I know one of the key ways to get down my blood sugars is to cut my intake of sugars off quite a bit.
I read the post about cinnamon and how it helps to increase the cells ability to metabolize sugar more.
I was wondering if anyone knew of any other vitamins or home remedies to get my blood sugars down.
Both Aerobic And Resistance Exercise Improved Blood Sugar Control In People With Diabetes
ScienceDaily (Sep. 18, 2007) — In a new randomized controlled trial, both aerobic and resistance exercise improved glycemic/blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes. The greatest improvements came from combined aerobic and resistance training
The study included 251 adults, between ages 39 and 70, who were not exercising regularly and had type 2 diabetes. Participants were assigned to one of four groups: performing 45 minutes aerobic training three times per week, 45 minutes of resistance training three times per week, 45 minutes each of both three times per week, or no exercise.
Each participant was evaluated on changes in A1c value, a number that reflects blood sugar concentrations over the previous two or three months, and is expressed as a percent. An absolute decrease of 1.0 percent in A1c value (e.g. from 8.5 percent to 7.5 percent) would be associated with a 15 percent to 20 percent decrease in risk of heart attack or stroke, and a 25 percent to 40 percent decrease in risk of diabetes-related eye disease or kidney disease.
Both the aerobic and resistance training groups had improved blood sugar control A1c value decreased by about 0.5 percent. The group that did both kinds of exercise had about twice as much improvement as either other group alone--A1c value decreased by 0.97 percent compared to the control group. The control group that did not exercise had no change in A1c value.
"We know that aerobic exercise improves glycemic control," said Ronald Sigal, MD, the lead author of the study. "But we didn't really know too much about what kind of exercise is the most beneficial and how much of it. In particular there wasn't much known about resistance exercises when we started planning this study. At the time, some thought that resistance exercise is not useful or even dangerous for some people with diabetes."
Dr. Sigal, now an associate professor of medicine and cardiac sciences at University of Calgary, oversaw the 26-week study, conducted in centers in Canada.
"And even for people who had fairly good blood sugar control at the beginning of our study, those who did both aerobic and resistance exercise had further improvements in glucose control."
"The bottom line," said Dr. Sigal, "is that doing both aerobic and resistance exercise is the way to maximize the effects of exercise on blood glucose control in type 2 diabetes."
In an accompanying editorial, William E. Kraus, MD and Benjamin D. Levine, MD, say, "Imagine an inexpensive pill that could decrease the hemoglobin A1c value by 1 percentage point, reduce cardiovascular death by 25 percent, and substantially improve functional capacity (strength, endurance, and bone density). Diabetes experts would be quick to incorporate this pill into practice guidelines and performance measures for diabetes. (These) study results should simulate all clinicians to include exercise assessment and counseling into every clinic visit."
The study, "Effects of Aerobic Training, Resistance Training, or Both on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes," and the editorial, "Exercise Training for Diabetes: The "Strength" of the Evidence," will be published in the in the Sept. 18, 2007, edition of Annals of Internal Medicine.
Apple cider vinegar is a remedy that a lot of people use. 2 TBS before each main meal (you can dilute in water) will help keep blood sugars stable after the meal. There are some links about it here at SC and also through google.
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Apple cider vinegar is a remedy that a lot of people use. 2 TBS before each main meal (you can dilute in water) will help keep blood sugars stable after the meal. There are some links about it here at SC and also through google.
Yes - unfortunately it pretty much tastes like vinegar. I like it slightly better than regular white distilled vinegar, but don't let the apple cider bit fool you into believing it is a nice fall treat! You can always begin your meal with a salad and add the apple cider vinegar to that if it makes it more palatable, or dilute in unsweetened iced tea.
The research for it is pretty powerful as a natural remedy, but you do have to get over the vinegar flavor. Personally I would use it in my salad or just gulp it back, holding my nose like a four-year-old!
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I hvae found that exercise is the best way to keep my blood sugars down. I try to walk at least a mile every day. Even something as simple as housework will lower blood sugar.
I know that the States looks at diabetes and the diets differently than we do now in Canada, but this holds true for every diabetic no matter where you are.
The key to keeping your blood sugars low is to eat small amounts of carbs with protein and (a little) fat, through-out the day. This keeps your blood sugar fairly level through the day too.
I take Insulin for my diabetes; one kind at night, and another when I eat, if I need to.
The one at night keeps my body around the same level for 24 hours. I can eat up to 15gms of carb without taking another shot at all. Since I am not happy about taking the needles, I started eating 15 carbs or less at roughly 2 hour intervals - always with some protein - and I have had my sugars in the non-diabetes range for the last year and a half. I've also lost most of the weight that I have battled for 30 years to lose (with the Yo-Yo effect.)
If you eat small snacks spaced out through the day and one balanced meal for dinner you will find your sugars are better and you should lose at least some weight.
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