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Fellow Canadians
How many of us are here? Where does everyone live? Just curious.
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Breakfast
Need help for keeping carbs to 20 for breakfast. Really getting fed up with eggs
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Best Tips for keeping yourself motivated and controlled with T2D.
I thought I would see if anyone had tips to share that keeps them motivated and in good sugar control....there are lots of people struggling and so I thought if we shared what works for us it may help even one person. Mine is embrace your journey...enjoy your life. Nourish your body with good and yummy food so you won't…
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Oatmeal?
Does anyone else have really high BG after eating oatmeal? It always seems this is a food that is "recommended" for diabetics but the last few times I've had it mine were extreme...yesterday over 300! Needless to say it's no longer my friend even though I've always lived it must say goodbye. Just wondering if it's just me.
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Self regulating with Metformin?
All: my blood sugar tonight, even after dinner (not much carbs in it) was low, like 77. I take 4 metformin every night. Should I take them tonight when my sugar is already low? I am not sure what this indicates, but the question is whether taking my pills will decrease my sugar even more.
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Cinnamon & chromium picolinate?
I'm what my Dr. called pre diabetic with an AC1 of 5.8 (Am I saying that right?) She didn't give me any advice other than the obvious exercise, lower carb intake and start taking these two supplements. My husband and I were already starting down the path of no HFCS, no soda, no preservatives, smaller portions, 6 strains of…
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Non scale ... add yours
After having a few higher readings this week, it went down 2 hours after lunch today. Aaaannnddd, although my weight hasn't moved much, my waist is down 4 3/8 inches, and I can take my jeans off without undoing them!! Next..
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Big breakfast...
Not really big, but I'm guessing high in sugar? 2 Shredded wheat biscuits, banana and 8oz milk, roughly between cereal and coffee. Two hours later, BG 17.5 ( 315) No that's not a mistake. I took it twice. The second time actually was 19 something. So, I went for a 50 minute walk in the forest (saw a beautiful male…
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Volatile blood sugars
For years I experienced sugar readings that ranged widely, but lately things have changed. A new doc and a new med regimen since last summer got me much lower overall and December through February things were pretty good. As as result doc lowered my insulin very modestly a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately now my readings…
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Could use some new friends
So I'm technically type 2 but my dr has put me on an insulin pump... And I want OFF of it! Could use some new friends to help hold me accountable. I feel like "normal" friends just don't get the struggle of losing weight with diabetes. It can get so discouraging!
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Coffee
Here, coffee, coffee, coffee...!! :) I'm told by many fellow diabetic people that coffee sends their blood sugars up the curtains. Is it your case? I'm curious! Coffee doesn't affect my blood sugar at all. I'm so lucky! Coffee is a food group. Mine is rocket fuel and a half with lots of milk. Now milk isn't what I call…
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BG testing while traveling
Background: i'm now under good control with oral meds, diet, and exercise. I never used to test other than fasting, and before exercise. Last week I saw an endo for the first time, and she wants me to do a pattern of staggered testing (fasting Monday, after breakfast on Tuesday, etc.). I haven't had any problems with this…
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Morning Workout - Eat 1st?
I just worked out at 5am for the first time and got about 25 minutes in before I started to feel a little weak. My fbg was 78. Anyone have experience with this? I've got some carbmaster smoothies that I'm going to try, 90 calories and 12 g of carbs. Does that sound like enough for a 40 minute elliptical workout? I should…
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Meters
Hey everyone ... what brand blood glucose meter do you use, and ... do you find it is accurate? The reason I ask is that for years i used 'One Touch Ultra SMart' and eventually some things quit functioning on it so I bought a new one, the 'One Touch Ultra Mini" ... but don't trust it any longer as it seems to be very…
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Confession time
I have been bingeing on Cadbury mini eggs for 3 days now. My blood sugar isn't exceedingly high, so I fool myself into thinking I'm getting away with it, I think I may be testing those stupid enzyme pills I've been given, I guess they work, so far I haven't had a pancreatitis attack, I have to get them out of my house, or…
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A1C level
Drum roll please..... 6.5% that was on February 11 this year. Last year, June 11, 14%. I don't know if it's the same in America, but in Canada, anything below 7% is the goal. I'm on the right track at last. And, according to my waist measurement at the doctor's, 1/2 in smaller than March 3, for a total of 4 3/8 total…
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Medication Changes --- Holy Smokes
So I finally got a new doctor to help me with my diabetes. I fell off the wagon hard for nearly a year. My a1c was just under 8. We spoke about my previous doctor and previous treatments. After my first doctor retired I’d gone to the doctor he goes to. I did not like him at all. I had insurance issues and had to be put on…
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Krispy Kreme Prayers
OMG, my very well intentioned co-worker just brought in a dozen donuts for the office to share. The thing is she has been ill for several months and now needs to gain weight, so docs want her to eat just about anything she can stand. I Do Not have this problem. And I want a donut. I am praying for help right now.
