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Hello I'm type 2 and new need help eating right and I need to lose 80+ pounds0
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Hi Kim and skrace - I was diagnosed in 07 and medication kept my A1c under 7 so I never took this disease very seriously. This spring I retired and decided to start tackling this with diet and exercise. I have about 60 more pounds to lose and feel so much better. You will find that MFP is a wonderful tool. Good luck! Toni0
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Hello Group!
My name is Phil. I am 62 and live in Northeastern Indiana. I suffer from T2 and as a Veteran of US Army, Vietnam Era, I use the VA, Northern Indiana Health Care System.
I am on "Novolin 70/30" and "Metformin 1000 mg twice a day.
I also participate in the VA "Move" program which supports with a dietician and physical training for all aspects of weight loss.
I appreciate the Fitness Pal and glad to see a group for collaboration and support.
I look forward to sharing and receiving communication.
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Welcome Phil
It sounds like you have a good program through the VA. I have really benefited from MFP. Logging my meals and snacks helps me keep my protein up and my carbs lower. It has helped me get in tune with how my body reacts to certain combinations. Toni
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Hi, I am Nova and I am diagnosed for T2 on mid year 2013. I got it under control until Sep 2014 when my A1C become 9. I was hospitalized at mid Dec. Everything was out of control. My doctor is a diabetologist/endocrinologist. We ran thru all my diet and life style. High level of stress, lack of sleep & sport and in balance diet ( too much fruits ) are contributing to my conditions. Now I am working to control my life again.
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Hi Nova - this is a good place to be!0
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Hi, my name is Cindy. I've been on MFP for years but never realized until recently that there were support groups. Like so many folks, I'm working on improving my health for the new year.
I was diagnosed with T2 over 10 years ago. It's taken a long time for me to find the right combination of therapies to control my BGs, but I have good control currently with diet, a lot of exercise, and medications -- Bydureon injection (once a week), Metformin (1000 mg twice a day), and repaglinide (Prandin, 2 mg before each meal). Bydureon is the long lasting version of the "lizard spit" drug Byetta. Exercise has really been the key to success, though.
Although there are certainly days when I just don't feel like being a diabetic, I'm grateful to have been diagnosed when I was, because my GP sent me to an astute ophthalmologist to check for diabetic retinopathy. I didn't have any symptoms of retinopathy, but I DID have advanced glaucoma. Had it continued to go undiagnosed, I would be blind by now.
So, enough about me. I look forward to getting to know some folks and all of us getting healthier in 2015!
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Good morning and greetings from North Carolina! Get ready for a novella. This is how it all started. I was in a high stress job, sitting at a computer all day. Too tired to work out and noshed on carbs all day. My weight sky rocketed over a span of 3 years. I was diagnosed with diabetes in 2011. Didn't really accept it and basically ignored it. Then I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and neuropathy. Setting the stage for auto immune diseases. In January of 2012 I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. It was so bad, I could not even go to the bathroom by myself because my hands were so swollen and painful. I was on massive amounts of steroids.The specialist and my PCP recommended that I not go back to work, and they would not release me to go back to work. Finally, after much begging and pleading, they consented and said I could go back to work on a trial basis. Well, that didn't work out as I had planned. The RA inflammation factors went through the roof again and I was declared totally disabled. I went on SS disability and plummeted into depression. I had never NOT worked. I worked 2, sometimes 3, jobs since I was old enough to work, starting with babysitting jobs at 12. I was also a craftsperson. I quilted, painted, sculpted, made Renaissance costumes, owned a flower shop for 5 years before the economy took a nose dive, and every other hand craft there is. I even had to give all that up because my hands won't allow it. I have great difficulty holding a paint brush and get very frustrated. So, fast forward a year, and I was diagnosed with breast cancer, had a double mastectomy, went through chemo and the usual treatments for cancer. Instead of losing weight, I gained weight. This past September, I contracted viral meningitis and 3 weeks ago I was hospitalized again for an unknown virus. I lost 12 pounds that time. Not the best way to lose weight. While I was in the hospital, they started giving me insulin shots. When I went to my PCP, I asked if I could stop the injections and just go with the oral meds. Sadly, she said no. She told me to bring her 2 weeks of blood sugar readings, one fasting and one 2 hours after my last meal. The glucose readings are all over the place. It seems to be a trial and error sort of thing. I know now not to eat pasta as my evening meal. I am scheduled to attend diabetes education classes starting the 13th. So, that's my story. I am hoping that by joining this group, I will get some tips on how to control my blood sugar, and what to eat, and when to eat it. Thank you for allowing me to join, and I look forward to meeting the group members.0
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Hello everyone! My name is Dawn and I am a 43 yo mother of 2 (6 & 8) amazing little boys and married to my junior high school crush for 9 years now. I was just diagnosed with T2 about a month ago. I have family history (on both sides) and personal GD history, I knew it was coming and didn't do anything to avoid it...boy am I sorry that I didn't now!
