Jeannie, make them stickies /community/emoticons/yeah.gif ...
I'll double ditto what the others have said to you, Ruth. Do take care of yourself....
Kim, don't do the finger stick on the central part of the finger tip. Do it off to the side - less hurt that way. Even when I went to the doctor's office and got my first finger stick about 5 years...
From what I've been reading, those who have type 2 because of being overweight stand a good chance of coming off the meds when they lose the weight, change eating habits AND do regular exercise...
Ruth, search online for Glycemic Index. Brown rice is right below white rice on the index - surprised the he11 outta me. /community/emoticons/yeah.gif yessirree, Bob. I dunno about that whipped cream...
Gelchick ... I'm curious about your "little change up" of your exercise ... would you mind sharing? And I agree with lanie about portions ... here in 'Murica we have what has been referred to as...
That's understandable and reasonable and how it should be. Thank you for reposting it....
Lanie, you can have that Reeses or something very close to it in the sugar free kind - I've had some that tasted like Reeses but don't remember it now as peanut butter together with chocolate is not...
[quote="4sons"] I wish I could find something with Splenda ... I seem to do ok with that. That zorbitol stuff KILLS me. I mean it wrings me out for DAYS! Maybe I'll hit Walmart this weekend and see...
Chutsman ... remember that discussion about[b] the gastrointestinal effects of some artificial sweetener??? Well, they clobber me. Send me running to the rest room for hours, in fact. Maybe gum ......
The only valid answer I can think of is that there is a delay between the exercise and its effect on your bs. And it seems reasonable that it should be so. The fact that your numbers went down after...
Having read other posts from 4sons it is highly unlikely that the name of the store is in any way connected to her and I for one would like to know the name of the store. I could also google just...
A lot readers here would kill for those figures, Judy, including me, LOL. Perhaps a brisk 20 minute walk every day would help bring your previous figures back....
You're doing excellent gelchick ... who says you have diabetes?...
Can you get ahold of a glucometer testing kit and do your own fasting readings first thing in the morning?...
It's hard to know what to believe - there's a school of thought out there that the drug companies get the FDA to lower what is "normal" ... give you one guess why. /community/emoticons/eyes.gif ...
Judy, exercise is so very important to diabetics. Exercise does not mean going to the local gym or Y and doing 1 hour of sweat producing aerobics either. A simple brisk walk for 20 minutes will help...
To my simple mind I find using insulin for gestational is rather harsh, but your doctor knows best ... sometimes. Similarly for "impaired glucose tolerance", two 500mg a day also seems a bit drastic....
85!!!! Get outta here!! /community/emoticons/tongue.gif /community/emoticons/tongue.gif BTW, what exercises do you do? As you read in another thread I do a 1-mile treadmill walk every day....
I also believed that wine was a no-no for diabetics until I read otherwise in a magazine in my endo's waiting room. He later confirmed what was said in the magazine's article - alcohol in general...
Well, .... doesn't seem to be many treadmill users among us. To help alleviate boredom while walking on it, I listen to music via headphones as well as have the radio on my favorite talk station, as...
All of the above .... plus watching others eat! /community/emoticons/yeah.gif ...
I also use an Accuchek Advantage and their Comfort Curve strips. I compared it sometime ago to another brand (could have been one of the Ultras) that gave a reading much quicker than the Accuchek....
I do a 1 mile treadmill walk every day at an 8% incline. I start at 3.0 mph and increase it by 0.1 each lap. Personally I find the measurements for calories, etc misleading to say the least. Even the...
In Canada that's always a problem - long waiting times. You have to be practically at death's door to get immediate treatment. Sorry I don't know the answer. Hopefully someone who lives there can...
Kikidee, how is your weight?...
Thank you Warren ... it so happens that I have an appointment to see my doc tomorrow and will ask what he would recommend. My numbers are not so bad compared to others here (I don't like going over...
There ya go Rose ... your daughter will be proud of you in that size 5 dress. In time you will find that it is not that hard watching what you eat. The hard part is watching what others eat. And stay...
Save two empty cannisters, invert the new cannister into #1empty, then into #2 empty, then back into the new cannister where they will now be inverted and you have them in the new cannister, which...
I've been using Glucophage for 6 years now and I read a few references here that say after about 5 years it starts to lose it's effectiveness. That seems to be happening in my case. Those that have...
For those eye problems, have you seen an ophthalmologist? Flashes of light are possibly signs of a detatched retina....
JudyInky, those high morning readings may be the result of the Somogyi effect (did I spell that right?) also called the Dawn Phenomenon. Search here, or Google, for more info on it....
Courtney, if you know someone with a blood glucose monitor you might ask them to check your BG level - just to be sure. It takes a few seconds to check. Also regular exercise, even just walking...
Dolphin, in addition to the advice from others, perhaps you should go to the "Google Gods" /community/emoticons/smile.gif and search for glycemic index. One of the links should give you a page that...
Debs, c'mon now ... is the injection really easier than the finger sticks? LOL. I can do the finger stick because it is only a momentary thing ... but the injections, you have to leave the needle in...
I have tried Chromium Picolinate off and on. Sometimes it seems to be effective, sometimes not. So I would stop it for a while, then maybe a month or two later I would get some again. I am on...
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"I am wondering if your body fights to keep blood sugars up while you are sleeping so they don't go down too low". Apparently there is an effect like that - odd name for it that I can never pronunce....
I actually experimented with grapefruit this past season, knowing about the "increase potency" effect. The tree in our yard was overflowing with the fruit. I'm on Glucophage (2 x 500mg) and Diovan (2...
That's a pretty drastic dose ... how high were your BS readings?...
The more I hear of Byetta, the more I think I should get on it - except for the fact that it has to be injectable, the thought of the injection makes me nervous. But I like the appetite effect as I'm...
That's good to hear Santoz. Are you on any meds?...
I personally know that my mom cured her diabetes all by herself. Doctors told her it could not be done. She was 51 when dx'd with diabetes, yrs of drinking and being overweight took its toll. For...
Even for those, like me, type 2 and taking 500mg Glucophage twice a day, cinnamon may not work. It didn't for me....
If the cranberry juice was from the supermarket then you can be sure it was loaded with sugar and will probably take a few days to get it out of your sytem. And I'll bet the BBQ didn't help either....
Now that 60% of the USA's population is overweight, more will be prone to developing diabetes. And in the case of the children the situation is getting worse in the overweight department. By the time...
So are you guys saying that this new Byetta thing is better to take than the other standard prescript ion meds for Type 2?...
wa5ekh, I would also like to find a standard for checking my glucometer. The so-called "control" solution provided with the meter is a joke. From the chemistry point of view I don't see why a liquid...
I too was under the impression that alcohol was bad for diabetics, but I recently found out that it was not for the reasons I thought. I was sitting in the doctors office a few months ago and was...
Thanks, Robert ... got it....