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  • Good Luck at the doctors today! I am not an expert by any means but looking at your foods, you are eating to little calories, carbs and protein. Ask your doc today on how many you should be eating. When I get low, which doesn't happen much anymore since getting off insulin, I use 90 cal fiber one bars. They taste good, do…
  • I've by T2 since Jan of 2011. Started off taking 2 insulins 4 times/day. As of 3 months ago I am just taking only 1000mg of metformin/day. When I was on insulin, I felt like a diabetic, now being off, I feel more of normal person. I think it was just a mind set for me. With insulin, I was able to control my bs better…
  • When I get light headed/dizzy it's either 1 of the 2 things. Low BS or low bp. I usually only get low BS while working out and not eating enough carbs to spike up my bs. Low bp I usually only get in the morning and it's really low. They both cause the light headed/dizzy but then they also feel dif. Next time it happens and…
  • If they help you unwind, go for it! But I would eat more during the day and eat a lighter dinner. Give your body a chance to burn off the calories during the day instead of at night.
  • Hello, I'm on the same type of diet but with120 carbs and hit a wall also. My trainer said carb/calories were fine but to eat an extra snack a day. I currently eat breakfast, snack, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack. By eating so many snacks it keeps my metabolism reved up. Also to eat most of your carbs by your afternoon…
    in Plateau Comment by crowntech August 2012
  • Turkey Chili 1 can Brooks Chili mix (yellow can) 2-3lbs low fat cooked ground turkey 2 cans tomato any kind but low sod 1 can stewed tomato 1 package taco season low sodium 2 bags of Kroger onion and 3 pepper mix 1/2 can mild enchiladas sauce enough V8 low sodium juice to right thickness Put into crockpot for 4-6 hours on…
  • New member so I hope I'm doing the correct. I received the news Jan 2011 that I was a type 2 diabetic with a A1C of 12+ and was instantly put on 2 insulins. With a much needed diet change and excercise as of 1 month ago I am off both insulins but now taking metformin and my newest A1C is 5.3!!! I am 48 years old, customer…
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