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Wow Cathy! That's a lot going on. Just remember: your Dr. is there to guide you not to force you to do something his/her way. Since carbs are causing you that much trouble you should tell him/her that you are cutting them. Simple as that. When I know something is going wrong in me because of something that my Dr. has instructed me to use or otherwise, I tell him/them that I'm weaning myself off of it. That includes carbs. But I do tell them first, just in case they know something that I don't. They are usually okay with it, after a discussion.

As you know, Candida infections(various types) can be caused by suppressed immune systems, birth control pills, stress, high sugar levels, wearing wet swimwear, overuse of antbiotics, etc., etc.

Your Dr. can prescribe meds. that will get rid of it. Depending on what type, some can be bought OTC. Probiotic supplements can help with it. There is probiotics in yogurt but that is to help keep the infections away. It is not strong enough to get rid of the infection. But you knew that.

I just hope that you are able to get some of these problems corrected soon with the help of your Dr. or other professional.

Hello:

I'm surprised that you're having hypos if you are Insulin resistant. You and your Dietician would have to make out a new diet plan for you(I'm sure that she'd be thrilled that you want to eat less carbs).

Moderate consumption of meats and low carb cheeses would be included since they stablize blood sugars better. You would also have to take less Insulin since you are experiencing hypos.

On the other hand, are you sure that you are Insulin resistant? Maybe if you tried a "new" spot for the infusion set, the Insulin may work better. Too many infusions in the same area ends up causing the Insulin to not be absorbed properly.(rotation, rotation, rotation ). Perhaps the Apidra is not working the Best for you.

The Dietician or the Certified Diabetes Educator will also give you your new and proper Insulin to carb ratio.

Are you taking something for your Hypothyroidism?

You are the one in charge of controlling your Diabetes along with your Dr. as the Guide. Weight-loss is a part of it sometimes. They cannot make you eat too many carbs. And I don't mean really low-carb for you. I mean, over here the CDA (Diabetes.ca) expects a Diabetic to eat 155 carbs a day.

I can't eat that much so I don't except on Special occasions. Also balanced meals help to keep the blood sugar level, normally. They are okay with that but of course I had to lessen my Insulins. I do have occasional lows because I usually have a lot of stuff to do and I miss a test or 2 when distracted or busy. Most Diabetics have the occasional low, pumpers or not. Unless their Diabetes is out of control and they are high most of the time.

No, I'm talking to you Cathy. Doesn't a slow metabolism usually mean Hypothyroidism sometimes? I'd say out of the many thousands of Diabetics I've met through the years(that were of age)that 2/3 of them had Hypothyroidism including myself. Well, probably not you, if your tests say not.

Terrie said:

There you go, my Dear. Close our mouth. As it says, there are more symptoms and varied symptoms. I read the symptoms in a book(symptoms vary from Person to Person)and I swear I checked off about 15 of them. I took the book to my Endo at the time. Great Guy but he moved. He did the tests and sure enough the results said my number was out of range.

Your TSH test helps to determine if you have the condition called subclinical hypothyroidism. This condition shows little or no symptoms.

There is also Hyperthyroidism which mainly gives the opposite symptoms of Hypothyroidism. You don't have that condition.

Hypothyroidism: Symptoms - MayoClinic.com

And again, I am not saying that you have it, if your Dr. says that you don't.

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Sorry Terrie...but the mouth is still open (suppose I'm drooling by now )

Fatigue
Sluggishness
Increased sensitivity to cold
Constipation
Pale, dry skin
A puffy face
Hoarse voice
An elevated blood cholesterol level
Unexplained weight gain
Muscle aches, tenderness and stiffness
Pain, stiffness or swelling in your joints
Muscle weakness
Heavier than normal menstrual periods (I had a hysterectomy for that reason )
Brittle fingernails and hair
Depression

the green ones sound familiar to me...

