Counting Carbohydrates
Control of Phase II Diabetes - A Patient's Point of View
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Chapter 1 OVER 16 MILLION PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES SUFFER FROM PHASE II DIABETES!! I am one of those 16 million. About two years ago, I weighed 176 pounds for my 5 ft 8 inch frame. My blood sugar count after fasting was more often around 180 to 210 than below that figure. Today, I now weigh 151 pounds, my morning blood test is mostly in the 105 to 120 range, and I have reduced my 5 mg of glipizide tablets from 4 each day to 2 tablets per day. NO, I DID NOT LOSE THIS WEIGHT AND BRING DOWN MY SUGAR COUNT BECAUSE I WENT ON A WEIGHT LOSS DIET. IT ALL HAPPENED WHEN I STARTED COUNTING CARBOHYDRATES!
WHAT ARE CARBOHYDRATES? Most people are not aware of the fact that Carbohydrates that are not used immediately are stored by the body as fats! From various sources I have obtained the following information concerning Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates: Foods. These contain only carbon combined with hydrogen and oxygen such as sugars, starch, and cellulose. 98% of animal carbohydrates is digested. 96% of vegetable carbohydrates is digested. Classification: Starches - Starch does not remain in the body as starch but is transformed or converted into sugar. They form fat in the body and produce heat and energy in the body. Function: with the exception of cellulose, to provide energy and heat. Excess is stored in the body as fat. and a small amount as glycogen is stored in the liver for future use. You will see from the above why such items as grains, potatoes, rice, Pasta, etc. (which are considered as good nourishment for those without diabetes,) care must be taken to take in only small servings for those with the ailment.
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BOY DO YOU LOOK GREAT!! HOW DID YOU DO IT?? Great compliments for anyone at any age, but especially for someone who is 78 years old. I didn’t start it as a means of weight reduction, but rather as a better control of my phase II Diabetes condition. What I had been doing was not working and my intake of glipizide tablets was continually being increased. At the same time, my blood sugar count remained, or increased to 175 points or higher. Then I reasoned, CARBOHYDRATES TURN TO SUGAR, SO WHY NOT JUST CONTROL MY INTAKE OF CARBOHYDRATES? THE WEIGHT LOSS OF 26 POUNDS WAS SIMPLY A FRINGE BENEFIT. (Mostly from around my stomach.) The result: Blood count usually 100 to 120 each morning and reduction of tablets from four to two each day. I held my intake of Carbs to approx. 55 grams per meal, kept my calorie intake from 1500 to 1800, and forgot about the confusing exchanges, which seemed to take care of themselves. Many of my friends have asked, "How did you do it?" This book tells them (and you) what worked for me.
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The son of two diabetic parents, the author was considered at risk for contracting the disease. A walking mail carrier for fifteen years in the Florida sun & heat possibly saved him from becoming diabetic earlier due to the great amount of physical exercise involved, but one year after retirement in 1984 on a visit to a VA clinic, he was diagnosed as having Phase II diabetes. After retirement from the Postal Service, He took more sedentary employment, first as a Real Estate Salesperson, and for the past three years, part-time employment for Nielsen Media Research -- both, desk jobs. As a result, his blood sugar count continued to increase and he realized that he had to take more drastic action in order keep his condition under control. Counting CARBOHYDRATES was the answer for him. Written in laymen’s language, it gives the Patient’s Point of View, and the resulting positive results.