I was asked by another member how I was able to acheive an A1C of 4.7.
I currently see a dietician who specializes in diabetic nutrition. She works with my current Endocrinologist and they devised a strict meal plan. I have attached it for others.
If you need it in Carb form :
I consume approximately 179 grams of Carbohydrates which is 45% of my calorie intake
I have approximately 12 serving choices for carbohydrate
my protein intake is approximately 23% of my calories with 91 grams of protein consumed
Fat = 32% of calories - 57 grams
Total calorie intake is approximately 1600
I also work from home I work 8 am to 6 pm with a 2 hour lunch from 12 - 2.
During my lunch, I have a “work out buddy” and we go to the gym 5 minutes away from the home to work out for an hour, I come home and eat lunch and go back to work. 8288-MealPlan.doc (28.5 KB)
Wow! I wish I had a gym closer to my Job. I think that’s the only missing from my routine. When I lived in MO of was a lot easier to do because the Gym was 5 min from work and I could work out 4 about 45 min a day. I am in CA and can’t find a cheap gym:)
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Cherise, I live near a pool now, but for all the years before what I did for my daily exercise was just walk for 1/2 hour during my lunch hour. You can do that pretty much anywhere. It might not be as intense a workout as at the gym, but it is aerobic and it helps and is better than not exercising. And you can listen to the birds, see what nature is up to, see what the neighbors are up to ;-).
Cherise, if you don’t have hearth problem (in a cardiological sense, not the sentimental one…) you can do isometric exercises everywere you are (during a meeting, too!); isometric exercises lovwer your BG quicker and deeper than aerobic exercises. Note that they don’t give benefits to your circulation!
When I got a 4.6, my doctor called me up and told me it was much too low. He said I should try for at least a 5.5 and probably a 6. They won’t let me try anything different until I hit 5.5 (except, you know, reducing insulin intake).
That’s amazing. I’m only allowed 130 carbs a day…work retail superstore dept. manager 7 - 4 and I work out about 20 min a day on my elliptical (shoulder problem prevents any longer) and yet i still can’t lose weight yet.
