I don't care how many strips I use so I check it in the morning, before and one hour after each meal, and before I go to bed. So far keeping blood sugar under control without any medication by just watching what I eat.
Hello Doc. Ahmet and thanks for what you do. My fasting blood sugar this morning was 104. Took a 30 minute walk and measured after another 30 minutes and it dropped to 100. Just before eating at noon, measured it again and it had dropped to 90. Had curry chicken with little bit of bulgur and with lemon water and waited one hour after eating. It dropped to 83. Does this sound reasonable? It seems to be opposite. I am not diabetic and I do intermittent fasting. Thank you
Dr . Ergin can I make a New Patient Appointment with you please I live in DeKalb County. I would travel a Thousand Miles to become a New Patient I can book a flight to your office. I truly can feel the love, respect, honesty, Knowledge, compassion because most Dr. they are not speaking about the health and livelihood to get your patients back to having a better out look on life. I'm a retired nurse but the knowledge you preach for your patients is Awesome and I follow you on your podcast and watch all of your videos. I also made the black tea, and cinnamon tea and all of the different meals you speak about on your videos and podcast. So please Dr. Ergin people let me come see you. Thanks so much for the wonderful medical information you truly are a chosen Dr. By the all mighty.
Sugar MD I am borderline diabetes no diabetic medicine for almost 4 years now I change my lifestyle low carbohydrates doing accucheck once a day before breakfast results within normal range.Aic range from 5.9 to 6.5.Hopefully Iam trying my best to maintain my results in normal range. Any farther advises are welcome.Thank you
I hope you may consider a therapy management software comparison video someday. I use Carelink and love it but I am not familiar with alternatives from other pump/CGM manufacturers.
I have videos for that. Just search “ insulin pump SugarMD” or “cgm and SugarMD”you will find it. Also I have articles on our website to compare all pumps and cgms.
Yeah, I am 2 months in and I check about 6-10 times a day., My fingertips have purple bruises. I am now working at a schedule of where I do it just twice a day and staggered.
Thank you so much for your videos, they are very informative. Can you make a video on managing hormonal fluctuations during menstruation while going through menopause, please. Thank you
Ok, let me rephrase question better. How do you alter insulin dosage to counter the highs and lows associated with hormonal fluctuations during woman’s monthly cycle? I hope I am making better sense.
Please talk about steroid drug induced hyperglycemia. Does it resolve after the steroids clear from the body? I was diagnosed with diabetes after serious medical condition that required lots of solumedrol to control the problem. A1C immediately after use was 6.9. It was 6.5 three months later.
ok....so why is this happening.....i have a ketomojo blood glucose monitor.....i took 4 readings back to back all within 1 min of each other...( i always start the test with a clean wiped finger and use only the 2nd drop of blood and 3rd 4th 5th, reading 1 said 79, reading 2 said 116, reading 3 said 97 and reading 4 said 81 ....how are we supposed to trust our meters if within a 3 min period we get THAT much of a variance of levels??
I always love watching your videos. Please can newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes starts metformin 1000 in the morning and 1000 this night?? Is it possible?
@@SugarMDs Wawoo! Thanks so much. Most Africa doctors are killing us slowly. They just put you on medication for little symptoms without proper diagnosis. I’m glad I met you .
@@ilonggokaday4391 the doctor said is not advisable to have such doses especially for the first week. Remember metformin has some bad side effects after long use.
I listen to this & want to cry. I've never been told anything about this. My dietary teaching was "don't eat any sugary foods". They never said anything about testing at different times so I test every morning. When I ask about my fluctuations they just say "oh that happens at times. We just go by the average numbers." I ask for help & more info & just get drugs to take. For which most medications I get causes problems with the reactions I get. With a couple of the meds I told them several times about my reactions & they kept telling me "oh that'll go away with time." Then after a long time, sometimes years of severe reactions, they'll switch me to something else. That's happened several times now. I wish I would have discovered your videos a long long time ago. Thank you.
I love all your videos and information you provide to diabetics. Could you please make some videos related to prediabetes? It would be so helpful for those of us who are struggling not to go over the edge to diabetes
Yes it is in the agenda. Thank you! Keep watching, sharing and asking questions! Please try to watch videos in full. It helps TH-cam to recognize our videos better.
