how are you

dear younger brother umair

how are you and how is your health(bsl),hope you will manage blood sugar i am praying for you , if you need any kind of help from me ,please  tell me or call me you can get number from tariq or i ll send you in personal message

again take very good care of you ,allah is great

BG

AOA BG ,
i m Fine and hope that you'll be also fine there ...Thank you BG you're soo kind , and blessed with a really kind heart , i always need alot of prayers soo plz keep praying for me , i m struggling hard to manage diabetes , Last night my pre-dinner BSL was  352mg/dl , and today pre-B.fast it was 132mg/dl (today it was too early in camparison with my routine time of B.fast bcoze i had to go for Tx , soo it was 4-5 hours earlier than my routine time , i dont take 3 meals a day, in routine , i take a main meal at 11-12 at and then dinner at 9-10pm .) .. but in Thal center while Tx was on i was feeling that i m going to be hypo i waited to come back home as my blood was nearly finished, when i reached back home and checked my BSL it was 48mg/dl ( quit LOW ) i took another meal and now feeling hyperglycamic , i dont kow wat's going on   .... its (diabetes) almost out of controle, dont know how can i controle it .... Sis, i dont think that anyone can help me in this case , its ( diabetes ) is the only tthing that i cant controle over the period of more than  3 years .... it will be better if you can send me your no# via PM , i will PM you my no# ... i think this fluctations and all this wat happeneing to me is also could be coze of Hep-C , bcoze once i heard that HepC also make this difficult to controle Diabetes ... i m Trying my level's best to get controle over all the problemes , and taking good care of my self as good i can, ALLAH is Great and i m hopeful that He will give me strength to controle over diabetes and all other health problemes too... May ALLAH give Good even Best of the health condition to all the Patients who are suffering to any kind of diseas or illness  ... once again , Thank you BG for taking time to your busy routine schedule for all , Thanx alot, Me and we all rr very lucky to have a Caring BG like you here with us   .....

Edited: a few mistakes

Best Regards
Take Care
Umair

Umair,

we are all praying for you bro,take good care of your self.

Zaini.

Zaini Sis,
i knew that you all are always praying for me and that was only a formal call to remind , its the result of prayers of you and all the who know me through internet or in-persons  that i m here with much better health than i was a few years back  ( Especially Dr.Jovaria Mannan who's not nly a doctor  but a really caring and kind hearted doctor ) .... still need alot of prayers  ... OMG , discussion is goiing to bcome serious  and more serious , dont worry i m super fine and i m sure that , INSHA-ALLAH ( If God"s Will ) I will cope with diabetes too  ...

Lots of thanx
Best Regards
Umair

Umair

Did you try using aloe vera, it is known to reduce blood glucose levels

http://nccam.nih.gov/health/aloevera/

People with diabetes who use glucose-lowering medication should be cautious if also taking aloe by mouth because preliminary studies suggest aloe may lower blood glucose levels.

From http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=16896493

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In the present study, an attempt has been made to evaluate the presence of antioxidant property in the alcoholic extract of Aloe vera leaf gel. Oral administration of Aloe vera gel extract at a concentration of 300 mg/kgto diabetic rats significantly decreased the levels of blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin and increased hemoglobin. The increased levels of lipid peroxidation and hydroperoxides in tissues of diabetic rats were reverted back to near normal levels after the treatment with gel extract. The extract treatment also resulted in a significant increase in reduced glutathione, superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione-S-transferase in the liver and kidney of diabetic rats. These results clearly show the antioxidant property of Aloe vera gel extract. The extract was also more effective than glibenclamide in restoring the values of these parameters.

Check these links where the above was mentioned
http://www.thalassemiapatientsandfriends.com/index.php?topic=831.0;highlight=aloe+vera

http://www.thalassemiapatientsandfriends.com/index.php?topic=329.0


manal

Manal Sis ,
Yeah, i m really keen to try Aloe Vera , and i m looking forward to give it a try  ( i want to make extract at home to the ale plant ) ... i will surely  try it , thanx alot for reminding me abt this super thing and for the research, links and all that you did in it, i know its really time taking exercise that you red all the research articles and then find out the right information to put on here , to make it easy for me to get through right information in less time Thanx alot sis ...

i m also planing to take short meals time-to-time a day instead of big main meals ( as my Doctor sugesting me since a long time , i think its time to implement on all plans regarding to diabetes ) ...    ,, i will update you all time to time  abt my BSL , last night as i menntioned that i was feeling hyperglycaemia  at tthat time my BSL was around 400mg/dl pre-dinner , and today pre-B.fast it was 222mg/dl ( far high than normal range ) ... i hope it will come to normal range in soon future   dont worry i m  fine and will be all right within a few days ( i mean BSLs will be in normal ranges  in soon future ) ....

Thank you
Umair

Umair,

I hope that you are able to get you blood glucose levels in control very soon.  I agree that Aloe Vera should be helpful.  Have you tried aloe vera with nigella?  Each morning I give both of my children nigella mixed with aloe vera and honey.  Wishing you the best and sending prayers your way.

Sharmin

Umair,

You must stick to a proper dietary plan if you hope to control your diabetes. Two large meals a day is asking for trouble. Please listen to the doctor.

http://controllingdiabetes.net/

1. Well balanced diet: diet is the most vital part to lower blood sugar levels naturally. As the food we consume plays a major role in body metabolism we must be very keen to follow diabetic meal plan which insists to take small amounts of food for 4-5 times a day. Particularly low-glycemic food items like granola, oatmeal, beans, bread, peas, peanuts and limited amount of carbohydrate, fat, other protein and fiber rich food stuffs , plenty of fruits and vegetables will help to maintain body sugars as they are easily converted to energy.

