Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Thanks your reply, but still waiting for someone to address the question I asked in the OP
I guess there are no endocrinolgists , nephrologists, no I.M. docs here.
You are looking for a free professional diagnosis, and on the internet, no less.
You apparently do not trust the professionals whom some posters have recommended you consult, but instead solicit opinions from the same class of professionals on the internet, where credentials are not displayed, and there is virtually no responsibility for what is posted.
You are going to have to work this sucker out by yourself, possibly with the help of as many in-town pros as you can find and afford.
I caution you not to believe everything you read on the internet (Lincoln, 1862). Your difficulty with sweeteners is an obvious example. I could be wrong, but I doubt that honey is a smart substitute for stevia.
Best wishes. BTW, I actually think that you are mostly on the right track. But there are THREE classes of food - protein, fat and carbs. The fact that you have to limit (probably not eliminate) carbs does NOT mean that everything else has to be protein. My ignorant opinion is that some fat and maybe a small dose of Lipitor would be best, but try asking someone who knows about this stuff, not a bunch of anonymous strangers on the internet.
You are looking for a free professional diagnosis, and on the internet, no less.
You apparently do not trust the professionals whom some posters have recommended you consult, but instead solicit opinions from the same class of professionals on the internet, where credentials are not displayed, and there is virtually no responsibility for what is posted.
You are going to have to work this sucker out by yourself, possibly with the help of as many in-town pros as you can find and afford.
I caution you not to believe everything you read on the internet (Lincoln, 1862). Your difficulty with sweeteners is an obvious example. I could be wrong, but I doubt that honey is a smart substitute for stevia.
Best wishes. BTW, I actually think that you are mostly on the right track. But there are THREE classes of food - protein, fat and carbs. The fact that you have to limit (probably not eliminate) carbs does NOT mean that everything else has to be protein. My ignorant opinion is that some fat and maybe a small dose of Lipitor would be best, but try asking someone who knows about this stuff, not a bunch of anonymous strangers on the internet.
You're advice and admonitions (thanks) is only good for people who don't research what they read on the net. I'm not one of them. And I have often been given very good medical information online that no doctor has ever mentioned to me. Most medical "professionals" shouldn't be doctors because most have neither the time, or knowledge to really help people unless the malady is obvious with a well established obvious solution. I have not tried stevia, but I have dropped both aspartame and splenda for which honey is a MUCH better substitute. As my previous posts indicated I am not the severe diabetic whose BG shoots up to 2-300 from a teaspoon of honey. In fact, I have been given good information here that no one ever told me about right here on this subforum. And it was from a doctor who did not identify himself as such but was obvious that he was one, or a researcher. I listen to all then I research and sift through it. Has served me well, but I don't always get good replies as this is an internet forum. It's free, does not require and appointment.
I don't check my potassium levels, haven't done labs in a long time. Expensive blood tests that are not that informational and reliable mostly.
If I start getting leg cramps I figure my Po. levels are too high.
But potassium helps keep BP in check.
I have come to disown the bad meat mantra. I think the bad effects are mostly due to the way they are cooked and no processed meats. I steam cook everything. I have had not bad effects from tbone steak cooked that way. In fact I think it's superior to eating carbs.
Protein from veggies with a few exceptions-soy for example- is incomplete.
Thanks your reply, but still waiting for someone to address the question I asked in the OP
I guess there are no endocrinolgists , nephrologists, no I.M. docs here.
Nutrition in everything you eat is easily available online. I keep track of carbs, fiber, protein and potassium in everything I eat, and plan my meals accordingly. Here are a couple of sites that may answer your question. Personally, I think avoiding too much potassium is more important. By the way, since I began monitoring the food I eat my kidney function has been improving.
I don't check my potassium levels, haven't done labs in a long time. Expensive blood tests that are not that informational and reliable mostly.
If I start getting leg cramps I figure my Po. levels are too high.
But potassium helps keep BP in check.
I have come to disown the bad meat mantra. I think the bad effects are mostly due to the way they are cooked and no processed meats. I steam cook everything. I have had not bad effects from tbone steak cooked that way. In fact I think it's superior to eating carbs.
Protein from veggies with a few exceptions-soy for example- is incomplete.
Thanks your reply, but still waiting for someone to address the question I asked in the OP
I guess there are no endocrinolgists , nephrologists, no I.M. docs here.
If there were any doctors here, I would hope they would have sense not to give a random internet stranger advice when they have not examined them and have no medical history.
It makes absolutely zero sense you are persisting in trying to get information from a random internet stranger who mostly likely has not got a clue.
I could make stuff up and tell you I was a doctor - really how would you know?!
It sounds like you are just to cheap to see a doctor which is really entirely your business but it is rude to keep sounding so demanding.
People answer here out of the goodness of their hearts if and when they can.
If there were any doctors here, I would hope they would have sense not to give a random internet stranger advice when they have not examined them and have no medical history.
It makes absolutely zero sense you are persisting in trying to get information from a random internet stranger who mostly likely has not got a clue.
I could make stuff up and tell you I was a doctor - really how would you know?!
It sounds like you are just to cheap to see a doctor which is really entirely your business but it is rude to keep sounding so demanding.
People answer here out of the goodness of their hearts if and when they can.
I disagree. I may given the OP advice, but have backed that up with reputable sites and my own experience. My kidney function did not start to improve until I took my health decisions into my own hands. Doctors are great but not all of them are right. I was told by my renal specialist to avoid potassium, so I did. That led to a heart attack, as potassium is necessary for the heart to function properly.
Your trust in "medical professionals" is entirely misplaced. They are People. Sam as any profession there are only a small percentage that are good, a lot of bad ones that can hurt you and the rest mediocre with a ton of mistakes. Third leading cause of death is medical mistakes.
The diet you mention sounds reasonable. Most all sweeteners are bad. Just found out that splenda damages your DNA and had to drop it. Now I don't use any sweeteners except occasionally honey. Still waiting for some smart person to address the question asked in the O.P.
Artificial sweeteners cause an insulin reaction, that causes you to gain weight. It has this effect especially in older people, but medical experts suspect this is one reason why obesity is growing among children; they're relying too much on soda pop with artificial sweeteners.
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
44,551 posts, read 81,085,957 times
Reputation: 57744
I have stage 3 kidney disease, and Type 2 Diabetes. I see my Oncologist, Nephrologist, Urologist and general practitioner annually, and follow their advice. I would not try to give medical advice, but only to relate my own experience. In this case it's probably not appropriate since the OP seems to be Type 1 and that's quite different.
I've been on NPH insulin, and was injecting 10 units at bedtime for the past year. Early on I woke up in the am with low blood sugar and my quack doc advised me to have a snack at bedtime to raise my bs readings into the teens mmol/L (13 mmol/L = 234 mg/dl) I've taken control now and inject 8 units at bedtime and 10 units in the morning, keeping my readings between 4 and 10 mmol/L. I also have my blood pressure under control.
Update, I'm now down to 3 units of NPH insulin at bedtime and 7 units in the morning.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
