broodmom

IMHO, you should have a doctor who doesn't just push pills for diabetes, but also counsels on diabetes. I'm lucky, because my clinic is part of a health network that has an excellent diabetes education and counseling program and the doctors refer new diabetics to them right away, as well as lapsed ones like me. A blood…

I just started back on meds after a couple of years of not taking anything and not going to doctor. I'm now taking Metformin and Glyburide I've taken them before and had no problem, but frankly I wasn't really watching my diet or monitoring my blood sugar. Now I have a whole new attitude, so hopefully this time I'll behave…

Hi, I'm 65, diagnosed with Type 2 about 12 years ago, controlled by diet the first year. I tend to go to the doctor for a few years then drop out for a few years. Now my regular doctor has moved and I'm with a new doctor, who isn't as sympathetic to not showing up, which is good. At first I weighed 205 lb and lost 40 lb.,…

I've never been a salt-a-holic like my teen son and husband, but I did add salt to a lot of stuff. My daughter is the one who got me off of it. She rarely adds salt to her cooking, instead using spices and herbs to jazz up her cooking, and I really didn't miss it over at her house. I tried that with my family and they…

Mmm, yum. If you were doing this a lot you'd soon be overweight. It's nice you know that you can't have certain foods around. I have trouble with potato salad, cookies, other things, so thankfully my husband, who doesn't have health problems, isn't a big snacker. I succeeded in passing up the Autumn Mix candy this year, so…

My sister suggested I eat only carbs that have 3g of fiber or more, and mostly that's what I eat now. It's great because my between-meat snacks are high tiber and keep my stomach happy until next meal, which is also high fiber where carbs are concerned. I've got to admit my attitude this time around has changed a lot from…

Congrats! You have a great attitude and it's nice to hear that it's having results. My daughter has constant pain from a nerve condition caused by an accident, and it always amazes me how she refuses to let it get her down and soldiers on regardless. Hope that you have many successes in the future, even little ones.

I have to, I'm diabetic. But, seriously I count carbs and stay on a measured carb diet, about 1500 cals, 50 g carb per meal with 15 carb snacks between. Helps me stay away from empty carbs that are mostly sugar because they spike my blood sugar then drop it quickly, and I get hungry too fast. High fiber breads, most…

/During the times I've been successful, I log carbs instead of calories and go by my sister's rule of not eating any carbs that don't have 3g or more in fiber. My diabetes coach put me on a 50 carb per meal diet, with 15 carb snacks in between. About 5 hours between meals, with snacks about 2-3 hours after a meal. At the…

Any weight loss program will tell you to weigh yourself once a week. Your weight fluctuates daily, but it's the weekly weight loss that shows how you're doing. I weigh myself officially on Friday mornings just before taking a shower, and dont pay attention to the other times I step on the scale. I really should move it…

Well, I'm the holiday cook in my family and I can relate to your Mom somewhat. I have traditional dishes I fix every year that I fix because that's what I had at holidays from early childhood. I've dropped the marshmallow fruit salad, the banana cherry jello, and the mincemeat pie because I'm the only one who eats them and…