Battling Diabetes With Diet and Exercise

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We appreciate your article so very much. I have had type 2 Diabetes for 5 years and am now experiencing difficulty in controling my a.m. glucose levels. I am a 5'7", 73 yr old, female. My last A1C reading was 5.2. Can you offer any suggestions for better control of these a.m. numbers? Thank-You. PR

Pat Ruzicka of CA 12:44AM November 13, 2008

Resveratrol can help you to lead a long and healthy life so says Dr. Oz.
Red wine alone does not supply enough resveratrol to achieve the
full range of benefits because one glass of red wine has only about
1mg of resveratrol and you need about 250mg/day. You need to take
high potency resveratrol supplements to achieve the results documented
in scientific studies.Resveratrol Supplements can also help you control
your weight naturally by increasing energy, reducing cravings, and limiting
your appetite.According to Wikipedia, Consumer Lab, an independent dietary
supplement and over the counter products evaluation organization,
published a report on 13 November 2007 on the popular resveratrol
supplements. The organization reported that there exists a wide range
in quality, dose, and price among the 13 resveratrol products
evaluated. The actual amount of resveratrol contained in the
different brands range from 2.2mg for Revatrol, which claimed to have
400mg of "Red Wine Grape Complex", to 500mg for Biotivia.com Transmax,
which is consistent with the amount claimed on the product's label.
Prices per 100mg of resveratrol ranged from less than $.30 for
products made by Biotivia.com, jarrow, and country life, to a high of
$45.27 for the Revatrol brand.

Future Speak of NY 2:52PM November 09, 2008

Resveratrol can help you to lead a long and healthy life so says Dr. Oz.
Red wine alone does not supply enough resveratrol to achieve the
full range of benefits because one glass of red wine has only about
1mg of resveratrol and you need about 250mg/day. You need to take
high potency resveratrol supplements to achieve the results documented
in scientific studies.Resveratrol Supplements can also help you control
your weight naturally by increasing energy, reducing cravings, and limiting
your appetite.According to Wikipedia, Consumer Lab, an independent dietary
supplement and over the counter products evaluation organization,
published a report on 13 November 2007 on the popular resveratrol
supplements. The organization reported that there exists a wide range
in quality, dose, and price among the 13 resveratrol products
evaluated. The actual amount of resveratrol contained in the
different brands range from 2.2mg for Revatrol, which claimed to have
400mg of "Red Wine Grape Complex", to 500mg for Biotivia.com Transmax,
which is consistent with the amount claimed on the product's label.
Prices per 100mg of resveratrol ranged from less than $.30 for
products made by Biotivia.com, jarrow, and country life, to a high of
$45.27 for the Revatrol brand.

Future Speak of NY 2:43PM November 09, 2008

I disagree with not getting fully educated on what works to fight diabetes! Our best source for "Healthy Lifestyle" free, evidence-based education is from www.drmcdougall.com . Go there and read the archives on "Hot Topic - Diabetes."
http://www.drmcdougall.com/med_hot_diabetes.html . And, sorry, your best results come from a whole foods, plant-based diet centered on starchy veggies and green and yellow veggies. Avoid all animal products! Minimize vegetable processed oils. Olive oil is a junk food -- empty calories. Eat less fruit, nuts, avocados, if wanting more rapid weight loss. You can get off of blood pressure medications very quickly and cholesterol level drops better and safer than with using statin drugs. My personal free "Healthy Lifestyle" site is http://homepage.mac com/maule5662h Watch videos of the real experts and download pamphlets and articles. We are a healthy family of four on this tasty, satisfying, health-promoting journey for the last six years!

William Kleinbauer of CA 3:57PM October 14, 2008

A a person who has lived with Diabetes for 10 years I have experience with managing this condition. When I was first diagnosed I also hated the idea of tracking my glucose levels and spent a couple of years in denial. Once I developed Kidney disease I woike up. The truth is if you are a diabetic and not managing your levels you have a silent killer on your hands. This is not a condition you can see a Dr. once a year on and ignore. You can prevent damage but it is almost impossible to reverse. Take your readings and manage your diabetes.

Northern voice of MN 1:32PM October 14, 2008

I totally agree with Walter. Having just been diagnoses with Type 2 diabetes, I was sent home with blood testing apparatus, charts and diagrams, and realized I simply wasn't going that route. Rejected the testing, and have focused on diet and exercise. It will be a long haul, but I know I would never have stayed with all the "finger pricking".
It's obvious what we are all dealing with is a life style change...and we can all do that if we choose.
Thanks, Walter.

Ruth Gottstein of CA 11:13AM October 13, 2008

What has been found is that health care advisors are more comfortable giving diabetics dietary and medication advice, and limited low level exercise advice, as opposed to an strongly targeted food plan and intensive exercise plan.
It's the combination of those that has brought my type 2 diabetes under control after being diagnosed 8 years ago. I wasted about 2 years in denial, then took a few to get organized, and then really became disciplined in the food and especially the exercise component, meaning undertaking both aerobic and resistance training. I believe that the muscular development has played a big role in improving my symptoms, and as a 60 year old it has helped my whole capacity to enjoy a good lifestyle.
When I was newly diagnosed I suffered from information overload, and that's especially easy to do by googling "diabetes". When I did that I literally nearly fainted and fell from my chair, and that led to a period of closing my mind and denial.
That's I recommend to others that they don't get into information overload, don't pick up up all the pamphlets about vegen diets and measuring food quantities, but do change their attitude to food and throw out the obvious bad things that they are eating, and focus on reducing their waistline as the driving goal and measure by which they judge the information that they need and apply in their new lifestyle.
If they judge incoming information, and all their actions in eating and exercising, in relation to reducing their waistline to their height/2 then they will be off to a great start to getting their new diabetic lifestyle in order.
After they get set and going and comfortable on that path, with that one goal, they will start to be able to absorb new information and to place it in context.
It's where to start that people often find hardest. I learnt to focus on waistline as the centerpiece of my food plan and exercise plan and it has paid really good results.
I still have diabetes, and some symptoms, but my blood readings in most respects are better than most of my age group.
Walter Adamson
http://www.diabetorati.com

Walter Adamson 7:33AM October 12, 2008