My Dr. put me on Metformin 2 x day and told me to read the Syndrome X book and the Insulin Resistant Diet. I have started to incorporate the link and balance in my eating habits and that seems to be helping keep my numbers down. I go again in 2 weeks to have my A1c tested again (it was 7.8 in October) and unfortunately, am not overly optimistic that it will be much, if any, lower.
I do exercise, by taking karate 3 x week, and that seems to raise my BS # at the moment, but we'll see how that shapes up. I also would like to lose about 40-50 lbs in hopes of keeping this under control and possibly going off meds and/or avoid insulin.
I'm looking forward to meeting you all and learning from those that have trudged this road before me. Thank you for sharing your experience and what works best with us. Happy New Year everyone!
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Hello my name is Staci. I was diagnosed T2 about a year ago. I have since lost about 90 pounds and would like to loose a bit more. Currently taking Metformin 500 twice a day. Hoping that I can get off medication for good!!0
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cathylopez1975 wrote: »Hey Linda, are you using an endocrinologist? Have you ever worked with a diabetes educator/nutritionist/dietitian?
I am taking a sister drug to Victoza called Bydureon. Started with Byetta (shots 2x a day) Sept 1, 2012. After 6 months of 'morning sickness' I was switched to Bydureon (once a week shots) and stopped having stomach problems. This medicine has been a life-changer for me. When I started the meds I was taking 1000 mg metformin 2x a day, my fasting BG was high 160s, and my a1c was 7.5 (and I weighed 234). I'm now taking only 500 mg of metformin, my fasting BG is high 80s/low 90s, my last a1c was 5.9, and I weigh 145.
I say all this to let you know I have worked with this class of medication and have a little knowledge - enough to get myself in trouble. But everything I've learned about how to eat, etc. has come from my diabetes educator. She works for the endocrinologist I went to to get help managing my diabetes. She set up for me a meal plan so that I would know how to structure my meals and snacks to work best with the medication. The best advice I could give is to find a professional like that who will be a knowledgeble resource for you. My diabetes educator has been a super help and my biggest cheerleader. If you can work with someone like that, it would really benefit you.
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good morning, Linda - my name is Tim. I was diagnosed in 1995 with type 2 diabetes. As I was reading your comments, I remembered I was put on oral medications. They worked for a a year or less. I was in the Philippines when I was first put on insulin. Since then I have progressed to having to use an insulin pump. An endocrinologist set the pump situation up. So an endocrinologist like Cathy mentioned might be an option. My A1c is still 7.5 - but it has been a lot worse. It took some adjusting but for the most part my blood sugar readings have been better.0
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Hello Everyone! My name is Amy and I’m a 29 year old Type II Diabetic. I was diagnosed about two years ago and since then I’ve been on and off the low carb/diabetic wagon multiple times. Last January I decided that I needed to take better care of myself. I joined a gym and began to track on MFP my calorie and carb intake. The ultimate goal being that my husband and I wanted to get pregnant and start a family. In Mid-May I found out that I was indeed pregnant. My endocrinologist and I met with my Midwife so that we could adjust all my medications. I stayed on my metformin, came off the glipizide, and began injections of Novolog throughout the day and Lantus at night. I was kicking *kitten* and taking names, but sadly in June I suffered a miscarriage. Since then I have been completely off the rails. I’ve gained somewhere around twenty pounds, my A1C has shot back up, and I’ve put little thought into the types of food I was consuming. I barely even bothered to check what I knew would be ridiculously high blood sugars.
I’m using this year as a fresh start. My husband and I want a family and I have been told that I need to drop the weight I’ve gained and get my sugars under control before I should get pregnant again. My endocrinologist has kept me on the same medications I was on while I was pregnant so that when it does happen again my body will already be used to it. I’ve started going to the gym again and I’ve been using MFP religiously. I hope that this is going to be the year I get in shape and that I can extend my small family by one more.
