Diabetes... aint it just the sweetest thing.

[flopstock]

I quit smoking in December 07. Everything was fine the month before I quit, when I was at the doctor for my winter cough and hack...

The day after I quit smoking, my cough was gone entirely. I've had two minor colds since then.

In April of 08 i went to the doctor for my annual girlie check up ... I now had high blood pressure.

In January 09 I decided that since I had successfully quit for over a year, it was time to focus on my weight and get myself off the blood pressure medicine if possible. So I cut out my 4 day a week McDonalds breakfast and my 4 day a week Burgerking lunch and replaced them with a bowl of oatmeal and square container of salad respectively. month and a half in... nothing. So I started going to the Y. Nothing. So I went to see the doctor to find out why NOTHING.. result -appetite suppressant and increase the exercise(he was sure I must be cheating)

Oatmeal, salad, appetite suppressant and trainer 4 days a week for 4 months........ 1.5 lbs.

Let's give it one more month... 6 days a week at the gym.. and I was back to where I started.

Two containers of blood later... type 2 diabetic

Turns out I would have lost more weight if I had just exercised and not adjusted my diet. If I'd gone to five smaller meals rather then just deciding no more bad things during the day..

But who the hell knows.. this is the first day of the rest of my life.
On the UPSides
On the up side, my daughter did not pass out watching me try to test my blood sugar this morning before our scambled eggs and bacon..

On the up side, the cook book I bought last month purely because I liked the recipes? It was a diabetic cookbook..which made me hesitate, but i went ahead and bought it.. go figure, eh?

On the upside, the doc will allow me one month to try a diet adjustment, even though levels are so high he'd prefer I start on at least a pill immediately. I'm a smart woman and know this is the denial phase, so he's letting me adjust I think.

On the up side, I caught it early. I guess the first time a lot of older folks know they have it is when hit with a stroke or heart attack... I have a 10 year old to raise.. no time for that crap, eh?

On the up side, I'm not the type to feel I know it all.. so I don't mind posting fears and stupid ass questions in hopes that one or more of you is unfortunately in the same boat and have direction and wisdom to offer when I feel weak.

On the upside, I don't see anything in my world as something to be pitied, merely dealt with. It helps to have a real life friend who a the first sign of whine, suggests perhaps I should go buy a pack of cigarettes and won't that make everything better..

[Snowfire]

Floppy, I know how you feel. I've been struggling a little with my weight and have been eating sensibly and working hard for a couple of months now and the wight seems to just dribble off. Havent had swwets, chocolate, cakes, puddings for 2 months. Fruit and healthy eating 'till it comes out my ears ~ I lost half a pound this week.

I'm heartened by your attitude to it all, though and I wish you luck with "the rest of your life" Exactly the way to look at it, I reckon

[CARLA]

Yep.. The older we get the harder it is to take weight off just that simple everything slows down. Genetic play a big part in what diseases we acquire as we age as well.

Diabetes isn't something to fool around with Floppy it is my biggest fear as it runs in my family. I have been lucky so far 62 a bit over weight, blood pressure and Cholesterol under control and no signs of Diabetes Yeah..!! I have it checked every 3 months as I'm at that lovely age where they want to make sure everything stays working, or to understand why it is still working.

Diet is key with diabetics good for you on the cook book.

[OpenMind]

I wish you the best of luck with your diabetes and your diet, Floppy.

[RedGlitter]

Hello Flop,

I've been diabetic for about five years now. Mine was evidently triggered by a medication I was taking. (Zyprexa by Eli Lilly)

In some ways I am not the one to tell you about it because I slack off sometimes and I know I will pay the price if I don't knock it off. I already have some neuropathy (nerve damage) and sometimes I get just plain sick of stabbing myself and taking pills and insulin.

That said, I've been shaping up about it because I know diabetes can affect almost everything in a body. It can affect your heart, kidneys, vision, teeth, skin, some female stuff and even your mental state.

If you like I can recommend some really good websites and online communities for diabetics that will help you along.

If you haven't, buy the yellow and black "Diabetes for Dummies" book and read it. That's a good starting place.

It sucks having to deal with this disease (I prefer to say "condition") but you do what you have to do, right?

The daily test pricking and insulin injections- if you have to take those- in my opinion, are objective. It can either be a cakewalk or a pain in the butt. But you get used to it, it becomes just something you do.

To be sure, being diabetic is serious business but it's not the end of the world by any means.

Let me know if I can be of help.

And stay off those dang cigarettes! Smoking and diabetes is a bad bad combo. You are good to have quit and I credit you seriously for that!

-Red

[Peg]

Originally Posted by flopstock

I quit smoking in December 07. Everything was fine the month before I quit, when I was at the doctor for my winter cough and hack...

The day after I quit smoking, my cough was gone entirely. I've had two minor colds since then.

In April of 08 i went to the doctor for my annual girlie check up ... I now had high blood pressure.

In January 09 I decided that since I had successfully quit for over a year, it was time to focus on my weight and get myself off the blood pressure medicine if possible. So I cut out my 4 day a week McDonalds breakfast and my 4 day a week Burgerking lunch and replaced them with a bowl of oatmeal and square container of salad respectively. month and a half in... nothing. So I started going to the Y. Nothing. So I went to see the doctor to find out why NOTHING.. result -appetite suppressant and increase the exercise(he was sure I must be cheating)

Oatmeal, salad, appetite suppressant and trainer 4 days a week for 4 months........ 1.5 lbs.

