Diabetes and Diet

I am looking at Evo or Wellness Core because they are grain free which means less carbs. I understand less carbs is best for Diabetes. Is Evo or Wellness Core OK to give on a regular basis as their main diet? I am thinking that Wellness Core may be easier to digest but is this true. With a dog that has cancer or diabetes which do you recommend and is there another one you would prefer?

Cancer in dogs is more common that many people would trend to believe. Studies indicate that that approximately 25% of dogs will contract cancer at some time in their life and that almost 50% of all dogs older than the age of ten years will die of cancer

If your dog contracts cancer, the affected areas can include but are not limited to the skin, organs, bone and organs. Cancer in your dog may progress gradually or with rapidity.

The good news is that treatments exist for cancer in dogs . While canine cancer can be fatal it is not necessarily a death sentence. The first thing you must do is determine if in fact your dog does have cancer.

There are ten common symptoms of cancer in dogs, taken primarily from the American Veterinary Medical Association, these are:

• Unusual swelling that either remains or grows

• Sores which will not heal

• A loss of weight in your dog

• Discharge or bleeding from an opening on your dog’s body

• Bad breath or offensive odor that emits from your dog

• Trouble eating food or swallowing

• A loss of interest in exercise or a loss of stamina

• Lameness in your dog or evidence of stiffness

• Trouble with urination, defecating or breathing

If you detect any of these symptoms in your dog. Don’t panic. Taken individually, theses canine symptoms may be indicative of something that is not cancer and may not be serious at all. Make an appointment with your veterinarian for an exam for your dog. If cancer is the problem, he will help you develop a treatment plan. If canine cancer is not the cause, your vet may prescribe a remedy to alleviate and heal the condition.

Cause of Cancer in Dogs

There are various causes of cancer in dogs. The National Canine Cancer Foundation says that cancer can be attributed to factors such as excessive exposure to carcinogenic agents which include chemicals.

We believe that this should be a cause of concern for any dog parent who regularly feeds commercial dog food to their dog as carcinogens have been discovered to exist in some popular dog food brands. You can find out what is in the dog food you use at http://www.dogs-4life.com/dog-food-that-kills.html
Other causes of canine cancer include viral infections and UV or X irradiation.

What is the Best Cancer Treatment for My Dog?

Because there are different types of cancers, there are different treatments prescribed be veterinary oncologists. The success of treating cancer in your dog hinges on a number of factors. Some of those factors are early detection and diagnoses of the cancer by your veterinarian, and the specific treatment recommended and used in your dog’s battle against canine cancer.

Early detection may include your vet doing a biopsy, some X-rays and consulting with an expert in canine radiology to review the results. If cancer is diagnosed, your vet may recommend surgery or refer you to a canine oncologist.

Your best chances for success often depend upon early diagnosis of canine cancer. This is true because in early stages of cancer in dogs there is less likelihood of the cancer having spread to a point where treatment becomes unproductive.

Once an early diagnosis of canine cancer has been confirmed, your veterinary oncologist may suggest a variety of treatment options such as drugs, surgery and/or radiation.

If your dog has been generally healthy, she deserves a chance to live the balance of her life feeling as well as possible for as long a time as possible. If you can extend the life of your 13 year old terrier by a few years, and provide a good quality of life to your dog as a result of canine cancer treatment, your persistence in helping your dog will have been rewarded.

There’s this brazilian steakhouse Texas De Brazil that serves all you can eat filet mignon, lamb, sirloin, etc… that I’m dying to go for my birthday.

But I’m afraid that if i get around all that delicious meat I might lose my mind and forget I have diabetes.

SO, my question is… how much meat can I eat without doing any harm?

Meat contains 0 carbs so you can get meat unlimited. The problem from this comes from too much fat and diabetics must watch their cholesterol. But if you are only doing it for your birthday have at it.

Occasionally I get what I believe to be hypoglycemic attacks.
That’s strange wording. By "a large portion" I mean more than a normal American diet. Not entirely, but majority. And by "occasionally", I mean every few days, generally during exercise-like actions.

