Q. Ive been trying extremely hard to lose weight but the scale reads the same number. I have type ONE( not adult on set diabetes you get from poor lifestyle) and hypothyroidism which I think is the problem. I'm so tired of bring in twice the effort as a normal person and not seeing ANYTHING change(not a decimal number, nothing) so does anyone out there know of a diet and exercise plan or trick to help a person with my glitches lose weight? Thanks for the answers!
A. Hey there! I am in the same boat as you. I also have hypothyroidism and type ONE. While weight loss has been excruciatingly hard, I can offer some tips that I have been doing that have helped me slowly but surely get on the fast track to losing some weight.
1. Take a multivitamin: Our bodies are always fighting off so much. If you take a vitamin, you will ensure that your body will be getting the vitamins and minerals it needs to fight off infection and allow your body MORE energy to do other things, such as losing weight. Look for multivitamins that promote a health heart and strong bones, as well as a good immune system.
2. Count your calories: This is hard, but when there is a will, there is a way. Ever look on the nutrition facts of food and note the servings? Follow that! Record your total calories, fat, sodium, etc. Keep a journal and do this. I started out by just recording what I ate in a normal day, evaluating it (weaknesses: eat too big portions, not enough meat, too much bread/sugar, etc) and then seeing what I can do to improve it. Try to keep your calories to about 2,300 per day, and then whittle it down. I'm currently at 2,245 at the most per day, and I'm noting a change in my energy.
3. EXERCISE: Speaking of energy, hypothyroidism simply kills your metabolism with an AK-47. :( RIght here, you just need a little more willpower. Think of living longer. At least that's what I do. Don't use elevators: instead, use the stairs. Walk a little more than you need to. Have Nintendo Wii? Do WiiFit. It works out muscles you never thought you could work out! Walk around your neighborhood every day. Go to a track at a school and walk the curves and jog the straights for thirty minutes to an hour. I totally understand taht your energy will deter you from doing this, but even a little effort should help.
4. Stay happy! SOmething you love to do that doesn't compromise your health or well being? Indulge in it! I like to draw and sew among other things. If you keep your feelings and personality up, then you can do all i have listed above and more.
5. Go to sleep on time. Yes this is very important. Your sleep helps regulate SO much.
While ALL are important, the integral plan is to choose a method and STICK WITH IT! Watch your portions, and work out every day for at least thirty minutes. Take that vitamin, get some sleep, and remember to do something you enjoy.
From one hypobetes dealer to another, I HAVE FAITH IN YOU!
And a last note: I've been doing this very method for the past week and a half, and I lost four pounds. Just keep going, and with a little patience you'll get there!
1. Take a multivitamin: Our bodies are always fighting off so much. If you take a vitamin, you will ensure that your body will be getting the vitamins and minerals it needs to fight off infection and allow your body MORE energy to do other things, such as losing weight. Look for multivitamins that promote a health heart and strong bones, as well as a good immune system.
2. Count your calories: This is hard, but when there is a will, there is a way. Ever look on the nutrition facts of food and note the servings? Follow that! Record your total calories, fat, sodium, etc. Keep a journal and do this. I started out by just recording what I ate in a normal day, evaluating it (weaknesses: eat too big portions, not enough meat, too much bread/sugar, etc) and then seeing what I can do to improve it. Try to keep your calories to about 2,300 per day, and then whittle it down. I'm currently at 2,245 at the most per day, and I'm noting a change in my energy.
3. EXERCISE: Speaking of energy, hypothyroidism simply kills your metabolism with an AK-47. :( RIght here, you just need a little more willpower. Think of living longer. At least that's what I do. Don't use elevators: instead, use the stairs. Walk a little more than you need to. Have Nintendo Wii? Do WiiFit. It works out muscles you never thought you could work out! Walk around your neighborhood every day. Go to a track at a school and walk the curves and jog the straights for thirty minutes to an hour. I totally understand taht your energy will deter you from doing this, but even a little effort should help.
4. Stay happy! SOmething you love to do that doesn't compromise your health or well being? Indulge in it! I like to draw and sew among other things. If you keep your feelings and personality up, then you can do all i have listed above and more.
5. Go to sleep on time. Yes this is very important. Your sleep helps regulate SO much.
While ALL are important, the integral plan is to choose a method and STICK WITH IT! Watch your portions, and work out every day for at least thirty minutes. Take that vitamin, get some sleep, and remember to do something you enjoy.
From one hypobetes dealer to another, I HAVE FAITH IN YOU!
And a last note: I've been doing this very method for the past week and a half, and I lost four pounds. Just keep going, and with a little patience you'll get there!
What is the difference between diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus?