My fingers were getting very sore after 3x daily and I complained to my pharmacist. He told me that instead of drawing blood from the tips of the fingers, draw blood from the side of the fingers. Now I experience no pain at all. I hope this little trick will help others.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Dr. Scattered testing was VERY VALUABLE advice for me. Yes in the beginning i was testing multiple times a day. i had to to learn about how my body reacts. to test out eating spikey foods after a non spiky food lowers the spikey foods spike. it actually would be so helpful if at a beginning of a diabetes diagnosis everyone got a CGM for a month to understand their diabetes. But i was allowed only 2 tests a day and u know how expensive those strips are. and didn’t know how to test - until ur brilliant idea of scattered tests. i’ve had T2D long enough to get my diet, exercise, stress issues n sleep streamlined! scattering my tests will help me understand my T2D better and help me to continue lowering my A1C n my finger stick no’s. i know if my finger stick no’s go down, so will my A1C.
My blood sugar is often 120 - 135 in the morning but stays around 90 - 119 during the day usually about 106 - 109 at night. Is any of this normal and why is it high only in the morning?
Also, 30 min walking after each meal will do miracles and cut about 40 points. Green veggies cut 30 points. Eat eggs no bread and your blood sugar only rising only 10 point.
I love your videos! I'm newly diagnosed type 1 in my 40's. You said flatline doesn't happen but I had it all day today. I take tresiba at around 2 pm everyday.
I remember when I was checking my blood sugar 6 times a day to try to catch a low blood sugar because I'm hypoglycemia unaware m, man that sucked. Thank God for Dexcom, and now Thank God for my tandem t slim pump with CIQ
Dear Dr. I am 75 yrs old in sept. I take my blood sugar always before breakfast. (Fasting) it it is always around 95 to 140 depends if I eat late. My timing for dinner is between 7 to 7-30 pm. I believe that after lunch or dinner the sugar level goes a bit higher. I eat a tiny meal and I am 5.8” in height and I weigh 155 lbs. Is it ok what I am doing? I am more on veggies and fruit but don’t have much appetite. And I am on Metformin 1000 one in the afternoon and one in the night. Is it too much. And the doc had also told me to take Amaryl 2 before breakfast. But I take it after breakfast. Does the reading Upto 180 comes under the normal side. Coz my glucometer tells when it is low normal or high. I don’t go now too much to diabetic docs as they make life easier for themselves and straight away put you on insulin. I live alone and so I needed your advise. I live in India. Mumbai. Sorry for the inconvenience. I follow you religiously. Thank you. Expecting a reply from you.
hi doctor if i take one meal or two meal a day no snack between can i stop my diabetic medication or take one tablet a day instead of taking twice a day.. kundly explain thank you
If you check your blood in the morning and don't check again until late afternoon would you split the difference in the readings to tell you the average sugar levels during that period? Sometimes I do find myself feeling I over do test sometimes. My doctor has me take fast acting insulin before meals to prevent spikes as opposed to after I eat and already spike to lower. Not sure if I see any difference. I only take a 24 hr insulin once a day but use Lispro numerous times per day, but no mater how little I eat or keep carbs low, my sugars consistently go up.
Depend on your diet. Cut carbs and sugar. Just got a meter and my son was 255 (22 yrs old) last night. He is on a bodybuilder diet with high carbs and 7 meals a day. Mine was 96 because I have been on a clean keto diet. Read Grain Brain and it will change your opinion on this topic.
Dr I'm from Canada and here they tell me the sugars perfect number is 7 anyways you're talking about numbers such as 150 or 160 what is the normal number in United States
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I was diagnosed diabetic late last year but my doctor said i don’t need medication to reverse it. So i worked on my diet and i test once daily, I’m between 100-126 regularly. Sometimes i drop below 100. I usually test my fasting glucose when i wake up in the morning My question is that how many times do i have to test in a day or is it ok just testing once a day like I’m currently doing? Thank you. Lest i forget, my last A1C was 6.1
We are almost on the same BG levels (100-120) as well as A1C (from 10.1 to 6.8 to 5.8). I was on insulin for 3 months but my doctor shifted to oral meds (Janumet XR 50/1000 and ertugliflozin 5mg). I usually test before breakfast and 2 hrs afterward. When I was in insulin, I normally test one in the morning and another one before bedtime. But nowadays, I only test before breakfast and do 2x per week. Once I test high (120 and up) then I revert to testing 2x daily until I normalize.
