Hi everyone!!! I'm doing really well (thanks to the good advice here)! I've been on the new lifestyle for 12 1/2 weeks and I have lost 24 pounds!!! YaY! My blood sugars are REALLY good now!! I've...
Why I love walking at the mall... It's NOT Hot! (I live in Texas and walking at the track is HOT in the summer) The floor is flat and even, and I'm not likely to turn my ankle on a rock. I can look...
Major Update Yesterday was 3 weeks on my new diet and walking regimen.. as of this morning I've lost EIGHT....count them...... 8 pounds!!!!! YAY!!! I am so happy and feeling better!!! (only 42 more...
Let me know how he likes it! I heated up a piece for my non-diabetic daughter when she got home and she LOVED it!! She said it tastes just like pizza!! I can't wait to make it again :O)...
I honestly stole this idea from a Food Network show... but I left off the pie crust on the bottom :D and made it into.. Tomato "Pizza" 1 Large ripe red tomato, sliced into 6 rounds 6 slices of...
Hi Jeannie! I think I will start it tonight. I have to do something, my readings are going up. :) I read it takes about 2 weeks to get the full effect. I'll let you know what happens. (((Hugs)))...
Hi Lanie! Long time no hear (((hug))). I really want to try this without meds, but if I have to go back on something, I only want to take the Metformin, no more Actos. It's just like Avandia in the...
Hi everyone... thought I would check in with you all for opinions and support :) I have been on Actosplus Met for a LONG time (at least a couple of years) since my doc changed me off the Avandamet....
Hi Lanie, Long time no see :) Thank you Big E... I have reflux, but might try on some salad. I don't know HOW my doc knows for sure that it's not the steroid, since I only started it in November. I...
Hi SugarBlues, I am diabetic, but was hypo before I flipped. I'm your age and I recently had my second colonoscopy (four years after the first where they found and removed 3 precancerous polyps), but...
I haven't been on here in a REALLY long time... I suppose I thought my D was stable on my meds... then all of a sudden, out of the blue, I started running 300+ and up to as much as 400. Needless to...
I've been gone a REALLY long time.... I am wondering if the diabetes has been effecting my mind!?! I couldn't remember my password to log on here and my email address was shut down because I hadn't...
Hi Woody, Thanks for the input! Your experience is EXACTLY what I'm experiencing, and I agree... it's MUCH worse than the feet. Also, much worse after exercise, but I can't and won't stop. It helps...
Hi janet, YES! You can have some snacks, treats, etc. A good yummy and healthy treat peanut butter, possibly on an apple slice, I think Jeannie can tolerate it with banana (but I can't). A handful of...
hi janetlee, I can't say for sure why you feel yukky, but I do know what you mean. I suppose it's possible you're having a bit of caffeine withdrawl, or maybe it's just you want what you are used to...
Hi Jeannie, I called the doc for an appointment the same day I got your reply. I saw her yesterday... she thinks it's all about my blood sugar being so out of whack high lately and thinks it might...
Hi Jdub, All this just started with me, but it's come on fast. Although I have some pain in my feet, and tingling once in a while, my hands and arms are feeling numb all day. I work on a computer and...
Hi janetlee, I have never tried ziac, but my doctor put me on blood pressure meds about 3 months ago, and I've had to change meds twice due to low blood sugar. Some blood pressure meds can cause...
hi janetlee, I remember you from the a/p forum, I'm an a/p vet myself. I just wanted to say hi and let you know you're not alone. I was diagnosed with diabetes a year ago in April, and it's an...
Hi Sydnee, I would have thought it would take a long time too, but not in my case... all this happened in a year. I'm guessing you're a LOT younger than me if you're trying to get pregnant . I've...
hi, I've been trying to bury my head in the sand, but I can't deny it anymore.... my neuropathy is spreading and is much worse! I've been having "tingling" numbness in my hands for about a month or...
Hi Sydnee, I can relate with your worries. I had Hypoglycemia symptoms most of my adult life, and when I was pregnant with my first child, I had that test with similar results. I have a strong family...
Hi Sandy, I wish I had those kind of numbers when I wake up. No such luck... this morning I was at 138 after having taken my metformin before bed. Snack or no snack seems to make little difference....
Hi, I haven't exercised yet, but my fasting bg was 141 today. Less than it has been, but still not what I had hoped. I'm going to keep up the nighttime dose of metformin for a while to see what...