Let's give it one more month... 6 days a week at the gym.. and I was back to where I started.

Two containers of blood later... type 2 diabetic

Turns out I would have lost more weight if I had just exercised and not adjusted my diet. If I'd gone to five smaller meals rather then just deciding no more bad things during the day..

But who the hell knows.. this is the first day of the rest of my life.
On the UPSides
On the up side, my daughter did not pass out watching me try to test my blood sugar this morning before our scambled eggs and bacon..

On the up side, the cook book I bought last month purely because I liked the recipes? It was a diabetic cookbook..which made me hesitate, but i went ahead and bought it.. go figure, eh?

On the upside, the doc will allow me one month to try a diet adjustment, even though levels are so high he'd prefer I start on at least a pill immediately. I'm a smart woman and know this is the denial phase, so he's letting me adjust I think.

On the up side, I caught it early. I guess the first time a lot of older folks know they have it is when hit with a stroke or heart attack... I have a 10 year old to raise.. no time for that crap, eh?

On the up side, I'm not the type to feel I know it all.. so I don't mind posting fears and stupid ass questions in hopes that one or more of you is unfortunately in the same boat and have direction and wisdom to offer when I feel weak.

On the upside, I don't see anything in my world as something to be pitied, merely dealt with. It helps to have a real life friend who a the first sign of whine, suggests perhaps I should go buy a pack of cigarettes and won't that make everything better..

My dad was diabetic; my husband's diabetic. Any questions, just ask. Stress will raise your blood sugar as will infections. Rice sends my husband's skyrocketing. Pasta and potatoes don't seem to raise his much but everyone is different.

[Accountable]

One BIL is diabetic. Type 4, 12 a27, I don't know. He was skinny as a rail and lost down to anorexic levels before they got it under control. He's fine now, goes hunting at every opportunity, enjoys the hell out of his grandkids.

From what I can tell, you learn a new discipline and life goes on ... only the colors are a little brighter.

[Patsy Warnick]

Flop
As far as the diet/weight change - sounds as if you've hit a plataeu as well as medical issues holding on.
Have you ever exchanged those scrambled eggs & Bacon to just Natural Juice.?
Try eating watermelon all day with one small meal for the day.
Try to jolt your system, with a major change with the intake of foods.
It's amazing how much salt is in Bacon or how much sugar is in Ketchup


Walk alot - I can't tell you how important / vital walking is for weight change & health issues.
I feel diabetes (when caught early) can be controled with diet & exercise, as I'm border line diabetic.

Curious - have you had your thyroid checked ? usually thyroid problem surface as women age. I'm on thyroid meds.
Yes, menopause has been very good to me........
Patsy

[flopstock]

Originally Posted by RedGlitter

Hello Flop,

I've been diabetic for about five years now. Mine was evidently triggered by a medication I was taking. (Zyprexa by Eli Lilly)

In some ways I am not the one to tell you about it because I slack off sometimes and I know I will pay the price if I don't knock it off. I already have some neuropathy (nerve damage) and sometimes I get just plain sick of stabbing myself and taking pills and insulin.

That said, I've been shaping up about it because I know diabetes can affect almost everything in a body. It can affect your heart, kidneys, vision, teeth, skin, some female stuff and even your mental state.

If you like I can recommend some really good websites and online communities for diabetics that will help you along.

If you haven't, buy the yellow and black "Diabetes for Dummies" book and read it. That's a good starting place.

It sucks having to deal with this disease (I prefer to say "condition") but you do what you have to do, right?

The daily test pricking and insulin injections- if you have to take those- in my opinion, are objective. It can either be a cakewalk or a pain in the butt. But you get used to it, it becomes just something you do.

To be sure, being diabetic is serious business but it's not the end of the world by any means.

Let me know if I can be of help.

And stay off those dang cigarettes! Smoking and diabetes is a bad bad combo. You are good to have quit and I credit you seriously for that!

-Red

See this how it works young lady... out of bad news, good things rise up... and voilà! ....here you are!


I think the cause of mine had to be lack of sex.. all sorts of chemicals built up in my body with no escape..

Can you even believe the price tag on the 'little pieces of paper' as my daughter calls them? Doctors office had me come down yesterday and they gave me a kit with a free tester and sample strips.. if I'd had any idea what they cost, i wouldn't have practiced so much.. We went to the pharmacy to stock up and I ended up telling the lady behind the counter that if this is what i have to look forward to for the rest of my life, I'll just die quietly now while she still has a shot of inheriting something besides debt.

[flopstock]

Originally Posted by Peg

My dad was diabetic; my husband's diabetic. Any questions, just ask. Stress will raise your blood sugar as will infections. Rice sends my husband's skyrocketing. Pasta and potatoes don't seem to raise his much but everyone is different.

Oh man, rice is my favorite! Now I'm starting to get angry! And if that's true about stress, I'm totally screwed..

How often does the hubby have to test himself?