@@lateadventurer thanks for sharing. If you don’t mind me asking, how did you get your A1C down to 5.8? Exercise? Diet? What are the steps you took to bring it down? Thank you
@@biyizy I think the key in managing BG is weight control and selective diet, with the help of medication. I started with insulin for 1 month and moved to orals - stagliptin/metformin and ertugliflozin. I managed to loose weight from 96kg (pandemic period) to 85 kg (target to be lowered). On diet focus, I always look into carbo load and increase fruit/vegetable combo. But, always make sure to enjoy the journey (positive outlook) and focus on the prize…
Good afternoon Dr some Gluclose machine reading are different for example 6.1/or 5.6/9. 1 ect ect how to convert the difference from the machine ps thanks🍏
Thank you dr. My a1c is 7.2 My cholesterol is 250.Thank God I found you on TH-cam I am following you and educating myself. I'm from Trinidad and Tobago so it's difficult to visit you at your office. I'm 63yrs old.Thank you again.
Great information Dr😊 I was diagnosed with diabetes 3 months back. After that I lost 30 lbs and my numbers are also good whenever I check it. I have Relion glucose monitor. But I noticed when it shows in the 90 range, I feel little down. I don't know it shows the correct number or not. I also checked that people with medications face hypoglycemia. But I don't take any medication. Why this happens to me and how long it will take to go for good. How to deal with this problem? Pls suggest. Thank you 😊🤗
blood sugar should be tested when ever you want to test a hypothesis e.g. I feel hungry if I stay awake for over 4 hours after dinner. On a few occasions I would have another mini dinner and sometimes I would sleep even when I was hungry. When I checked the fasting sugar I found that it was lower when I had a mini dinner and higher when I slept feeling hungry. This is paradoxical but my firm belief is that sleeping hungry will result in weight loss and better management of diabetes in the long run. What do you say?
@@SugarMDs Thanks for your comments and advise. I believe that the family doctors do not understand diabetes very well. They believe that more the merrier. Hence they give excess medicine causing Insulin resistance and excessive craving for food. Can you comment on how much medication is required? What are the symptoms of over medication? Can you also comment on the relationship between diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol level. What are high levels for BP and cholesterol (for diabetics)? When should one take medication for BP and cholesterol? I live in Canada and have been trying to consult an endocrinologist. However, they say that unless A1C is over 7.4, one does not qualify to see the specialist. Is this fair? Who determined this limit and how? Is it not better to take care of diabetes at an early stage? Presently, I am treating myself (except for getting prescription). I have cut down my medications significantly and it seems to be working much better. Would you know a worthwhile family doctor or endocrinologist in Toronto whom I could consult? Thanks.
When talking about diabetic readings use BOTH metrics AT ALL TIMES don't just use one over the other as a default. Your videos are watched world wide - yes? Take readings before breakfast and then two hours after every meal - is this ok?
Good. But I monitor my diet, sugar and insulin by changes in my weight and waist. Weighing on the same scale every time every 10-15 days would indicate if carbs in the diet and insulin levels were high or low during that period. Gaining even 1/2 kg body weight indicates that the diet during that period had high carbs and hence high insulin.
Iam now in this level what u are explining Iam also going to do the test 3 time in a week Thanks for advise But when I can get rid of my metformin bd. Please advise
I am a long-term type 2 with a serious past history of denial! Now, if I try a new food I will test before eating, then in 1/2 hour increments for 2 hours so I can see the highest number of BG I get, to determine if it's an ok food choice. I aim for no more than an 80 point rise, total. Because I batch cook my meals, that way I always have 'safe' food in the freezer. I found that I couldn't modify ADA's dietary guidelines and keep my BG down, so I've been slowly cutting down on carbs. I am working toward a keto diet, but am too cheap to throw out the older, carb heavy food in the freezer. In that case I have discovered that eating veggie soup or chia pudding before carb heavy meals help because that way I can modify the amount I eat because I won't be so hungry. The good with carbs will also digest more slowly if you eat a bunch of veggies beforehand. Because testing like crazy is heavy-strip intensive I try not to make too many dietary changes in one day or week. Modification is key.
