That site is www.chairdancing.com They sell DVDs, audio cd's and VHS tapes. The workout has accomodations for different fitness levels. They are a lot of fun. sandy...
I gained 40 pounds in 40 days while taking Actos- I stopped taking it because my ankles were as big around as my head and nothing my doctor said was going to persuade me to take it. sandy...
Sydnee, I am not sure if the carb content changes. The sticky water suggests to me that some of the starch is being washed away, just like when I make seitan, rinsing the starch away from the high...
Jeannie, I don't have it in my heart to give you a stern talking to- maybe just a think about it suggestion- My personality is somewhat all-or-nothing in that I am as stubborn as a mule. In the past,...
Syndee Walmart should have it- go look where they have PAM- they have all sort of 'flavors' now- I just buy the generic brand. sandy...
I like the recipes in Carb Wars - they are low carb, tasty, and diabetic friendly. I also use recipes from the South Beach cookbook- Phase 1 and some phase 2. good luck! sandy...
Sydnee, I find it with the cooking sprays in the baking aisle of my local Kroger. sandy...
augoldminer, Why would you want to pour off the oil from your nut butter? Nut oils are a rich source of heart-healty Omega 3- fats and other essential fatty acids. What is the purpose of coating the...
Sydnee, Your body requires certain nutrients whether you supply them (by eating) or not. One of the necessary nutrients is glucose. Several different metabolic pathways exist in your body to make...
Sydnee, Insulin resistance is all about how well your body uses insulin, not how well it produces it. Your pancreas can be churning out huge amounts of insulin, but if your insulin resistance is...
Linda, Is he going to zap your eye with the laser to seal off the microaneurisms and reduce the pressure? If so, I had this done shortly after my diagnosis and will have round 2 sometime later this...
Here's another line of thought. I have Dawn Phenomenon- a very serious case too. I eat the highest number of fast acting carbs in my day for breakfast- I eat 5 oz of greek yogurt + a container of...
Karen I'm so glad to see you're back. I've missed your posts. I think about you every time I make those wonderful parmesan zucchini sticks you posted about last summer (and I've had a great zucchini...
Hi Sydnee, It probably was me. I make my own nut butters all the time. I use 1 cup of roasted nuts or seeds and just enough oil to make it spreadable (this varies from nut to nut). I usually use...
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Jack, I am just so tired of hearing about how all of the ills of the world are associated with diabetes. I'm just waiting to read about how hangnails are more prevalent in diabetics. I scream at the...
Linda, My single grape tomato plant has given me over 2000 of those sweet red beauties /community/emoticons/smile.gif I eat them by the handfuls with no effect on my blood sugar levels. I pick 2-3...
One suggestion- why don't you use the manual comment option to notate meals that deviate form your normal schedule and make the meal time designation as broad as possible? Instead of pre/post...
I have been using this software for close to 2 years with no problems. You have to decide and tell the computer what each hour of the day equates to - before breakfast/ after breakfast etc. You set...
I eat 2 cups of berries almost every day when they are in season. Blueberries, red raspberries, black raspberries, blackberries, strawberries- I have them all in my garden. when yu have too many-...
Put 2/3 Cup of seed into a bowl . Add 2-3 times as much cool (60-70 degree) water. Mix seeds up to assure even water contact for all. Allow seeds to Soak for 20 - 60 minutes. (Note: Groats take up...
Sydnee, Have you tested the effect of bananas or peanut butter on YOUR blood sugar readings? Sometimes, your metabolism fails to read the same books you are reading (joke) and doesn't regard the...
Buckwheat groats are 38% protein by weight. They contain all of the nutrition of buckwheat (which is considerable in B vitamins and others) becasue they are NOT processed- they contain all of their...
My guess is that you can get sprouted bread delivered right to your door. I live out in the middle of a cornfield myself- so I understand the podunk /community/emoticons/smile.gif I drive into...
When I was first diagnosed my fasting blood sugar was 457 and my A1c was 15. My sugar was always over 400. Several times my meter read HI (over 600 on that brand). I was not comatose- I was working...
I was diagnosed with a fasting blood sugar of 457 and an A1c of 15. When I started to move down toward normal numbers I felt like I was going to die- and did, in fact, go to the ER. A very smart ER...
