Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment Care

Question by ShadowStarr: Is this healthy? It might be a bit long to read.?
(It might be a bit long to read)
I have been diabetic since i was 2 but i didn’t have ant knowledge about it since a year ago
i used to secretly hid away Sweet and Chocolate from my mum because i didn’t understand why i couldn’t have it and no one explained to me the complication of high blood sugar
i am aware of everything now but for a whole year i suffered really high blood sugar and it had affect my eye as i now suffer With background retinopathy

now i find even little food makes a big impact on my blood sugar e.g a grape
sometimes my blood sugar level could rise up to 27.8mmol just due to stress or even a small slice of pizza even a banana

Now this is the diet i follow
Breakfast: yogurt and rice cake
Snack :cucumber with cream cheese
Lunch: gluten free bread (i also have celiac disease) with cheese salad filling (filling is also varied)
snack: 10 almonds and fruit usually varied
Dinner: brown rice and chicken with green pepper (usually varied)

i want to know is this healthy and do i eat enough?
i also exercise 5 time a week for 45 minutes moderate intensity
this enables me to control my blood sugar, at the moment it is at 6.7mmol A1C

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Answer by john e russo md facm faafp
It is common in this forum for respondents not to be familiar with the units being referenced. A glucose of 27.8 mmol/L is 500 mg/dL. A glucose of 6.7 mmol/L is 121 mg/dL although I suspect that you may be referring to an A1C of 6.7%. The A1C is reported in % not mmol/L or mg/dL. The A1C represents the 90 day mean (average) glucose. An A1C of 6.7% approximates a 90 day mean glucose of 8.1 mmol/L or 146 mg/dL. An A1C is near the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists goal of 6.5% which approximates a 90 day mean glucose of 7.8 mmol/L or 141 mg/dL. Given the combination of Celiac Disease and Type 1 Diabetes I would very strongly encourage you to seek the advice of a dietitian. This is simply not the forum to seek such information. For example you describe a single day’s intake but you need a varied diet and only a qualified dietitian will be able to work that out with you. If I may be of further assistance please let me know. I wish you the very best of health and in all things may God bless.

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Question by rejoice468: How to stay active and healthy despite having hypertension and diabetes?
I am 56 years old, currently on medication for hypertension and diabetes. Still working, but work is rather stressful and thought of resigning. Any advice?

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Answer by Nancy
well if you don’t want to retire maybe go part time that will eliminate your stress level and do some light exersieing

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Im 30 weeks on complete bedrest and just found out I have diabetes. I just saw a nutritionist and im doing the diet, portion control but my sugar is still pretty high. Im scared something might happen to the baby. Ive heard its common, but if anyone has gone through this let me know any tricks that I should know about.

I am a weak woman. It is so easy to eat what is convenient. It is easy to eat snacks provided by my employer instead of preparing a meal when deadlines are bearing down on me.
I know the risks of unhealthy eating. My aunt died from complications relating to out of control diabetes.