I have been type2 for 4 years. I also check 30 minutes after I eat. I do not take meds. What I do is stairs. The stairs from top to bottom it’s 33. I walk Down and up slow for 5 times. It drops about 80 plus points. I rest and do it again in 1 hour until my glucose is below 140. As of now have not taken any meds yet. I had my hbA1c and it was 7. I am constantly adjusting my food portions. With carbs I might take two bites of a carb but I put veggies and a good fat in my mouth with the carb all at once. My meals consist of all veggies. I eat two tablespoons of 4 veggies and take a bite of a carb. I have a little meat too. Like the size of my thumb. Meats really increases my blood sugar so I eat very little piece.
ooooo 45 and pregnant. I am NOT drinking that sugar stuff.. it'll make me too sick. I wake up at 90 every morning. I am stabbing my finger every 2 hours (while listing when and what I ate) and I am just going to give that to my doc. The highest after eating has been 152 so I think I am good..but I didnt know about the under 90 thing..
Thank you. Yes. Super helpful. No reply needed. I do have a physician but I wanted to learn more. Really appreciate the video! I know it takes a lot time to make, edit etc.
I'm not diabetic or even pre-diabetic, but I'm terrified of getting diabetes due to a close family member getting it. How often should I check my sugar?
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Doctorrrrrr dearrrr!!! I eat banana muffins. I eat chocolate cakes. I eat amazing bagels with cream cheese and lox....I drink my coffee with whipping cream. 🤣😆😆my A1C is 5.9 -6.1. I was diabetic. I still am....250mg Mtetformin. It is soooooo easy to control diabetes.
Hello ,my name is Alex C. and am taking insulin to manage my BGL,could you help me what to do on how to partake all this sugary treats and still have blood glucose 5.9 6.1?
Checking two hours after eating is useless. You will never catch the spike i that foods give you. Anything that spikes your blood sugar high is to be eliminated from your diet. Go low carb, keto and you will do much better.
This is very useful; it now fixes our routine testing - thanks Dr. Ergin... by the way, all your videos are very relevant and it opens up a lot of new ideas which we have taken for granted before.
Wonderful! Our effective and inexpensive SugarMD Advanced Glucose Support supplement and Ultimate Diabetes Book (kindle book for now) are also available at www.sugarmds.com, check it out.
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I don't care how many strips I use so I check it in the morning, before and one hour after each meal, and before I go to bed. So far keeping blood sugar under control without any medication by just watching what I eat.
How long have you been diabetic?
Hello Doc. Ahmet and thanks for what you do.
My fasting blood sugar this morning was 104. Took a 30 minute walk and measured after another 30 minutes and it dropped to 100. Just before eating at noon, measured it again and it had dropped to 90. Had curry chicken with little bit of bulgur and with lemon water and waited one hour after eating. It dropped to 83. Does this sound reasonable? It seems to be opposite. I am not diabetic and I do intermittent fasting.
Thank you
Dr . Ergin can I make a New Patient Appointment with you please I live in DeKalb County. I would travel a Thousand Miles to become a New Patient I can book a flight to your office. I truly can feel the love, respect, honesty, Knowledge, compassion because most Dr. they are not speaking about the health and livelihood to get your patients back to having a better out look on life. I'm a retired nurse but the knowledge you preach for your patients is Awesome and I follow you on your podcast and watch all of your videos. I also made the black tea, and cinnamon tea and all of the different meals you speak about on your videos and podcast. So please Dr. Ergin people let me come see you. Thanks so much for the wonderful medical information you truly are a chosen Dr. By the all mighty.
Thanq very much for sharing good videos regarding diabetes, really informative and life saving messages
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Sugar MD I am borderline diabetes no diabetic medicine for almost 4 years now I change my lifestyle low carbohydrates doing accucheck once a day before breakfast results within normal range.Aic range from 5.9 to 6.5.Hopefully Iam trying my best to maintain my results in normal range. Any farther advises are welcome.Thank you
I just get to know that I am pre diabetic I new to this so what did I do to keep it that way thanks
Thank you for the very nice information and guide for us! God Bless Doc. and stay safe.
Of course. Thank you!
Sugar MD well presented I learned a lot
Glad you learned a lot. Stay tune for more videos.
Thanks for the very. Important info. God bless you. Doc
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I hope you may consider a therapy management software comparison video someday. I use Carelink and love it but I am not familiar with alternatives from other pump/CGM manufacturers.
I have videos for that. Just search “ insulin pump SugarMD” or “cgm and SugarMD”you will find it. Also I have articles on our website to compare all pumps and cgms.
Yeah, I am 2 months in and I check about 6-10 times a day., My fingertips have purple bruises. I am now working at a schedule of where I do it just twice a day and staggered.
Thank you
You're welcome
Thank you sir 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
What do you think of the watch that reads your sugar from your skin? Saw it on Pinterest.