Thanks for your input Jeannie. You have helped me a lot! I just took a metformin with a snack of 2 slices of apple with peanut butter before bed. Hopefully my numbers will be lower in the morning. My...
Hi Jeannie, I'm on metformin 500 once a day. This has been for about a month and a half or so... I was on Avandamet 2/500 once a day since my diagnosis a year ago April. When my bp started getting...
I knew you were going to ask me that hehe night before last I had half a banana with peanut butter, and my morning reading was really high so last night I just had peanut butter on a spoon without...
Hi.. Well, I'm trying it. I bought yogurt (fat free blueberry 1 cup, 0 fat, 13g carbs, 10g sugars). I had it and went right out the door to walk, 1-1/2 miles. Results: 135. Yesterday: 143 with no...
That's a great idea Jeannie... I will try that starting tomorrow! What's really great is that "pre-breakfast" combo would be something I would normally only have when I'm having low sugar, so it will...
Thank you Jeannie for the quick reply! I was wondering if it would be better if I ate first, but it's getting SOOOoo hot and I like to go early. Would something quick like yogurt be ok to have before...
Good morning everyone. I just got back from my morning walk and my bg was 176, I've noticed my readings being high other days after exercise as well. I am surprised that exercise makes my sugar go...
hi stillivin, I just wanted you to know I understand your frustration and fears, as I have been through the same thing. Cholesterol meds are the usual suspect but there can be other causes, as...
I definitely have dawn phenomenon, but I've had that all along. The food plan has been pretty much the same as it was 3 months ago, but the meds have changed. The problem with the meds after the bp...
Hi, I went in for my follow up after my doc changed me off of Avandamet to only metformin (same dose as in the Avandamet), and lower (1/2 of the original) dose of bp med (enalapril). She said it had...
Hi Katie, I am also relatively new to diabetes; I was diagnosed a year ago in April. I don't know for sure if it's related or not, but I've also been getting "stabbing" pains in my shoulders, knees,...
Hi Still Livin, I went through a similar ordeal about 7 or 8 years ago, but mine was due to taking statins. My (former) cardiologist kept me on them and never mentioned that my readings kept going up...
Great Job Jeannie!!!! Thanks for always helping us, too! Bear...
wow! I guess my walk is kind of wimpy compared with what others are doing! I don't have much here in the way of equipment and joining a gym is not an option for us financially or for me, time-wise. I...
Hi everyone, After my recent sudden weight gain and change of meds, I decided to start walking. The city put in a nice walking trail a block from my house, and I started 3 weeks ago. I started with 1...
Thank you all for your replies. I guess I'm really a strange case because I gained all this weight after being on the med for a year. Weird. Still, I'm glad I'm off of it. If it has heart related...
Ok... I just got home from the doctor's office. She is running a metabolic panel on my blood to check out liver and kidneys. My blood pressure is up again, even with the metaprolol 1/2 dose which was...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif Yikes! Ok... you have talked me into it /community/emoticons/smile.gif .... I'm calling as soon as the office opens. I'll let you know what is going on. (((Hugs))),...
I know that I need to go to see the doc, but I was wondering if anyone else has ever experienced sudden weight gain??? I have gained over 10+ pounds in just over a week or so. I've also been...
Hi Jeannie and thanks for your reply. I've been on the Avandamet since I was diagnosed last year, and my doc gave me LOTS of samples recently, so I have at least 6 months worth. I've only been taking...
Hi Martha, Welcome and I'm glad you joined. I was diagnosed last April and I've gotten a lot of good advice and support here. Bear...
hi sandy and ceebee, I guess I mind the doctor WAYYYY too much. She has put me on aspirin regimen, tricor and zetia since I can't take statins, and now bp med even tho I've only ever had a couple of...
Hi everyone. Sometimes I think I have this diabetes under control and then something like this happens . Yesterday afternoon we were cleaning house and I had been doing floors and vaccuuming. All of...
Hi Lanie, Karen, and Jeannie, Thank you all for the kind words and warm "welcome back"... I really am amazed that my numbers came back so good, but what Jeannie said about the little choices all day...
Hello Everyone, I haven't been around since before the holidays, mainly because I've been really BAD and cheating on my diet so much! I've been really embarrassed to tell you guys how I've been...
Hi Jeannie, My prayers are with you and your family. Congratulatons on being a new grandma. (((Hugs))), Bear...