ellenaj52 Member

At my last physical exam my fasting blood sugar was 126. This is just enough to earn me the classification of being diabetic. My doctor ordered an A1c and it came up to be 6.7. My doctor said I could take metformin but I declined it and asked if I could try lowering those numbers through diet and exercise. I had to see a…

I was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes this past February. My grandmother, mother, uncle, and sister had the disease. I had to see a diabetic nutritionist. I am ignoring most of the advice she gave me as she was telling me I could have 2-4 servings of carb per meal!@ I could have told her that is too much! I have…

I was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I realized, as I have to test my blood sugars now; that fruit can be bothersome to blood sugar. Yet, not all fruits have the same sugar content. Pineapple and Watermelon make my blood sugars rise but strawberries don't unless I eat a huge amount. Yet, fruit has a lot of vitamins…

Does anyone out there have trouble staying with in the allotted points for sugar. I find that if I have more than one piece of fruit a day I am over my limit. Milk also has 11 points. I know our bodies process the sugar in fruit differently. Yet, I know my mom was diabetic and she had to watch how much fruit she ate too.…

I have been trying to keep my sugar content below that recommended, but have found that even if I have two pieces of fruit daily, that is enough to put me over my limit. Anyone else out there having problems with this. It certainly makes me aware of how much sugar there is in foods. Yet, I find it a constant battle. I have…

Yes too much sugar does make you fat like anything in excess!

I think it is lower than we are used to but we have become used to eating way too much sugar. Sugar has no nutritional value in most foods. Even fruit can be over done. My mom was diabetic and the doctor told her to also watch how much fruit she ate as sugar is simply just that....SUGAR! Even the natural sugars can be too…

I have been on one diet after another all of my life. When the low fat high carb craze began a while back I followed it faithfully and packed on the pounds. I tried many diets. I finally decided on my own to do the reverse of the low fat high carb diet. Now I especially watch my sugar intake from ALL foods I eat even…

I have been trying to keep my sugar intake low. I feel I have much more energy. Fruit is often very high in sugar content. A chocolate crème filled donut has about 14 grams of sugar and a large banana 20 grams. So, YES too much fruit isn't good either, even though it is a healthy substitute. Yet, for someone who can not…

I just began being really strict about my sugar intake this past week. Sugar tastes good but that is all. It has NO nutritional value and there is nothing else really positive about it. Sugar is suspect in a lot of disease from cancer to osteoporosis. I think we have just gotten used to eating it and the sweet taste it…

I am looking for women 50 plus to correspond with on this diet journey. I live in Wisconsin about a half hour from Green bay where the packers play! Anyone out there willing to correspong with me...ellenaj52

This sounds stupid to me! Sounds like a good way to screw up your metabolism...slow and steady is much better. Why do this?

I have a membership at the Y which costs me nothing per year as I am employed by the Y....really great benefit for me!

I use coconut oil for my skin and put it on every day instead of regular lotion. I also use it to cook with at times. It makes really great popcorn! It is good for you in many ways...

No one can live forever without eating a favorite food. Take one day and allow yourself a treat and go over you allotment slightly. If you allow yourself this treat you will not binge..like the other person said...this is not a diet this is how you must eat for the rest of your life....can you go your whole life without…