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HEALTH
Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D.
Diet for diabeth
By Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D.
DEAR DR. LAMB — I am a
diabetic and have been for 10
years. 1 use 30 units of Lente
and eight units of Ultralente
insulin each morning. I have
been called a yo-yo diabetic
because my monthly blood
test results in a count from a
low of 55 to as high as 400.
Even though I am extreme
ly careful of what I eat and get
what I consider a reasonable
amount of exercise, the
numbers come up high and
this is most alarming to me.
My doctor says not to worry,
but I do.
Is there a guaranteed diet to
follow? I hear so much about
fructose, lactose, dextrose
and all the rest that I am con
fused. What causes the ex
tremes in sugar count even
though the diet doesn't
change?
I’m 51, female, 5 feet tall
and weigh 120 pounds. Since
I’m a shorty I would like to
take off some weight but this
is difficult being a diabetic
and subject to insulin shock.
How can I lose weight without
the risk of insulin shock?
My diet consists of fish,
chicken, vegetables, and an
occasional lamb or beef meal.
Ten years ago my weight was
102 pounds. Thank you for any
advice you can give.
DEAR READER - A
diabetic s life has to be fairly
well regulated in terms of
diet, activity, and even ex
posure to stress to have a con
stant blood sugar level if the
diabetes has progressed to the
point that insulin must be us
ed.
The best advice I can give
you with your story is to
eliminate all starches, and all
sweets. Give up milk, too.
Why? To get rid of all the
ready sources of glucose. All
of the starches and sugars are
converted to simple sugars
(monosaccharides) in the
small intestine before they
can be absorbed. If you con
sume foods that are rapidly
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1 Polly Cramer
Tip for tea in sunshine
POLLY'S PROBLEM
DEAR POLLY — Both my husband and I enjoy
reading the column every day. We were interested in a
Pointer from Vivian that told about putting tea in a jar
and in the sun to make the tea. We have a couple of
questions concerning this. How much loose tea or how
many tea bags are used in a gallon jar? Do you use hot
or cold water in the jug? How long is it left in the sun?
Do you make the tea and then put it in the sun or just put
the jar with water and tea bags in the sun? We would
certainly like to know more about this. — MARY L.
DEAR MARY L. — The amount of tea one regularly
uses for the amount of water the jug holds and then a bit
more added because of the ice that will be put in the tea.
Tap water is used and there would be no point in putting
it in the sun if it was made beforehand. Leave in the sun
until tea looks as strong as you like it. Use a glass jar
and the time required will depend on the heat of the sun.
- POLLY.
DEAR POLLY — Thrifty wrote that she was looking for a
useful place for her small appliances that need repair. She
should contact the high schools in her area as many of them
offer students a class in appliance repair and would ap- ’
preciate such a donation. — JOAN.
DEAR POLLY — When new shoes or purses have an odor in
them put some of your favorite chewing gum on the inside
Unwrap it, of course, and leave in the shoes or purse for about
48 hours
Sometimes patients in nursing homes get into the wrong
room by mistake so I have made name tags that can be at
tached to their clothing. The proper room number is alsc on
the tag so it is easy for an aide to get a ‘‘lost” patient back to
the room where he belongs
When tennis shoes get muddy let the mud dry before trying
to clean them. When dry most of it peels right off. When
washing sneakers use an old but stiff toothbrush and warm
soapy water. — LUCINDA.
Polly will send you one of her signed thank-you newspaper
coupon clippers if she uses your favorite Pointer, Peeve or
Problem in her column. Write POLLY’S POINTERS in care of
this newspaper.
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converted to single sugars —
i which give rise to peaks in
I blood glucose — you will have
more trouble in managing
i your diabetes.
• Get your carbohydrates
from leafy vegetables and
I those with bulk in them,
i Whole pulpy fruits may be all
right, particularly apples. To
follow such a diet you must
get some additional bulk
someplace. You may be able
to use some whole wheat
bread or simply eat some but
limited amounts of cereal con
taining bran. You will also
need a replacement for
calcium that you should get in
your milk.
The resulting diet that
severely limits starches and
sugars will be slowly absorbed
from the small intestine. That
will help to avoid the peaks
and valleys in blood sugar,
and may make it possible to
regulate. your insulin dosage
to a better level for you. Some
insulin taking diabetics have
been able to decrease the
amount of insulin required
markedly by eating a diet
dependent upon raw fruits and
vegetables, plus meats but
devoid of starches and sugars.
I am sending you The
Health Letter number 3-11,
Diabetes, Diagnosis, Preven
tion and Management. Others
who want this issue can send
50 cents with a long, stamped,
self-addressed envelope for it
to P.O. Box 1551, Radio City
Station, New York, NY 10019.
As the letter stresses, con
sistency is important. Even
your exercise must be about
the same. To help you with
your weight control I would
suggest you use repeated
short walks spread out over
the day and then stick to that
schedule.
(Because of the volume of
mail Dr. Lamb cannot answer
your letters personally but he
will answer representative
letters of general interest in
his column.)
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