You are welcomed Umair

umair i am not sure if using the plant directly is right or not. Is there any possibility that the plant could be infected with parasits or bacteria, how will you be able to know if the plant is okay or not???

I think extract in capsules would be better from this prespective cause they have been tested

manal

Umair,

Diet is everything in managing diabetes.  Keeping your blood sugar balanced means eating small nutritious snacks and meals throughout the day - come on buddy this is something that you can do, something that is in your control.  Here is one place you can get information about a diabetes diet:

http://diabetes.webmd.com/diabetes-diet-healthy-diet-basics

Having an apple/pear or carrots between meals is a great idea.  Never go longer than 3 hours between meals - every two hours is ideal.  Also regular exercise - lots of walking will be helpful. 

Good luck,

Sharmin

I do not think that contamination of aloe is likely because of its anti-bacteria and anti-parasite properties. However, even though aloe is a miracle when used externally, there are doubts about its safety when taken internally because of its cathartic (purging) properties. I would agree that a measured dose in capsule form is probably a safer way to go.

Hi Umair,

Yeah, I agree with others, you can surely control diabetes fully with careful eating, exercise and insulin.It is fully in your hand, just get as strict  with your diabetes, as you are with thal, you will be able to do it.

You should get very efficient with the carb count of your meals. Have many small meals all day and not 1-2 big meals. And walking...yes its the best for beating  diabetes. My dad is 75 and walks two hrs  daily , takes insulin, and keeps as  healthy and buzy like a 25 yr old. I too had gestational diabetes, when I was expecting, but with lots of walking ,insulin and Gods grace things  went well.While checking glucose level 6 times a day, i came to know exactly  what food and how much causes what sugar level. Small changes like 1 biscuit instead of 2 at a time, brown rice instead of white, food with more fibre, good mix of veggies and protein, minimum fruit juices, sweets, no sugar in beverages, eating early dinner, walking half an hour after lunch and dinner, etc really helped me. Small timely meals, timely insulin keep the hypoglycemis events very less. Be very strict with your daily eating and insulin taking schedule. Also, always keep glucose tablet or sugar handy/in pocket, to avoid any hypoglycemia event.

I dont know much details about Hep C, but with treatment I know people who have controlled it and are living healthy lives.
As you are successfully managing thal you can manage the other thing also.May your strength and hard work control your ailments.
Best wishes. 

Umair,

All I know of diabetis isn't a lot. My grandmother developed it because of pancreas cancer. What I know is that you should spread your meals over the day. That's good for every anemic person. I am not swapping the words of exercise in front of your eyes, because I feel already ashamed while typing this.

Umair, I hope you are doing well!! I returned home in late evening. I did install the messenger. It's working really fine. 

We have a thunderstorm since 4 hours. I wasn't albe to rescue the parasol. A big concert has been stopped by governent people. I am lucky, still have electricity.

Dore
(iPhone)

Thank you all ( Sharmin, Andy, Manal, Hopefulmommy & Dore )  , for your really informative replies , these r realy helpful to understand diabetes and to understand how i can cope with diabetes ,, but these are the thing my doc has already adviced me, the proble is that i cant follow these instructions , or in other words i m tried hard but didnn't follow theese , i dont know wat is my reall probleme is , ferriprox 9 a day i think that is the reason of my monster like hungriness , i m monster at eating , cant u believe na, i also cant believe how can i eat that much,  my eating habbit is creating probleme more than anything and i think the reason behind that habbit is Faerriprox ... i cant believe how quickly my weight hoover's around 41 to 45 kg , in just 10-12 day it can go up from 41 to 45 and in the other 10-12 days can come back  ,,  i never been more than 45kg in weight but its not still at 41 or 45 its always moving around ... anywayz , i will try to controle my habbits ... i m really feeling exhausted to this issue , dont want to think more abt BSLs .... i will keep trying if it come's in controle it will b right otherwise i m trying my best and not going to think abt it anymore ... feeling very tired of this ( diabetes ) ....

i visited my doc yesterday she advised me HBA1c test  (as BG advised me this as well a lil ago ) , she said me to keep strict record of diabetes ( its another difficult job )  and try to have get good controle over diabetes , she also prescripted me Hep-C test ( i m not gonna check my file to tell you the exact test names at this time ) ... she added a valc+vit-D tablet in my medicines list .. now  its time to take decision about interferon , that decision will b taken according to my next Hep-c report ... sigh, let's see wat is gonna happen next ... i won't think more, just wana relax , tired of thinking hahahahaha .... its not the iron, that is more easy to controle than diabetes especially the diabetes with thal , diabetes with thal is really difficult thing to handle ... once i wasn using a forum tha Sajid sugested me that was a diabetes forum , there i got to know that thals always need more/high insulin doses than others ... that i got to know after discussion witha few diabetic thals , and it was mine and Sajid's finding and we (me and Sajid ) was agreed on this point ... i think this post is long one , soooo

Best Regards
Take Care
Umair

Hi Umair

How are you now?  How is it going with the diabetes?
You are courageous, Inshaallah you will be able to control it .
Keep fighting against it and as far as possible  try to stick to the regime.

(btw  i think you should avoid food that come directly from the soil such as potatoes, beetroot, peanuts etc, you should replace your consumption of white flour by brown flour, you should avoid sweet fruits such as bananas etc, you should eat leafy vegetables)

I think that in Pakistan and in India, people do not eat leafy vegetables, but we consume these a lot here.  There are some vegetables that we consume in Mauritius which are not known in other parts of the world.  There are vegetables such as chouchou (which probably no one knows on this site)  would have helped you with your hunger without adding to your sugar level but you will not have them at your place. Try to adjust with what you have there. 

(correct me if there is any mistake)
Take care
Jade