Any Diabetic Warriors out there?

markbrown0316

15 years ago

I'm sorry to hear that, hope you find solution to your problem, just follow the diet that the doctors will give you.

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Brian831

Banned 15 years ago

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theimdude 15 years ago

I have type 2 and is not going to use any tablets. I have cut out all sweet stuff, changed to brown bread, no sugar (I do have 1 spoon of brown sugar in my coffee) and drink more water. Just that alone have changed my sugar as it is mostly at 7 - 8/9

If you smoke stop and same with drinking. I don't smoke or drink. I am also overweight so working on that and I recon if I can come down on my weight I will be back to normal.

I use to get these pains in my feet and after a search found out that it is the sugar that is causing it and people had there feet amputated because of that. It normally happens at night when I go to bed. That gave me a and hopefully my problem will go away. Already those pains are gone.

There is a ebook sold in clickbank called reverse diabetes. Get it it is very good and if you follow what they tell you you can reverse the type 2 to nothing. It is a lifestyle change which of course not all of us want to do

There is so many things you can do. e.g. I use sinamon on my porridge instead of sugar and it tastes good as well. I got some Stivia seed and wan to plant them as the leaves contains more sweetness that cane sugar and itis harmless.

Stay away from these artifical drinks and low fat stuff (especially dier labelled foods). All al lot of garbage and will do you more harm.

I am not saying not to take doctors advice but there advice is drugs which is no good and then you depend on them

Diabetes 1 is a different thing than 2 and require different treatment

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seasoned

15 years ago

At least type II is better than type I. Merely losing weight has a chance of making life easier. In theory, they ought to be able to create a drug to fix the problem, so there is hope there. With Type I they have to somehow replace the islets, or somehow emulate them. I heard that they already got that to work but, obviously, it hasn't made it to the mass public market.

Barring that, of course, is the current method that requires a close eye. I had an uncle that WASN'T so watchful, if you catch my drift.

Normal metabolism is only ONE requirement. It is possible to have OK blood sugar with NO apparent problem, only to much later go blind or develop kidney disease because of it.

Here is one organization that seems nice: Diabetes | Type 1 Diabetes | Type 2 Diabetes

Steve

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teleam

15 years ago

I have had type 2 diabetes for eight years now. I used to be on metformin and other pills, but they wern't working to well. My Doctor put me on insulin I take two types of insulin one is Humalog which is fast acting so I take that before each meal based on my blood sugar at the time.

At bedtime I take Lantus which is slower acting. Never mix the two! It doesn't work that way.

I have my diabetes pretty much in control now. I slipped this morning and took a little to much insulin that forced my blood sugar to drop. That can be dangerous if it drops to low one can slip into a coma.

The most important advice and instruction to follow is your Doctor. Your Doctor will tell you what to do based on you A10.

It all comes down to three things.

Eat healthy foods that doesn't contain high Carbs.
Exercise every day even if it's cleaning house.
Stop Smoking.

For you smokers out their I don't want to hear I tried
and can't quit. Hogwash. If I can quit so can you.

I am 67 years old I quit last year and haven't looked back.
At that time I was a smoker for 55 years I started when
I was 11 years old..

Sorry for the rambling. Sometimes I can go on and on.

Tom

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Lloyd Buchinski

15 years ago

Just a simple recommendation that is the only book I recommend on diabetes. 'The Diabetes Solution' by Richard K Bernstein, available at Amazon or faster at your local store.

He is pretty enthusiastic about insulin, and I have to agree. I have read the sheets supplied to doctors about the possible complications of the alternatives, and it's like 'no, not for me.' I went straight to insulin and have never used any of them.

Also insulin is a lot cheaper and more natural than the other blood glucose lowering medications available. Insulin does take a bit of precision and if you have never paid much attention to doing something well, you will want to start now. (right now)

A few details at avoid hypoglycemia

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jacktackett

15 years ago

I've had Type2 for 10 years and things are fine. I take oral medication and have things under control thanks to my Doctor, wife, and family (A1C 6.8).

What helped me was diet - I cut out the large amount of soda I drank - and losing weight - over 40 lbs.

Its not a death sentence unless you ignore it and don't take steps to treat it. If you watch your diet and weight, AND monitor your blood sugar daily and your A1C quarterly - you will do well.

