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diabetic question
I had been diagnosed about say 8 months now? I take metformin. My BG levels are good now but if i get to say 78 only i get irritated and cranky. has anyone else had this happen? I been reading about hyperglycemia and I don't think i have that. but If i eat chocolate i'm fine..lol
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Menopause, ovarian cyst , periods and diabetes
I am 43 years old . have diabetes 2 . I get ovarian cysts , As time goes on my period gets so bad the point i'm changing my pad hourly. sorry for the tmi but now it's coming out in clots - not alot . is this normal when going into pre menopause? My mother is deceased and i gave noone to ask these weird questions too lol...…
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Metformin and weight loss ( diabetic )
Lil history : I was diagnosed Diabetic a year and a half ago. I quit smoking 10 months ago - My A1c was prediabetic. . Had a scare with a reading in the middle of the day of 44 for my BG . I guess I was white as a sheet and ya had to get some reg pop into my system. So i stopped the morning pill per doctor orders. Now- I…
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nordictrack hrm help!
I bought a heart rate monitor and I don't know what settings i should use. I did my age and weight and basicly what the directions say but it seems high and I just don't know if i have the AHR setting right , Do I put it at 120 or 30... There are other settings i'm not sure what they are for heart rate recovery is set at…
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Nordic track calorie watch
I just bought a Nordic track calorie counter watch. It comes with the heart rate monitor that goes around below my breast. I'm confused .... When I'm doing Aerobics it says I burnt 444 calories in a 30 minute session. but MPF says something like 250 or so.. Should i go with what the heart rate says. it seems pretty high..…
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Please help calorie intake?
Mfp says if i ate 1437 calories a day is what I need to maintain? I've been doing this whole changing my life for 2 years. I lost 65 but then gained 15 back after quitting smoking. I for some reason I can't get back to losing weight again. I exercise like a mad women and i mean all the time from Aerobics, elliptical,…
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Starting over again!
So I've lost 50 lbs .. I lost 70 but gained 20 lbs back from quitting smoking 6 months ago. Every Monday I say starting over again. I'm getting really discouraged about this. My diabetes is under control but I want to get to my Mothers weight. NOT MY FATHERS Lol.. UGGGGG Rant over... :)
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Diabetes low BG
hey, I want someones opinion on this I have talked to my doctors LPN and had a check up last monday had my A1C done and it's a 5.7 i guess. I talked to my so called doctor about taking me off one of the pills but her reply was ppl are usually on 2 a day. So yesterday my BG went down to 47. Scared the hell out of me! I only…
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Diabetes 2 and only Metormin
I need some feed back on this. I went to the doctor today for my physical. My Diabetes has been soo good! My morning readings have been from 79-100 for the past month or so.. When I eat dinner my readings have never been over 100. normally between 89-90 or so. If I eat something like really bad like CAKE ya it's 105 or so.…
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quitting smoking and losing weight
I've lost 1 lbs this week. I don't know how because i'm stuffing my face because i quit smoking 4 days ago. I hope this continues tho. I have the cleanest house in town.. LOl.. I'm using nicorette gum and e cigs. . Do you think using the e cigs will hender my quitting smoking? This is the first time I have succeeded 4…
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Yard pick up after storms
In Mn we had 2 BIG storms come thru. Tree branches etc . I've been cleaning up the yard by picking up the sticks and big leaves . What should i put this under .. Gardening or mowing the lawn. Gardening is when your on your knees isn't it and pulling weeds. well im constantly bending over and picking up this ****... ( this…
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Diabetes and weight loss
I have lost over 70 lbs in about 2 years now. I still have 30-40 lbs that i want to loose. but the scale isn't moving now. I exercise like a mad woman because of my diabetes - I'm trying to " cure " it... Some days My fasting reading is 86 .. or like this morning it was 102. I don't understand why it is sometimes normal…
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white meats list
I'm going to try my hardest to cut out red meats out of my diet. I just had a kidney test and it was high for the levels. Scares me like no other! I'm diabetic. Is venison a high red meat? My husband hunts so it's going to be hard to explain to him I can't have it anymore. other then chicken, fish and turkey is there…
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Brand of weight scales.. target store?
Ok so my old analog scale that use to tell me what i wanted to see has broken .. I know this because there is no way i have gained 8 lbs ..lol I exercise everyday! what brand is best for the money? digital kind maybe but what brand ? Thanks :)
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low carb meal and snack ideas. Diabetic
I'm tired of eating the same thing every day , Day in Day out same stuff. Anyone have any ideas for Meals and Snacks?
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Type of exercising logging.
I have been trying to get at 3500 calorie burn. Last week I did it and went over it 3700 . yesterday i felt sick. I dont know maybe it was me pushing to hard? I use to in the beginning add " cleaning moderate" but I don't do that anymore and the 3700 calorie burn last week didn't have any of that just pure exercises. Do…
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Diabetic question please help
I exercise and burn calories and carbs. eat back some of my calories not all. I some times go over my 150 allowance of carb in take . But is that ok when you exercise alot? Can we eat back our carbs like a normal person.. lol some not all... and not all the time..