Yes, if you keep eating that way. It will catch up to you. I don’t know if you’re having hypoglycemic episodes or hyperglycemic episodes. The symptoms can be very similar. You would need to test your blood glucose levels to know for sure.
Simple carbs are easily broken down, quickly digested and converted into blood glucose. Complex carbs take a while. The definitions have changed some, but Type II diabetes occurs when your pancreas stops producing enough insulin to metabolize the glucose in your blood, or your cells become less receptive to use the glucose for energy. In either case, you’ll need to exercise, loose weight, avoid the simple carbs and high glycemic foods, and probably take meds. Life is not fair, so don’t tempt fate with bad eating habits now.
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When taking creatine it is recommended to take carboyhdrates like a form of sugar, to increase your blood sugar level to induce an insulin spike to make creatine more effective.

Can all this extra sugar intake be bad for you and cause diabetes or other negative effects?

p.s I have no kidney problems or diabetes or anything.

Creatine isnt that great on organs in the body and to mix it with sugar, yes it will be more effective but it can be eatting you alive slowly. thats why they say use creatine cycles.

its only recomended with sugar after a workout, when your muscles need fuel.

just remember everything is good in moderation.

To answer your question directly, if you eat a balanced diet and excercise regularly, and to keep your blood sugar in check by monitoring it frequently you should gain an appropriate amount of weight in a healthy way. If you do this and don’t gain weight, then consult your dr. because there could be something else that is hindering you from gainning weight.

Doctors can give you a basic idea (text book way as it were) on how to control your diabetes, but you have to try different things to see what works for you or doesn’t. Doctors are there to give you results and to help you if you are off the right path.

Regarding cabohydrates, to understand how they work with your body, you must test your blood sugar quite frequently to see how your blood sugar reacts to different foods (carbohydrates) and the potency curve of your insulin (or other medication that regulates your blood sugar). To start, you want to wait until your blood sugar is below 150 and your blood sugar medication is nearing its peak within two hours from when you begin eating. Then, check your blood sugar once every hour for 4 hours to see how your blood sugar curves. It should peak in 2 hours from when you eat (your body could be different, by testing your blood sugar like this, you will see when your body’s blood sugar will peak). I know test strips are expensive, so do this as often as you can, but at least once a week until you get a feel for what your body does with different types of foods.

I’ve had diabetes for over 20 years, and I still check my blood sugar on an average of 5 times a day. I always get a clean bill of health at each dr. visit.

DIABETIC’S CHECK LIST

Be consistant

Monitor your blood sugar regularly (especially before you go to bed because during the night is the most common -and most dangerous- time to have hypoglycemia or low blood sugar, and is also recommended when you get up to give you a foundation for the day)

Always have sugar (i.e. sweets of some sort) available in case of a low blood sugar reaction

Examine your feet daily

Excercise regularly

Eat a balanced diet (lots of vegetables, a piece of fruit instead of juice, a serving of lean meat or source of protein, a serving of high-fiber bread or cereal, and a serving of dairy)

If your blood sugars are running over 250 two hours (or whenever your body’s blood sugar peaks) after you eat, adjust your medication under the guideance of your dr. to get it in the appropriate area. Always eat a snack or a meal when your blood sugar drops below 140. A glass of juice or a spoon full of jelly is recommended if your blood sugar drops to a dangerously low level (i.e. below 80), then eat a snack so it doesn’t drop down again.

It’s a balancing act. Knowing when your medicine peaks, knowing when your blood sugar level peaks, knowing how much to eat, and knowing how much to excercise, are all a balancing act towards keeping you healthy as a diabetic.

I’m a little unsure of the difference in how sugars and carbs break down. I believe that sugars break down quickly hence the "sugar low" a little while afterwards. Then carbs turn into sugars a little while later?

I failed my one hour test by 18 points. They tell you to eat a breakfast just not anything high in sugar. I had a bowl of Very low sugar cereal but it’s actually higher in carbs than a few of the slightly more sugary ones.

It was about two hours after the cereal that they did the blood draw, is that about the same time that I’d be getting a sugar boost in my system due to the digesting carbs?

I passed a 3 hour test at 22 weeks but still needed to be retested at 28. I’m just surprised that I failed by so much and want to know if the carbs may have been the cause or if I should be worried about having GD?
Any advice on how sugars break down would be very appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Highly processed sugars and carbs get absorbed real quick. That’s why they tell you to eat complex whole wheat products. Also, look for things high in fiber, that will counteract some of the carbs.

For your next test, suggest eating some eggs with one slice of lightly buttered whole wheat toast. If you want cereal, then try cereals like Fiber One.