Q. i've experienced both extreme thirst and frequent urination, which i know are the symptoms of both insipidus and mellitus. I went to the doctor and he said that i could have either one of those diseases. Im going to do a blood test tomorrow and i was wondering if you guys can give me a few facts on both of these conditions. which condition is more serious? Thanks!
A. DI should not be confused with diabetes mellitus (DM), which results from insulin deficiency or resistance leading to high blood glucose, also called blood sugar. DI and DM are unrelated, although they can have similar signs and symptoms, like excessive thirst and excessive urination.
DM is far more common than DI and receives more news coverage. DM has two main forms, type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. DI is a different form of illness altogether.
Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a rare disease that causes frequent urination and excessive thirst.
DI is not related to diabetes mellitus (DM).
Central DI is caused by damage to the pituitary gland and is treated with a synthetic hormone called desmopressin, which prevents water excretion.
Nephrogenic DI is caused by drugs or kidney disease and is treated with hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), indomethacin, or a combination of HCTZ and amiloride.
Scientists have not yet discovered an effective treatment for dipsogenic DI, which is caused by a defect in the thirst mechanism.
Most forms of gestational DI can be treated with desmopressin.
A doctor must determine which type of DI is involved before proper treatment can begin with a water deprivation test, urine test, and/or MRI of the brain (magnetic imaging).
They are both serious conditions that need medical attention. DI can result from a genetic condition in birth that affected the kidneys or a pituitary condition, etc. Always stay hydrated, avoid dehydration with the DI.
Hope this helps.
DM is far more common than DI and receives more news coverage. DM has two main forms, type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. DI is a different form of illness altogether.
Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a rare disease that causes frequent urination and excessive thirst.
DI is not related to diabetes mellitus (DM).
Central DI is caused by damage to the pituitary gland and is treated with a synthetic hormone called desmopressin, which prevents water excretion.
Nephrogenic DI is caused by drugs or kidney disease and is treated with hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), indomethacin, or a combination of HCTZ and amiloride.
Scientists have not yet discovered an effective treatment for dipsogenic DI, which is caused by a defect in the thirst mechanism.
Most forms of gestational DI can be treated with desmopressin.
A doctor must determine which type of DI is involved before proper treatment can begin with a water deprivation test, urine test, and/or MRI of the brain (magnetic imaging).
They are both serious conditions that need medical attention. DI can result from a genetic condition in birth that affected the kidneys or a pituitary condition, etc. Always stay hydrated, avoid dehydration with the DI.
Hope this helps.
What else besides diabetes would cause glucose to show up in urinalysis?
Q. My doc used urinalysis to diagnose a urinary tract infection and she mentioned that glucose was also present. I will go back for blood tests. I do have a family history of diabetes. So I borrowed my father's glucose meter and tested my blood --glucose level was only 99, which is not in the diabetic range.
A. The kidney infection (in fact, ANY infection) WILL cause you blood sugars to be high, and THAT could have caused the sugar to spill into your urine,
This is NOT a problem -- UNLESS it continues after the kidney infection is healed.
You doctor will do ANOTHER urine test before you are "released" as being "well",. IF the sugar STILL shows up then, you have other problems to look into.
This is NOT a problem -- UNLESS it continues after the kidney infection is healed.
You doctor will do ANOTHER urine test before you are "released" as being "well",. IF the sugar STILL shows up then, you have other problems to look into.
Has anyone heard of taking chromium or an herb for gestational diabetes?
Q. I hear all these remedies for type 2 diabetes but none for gestational diabetes. I tried asking this question in the pregnancy section but no one answered. Any information would be helpful and appreciated. I'm seeing a dr and dietician and doing all i can to keep blood sugar down but it's not working as well as i'd like.
A. 'Judge Judy' Thats the most nonsense I have ever heard, even SkepDoc has his limit of talking nonsense. Chromium is in fact an essential mineral, which is exactly that 'essential', and can only be obtained from diet.
It is absolutely paramount that you control your blood sugar levels, by following the reccommendations below, but before you read those, you need to have an understanding of why they are reccommended.
If there is too much sugar circulating in the bloodstream that is not immediately being utilised as energy by cells, it will not only acidify the bloodstream, microorganisms will have a picnic and proliferate. This is the reason why diabetics are prone to so many infections {like Candidiasis}, sometimes to th point whereby their limbs must be amputated due to fermentation and decay of flesh, by harmful microorgansisms.
The brain is the only part of the body that cannot adapt well to- or compensate for - erratic changes in blood glucose{a type of sugar} levels. This is the reason why symptoms of blood sugar disorders are as varied as the many functions of the brain, which is invovlved in every sensory, motor, perceptual, cognitive and emotional function in the system. If he brain is not 'fed' properly , it is easy for it to become emotionally, physiologically, biologically and physically unstable, leading to mental illness like 'the common cold' of psychiatry, or clinical depression to be exact.
