Feeling Little Better On gluten-free Diet - Diabetes Going Crazy

[Gerri]

I had no sugar today other than a mouth full of apple juice (sugar free) 3 hours ago. I tested my sugar just now (normal between 3-6) and mine was 9.6.

I have NASH (non-alcohol fatty liver disease with inflamation). My gastro wanted my doctor to put me on insulin, but my sugar was controlled at the time. My doctor thought it would cause me to become more hyperglycemic. So many allergies I can't go on pills for my diabetes.

I have a leaky gut and I am lactose intolerant.

How long does it take for bloating to go away in my stomach?

It seems like forever for the swelling to leave my hands. It's only been a week on the gluten free diet. I still have swelling in my hands. I am still learning things I can have and can't have. I got gluten free rice bread, and found out it had eggs in it. Swelling went back up in my hands. It's so very hard trying to follow this diet, when your lactose intolerant, allergic to eggs, corn, sulfa, sulfites, sulfates, and all sulfur derivatives and have to stay away from sugar because of leaky gut and diabetes.

Hugs

Gerri

[ShayFL]

Gerri,

I would just stick with whole foods for now. Fruits, veggies, meats, nuts and seeds (maybe some alternative grains like quinoa and buckwheat). And then later experiment with gluten-free products.

My blood sugar was higher than normal for about the first month gluten-free. Then it calmed down. I dont eat ANY of the processed gluten-free products because of my blood sugar. I bought some good cookbooks and I bake at home. That way I can have FIBER in my baked goods which helps with my blood sugar A LOT.

When my sugar tested high during the day, I would jump on my exercise bike for 10-15 minutes which brought it down nicely.

I also made sure to have something acidic with my meals with carbs. Lemon juice, vinegar based dressing on salad.

I hope you get it under control soon.

[Ursa Major]

I agree with ShayFl. Now is not the time to eat any officially gluten-free replacement products. And you may need to eliminate ALL dairy from your diet, because it may not just be lactose intolerance, but rather casein intolerance. If you are using soy products, take those out of your diet as well.

Just eating naturally gluten-free foods like meat, fish, vegetables and limited fruit for a while would be a wise move. As well as eliminating all starches. I wouldn't even eat anything made from buckwheat or quinoa right now!

When I took gluten out of my diet I was unable to eat any grains or starches, dairy or any raw foods for half a year without getting sick. I had to cook all vegetables and fruits until really cooked, nothing crunchy allowed (so, no salad at all, either).

You are still healing, and it has only been a week. Try limiting your carbs severely right now, cook all your food, eliminate dairy and soy, do NOT use any artificial sweeteners (and yes, that includes Splenda, it is dangerous, use stevia instead), and exercise if you are able.

Ask your doctor to be tested for nutritional deficiencies, because that could be a problem, too. The testing should include ferritin (iron), vitamin D, magnesium, vitamin K, vitamins B12 and B6. And then supplement where necessary (and don't allow your doctor to tell you that you don't need supplements if your numbers show 'low normal', as that is in reality deficient).

I bet if you do all that, that your blood sugar will go down quickly.

[Phyllis28]

I agree with the other posters. Keep your diet to simple natural foods for now, avoid starchs soy and dairy for now. Gluten free starches are higher in carbohydrates than gluten starches.

After you have been gluten free for several months and have your blood sugar under control you should be able to start adding starches, soy and dairy back slowly to see if you are reacting to them and how they are impacting you blood sugar.

[Gerri]

I agree with the other posters. Keep your diet to simple natural foods for now, avoid starchs soy and dairy for now. Gluten free starches are higher in carbohydrates than gluten starches.

After you have been gluten free for several months and have your blood sugar under control you should be able to start adding starches, soy and dairy back slowly to see if you are reacting to them and how they are impacting you blood sugar.

Thanks everyone

I am going to re-read everything, to understand all the good information.

I also have a problem after drinking lots of water that my k(potasium) goes very low.

I have a problem with vingar, and any corn products.

The last three days I normally go walking and swimming, but my exercise buddies were away or sick, that could also be the problem. I going to do a slow walk on my treadmill, see if that will help bring my sugar down.

I have been baking my own food. But my sugar started climbing guess I could say it scared me.

Hugs

Going to try my treadmill out for a bit

Gerri

[RiceGuy]

One thing I've noticed about skin puffiness, is that proteins seem to make it worse. So I cut down protein intake for awhile, and that made a big difference. Thankfully, I can now eat more normal amounts of proteins without much if any of that puffiness/swelling. So I figure the gut has healed somewhat, reducing leaky gut, thereby limiting the undigested proteins getting into the bloodstream.

I don't know much about regulating blood sugar, except that certain kinds of fiber help, because they lengthen the amount of time it takes sugars to digest. And of course not eating sugar, which you obviously already know.