bdmowers Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 For someone with type 2 diabetes where neuropathy has set in, besides getting their medicine and eating the proper foods, what are some other things that can done to help them? I`m thinking about things like diabetic socks, etc. Speaking of which, does anyone know where to get diabetic socks here in the Chapala area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Berca Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Most important to me would be finding a diabetes support group. Buy socks, etc. on Amazon if you can't find them locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Habacht Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Lake Med carries a variety of mens/womens diabetic socks as well socks used for varicose vein relief' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 The best thing you can do for your friend is to make sure he has a good education on how to control his blood sugar. If he is a Mexican, the classes at DIF are not particularly helpful. And a support group would be invaluable. If he is getting up several times at night to pee, his blood sugar was too high when he went to bed. Impaired circulation may or may not accompany the neuropathy. If his legs or ankles are swelling he would do well to see a vascular doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapala45900 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Wal-Mart carries several types of socks for diabetic patients, short, long, etc. clearly marked on the label for diabetics, and not expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Walmart carries the socks in two locations...by the pharmacy and also mixed in with the regular socks. It is stated, anecdotally, in many places on the internet that cannabis helps to control both blood glucose levels (even to the point of requiring less insulin)and to help with the Neuropathy and to help with circulation. Google is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Read labels. Sugar has 4 calories to 1 gram, so if the label says sugar 10 grams per serving then the serving portion would have 40 calories of sugar. Also get regular A1C tests. Also natural foods such as honey will raise your sugar. If it is sweet, your sugar will go up no matter where it comes from. Beware of hidden sugars on labels like fructose, mannitol, sorbitol, corn syrup, all will raise blood sugar. Table sugar is the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdmowers Posted December 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Barbara, where is Lake Med? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteben Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Read Dr. Bernstein's book. His methods are pretty drastic, compared to conventional medical knowledge, but they work. Diabetes can be controlled, and complications such as neuropathy can be avoided or even reversed. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Read Dr. Bernstein's book. His methods are pretty drastic, compared to conventional medical knowledge, but they work. Diabetes can be controlled, and complications such as neuropathy can be avoided or even reversed. Pete Awesome! Makes perfect sense to me. Here's the Amazon link to the most recent publication... unfortunately it's not available in Kindle format... http://www.amazon.com/s?search-alias=stripbooks&field-isbn=9780316182690 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiapippy Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Using the same link as posted above by Ferret, I was able to purchase & download the book on my Kindle. Thanks for the info. Am going to start reading it tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Habacht Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Lake Med is at 141C....next to el Serape in the little strip center with the liquor store with a large Miller Beer Sign in the window and across from the gym and the Chiropractor...Dr Youcha. Her telephone number is 766 2088.....They are fluent in english and are fully stocked with professional medical supplies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro malo Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 For someone with type 2 diabetes where neuropathy has set in, besides getting their medicine and eating the proper foods, what are some other things that can done to help them? I`m thinking about things like diabetic socks, etc. Speaking of which, does anyone know where to get diabetic socks here in the Chapala area? I went to a clinic in San Diego called Optimum Health Institute last June to try to get mine under control. The diet was based on all RAW organic and juicing wheatgrass. Within 3 days my glucose levels were approaching normal levels (125) without taking Metformin. After 3 weeks I lost 30 pounds and blood glucose was between 85 to 90, down from 300! Also witnessed miracles with cancer patients. It's all about our screwed up, highly processed western diets! I'm on a maintenance diet now that includes some meat but still eat mostly raw, do fresh organic juicing and green smoothies with fruit. I'm medication free and diabetes is gone after having struggled with it for over 12 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Saltos Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 EXERCISE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 EXERCISE! That's somewhat akin to telling someone who is deaf that they can learn Spanish easily. I'm happy for you if you can exercise. Those of us with problem knees, ankles, backs, shoulders are not so lucky. BTW, even though I don't "EXERCISE", my fasting blood sugar is 65 mg%...do ya think there might be a little more involved in diabetes than "EXERCISE"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Saltos Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Sure there is. I'm Type2. I exercise (get a PT to design a plan for you), control my diet, and take meds. BTW, blood glucose is stated in mg/dl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 mg per dl and mg% are exactly the same measurement....at least it certainly was the last time I ran a string of glucose tests in the chemistry lab. dl is a deci litre (100 ml) and the % also 100 ml. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Saltos Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Could've fooled me. I know % as "percent." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 You can google it if you don't believe me. To further complicate matters, in Canada, they use mmol/l (milli moles per litre) and the normal range is totally different. International Units, in the lab, were mandated in '83 and we all walked around with cheat sheets in our lab coat pockets. It was a nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Decilitre = 1/10L Mililitre = 1/1000L Therefore, dl%=10/1000=1/100=1% So, althought it may look or sound confusing; it is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doberwoman Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 what about excersice? all the Drs. besides the diabetologist, wants me to do excercise! even the eyes Dr. told me to do excercise! what a fixation with excercise.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Saltos Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 It's good for you! That's why they're all telling you. Excercise is part of the standard regimen for diabetes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro malo Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 what about excersice? all the Drs. besides the diabetologist, wants me to do excercise! even the eyes Dr. told me to do excercise! what a fixation with excercise.... Exercise will reduce your blood glucose level considerably! Take a reading with your meter, then take a 20 minute walk and test it again right after. You will be amazed. Mine would drop up to 50 points after the walk. My diabetes is now nonexistent as a result of diet and exercise and I'm medication free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I went to a clinic in San Diego called Optimum Health Institute last June to try to get mine under control. The diet was based on all RAW organic and juicing wheatgrass. Within 3 days my glucose levels were approaching normal levels (125) without taking Metformin. After 3 weeks I lost 30 pounds and blood glucose was between 85 to 90, down from 300! Also witnessed miracles with cancer patients. It's all about our screwed up, highly processed western diets! I'm on a maintenance diet now that includes some meat but still eat mostly raw, do fresh organic juicing and green smoothies with fruit. I'm medication free and diabetes is gone after having struggled with it for over 12 years. That sounds an incredible weight loss. I guess people without diabetes would also benefit from that kind of diet??..or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 My husband did exactly the same thing but he did not do it through any type of diet..He fractured his back had to have back surgery and the pain for many weeks was such that he could not eat. Lost a whole bunch of weight in a month and is not prediabetic any longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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