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Hi all, I'm newly diagnosed but being treated as a type 1 at the moment. I couldn't find a type 1 support group but I guess we're all here for the same reason!
I'm on 12 units of nova rapid with meals and 20 units of lantus in the evening. Also twice daily metformin.
I'm 30 years old with a wife and 2 boys (4 and 2). I need to lose around 30-40 lbs ideally but learn how to eat well for life so my kids will also start life eating well.
I enjoy cycling. I'd be interested to see if there are any other keen diabetic mountain bikers around ?0 -
Welcome everybody - it is great that you are on a journey to better health. I am plodding along on mine. I have been counting calories and carbs and have lost 25 lbs since June. My doctor had decreased my metformin and some of my BP meds. I feel so much better! We are all at different points in our life but have the same goal - BETTER HEALTH! - Toni0
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Hi my name is Chad,
43 and diagnosed with type 2 last week. I knew it was coming for years but lived in denial. I finally had to go in to the doc for a respiratory infection I could not shake and she did the blood work since I mentioned being fatigued. 194 fasting BG.
I am on a drug called Glumetza and working up to 2000 MG a day. The good news is I seem to have no issue so far with the med and every 2 days or so I seem to drop 15 or 20 points of BG. Last 2 days have been below 120 in the morning. I actually have more energy today than I have had in 6 months or maybe even a year.
What worries me is that I have been home for this week and been able to really focus on how I am going to handle this, but I travel, a lot. I am concerned that the road weariness and stress of the job are going to crush my resolve. I am in the IT industry; so sedentary, long hours, odd hours, significant travel, times of high stress are all things I have to deal with.
Are there any folks here who travel a lot, or who work in IT?
I was kind of hoping this site would help keep me honest with myself about what I am eating. I also needed something to help correlate the food I eat with the BG results.
Thanks,
Chad
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Hello all,
My name is Jennifer and I was diagnosed T2DM less than two weeks ago with an A1C of 10.1
My son is T1DM, diagnosed at age 8 (he's 24 now), so I'm a more than a little familiar with the disease from his standpoint and the diet requirements so I feel that will help me deal easier with some of the changes.
My physician put me on 850mg Metformin twice a day and a 1500 cal ADA diet. He also wants me to exercise 5 days a week at minimum. I work night shift as a charge nurse (yes I probably completely ignored the signs that I was headed towards T2DM but that's another story) and we are currently working mandatory OT. So, finding five days in there to exercise just isn't happening right now.
One of my biggest worries is the stress we are under at work and how that will affect my sugars. The first week the lowest I could get my sugar to go was 248. As a nurse, this scared the mess out of me. Today, however, I was at 140 when I woke up. Still not optimum but not bad for a week's worth of meds and working on diet control.
I look forward to getting to know all of you more and learning how you all deal with the challenges of this disease.
Jennifer
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What worries me is that I have been home for this week and been able to really focus on how I am going to handle this, but I travel, a lot. I am concerned that the road weariness and stress of the job are going to crush my resolve. I am in the IT industry; so sedentary, long hours, odd hours, significant travel, times of high stress are all things I have to deal with."
Chad,
I don't travel with my job nor do I work in IT but as a nurse we deal with stress as well. One thing I have found quickly is that you have to plan ahead for your meals and snacks. I'm a little OCD about organizing things so the food diary on this site has helped me immensely. I'll plan my meals that I'll eat at work before I eat at home, so that way i know how many calories, carbs, etc. I have available for what i want to take with me. It takes some planning, but at least that way I feel like I have some control on what I'm putting into my body.
Good luck,
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Hey, guys. Im new! Im hoping for some great ideas and recipes for diabetics. I recently found out I am borderline-my numbers are just high enough to notice but not enough for meds and the whole routine. I would like to avoid that. Losing weight and starting an exercise routine will help. I am new at diabetes too, so not 100% sure of everything I need to watch. Just breifly reading through some of your posts, sure looks like I have tons to learn. Would love to swap recipes and ideas with someone who has experience in this.0
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Hi! I'm St George.
While in the pulmonologist office for Bronchitis I saw on my chart that I'm now listed as type 2 Diabetic. Have had high glucose for several years but no one mentioned diabetes. My Internist never treated me for it. I'd like to use a low GI diet to bring the number down but haven't found one. I've been using My fitness for several years with some success but I have only been viewing calories and exercise, not food content. Can it track carbs and Glucose Index?0