IANADoctor - just a fellow warrior who has lived with the condition for 10 years now. And I expect to live many more!

Good luck!
--Jack

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seasoned

15 years ago

Well, I have to say that, at times, my blood sugar has been high. I have TRIED to check it often. My family has a history of diabetes. That is ONE reason I lost weight, etc... BTW they DID supposedly link a substance generated by BODY FAT to DIABETES!

Steve

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kdggdk 15 years ago

I too have type 2 diabetes - its hard - working on loosing some weight and changing eating habits (it really up an down for me) but I have been doing well lately (keeping testing and adjusting - its really life changing - if you don't want to take shots - I do take a pill twice daily). You can PM me if you have any questions - I have done alot of research on this. Good luck and stay focused on your treatment - lets both live a long, fun and good life.
Kim
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netalab

15 years ago

im very sorry to hear that.
you really need to have a clean & healthy living for you to fight this type of condition.
That's why me and my family see to it that we exercise daily and eat healthy foods plus we make sure that we drink vit/wellness products for us to have a healthy living.

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masonpan

15 years ago

Hi Ray
I have had type 2 for quite a few years now and I am on various oral medications. I decided when I was diagnosed that it was not going to run my life, and it doesn't. I try not to be too stupid about what I eat (fortunately I don't particularly crave chocolate but I do love crisps). My weight is a problem (lack of exercise though I have ever machine know to man to help me. Unfortunately they tend to be just expensive ornaments) I think the best advice I have to give is take the medication, go to all the check ups, do your own checks as necessary but live your life. I know some people who let the disease take control. They become the disease in effect. They also become a pain. We've all got to die of something, right? Well just sensible and you can well and still not die to young. Good luck Ray. Terry
While I think about it. A quick question if I may. How do you get to start a thread? about "I have a 90 minute feature film that I made several years ago while an independent film maker" I want to sell it as a download from my site. I need to know how to host it and who with and what methods to use to upload/download it. I don't seem to be able to find how to start a thread. Is there a time limit or something before I can participate or am I just missing the link for starting threads. Sorry to invade your question Ray but this seemed the best way to ask. Thanks for your help in advance. Terry

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Jeff Noel 15 years ago

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raydp

15 years ago

Firstly, thank you all for your input. Secondly, I apologise for the delay in responding. I moved house on August 20th and have been in chaos ever since! Things are settling down into what passes as normality in my life, so I'm catching up with things.

I am on Metformin and seem ok. I do however, suffer the well documented problem that would enable me, if I had a skateboard, to travel all day with no effort!

Since diagnoses, I've lost 28 pounds. As I don't like sweet things much and already eat tons of fruit and veg, the real changes were simply to eat less. Fortunately, Metformin seems to posses some apetite suppression properties so it was easier than past attempts at weight loss.

I haven't smoked for 12 years or so and would say that cutting down on food is a lot harder than giving up smoking. You have to have food in the house; you don't have to have tobacco. As a consequence, you don't open the fridge or a kitchen cupboard to find it full of cigarettes etc. In other words, it's harder to escape the temptations of food!

Again, thanks for the replies and PMs

Ray

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seasoned

15 years ago

BTW to those saying that insulin injections are better than drugs, because they are cheaper, WRONG! If you don't keep the blood sugar in the right range, there could be a LOT of complications, and just one MINOR complication can, in 3 days, can WIPE OUT a years worth of savings. If you can make your system better at doing its own monitoring, THAT is the way to go, even if it costs a lot more. Of course, many DO need extra insulin, and I am not talking about THOSE people.

I don't know how likely those complications are to happen, but I am working for a company now that makes a LOT of its money by servicing just ONE of those complications! It looks like that nets them over 10K a week, PER PERSON! Over your life, many others have a more minor monetary cost, but cost you MORE personally.

And YEAH, ESRD IS caused by MANY things. Apparently, Diabetes is just a very MAJOR contributer. And many people CAN live their lives with NO complications, but it DOES require a LOT of diligence.

HECK, Bayer apparently just came out with a device called A1CNOW, and I spent yesterday looking for it. Two websites claimed they had it. Anyway, I want to get one to test my A1C. Frankly, I have enough problems without having to worry about blindness, lameness, ESRD, etc...

Steve

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