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It Can Be Done!
:happy: Six months ago (4 April 2013) I was diagnosed with T-2.....My A1C was (gulp) 12.9....Today, 2 days shy of exactly six months later my A1C is (drum roll please) 5.3!!!! I may be able to STOP my meds (I'm taking Kombiglyze XR 5/1000). I've lost 50 lbs and the only thing I'm not happy with is that I still have the…
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First Diabetic Thanksgiving
Hi all! This is my first Thanksgiving knowing I am diabetic. How do you handle it? I have modified my recipes and menus, but am still concerned as to how to plan for the day.....I plan on adding a good walk, but am wondering....do I just have a "cheat day" on calories and carbs, and then go back to "being good" after the…
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Neurapathy Sufferers...
My biggest clue prior to my diagnosis was this irritating tingling, numbness and pain in my feet. I was diagnosed on April 4, 2013...My sugars are pretty much under control....my A1C in June was 6.8. My question is this....will the tingling, numbness and pain EVER go away? I HATE my feet!!!
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Execise's effect on BG
I'm finding that when I check my blood glucose before and then after exercise that my numbers drop by about 50! Pretty cool, eh? Is this what you notice?
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Missing a Meal...
On Friday I had breakfast at 8:30 am. Then we were on a DEAD run, and I wasn't able to eat until 6:30pm....WOW Did I feel HORRIBLE!!! I checked my blood sugars as we were stuck in stop and go traffic on the freeway and it was at 85 and then an hour later (still no food!) and it was 90. But talk about feeling AWFUL for the…
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Celebrating!
Ten weeks ago I was diagnosed with type 2. On April 4, my A1C was 12.9, my cholesterol was 333 and my triglycerides were (gulp) 859. Today my A1C was 6.8, my cholesterol was 123 and my triglycerides were down to 104!!! Woo Hoo!! Strict diet and meds work!!! (Not to mention the addition of exercise!!!)
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Will I ever feel satisfied?
I've been on this "diabetes ride" since my diagnosis on Apr. 4. I have RADICALLY changed my diet, and upped the exercise. My glucose is pretty much getting under control. Here is my question, "Will I EVER feel satisfied and not deprived?" I'm keeping my calories under my goal, and all that...but I'm hungry ALL the time!…
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Foot Numbness
I was just diagnosed on April 4, but for about the past year I have been troubled with my feet being numb and at night dealing with tingling, and the feeling that I'm occasionally poked with a push pin! Here is my question, is this a permanant thing I'll have to deal with for the rest of my life, OR as I keep my sugars…