One more question for my professor. He'll be happy to see me next week

meurtelken said:

Sorry Terrie...but the mouth is still open (suppose I'm drooling by now )

Fatigue
Sluggishness
Increased sensitivity to cold
Constipation
Pale, dry skin
A puffy face
Hoarse voice
An elevated blood cholesterol level
Unexplained weight gain
Muscle aches, tenderness and stiffness
Pain, stiffness or swelling in your joints
Muscle weakness
Heavier than normal menstrual periods (I had a hysterectomy for that reason )
Brittle fingernails and hair
Depression

the green ones sound familiar to me...

One more question for my professor. He'll be happy to see me next week

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Cathy,
I agree with Terrie. I think you might be hypothyroid as well. I know I am because I had my thyroid gland completely removed 6 years ago due to cancer. A few months ago when I was trying to lose weight and my blood sugar was going wacky, instead of sending me for a glucose tolerance test, like I originally thought I needed, the doctor sent me to have a thyroid uptake and sure enough, I needed more thyroid hormone. This helped me to lose weight, which in turn helped my blood sugar.
Insulin makes you gain weight, so the reason I live a low carb lifestyle is because I don't want my body to be putting out insulin and making me gain weight. If I eat no carbs, my pancreas won't be pumping out insulin. I think the same would apply to you, and it may not hurt you to try. If you consumed less carbs and burned off via exercise what little carbs you do consume, you would need less insulin. Also, if it's available you should take Chromium picolinate, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Biotin and the B complex vitamins. Chromium will metabolize your blood sugar and you'll need less insulin.
Gastropareses is a neuropathy of your stomach nerves and muscles. Here is a list that I've copied and pasted from another website, which might help you. I hope these are available in Belgium. If not, many are available online.
Alpha Lipoic Acid is one if the most important nutrients to consider for diabetes. Alpha Lipoic acid has been evaluated for blood sugar control, and it may also be considered in diabetic neuropathy and kidney disease. A dose of 20 to 50 mg daily appears to be appropriate and a cautious way to begin treatment. Alpha lipoic acid is more effective when treatment is started early before the diabetic neuropathy has progressed to a late stage. You can buy an Alpha-Lipoic acid supplement online.

Acetyl-L-carnitine is helpful in the treatment of diabetic neuropathy. An acetyl l-carnitine dose of 100 to 300 mg a few times a week may be tried. Higher doses can cause overstimulation. Occasionally carnitine may also be tried. You can buy an Acetyl-l-Carnitine supplement online.

Benfotiamine has been evaluated in diabetic neuropathy with positive results.

B vitamins could be helpful, perhaps combined with gabapentin (Neurotin).

Ginkgo Biloba - Dr. Susanne Koeppen, from the University of Essen in Germany, and colleagues randomly assigned 60 diabetic patients with neuropathy to ginkgo biloba extract, folate, both agents, or placebo. All three active treatments were superior to placebo, with the best effect seen with the combination of folate and ginkgo biloba extract.

I wish you much luck. And like Terrie said, you don't need to do EVERYTHING your doctor tells you if you don't feel right about it or if you don't think it will benefit you. If I consumed 220 carbs per day, I'd gain all my weight back in a week and my blood sugar would be going up and down like a see saw the same way yours is. You also, however need to exercise. During the winter over here, I put on music and I dance for a half hour to 45 minutes. You have teenagers...dance with them... It'll do your heart and blood sugar some good. I dance with my girls and my grandson, plus I studied 10years of ballet so I do ballet exercises as well. Do something fun that will keep you moving for at least a half hour everyday. Exercise won't make you more tired, it will invigorate you.

meurtelken said:

Sorry Terrie...but the mouth is still open (suppose I'm drooling by now )

Fatigue
Sluggishness
Increased sensitivity to cold
Constipation
Pale, dry skin
A puffy face
Hoarse voice
An elevated blood cholesterol level
Unexplained weight gain
Muscle aches, tenderness and stiffness
Pain, stiffness or swelling in your joints
Muscle weakness
Heavier than normal menstrual periods (I had a hysterectomy for that reason )
Brittle fingernails and hair
Depression

the green ones sound familiar to me...

