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What's your plan?
So I have approached my goal of weight loss and control of my food intake as I would approach a problem at work- using project management. Nerdy? Oh yeah! But looking back at every time I have made an effort to lose weight I was never quite successful, whereas I kick major a** at completion of projects at work... Giving it…
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C25k
Hey all! It's been a while
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How much sugar per day?
I have completely cut out any added sugar from my diet and it sucks. I have a MAJOR sweet tooth... Any good recipe's for low or no sugar desserts?
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Join!
I did a search for a pre-diabetes group and came up empty, so I decided to make one! If you find you are in this particular boat and want to have a group to support you, please feel free to join!
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C25K
Hey all! It's been a while... I wanted to recommend this awesome free app I am hooked on - C25K (couch to 5k). I am NOT a runner by nature and this training app is perfect for getting those like me to a point where jogging a 5k without breaks is totally doable. Give it a try! If you have any other fitness, challenge,…
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Traveling & Tracking
I am currently on a 2 week trip away from home, and I have found it pretty easy to keep tracking my food. The barcode scanner feature is amazing since I am not all that good at converting grams to anything. So far, I have been able to stay within my goals, but I am giving myself leeway while on vacation to go 10% above my…
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Eating out
Sometimes you just cannot choke down another home made meal and you want to go to your favorite diner, cafe or eatery. My new approach to the "no way in hell am I cooking" frame of mind - half orders. I still get what I want, but I have a reasonable portion. Miracle of miracles, you likely can fit a half order of most…
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Diabetes and Eye Health
Today I went to my annual eye exam and had an enlightening conversation with my doctor about what high A1C levels do to the eye. Apparently, it impacts vascular health and can result in the microcapilaries in the eye leaking out red blood cells. If you don't wear glasses, or don't do an annual check up, BUT have struggled…
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Curious minds want to know....
What has your experience been with prescriptions to help regulate your blood sugar? Any advice? (I recently began taking Metformin- and it is not fun and I am interested to know the experience of others)