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Fruit
Starting last year, I mostly eliminated fruit from my diet to get my blood sugar down. It worked and I have much more control now. I've been used to being in the 80s and 90s. I've started incorporating fruit back in my diet and it's making me crazy! My sugars are still in the normal range, but higher. 2 hours after lunch…
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I gotta ask...
About odor. I'm a little embarrassed asking this, but I have to because it's driving me crazy. When you sweat, like after excercise, or when you get flushed from a low/high blood sugar, does it smell like burned sugar? I've noticed that when I get ready to shower, I can sometimes smell sugary. Weird or something to worry…
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t2 diabetic... first colonoscopy.... have to fast from morning on Tuesday
.... until 12 PM on Wednesday. I have never fasted or had a colonoscopy tomorrow. How do I handle possible low blood glucose? I mean, how bad could it get?
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First taste of Chinese food since September
Today is my mother's 93rd birthday. We'll go and say hello, have tea, then go for Chinese food. Normally, since having my gallbladder out, and all the complications that went with that, I couldn't eat chinese food without being in immense pain for days, So, today, with a little help from the pancreatic enzymes the doctor…
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Reached my goal!!!!!!
I am doing the happy dance! At the end of April I got the shock of a lifetime and was diagnosed with T2D and was way overweight. I went to the doctor for the "flu" which I couldn't shake lol...he was so nice and told me to start walking and eat as healthy as I could. 10 months later I have lost 68 lbs eating healthy with…
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ground chicken vs extra lean ground beef
I want to make a low fat chili recipe, and I thought I would use ground chicken, because it was lower in fat. After looking at the labels, they have the same amount of fat, 10g per 100g. So, I would rather use the ground beef than chicken. I know the cholesterol may not be the same, but for now I'm only worried about carbs…
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walking steps
Is it possible to walk a longer distance, at a faster speed and end up taking fewer steps? Here's what I mean. One walk was 2.83k at a rate of 3.2 kph - steps 4940 Today walk was 3.06k at a rate of 4.32 kph - steps 4701. I guess all these gadgets don't lie, it just seems weird to me.
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Yeck on the smoothie
I used to make a great smoothie when I worked. It had: 1/2 plain ff yogurt, 1/3 cup cranberry juice 1/2 cup frozen strawberries, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1/2 cup cranberries. 1 banana dash of vanilla and orange extract, 1 artificial sweetner 1 tsp olive oil. It was tasty, smooth and quite filling. Today I made one with things…
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What do you eat before exercise?
T2 on oral meds. My BG control has gotten better over the last few months between the meds and the weight loss. I joined the local Y, and go to exercise 5-6 days a week. I'm doing moderate cardio (30-40 minutes brisk walking on the treadmill). I go to the gym after work, then go home and have dinner. I usually have a light…
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Marinades???
I'm making chicken kebabs for supper tonight. I marinade the chicken in a honey garlic marinade I make overnight. Of course, not all the marinade is absorbed. So would you only count what was absorbed. I thought, since I know how much it totalled before, could I just measure after I take the chicken out?
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Chronic Pancreatitis and blood sugars
Are there any other sufferers of chronic pancreatitis here? I've been having a flare up for the last two days. Yesterday my FBS was 5.1, which is the lowest it's ever been first thing in the morning. This morning, it's 7.3 which is the usual for me. Does pancreatitis raise your blood sugar, or lower it, or does it really…
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have i gpne top low ?
Hi I have been t2 for about three years I started losing weight a year ago I was very overweight I have lost over 100 lbs Saw my diabetic nurse for my yearly tests MyHbA1c was 30 Have I gone to far cutting out carbs ? Nurse was so lost for words never seenHbA1c that low or someone that had lost that amount of weight in a…