Thank you so much for your videos, they are very informative. Can you make a video on managing hormonal fluctuations during menstruation while going through menopause, please. Thank you
Would love to but this is a Diabetes channel.
Ok, let me rephrase question better. How do you alter insulin dosage to counter the highs and lows associated with hormonal fluctuations during woman’s monthly cycle? I hope I am making better sense.
He has definitely has something to say about diabetes
Please talk about steroid drug induced hyperglycemia. Does it resolve after the steroids clear from the body? I was diagnosed with diabetes after serious medical condition that required lots of solumedrol to control the problem. A1C immediately after use was 6.9. It was 6.5 three months later.
6.68 I rofld Yes, I will check before I wake up.
Sounds like a plan.
It gets me a bit nervous to take my fast acting insulin before bed if my numbers are a bit high, should I be or take it anyway?
ok....so why is this happening.....i have a ketomojo blood glucose monitor.....i took 4 readings back to back all within 1 min of each other...( i always start the test with a clean wiped finger and use only the 2nd drop of blood and 3rd 4th 5th, reading 1 said 79, reading 2 said 116, reading 3 said 97 and reading 4 said 81 ....how are we supposed to trust our meters if within a 3 min period we get THAT much of a variance of levels??
Do you think you will ever get to California?
Coming soon.
SugarMDs good!
Thank you Doc..
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I always love watching your videos. Please can newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes starts metformin 1000 in the morning and 1000 this night??
Is it possible?
And newly diagnosed diabetic should start with a low-dose 500 mg and only at dinnertime for the first week
Having the same diagnoses 2 tablets a day 1000 mg of metformin with meals after breakfast and after dinner
@@SugarMDs Wawoo!
Thanks so much. Most Africa doctors are killing us slowly.
They just put you on medication for little symptoms without proper diagnosis.
I’m glad I met you .
@@ilonggokaday4391 the doctor said is not advisable to have such doses especially for the first week. Remember metformin has some bad side effects after long use.
@@melonaansah2373It’s prescribed from my primary doctor, I think they based it on how elevated the sugar level of a diabetic person.
My blood sugar was 311
40x a day with CGM
It's hard to understand your English at times sorry!! Slow down when you speak your accent is still strong
I take my blood sugar before breakfast at 7 and just before bed. I now use no insulin or pills. I have lost 123 lbs over 11 years.
I listen to this & want to cry. I've never been told anything about this. My dietary teaching was "don't eat any sugary foods". They never said anything about testing at different times so I test every morning. When I ask about my fluctuations they just say "oh that happens at times. We just go by the average numbers." I ask for help & more info & just get drugs to take. For which most medications I get causes problems with the reactions I get. With a couple of the meds I told them several times about my reactions & they kept telling me "oh that'll go away with time." Then after a long time, sometimes years of severe reactions, they'll switch me to something else. That's happened several times now. I wish I would have discovered your videos a long long time ago. Thank you.
I love all your videos and information you provide to diabetics. Could you please make some videos related to prediabetes? It would be so helpful for those of us who are struggling not to go over the edge to diabetes
Yes it is in the agenda. Thank you! Keep watching, sharing and asking questions! Please try to watch videos in full. It helps TH-cam to recognize our videos better.
I'm in the same boat, and struggling with what and what not to eat. And trying to figure out what readings on the glucose meter are 'normal-ish'.
My fingers were getting very sore after 3x daily and I complained to my pharmacist. He told me that instead of drawing blood from the tips of the fingers, draw blood from the side of the fingers. Now I experience no pain at all. I hope this little trick will help others.
Yes, that’s what to do. Also, alternate hands and/or fingers.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Dr. Scattered testing was VERY VALUABLE advice for me. Yes in the beginning i was testing multiple times a day. i had to to learn about how my body reacts. to test out eating spikey foods after a non spiky food lowers the spikey foods spike. it actually would be so helpful if at a beginning of a diabetes diagnosis everyone got a CGM for a month to understand their diabetes.
But i was allowed only 2 tests a day and u know how expensive those strips are. and didn’t know how to test - until ur brilliant idea of scattered tests.
i’ve had T2D long enough to get my diet, exercise, stress issues n sleep streamlined! scattering my tests will help me understand my T2D better and help me to continue lowering my A1C n my finger stick no’s. i know if my finger stick no’s go down, so will my A1C.
