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Diabetic since 5/2001
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Smile and the world smiles with you.
It's amazing the technology that is available to rebuild us!View Thread
Diabetic since 5/2001
Follow my journey at www.mch-breastcancer.blogspot.com
Smile and the world smiles with you.
I'm sorry you are experiencing so much stress - I agree with Dave that you should have a discussion with your doctor. Also, are you able to reach out to family members or friends to help out with the kids every once in a while? Even a tiny break - picking them up from school, taking them on the weekends, can make a big difference.
Here is one of my favorite articles on WebMD: 10 Relaxation Exercises to Reduce Stress NOW
WebMD has some great parenting communities here where you can connect with other parents and get more support and ideas on how to handle it all.
Sending you (((hugs)))! Please check back in and let us know how you are doing!
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For newly diagnosed diabetics, reversing diabetes is about as plausible as swimming the English Channel. They haven't a clue what to eat...View Thread
I want to wish all a Happy Mother's Day!View Thread
Diabetic since 5/2001
Follow my journey at www.mch-breastcancer.blogspot.com
Smile and the world smiles with you.
Diabetic since 5/2001
Follow my journey at www.mch-breastcancer.blogspot.com
Smile and the world smiles with you.
I think it is normal to be depressed but that may actually increase your sugar levels. I started steaming veges for dinner and got some exercise videos from you tube which has helped me keep my sugar levels down. Also on my lunch hour I go to the mall and take a brisk walk ... so I got to window shop and burn some calories at the same time.
I decided to use this as an opportunity to change my lifestyle to a more healthier one and you should too. Good luck and dont give up.View Thread
Spring and then summer coming. Melons galore. I love melons. Any kind of melons. It's like some people with potato chips. Can you eat just one? I can't stop at one cube of melon. But I have to. Thank goodness, I have a family, so none of it goes to waste.
Crazy, crazy diabetes.View Thread
My dietician said to count carbs, period. So that is what I stuck to. It works either way.View Thread
I was asked to take it off while I was on a cruise, but once I told them it was an insulin pump and not a pager they were fine with it.View Thread
I have to be my own advocate. You would think everyone around you at a hospital would read the charts. All information is pertinent. I don't care how inconsequential they may seem to think it is.
This is so minor compared to what other people have gone through. Had a procedure which required anesthesia. You wake up and they give you juice and cookies or crackers because you had to fast before the procedure. Had they taken the time to look and see I was diabetic, they would not have given that to me. In a matter of five minutes, my sugar was 191. That from 70 something in the a.m. I took that reading before I left. It's a good thing it was a small snack. Yep, 4 oz of OJ and one cookie and I hit 191 in five minutes. I was dopey from the anesthesia and not thinking. No one was. I realized the mistake within minutes and that's when she took my blood sugar. I didn't take anything with me to the hospital. The reading wasn't high enough for them to administer insulin right then and there, so I did when I arrived home.
Something must have been red-flagged in my chart, because now that is the first thing they do when I arrive. What was your a.m. fasting? Water after I wake up. Did you take your insulin? How much?
Scary situations. Never take anything for granted that people should know what they should do.View Thread
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- Winston S. Churchill
- Winston S. Churchill
You may be experiencing a condition knows as "Dawn Phenomenon". Here is a link to a good article on this subject: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dawn-effect/AN01213
Some Diabetics do experience this. There are a variety of solutions, including having a balanced snack right before bedtime.
I pray you can find solutions that work for you soon.View Thread
- Winston S. Churchill
David
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- Winston S. Churchill
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/b/butter-margarine.htm
I learned a few things, especially that my first finding that margarine is one molecule away from plastic is fiction. At this point, we will still use butter in our household in moderation.
Hope you are all having a blessed and salubrious Sunday.
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You're right about exercise. It lowers my BS dramatically. If you add more fiber to your diet and/or eat more foods containing a lot of fiber, it slows the absorption of sugars in your bloodstream. Carbs are converted into glucose. That's why I said "sugars."
No need for scientific explanations. We are folks here with diabetes from all walks of life.
BTW, water is excellent for everyone. I drink it all day long.View Thread
- Winston S. Churchill
Also, some bean dip with blue corn chips that are nuked for 90 seconds.
Felix Cinco de Mayo.
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- Winston S. Churchill
I am glad you are okay, and apparently not seriously hurt from this accident. If you are not having any obvious pain such as in your neck, then go ahead and throw away the letters. Make paper airplanes with them, or whatever.
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HootyView Thread
and I am hunger as hell always.I never had a weight problem but for a short time I did weigh 180lbs any help would be great thanksView Thread
I had heard about the one insulin in the pump. Boggles my mind. If you don't use the pump, you need two insulins (well, in my case anyway.)
Very interesting.
Hear you about the healthcare "professionals." Assumptions get you nowhere. How idiotic is that??? Same thing happened to me in the ER for a high BS. Finally, the very last question they asked, "Did your insulin expire?" I had to check. Yes, by one day.
Hear you about the lows. That's why I keep asking about the pump. One morning I "hit" 26. I thought I was seeing things. I took it again and it was 27. I guess my meter was right. Didn't feel too well with that one. Instantly drank OJ. Just 4 oz. raised it to 90 something.
Have many folks tell me they believe I have 1.5, too. My doctor refuses to discuss it. Requires more testing. It really doesn't matter. I need insulin anyway. When I reach Medicare age, it might make a difference. Long way off. LOL.View Thread
When you sleep, how often must you awake to relieve yourself throughout the night?
Do you snore, loudly?
Have you ever submitted to a sleep study?
Thanks!View Thread
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