Diabetics usually have nutritional dificiencies, most notably 'Vitamin B-3 and the minerals Chromium and Vanadium' {Source 1}. Whether or not these nutritional dificiencies contributed to causing diabetes or is a result of diabetes, this is the common medical dillema of the cause and effect debate. Anyhow, leave that to the debaters, in either case, what needs to be done is to supplement a good high-strength multivitamin and multi-mineral {preferably in a amin acid chelated form, as it is more bioavailable {in english...easier for the body to absorb and use}}, 'Mineral' is a good brand, which can be purchased cheap on ebay or organicpharmacy.org, and 'Higher Nautre - Advanced Nutrition Complex' brand for the multi-vitamin.
Optimal Diet for Diabetics
High in Animal Protein - which will nourish them without straining the pancreas.
Herbs like Neem, Stevia, Licorice, have been shown to balance blood-sugar levels.
======================================...
Suggestions
The following reccommendations will help:
- Replace table sugar with Xylitol, this has a Gylceamic Index value of 8, whereas Sugar has a GI of 64!
- Cinnamon - this spice has been shown to reduce blood-sugar levels, consume a spoonful with meals.
- Bitter Melon, this is officially used in the Phillipines Health Care System, and is prescribed by doctors there, to regulate blood-sugar levels. You can make a delicious indian dish from this, by boiling and stuffing with mince meat.
- Eat lots of Oats - they contain beta-glucan which is a powerful anti-diabetic nutrient
- Chromium - this works with insulin to help it bind to hormone receptor sites on the plasma membranes of cells. Chromium also helps prevent the shape of insulin being deformed, and chromium also is in the make-up of the insulin receptors on cell membranes. 400-600mcg of Chromium per day
Hope this helps.
It is absolutely paramount that you control your blood sugar levels, by following the reccommendations below, but before you read those, you need to have an understanding of why they are reccommended.
If there is too much sugar circulating in the bloodstream that is not immediately being utilised as energy by cells, it will not only acidify the bloodstream, microorganisms will have a picnic and proliferate. This is the reason why diabetics are prone to so many infections {like Candidiasis}, sometimes to th point whereby their limbs must be amputated due to fermentation and decay of flesh, by harmful microorgansisms.
The brain is the only part of the body that cannot adapt well to- or compensate for - erratic changes in blood glucose{a type of sugar} levels. This is the reason why symptoms of blood sugar disorders are as varied as the many functions of the brain, which is invovlved in every sensory, motor, perceptual, cognitive and emotional function in the system. If he brain is not 'fed' properly , it is easy for it to become emotionally, physiologically, biologically and physically unstable, leading to mental illness like 'the common cold' of psychiatry, or clinical depression to be exact.
Diabetics usually have nutritional dificiencies, most notably 'Vitamin B-3 and the minerals Chromium and Vanadium' {Source 1}. Whether or not these nutritional dificiencies contributed to causing diabetes or is a result of diabetes, this is the common medical dillema of the cause and effect debate. Anyhow, leave that to the debaters, in either case, what needs to be done is to supplement a good high-strength multivitamin and multi-mineral {preferably in a amin acid chelated form, as it is more bioavailable {in english...easier for the body to absorb and use}}, 'Mineral' is a good brand, which can be purchased cheap on ebay or organicpharmacy.org, and 'Higher Nautre - Advanced Nutrition Complex' brand for the multi-vitamin.
Optimal Diet for Diabetics
High in Animal Protein - which will nourish them without straining the pancreas.
Herbs like Neem, Stevia, Licorice, have been shown to balance blood-sugar levels.
======================================...
Suggestions
The following reccommendations will help:
- Replace table sugar with Xylitol, this has a Gylceamic Index value of 8, whereas Sugar has a GI of 64!
- Cinnamon - this spice has been shown to reduce blood-sugar levels, consume a spoonful with meals.
- Bitter Melon, this is officially used in the Phillipines Health Care System, and is prescribed by doctors there, to regulate blood-sugar levels. You can make a delicious indian dish from this, by boiling and stuffing with mince meat.
- Eat lots of Oats - they contain beta-glucan which is a powerful anti-diabetic nutrient
- Chromium - this works with insulin to help it bind to hormone receptor sites on the plasma membranes of cells. Chromium also helps prevent the shape of insulin being deformed, and chromium also is in the make-up of the insulin receptors on cell membranes. 400-600mcg of Chromium per day
Hope this helps.
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