My blood sugar is often 120 - 135 in the morning but stays around 90 - 119 during the day usually about 106 - 109 at night. Is any of this normal and why is it high only in the morning?
Same
Mine same
Thank you doc, it helps me alot on this video 👊👍👍
Eat low carb, that works well
Also, 30 min walking after each meal will do miracles and cut about 40 points. Green veggies cut 30 points. Eat eggs no bread and your blood sugar only rising only 10 point.
Is everything is ok with your health?
You need carbs. Don't eat added sugars is usually enough. If you eat carbs, add protein so you don't spike.
@@hamidford7415 thanks for this
@@NinjaSushi2 added sugars? Exxample?
I love your videos! I'm newly diagnosed type 1 in my 40's. You said flatline doesn't happen but I had it all day today. I take tresiba at around 2 pm everyday.
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So glad to have the Libre. It helps me monitor and really helps me in my decision as to what NOT to eat.
that's great
I remember when I was checking my blood sugar 6 times a day to try to catch a low blood sugar because I'm hypoglycemia unaware m, man that sucked. Thank God for Dexcom, and now Thank God for my tandem t slim pump with CIQ
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Take care. Hypoglycemia is dangerous as u know
Dear Dr. I am 75 yrs old in sept. I take my blood sugar always before breakfast. (Fasting) it it is always around 95 to 140 depends if I eat late. My timing for dinner is between 7 to 7-30 pm. I believe that after lunch or dinner the sugar level goes a bit higher. I eat a tiny meal and I am 5.8” in height and I weigh 155 lbs. Is it ok what I am doing? I am more on veggies and fruit but don’t have much appetite. And I am on Metformin 1000 one in the afternoon and one in the night. Is it too much. And the doc had also told me to take Amaryl 2 before breakfast. But I take it after breakfast. Does the reading Upto 180 comes under the normal side. Coz my glucometer tells when it is low normal or high. I don’t go now too much to diabetic docs as they make life easier for themselves and straight away put you on insulin. I live alone and so I needed your advise. I live in India. Mumbai. Sorry for the inconvenience. I follow you religiously. Thank you. Expecting a reply from you.
hi doctor if i take one meal or two meal a day no snack between can i stop my diabetic medication or take one tablet a day instead of taking twice a day.. kundly explain thank you
If you check your blood in the morning and don't check again until late afternoon would you split the difference in the readings to tell you the average sugar levels during that period? Sometimes I do find myself feeling I over do test sometimes. My doctor has me take fast acting insulin before meals to prevent spikes as opposed to after I eat and already spike to lower. Not sure if I see any difference. I only take a 24 hr insulin once a day but use Lispro numerous times per day, but no mater how little I eat or keep carbs low, my sugars consistently go up.
Depend on your diet. Cut carbs and sugar. Just got a meter and my son was 255 (22 yrs old) last night. He is on a bodybuilder diet with high carbs and 7 meals a day. Mine was 96 because I have been on a clean keto diet. Read Grain Brain and it will change your opinion on this topic.
Dr I'm from Canada and here they tell me the sugars perfect number is 7 anyways you're talking about numbers such as 150 or 160 what is the normal number in United States
Thank you for sharing the important information about diabetes. Thumbs up for sharing on the important topic 👍God bless
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I was diagnosed diabetic late last year but my doctor said i don’t need medication to reverse it. So i worked on my diet and i test once daily, I’m between 100-126 regularly. Sometimes i drop below 100. I usually test my fasting glucose when i wake up in the morning My question is that how many times do i have to test in a day or is it ok just testing once a day like I’m currently doing? Thank you. Lest i forget, my last A1C was 6.1
We are almost on the same BG levels (100-120) as well as A1C (from 10.1 to 6.8 to 5.8). I was on insulin for 3 months but my doctor shifted to oral meds (Janumet XR 50/1000 and ertugliflozin 5mg). I usually test before breakfast and 2 hrs afterward. When I was in insulin, I normally test one in the morning and another one before bedtime. But nowadays, I only test before breakfast and do 2x per week. Once I test high (120 and up) then I revert to testing 2x daily until I normalize.
