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I have just stumpled into your reply. Soda and candy snacking will definitely spike your blood sugar. Perhaps if you switch from regular soda and candy to just water and fruits and nuts it will help. If you want something sweet, use dried apple pieces instead of candy. As I am a type 2 regular hiker, I have pieces of dried apple and nuts (almonds, peanuts, cashews..) in my pant pocket. I munched on them when hungry but have no time or place to stop to eat. Apples give you the sugar energy and fiber, and the nuts give you protein and fat. It should help with your hunger, and at the same time keep your sugar down. Will you give it a try? KieuView Thread

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I have had the very same problem like you for many years due to hiking. It is when your boots/shoes were not long enough or loosely fitting, when you going down hill your foot push up against the boot and caused the blood to pool under the toe nails, eventually the nail will fall off and the new nail will grow out again. Only do not try to pull the injured nail off when it is loose. If the doctor checked and found no fungus problem and the foot is healthy then it should not be much of a concern. To avoid the problem I suggest you need a pair of perfect fit boots, snug along side the foot and about 1 full number larger than your dress shoes to leave room for thick cushiony hiking socks and extra room in the toes.
For the first 10 years of my hiking career, I had 3 set of new toe nails before I found the perfect boots and the black toe-nails disappeared for good. Since I found "Cresta" boot my feet were very happy and no more problems for the more than 15 years now. By the way, my husband and I are members of a volunteer trail maintenance group for a section of the AT in PA. We walked more than 1100 miles on all rocky trails per year. This is my own experiences on hiking injury. I am also diabetic type 2, 67 yrs old, on no medication.
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I have been trying to bring my morning down to below 90, but unsucessfull. Only able to do that if I have a small snack before bed, like 1/2 glass of unsweeten soy milk. But I try not to do it from trying to loose weight. The last 5 pounds were very stubborn ones. Three months and not budging!!View Thread


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