My cousin was made a diabetic by prednisone due to back problems. When she stopped the steroid, her sugars dropped back into the normal range. She stopped the metformin on her own becasue she was...
I only eat sprouted bread. I usually buy Trader Joe's because it has 4 net carbs and costs less than Ezekiel. Or I make my own. It's very tasty- if you're used to white bread- you mayneed to adjust...
Jeannie Don't beat yourself up. Sometimes things happen that we can't control. I wonder if it was the metformin- or the food that put you on the porcelain honda? With the extended nausea and the time...
sydnee, The ADA folks and diabetic nutritionists are trained to say thise things about starches - what you should do is call back and ask them to send you a specific list of the vitamins, minerals,...
Sydnee Everything in the food world is either a carb, a protein, a fat or a combination. Vegetables- starchy or non- starchy are carbs- so you are not eliminating carbs from your diet- you are...
Selmer, Thanks for the kind response- I've been well controlled for about 2 years now using the Insulin Resistance approach and was getting to the point where I was almost 'too' used to it- so I...
Hi Lanie OMG- I fight those evil creatures myself- and rabbits too! Remember those 32 cup lage salad bowl type containers from Tupperware? That's what I'm growing my lettuce in- I've got 6 of them...
Marburg- My doctor also promotes the mediterranean diet- and I'm not a heart patient. I try to eat as close to 100% unprocessed as possible - the BIG exception is my Greek yogurt ( but that's...
Hi Lanie I tried to respond under your article, but I got a message that it was locked by a forum administrator- thanks for posting. I found it interesting that the article mentioned that the...
Janetlee, I really do suggest you trying the liquid stevia- you can add it dropwise- you'll see that it's great until you add just one too many drops-lol As for the Donut lady- she tried to put me on...
I use Stevia to sweeten. It's a natural sweet leaf herb from South America. It has two components- sweet and bitter. If you use too much- it's gross, but just right and it tastes like real sugar. You...
bear, I find that eating a snack before I go to sleep makes my numbers higher in the morning and I have DP. My numbers are great during the day, so what I've done is take my metformin before bed with...
Lanie Considering that meters can vary by up to 20%- I'd say that you really didn't change at all- basically stable blood sugars. I don't count any variations of +/- 10 points as a change. I use the...
Yes- the brain runs on sugar, sugar that it gets from the blood. sandy...
When I was first diagnosed, I was given the same advice. Diabetes dietitians all follow the same guidelines- unfortunately, they are based on faulty knowledge. As ceebee said- your diet would kill...
Bear, I can tell you for a fact that vacuuming and dusting are powerful - and doing them every day will not only keep your house spit polished, but work your arms, legs, and core. When I first...
Bear, I try to do some sort of exercise for an hour each day. I always do 45 minutes on the treadmill, elliptical, or exercise bike and then another 15 minute round at least once each day- this can...
Hi Jeannie I consider it a gift from God, myself. My doctor suggested the change when open enrollment time came around. She noted that the co-pay for my Januvia was less through the new company, that...
I have the OneTouch Ultra Smart, an Ultra mini in bright green, and a couple of Ultra 2's. They are my meters of choice. They correspond well to my A1c results. All of the meters have been free to me...
This sounds like the same guy that was on the 60 minutes segment. Whenever Leslie Stahl asked him a question about the negatives, he pushed them aside. They did stress over and over that you would...
Bear, Actos (a TZD- like Avandia) made me gain 40 pounds over 6 weeks. When I gained 14 pounds in 14 days with no end in sight, I called the doctor and told her I wouldn't take one more of those...
A.F.MomDiane, I think when history looks back at our age- it will be the age of the knife and pill. Two hundred years ago, they'd be bleeding us with leeches, and chopping off limbs, or maybe...
Ladies, Just yesterday I was asked to pray for a man who had undergone gastric bypass surgery 2 years ago. He weighed 500 pounds and reduced down to 250, but he could not lose any more. He is not...
Welcome to the forum! I'm a metformin user. It takes some getting used to- it will help if you take it with food and don't overdo on the carbs. It took me about 2 weeks to get past the stomach...