One more question for my professor. He'll be happy to see me next week

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Cathy,
I agree with Terrie. I think you might be hypothyroid as well. I know I am because I had my thyroid gland completely removed 6 years ago due to cancer. A few months ago when I was trying to lose weight and my blood sugar was going wacky, instead of sending me for a glucose tolerance test, like I originally thought I needed, the doctor sent me to have a thyroid uptake and sure enough, I needed more thyroid hormone. This helped me to lose weight, which in turn helped my blood sugar.
Insulin makes you gain weight, so the reason I live a low carb lifestyle is because I don't want my body to be putting out insulin and making me gain weight. If I eat no carbs, my pancreas won't be pumping out insulin. I think the same would apply to you, and it may not hurt you to try. If you consumed less carbs and burned off via exercise what little carbs you do consume, you would need less insulin. Also, if it's available you should take Chromium picolinate, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Biotin and the B complex vitamins. Chromium will metabolize your blood sugar and you'll need less insulin.
Gastropareses is a neuropathy of your stomach nerves and muscles. Here is a list that I've copied and pasted from another website, which might help you. I hope these are available in Belgium. If not, many are available online.
Alpha Lipoic Acid is one if the most important nutrients to consider for diabetes. Alpha Lipoic acid has been evaluated for blood sugar control, and it may also be considered in diabetic neuropathy and kidney disease. A dose of 20 to 50 mg daily appears to be appropriate and a cautious way to begin treatment. Alpha lipoic acid is more effective when treatment is started early before the diabetic neuropathy has progressed to a late stage. You can buy an Alpha-Lipoic acid supplement online.

Acetyl-L-carnitine is helpful in the treatment of diabetic neuropathy. An acetyl l-carnitine dose of 100 to 300 mg a few times a week may be tried. Higher doses can cause overstimulation. Occasionally carnitine may also be tried. You can buy an Acetyl-l-Carnitine supplement online.

Benfotiamine has been evaluated in diabetic neuropathy with positive results.

B vitamins could be helpful, perhaps combined with gabapentin (Neurotin).

Ginkgo Biloba - Dr. Susanne Koeppen, from the University of Essen in Germany, and colleagues randomly assigned 60 diabetic patients with neuropathy to ginkgo biloba extract, folate, both agents, or placebo. All three active treatments were superior to placebo, with the best effect seen with the combination of folate and ginkgo biloba extract.

I wish you much luck. And like Terrie said, you don't need to do EVERYTHING your doctor tells you if you don't feel right about it or if you don't think it will benefit you. If I consumed 220 carbs per day, I'd gain all my weight back in a week and my blood sugar would be going up and down like a see saw the same way yours is. You also, however need to exercise. During the winter over here, I put on music and I dance for a half hour to 45 minutes. You have teenagers...dance with them... It'll do your heart and blood sugar some good. I dance with my girls and my grandson, plus I studied 10years of ballet so I do ballet exercises as well. Do something fun that will keep you moving for at least a half hour everyday. Exercise won't make you more tired, it will invigorate you.

Anthill said:

WOW!! Can I be a Cavalier to you and do a Par de Deux with you. Gee I can dream.

But to be on topic I may have some lacking thyroid I think as I am not sure so a subject for my endo as a general practice doctor may not and my carb count is not under 150 Grammes a day.

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Ok Peter, hold on while I get on my pointe shoes. (Back in the day, we used to call them "toe shoes.") If I can find them, that is. Been too many moons ago.
I must admit though, after seeing my grandson in class and attending his recitals, I miss it, so I was thinking of enrolling in an adult ballet class next season.

Speaking of hypothyroidism, I was reading that most doctors, even endos overlook hypothyroidism as a possible cause. Proper thyroid gland function regulates body metabolism, blood calcium levels, energy, excess fats, hormones, oxygen, weight loss.
I too am a carb junkie!! I'm Italian and I LOVE my pasta, Italian bread, processed salami, hams, Italian pastries, and all the rest of that "good tasting, but bad for me stuff."
I'm only prediabetic and not even a full type 2 diabetic, but I limit my carb consumption to 50 grams or less per day. That way, I avoid spikes in blood sugar and I keep my weight and my cholesterol down. Once in a while, on special occasions I will cheat and have some of the Italian goodies I mentioned above.