@@lateadventurer thanks for sharing. If you don’t mind me asking, how did you get your A1C down to 5.8? Exercise? Diet? What are the steps you took to bring it down? Thank you
@@biyizy I think the key in managing BG is weight control and selective diet, with the help of medication. I started with insulin for 1 month and moved to orals - stagliptin/metformin and ertugliflozin. I managed to loose weight from 96kg (pandemic period) to 85 kg (target to be lowered). On diet focus, I always look into carbo load and increase fruit/vegetable combo. But, always make sure to enjoy the journey (positive outlook) and focus on the prize…
@@lateadventurer
good job
Lucky you. I was diagnosed Pre Diabetes A1C 5.9 and my Doctor was already trying to groom me into taking Ozempic in the future.
Good afternoon Dr some Gluclose machine reading are different for example 6.1/or 5.6/9. 1 ect ect how to convert the difference from the machine ps thanks🍏
I’m glad I came across to this video. I understood your explanation and I have been watching approx 20 videos.
Thank you dr. My a1c is 7.2 My cholesterol is 250.Thank God I found you on TH-cam I am following you and educating myself. I'm from Trinidad and Tobago so it's difficult to visit you at your office. I'm 63yrs old.Thank you again.
Best of luck!
Great information Dr😊 I was diagnosed with diabetes 3 months back. After that I lost 30 lbs and my numbers are also good whenever I check it. I have Relion glucose monitor. But I noticed when it shows in the 90 range, I feel little down. I don't know it shows the correct number or not. I also checked that people with medications face hypoglycemia. But I don't take any medication. Why this happens to me and how long it will take to go for good. How to deal with this problem? Pls suggest. Thank you 😊🤗
blood sugar should be tested when ever you want to test a hypothesis e.g. I feel hungry if I stay awake for over 4 hours after dinner. On a few occasions I would have another mini dinner and sometimes I would sleep even when I was hungry. When I checked the fasting sugar I found that it was lower when I had a mini dinner and higher when I slept feeling hungry. This is paradoxical but my firm belief is that sleeping hungry will result in weight loss and better management of diabetes in the long run.
What do you say?
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@@SugarMDs Thanks for your comments and advise.
I believe that the family doctors do not understand diabetes very well. They believe that more the merrier. Hence they give excess medicine causing Insulin resistance and excessive craving for food.
Can you comment on how much medication is required? What are the symptoms of over medication?
Can you also comment on the relationship between diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol level. What are high levels for BP and cholesterol (for diabetics)? When should one take medication for BP and cholesterol?
I live in Canada and have been trying to consult an endocrinologist. However, they say that unless A1C is over 7.4, one does not qualify to see the specialist. Is this fair? Who determined this limit and how? Is it not better to take care of diabetes at an early stage?
Presently, I am treating myself (except for getting prescription). I have cut down my medications significantly and it seems to be working much better. Would you know a worthwhile family doctor or endocrinologist in Toronto whom I could consult?
Thanks.
When talking about diabetic readings use BOTH metrics AT ALL TIMES don't just use one over the other as a default. Your videos are watched world wide - yes?
Take readings before breakfast and then two hours after every meal - is this ok?
Good. But I monitor my diet, sugar and insulin by changes in my weight and waist. Weighing on the same scale every time every 10-15 days would indicate if carbs in the diet and insulin levels were high or low during that period. Gaining even 1/2 kg body weight indicates that the diet during that period had high carbs and hence high insulin.
My sugar usually runs 70-100 is that normal before meal and sometimes after meal why is that
ADA and NIH say 2 hours post meals.
I’m pre diabetic and I’m glad I came across to this video ,it’s very informative . Thank you
Thank you very much for great information. Very intelligent doctor,💯!
Our pleasure!
Thanks so Much for your time Doctor.
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Iam now in this level what u are explining Iam also going to do the test 3 time in a week Thanks for advise
But when I can get rid of my metformin bd. Please advise
God bless you Dr.
I am a long-term type 2 with a serious past history of denial! Now, if I try a new food I will test before eating, then in 1/2 hour increments for 2 hours so I can see the highest number of BG I get, to determine if it's an ok food choice. I aim for no more than an 80 point rise, total. Because I batch cook my meals, that way I always have 'safe' food in the freezer. I found that I couldn't modify ADA's dietary guidelines and keep my BG down, so I've been slowly cutting down on carbs. I am working toward a keto diet, but am too cheap to throw out the older, carb heavy food in the freezer. In that case I have discovered that eating veggie soup or chia pudding before carb heavy meals help because that way I can modify the amount I eat because I won't be so hungry. The good with carbs will also digest more slowly if you eat a bunch of veggies beforehand. Because testing like crazy is heavy-strip intensive I try not to make too many dietary changes in one day or week. Modification is key.
