Thanks Jeannie!...
Oops, that's exactly what I did! Anyway, I found out how to get you back and it's all good now. Cheers Warren...
Lanie, I accidentally seem to have deleted your post. Lol. I was going to to reply and wondered what those little icons were and unfortunately clicked. Anyway, I just wanted to comment on the...
Well, I had another A1C done a couple of weeks ago and it was 5.4. So, I went from 8.0 to 5.4 in a little over 6 months. My weight is holding at around 163, which is what it was after the first 3...
I don't want to give the wrong impression. I have been very impressed with the low carb diet so far. I have gone from 195 lbs to 163 since May. My blood pressure has gone down 15 points and,...
I posted that article because I thought that the numbers were kinda high compared to what I have read. I have been confused by the numbers because when I went to see a cardiologist for another...
I puzzle over the different A1C levels that the experts suggest as normal, fair, etc. Here is an article that makes me feel pretty good about my last A1C (6.2), but are the figures quoted accurate or...
I copied this from another site: "This is a great calorie-free, no-carb, no-allergen food for people looking to lose weight. Like any noodles they have no real flavor of their own, and take on the...
Well, Jeannie, you did in fact welcome me to the forum in the thread 'Another Newbie' a couple of months ago. :) Cheers....
Table 1 in this article gives some idea of the severity of your husband's condition. http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/reprint/167/5/499.pdf...
Perhaps he came across this recipe: http://www.recipezaar.com/Diabetic-Apple-Pie-41910...
Devils advocate here: If the gentleman is 78 years old and doesn't require meds for a serious diabetic condition, how much damage could the occasional piece of pie do? To my mind, a simple pleasure...
I find that eating peanuts kills the appetite very quickly. I have a bowl of peanuts and a bowl of cherries next to me while on the computer or watching TV. I also bring some with me down to the dock...
I started a low carb diet 10 weeks ago, 2 weeks after an A1C of 8.0. Yesterday, my results came back 6.2. During that period I also lost about 15 lbs, which was more of a bonus because I really...
Lanie, Thanks for that info. I had assumed that the reading on the meter was the same as the A1C pretty much. I thought the A1C would be somewhat lower because it's an average of the levels of the...
My doctor told me that 7 was good for a person my age (67). When I was talking to my cardiologist he asked me what my A1C was. I told him 8. He said 'that's not bad'. So what I'm reading so far, was...
Thanks for the welcome. Actually, my golfing days were curtailed because of a condition called turf toe. At the end of the golf swing, the back foot is in a position where the big toe is bent back....
LG. Thanks for the advice. I'm thinking that as I learn more about BS reactions to different foods, I might be able to incorporate some of my fav's into my diet in the future. But, from what I've...
Hi Chris, I've found the diet rather easy up to this point. I haven't had to forgo many of the things I like, except my wife's mashed potatoes and some pasta dishes. I grew up in an era where you had...
Thanks for the encouragement. I'm just at the start of this journey and in what some call the honeymoon period. But, two things give me reasons to believe that this life style change will last. One...
Fifteen year ago, I was diagnosed as a diabetic. I went to a clinic for an introductory session where they did a blood test which was normal so I was a little leery of the diagnosis. This doubt was...