Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Re: Long post

Hi Heather,

Thanks for the suggestion to get my blood ferritin levels checked out - I think I will do that. I do donate blood pretty regularly, as I had heard it was good for diabetics too, however, I did miss it the last 2 times my church had a blood drive.

I tried eating some crackers and cheese last night before bed and this morning my blood sugar was high again, so that didn't help at all. I then fixed some water and vinegar, drank it and tested an hour later and my blood sugar had gone up further. I guess I'm just gonna have to do a modified Fast-5, where I eat something with substance in the morning to keep my blood sugar from soaring most of the day and fast the rest of the day until dinner. I love fasting all day, but keeping my blood sugar at a good level is more important.

Can you give me examples of what you eat that is low-iron-absorption. I've also tried drinking water with cinnamon and tumeric in the morning with no benefit to my blood sugar.

Thanks for all your suggestions.

Cindy
--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
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> You might get your blood ferritin levels checked. High iron levels are very
> much associated with high glucose levels and insulin resistance. My blood
> glucose was around 95, and with Fast-5, donating blood, a
> low-iron-absorption diet, and a few other things, it's now at 83.
>
> Drinking vinegar several times throughout the day might help ... I think it
> studies it took several weeks for it to make a difference. Eating konjac
> with meals can help too: it causes food to get absorbed more gradually, so
> it doesn't spike insulin. Cinnamon and turmeric, IIRC, also help.
>
> Donating blood, in studies, works rather nicely for helping Type 2 diabetes.
>
> http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CDEQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdiabetes.diabetesjournals.org%2Fcontent%2F51%2F4%2F1000.full&ei=okeWTuacGozHsQKty_GzBA&usg=AFQjCNHLhUvdS45AKW6ZBVVo1Y3ZLZT0wQ&sig2=VXQnle3muWXyJeJZPeBtZQ
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> One problem, I think, with low-carb is that the low-carb diets are often
> based on lots of meat, which is high in iron. Carbs are often loaded with
> iron too, because most starches in the US have added iron and potatoes have
> it naturally. But iron is pretty easy to block: a cup of tea with a meal can
> do it, and avoiding Vit C or fruits with meals that have iron.
>
> If your glucose levels only go up while fasting, you might also try some
> exercise. Sometimes high cortisol levels will increase glucose levels.
> Cortisol tends to be produced when people don't eat, to allow glucose to be
> released into the blood. But sometimes too much cortisol is produced, which
> puts your blood sugar high (and can also make you feel lousy). In that case,
> exercise can help. Try something strenuous, like weight lifting or squats?
> Adrenaline counteracts the cortisol, I think.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 5:27 PM, csampey99 <sampey99@...> wrote:
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> > Hi,
> >
> > Sorry for the long post. I've been doing Fast-5 about 2 years now. I
> > have trouble with high blood sugar at times. I'm not on any medication,
> > just trying to do it with lowcarb eating and exercise. When I first
> > started Fast-5, I checked my sugars throughout the day and except for the
> > first week I started, they stayed in pretty good range (95-120). I recently
> > became aware that I have what's called the Dawn Phenomenon, which means my
> > blood sugar rises sometime in the early morning. I recently started
> > checking first thing in the morning and my blood sugar has been high
> > (140-150) and it keeps climbing. I tried just eating a little bit, like a
> > few slices of Parm cheese - but that didn't really help. Last night before
> > bed I drank water with vinegar. This morning my sugar was lower than its
> > been (129) - still not good but lower than it has been. Well I checked an
> > hour later and it was 164. So I don't know what to do - I love eating this
> > way, but I can't have high blood sugar a good part of the 24 hour day. I
> > thought about just changing my window to eat breakfast and lunch, but I know
> > I wouldn't be able to not eat at night (dinner). I would appreciate any
> > suggestions or input anyone has.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> >
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