
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she was not taking shots of sugar, she was taking insulin to combat the sugar. your sis in law is telling her the appropriate thing
ABCs for good Diabetes Care.
(1) Get your Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) test done at least twice a year. (Target: Below 7).
(2) Albuminuria. Get your urine micro-albumin test done atleast twice a year. (Target: Below 30).
(3) Aspirin Check with your doctor if you need to take aspirin daily.
(4)Blood pressure. Get your blood pressure checked every visit. (Target: Below 130/80 mm Hg)
(5)Cholesterol Get your LDL (bad cholesterol) levels checked at least once a year. (Target: Below 100 mg/dL). Triglycerides. (Target: Less than 150 mg/dL) Serum Cholesterol (Target: Less than 200 mg/dL) HDL (good cholesterol) (Target: More than 50 mg/dL)
Eat a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet. This kind of diet includes cottage cheese, fat-free milk, fish (not canned in oil), vegetables, poultry, egg whites, and polyunsaturated oils and margarines (corn, safflower, canola, and soybean oils). Avoid foods with excess fat in them such as meat (especially liver and fatty meat), egg yolks, whole milk, cream, butter, shortening, lard, pastries, cakes, cookies, gravy, peanut butter, chocolate, olives, potato chips, coconut, cheese (other than cottage cheese), coconut oil, palm oil, and fried foods.
(6)Diabetes Education. Know about diabetes & get updated regularly.
(7)Eye exam. Get your eyes examined regularly, get checked at least once a year.
(8)Teeth. Get your teeth examined by a Dentist and get tartar (plaque) removed once in a year.
(9)Foot care. Check your feet daily . Request your doctor to check them every visit. Get an extensive foot examination done once in a year.
(10)Glucose (Sugar) test. Control your blood glucose & do self-monitoring as & when required. (Target: Fasting blood sugar 60-100 mg/dL; Postprandial blood sugar 2 hours after food-Less than 140 mg/dL)
(11)Health life style. Exercise regularly & stay healthy.
(12)Identify special medical needs. Voice your health concerns to your doctor . Follow your doctor’s advice.
she may want to ask her doctor about following a low glycemic diet... it also depends on the type of diabetes.