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It's like Norco and Vicodin. I've taken it and I feel no addiction to opiates.

My, oh my, Big Sugar is watching you! :o Well, my little post is something you derided, something you denied, and it's something you know nothing about. It's all about you. I have failed at dieting. What's more, I am a success at the act of dieting -- only keeping the weight off is the problem. Diabetes mellitus is part of…

"I have never failed at dieting." Well, aren't you special?

Sugar is the enemy -- 84.1 million adults have prediabetes. https://cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/diabetes.html

Dietary training? Are you Canadian? Here in America, the doctors lecture you (aside from, "I heard this all before," and they'll be interrupting you, "You haven't heard this before because I haven't said it yet"). Yes, I've had a registered dietician. I look around at all this failed attempts at dieting. And that's when it…

It's not the film, man. https://mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/triglycerides/art-20048186?pg=2 Triglycerides are a type of fat (lipid) found in your blood. When you eat, your body converts any calories it doesn't need to use right away into triglycerides. The triglycerides are stored in…

I have A1C in December 2017 at 7.0. That's in diabetes range. Critical reasoning forbids me to take what he's saying at face value (That Sugar Film) but at least the New York Times is taking the reins. Forgive me, but it's at least having a look-see.

I have a major commercially successful cereal everyday, what would be my A1C? I can't have it, and know I can't eat Chobani flips.

But I hate butternut squash! It's like in my barley mushroom risotto, and I would actually take it right out. Black beans and quinoa and butternut squash? Give me break!

Two eggs whites and one egg, scrambled with spinach, and sprinkled 1 oz. cheddar/jack combination. Salsa as necessary. One Slight Sweet Oregon Chai tea with milk. 365 calories.

This is Burger King's nutritional information (forgive me, but I had a stroke two years and I'm still not up to par with grammar): A Whopper is 49 g of carbohydrate and 11g sugars. Where's all this carbohydrate coming from? The sugar-laden bread, atop a 40g of fat and 980 g of sodium. Metabolic syndrome, diabetes,impaired…

It's carbs and sugar! Can it not be addictive?

I barely had two words: "yes" and "no." That hospital wouldn't release me if I didn't say those two words. I took six months trying to pull off a part-time job. I was an English professor. There was a legal complaint that followed. I am disabled. Trying to get the point across is excruciating for me, and I bet 30% of…

6 months: Your brain inflammation should go down and the aphasia should be improved. 1 year: Gradual improvement. 2 year: Gradual improvement with sustained brain neuroplasticity. Testing for Aphasia You should see a doctor if you have trouble speaking or understanding what people say. A doctor will determine if there is a…

You're only two months away from a stroke? And you're lifting weights and speaking/talking on a online forum? Go, girl!

And another thing, 13 months after I had my stroke, I was diagnosed with epilepsy. Stroke, the gift that keeps on giving :)

I have had a stroke two years ago at age of 43. I have atrial fibrillation and I take Lovenox twice a day. I have a hematologist (blood flow), cardiologist (heart), and neurologist (brain). While you may get a general practice doctor, I strong urge you to have all 3 doctors while you're investigating your stroke. One of…

I cook a lasagna or black beans and quinoa and I feed off that for the week.

Egg whites.

I've been twisted up my knees. The dog that I've been petsitting with, I was playing with her and my foot got into a gopher hole (and my ankle twisted, oh by the way I've never replaced that ligament) and I'm come crashing down on the right knee, tearing up that knee (blood) and bruising the left knee. I'll walk on it and…

Oh, I know what you mean! I was 199 when I met him. He was 215. ME: 199 turned 340, and I was 277. DH: 215, then 190, then was 250, now 215. Out of 16 years we've been together I've fought my demons. And now I have the serenity that he loves me for me.

I'll say the same thing I talk about--my roommate as I'll call Vicki. Vicki was 22, 5'4" and 120 lbs and into French sauces. Her doctor told her cholesterol was 260. She could believe it and asked how much cholesterol was. My cholesterol was 156 (5'8" and 185 lbs) and there it stayed 20 years (and holding!). It's…

I've been three days without pooping -- and it was constipated poo (having a cat-shaped poo, like 1-3 oz.) I ate a whole lot of fiber -- apples, salads, and beans. And it was "Whoa, Nellie!"

I'm keeping A1c low: strawberries and beans & quinoa! They totally like cuban black beans!

Chips and chocolate. A whole bag of cheetos, 1440 calories of them. I have no willpower over cheetos. Can't leave them in bag around the house.

It was regular like clockwork -- and then zero. Great, and I got a gain like 7 lbs. in a week and it wasn't any thing I was eating. It was about two weeks and I lost -9 lbs lost. You may have to stay hydrated. Try and keep caffeine to a minimum.

Yes! I don't know how old you are, and you're looking a doctor and a physical therapist.

Meat and vegetables -- check! Salads and baked chicken, baked turkey and brussel sprouts, baked chicken thighs and asparagus. Ketogenesis? I'm more sure about portion control and incorporating exercise. I'm making a single steak and cutting up 3-4 oz. for me and my husband (one a week thing). Oh, I bought 90% lean sirloin…

This seems not for me. It's about all Type A personalities and their work outs. I get in the gym and get on treadmill and rowers. Then I mix up a circuit workout and/stationary bike. I will go on a long hike or "professionally" walk the dogs. I survived a stroke two years ago, and I suffered speech apraxia (my muscle…

Cherry Coke Zero is a godsend. It tastes like the real thing!