I have been type2 for 4 years. I also check 30 minutes after I eat. I do not take meds. What I do is stairs. The stairs from top to bottom it’s 33. I walk Down and up slow for 5 times. It drops about 80 plus points. I rest and do it again in 1 hour until my glucose is below 140. As of now have not taken any meds yet. I had my hbA1c and it was 7. I am constantly adjusting my food portions. With carbs I might take two bites of a carb but I put veggies and a good fat in my mouth with the carb all at once. My meals consist of all veggies. I eat two tablespoons of 4 veggies and take a bite of a carb. I have a little meat too. Like the size of my thumb. Meats really increases my blood sugar so I eat very little piece.
Can diabetic eat pani puri?
ooooo 45 and pregnant. I am NOT drinking that sugar stuff.. it'll make me too sick. I wake up at 90 every morning. I am stabbing my finger every 2 hours (while listing when and what I ate) and I am just going to give that to my doc. The highest after eating has been 152 so I think I am good..but I didnt know about the under 90 thing..
Thank you. Yes. Super helpful. No reply needed. I do have a physician but I wanted to learn more. Really appreciate the video! I know it takes a lot time to make, edit etc.
For the female who is pregnant I would imagine little more complicated.🤠
I'm not diabetic or even pre-diabetic, but I'm terrified of getting diabetes due to a close family member getting it. How often should I check my sugar?
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@@SugarMDs that video tells you _how_ to test your blood sugar. My question was how often should I check it?
Excellent video to understand how blood testing can help you manage your food intanke
I want u to be my doctor I like how u explain things
What if i dont have diabetes how many times can i check blood sugars weekly
Testing PP sugar should be done 2hours after completing meals or 2hrs after eating first morsel ?
I’m type 2 I check my sugar twice a day morning @ night I’m on medphformon
can you check my sugar with that you are saying while I am here in Japan
even you charge me a consultation fee
I only drink 1 cup coffee in the morning
before you go to bed, and before you wake up!
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Thanks that is a great 💡 idea
You’re welcome 😊
Thanks for the interesting information
Is the Libre 2 ok for type 2 diabetes ?
Doctorrrrrr dearrrr!!!
I eat banana muffins. I eat chocolate cakes. I eat amazing bagels with cream cheese and lox....I drink my coffee with whipping cream. 🤣😆😆my A1C is 5.9 -6.1. I was diabetic. I still am....250mg Mtetformin. It is soooooo easy to control diabetes.
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Hello ,my name is Alex C. and am taking insulin to manage my BGL,could you help me what to do on how to partake all this sugary treats and still have blood glucose 5.9 6.1?
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What should be the fasting &PP
Kindly advice.
Is it a medecine or an over the counter supplement? Please
Can drinking water prevent diabetes?
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Is there any instruments which can be worn over the body or the arm which can monitor the blood sugar levels constently without pricking
Yes there are such sensors but they are expensive
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What is the normal range if in 40 45 age
That depends on the patient.
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Excellent info. Ty.
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Thanks for the this information Doctor
I truly appreciate your information and insight that you are teaching me it's excellent, thanks 😊 so much
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When you check blood sugar 2 hours after eating, do you have to be stop eating be
Checking two hours after eating is useless. You will never catch the spike i that foods give you. Anything that spikes your blood sugar high is to be eliminated from your diet. Go low carb, keto and you will do much better.
Mine is 113-118 in the morning. I dont take insulin. How can I lower it without taking insulin?
Exercise daily, 30 min at least non stop daily
Thanks you doc👍❤️🙏luv it😊
My pleasure
My mistake typo 211
Thank u po Doc. Godbless🙏
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I have definitely learnt something about testing my blood sugar cheers
This is very useful; it now fixes our routine testing - thanks Dr. Ergin... by the way, all your videos are very relevant and it opens up a lot of new ideas which we have taken for granted before.
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I check my blood sugar after my meal
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Learned so much from u. Thank u. God bless u.
First and foremost what is this blood sugar? What do you check it for? and how?
That is a very deep question. You can write a book about that lol
Amount of sugar in the blood .u have to check blood. In other sense glucose test .to know whether u are having diabetes or not
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Is it safe for diabetics do Daniel Fasting?
Daniel fasting?
Daniel fasting?
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Thank you Doc . I listen to all your videos everyday. I review all your videos so I can internalize your advices.
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