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Welcome! I give you a lot of credit for being honest with yourself and moving away from excuses toward actively taking charge of your food choices and health. ~Lynn /Glucerna

It's wonderful that you're so supportive of your husband, and I hope that chatting with others here will help you work through the difficulties you're having. ~Lynn /Glucerna

I'm glad you started this thread Marie, and it's wonderful to hear all the support and encouragement. ~Lynn /Glucerna

Let us know how the new plan works out for you Marie! ~Lynn /Glucerna

According to the American Diabetes Association, gestational diabetes is a complication of about 9.2% of all pregnancies. Women who have gestational diabetes are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. Perhaps you and your mom could attend a diabetes education class together to help encourage her to…

You've made several important changes Amber, and you're seeing excellent results! ~Lynn /Glucerna

I'm really glad you're here and are ready to put back the healthy habits you used when you were preparing for the bariatric surgery. What motivated you to start the weight loss process? You can harness this motivation again! ~Lynn /Glucerna

I love your goal to reach your 40th birthday health, strong, and confident. Using the tools here will help you figure out how to best manage blood sugar levels plus lose weight. Plus you'll get lots of support and encouragement from others along the way. Welcome! ~Lynn /Glucerna

I really like your approach to managing diabetes, jgnatca. It sounds practical and something that works well for you. ~Lynn /Glucerna

Lots of excellent suggestions here. Sometimes people think that a diagnosis of pre-diabetes, or diabetes but not needing medication, means that it really isn't very serious. Yet there is more and more emphasis being put on diagnosing pre-diabetes early so that people can make changes to improve their health. You're…

Has meeting with the dietitian and the nurse given you helpful ideas on what to eat? Combining guidelines for PCOS and diabetes with IBS and food allergies can seem daunting. ~Lynn /Glucerna

I'm glad you introduced yourself! Have you met with a registered dietitian to help you figure out the best eating plan that takes into account your health concerns? ~Lynn /Glucerna

The combination of keeping track of walking (perhaps with a pedometer?) and using the food scale is going to be really helpful! ~Lynn /Glucerna

You're making a great start at reaching your goals by using this program! ~Lynn /Glucerna

I'm so glad you posted here! Have you met with a diabetes educator recently? She'll be able to help you figure out any changes you could make to your food choices to help manage your blood sugar levels, plus she'll be an excellent source of support. ~Lynn /Glucerna

You're working really hard to improve your health, and it's great that you're enjoying the swimming and water aerobics so much. Could you talk with your doctor and get her thoughts on how you can best add food to slow down weight loss? It sounds like she's been a really big help to you, and this is a good question to get…

I give you a lot of credit for working hard to take care of your health and also take care of your family. Your positive attitude is going to carry through to your family as well. I wishj all of you the best. ~Lynn /Glucerna

am new to your community. Just so you have my background up front, my mother died in February 2013 due to complications of diabetes and my husband recently had two strokes this year,.

I'm glad you made it home safely! This is an important conversation to have with your doctor, so that get her input on how to best treat a low blood sugar. The American Diabetes Association has guidelines here: http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/treatment-and-care/blood-glucose-control/hypoglycemia-low-blood.html…

I love your idea of an end of the year celebration of how you improved your health! ~Lynn /Glucerna

Sugar listed on a food label includes both naturally occurring sugar (like in milk and fruit) and added sugar (like in cookies and candies). Look at the list of ingredients, which are listed in descending order by weight. The first 2-3 ingredients are present in the largest amount by weight, and you can scan down the list…

I did a quick search for 'sugar free peanut brittle' and several options came up. You can use the nutrition facts label to help you decide how much to eat. Let us know how it works out for you. ~Lynn /Glucerna

Welcome to the group Debbie. It's great that you and your husband are making changes together! ~Lynn /Glucerna

Wow! It's fantastic that you enjoyed the same delicious meal as usual, and that it was so much healthier. Everybody in your family benefits. ~Lynn /Glucerna

You sound really motivated to stick with the changes you've put in place! ~Lynn /Glucerna

I think it's wonderful that you're making time to take care of yourself and focusing on your health. You're making a great start! ~Lynn /Glucerna

It can be eye-opening to see how much 10 minutes of exercise can decrease blood sugar levels. It's great that you're using your work breaks to fit in exercise! ~Lynn /Glucerna

It's great that you're working with your physician to make changes to improve your health. You're making wonderful progress! ~Lynn /Glucerna

Learning you have diabetes and coming to terms with the lifelong changes you're making to improve your health and manage blood sugar levels can be difficult, and I'm glad you're using this forum to meet with others. What do you think would be the most helpful things you can get from this group? I know you'll find support…

Listening to your RD is an excellent strategy, and hopefully you have some follow-up visits with her so that you can ask more questions. ~Lynn /Glucerna