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| Sun, 06-06-2004 - 9:21pm |
Hello all ! My name is Stephanie. I am Type 2, I was diagnosed in Jan on this year. My father is type 2 so was my grandfather. I am overweight- so my dr told me that has played a big part in all of this. Since Jan I have lost 30 pounds. I would like to loose 30-40 more. I take Glucophage XR & check my sugar before breakfast & supper & an hour after supper. I was having to ck it before every meal- but my Dr says that I am doing good, and its not neccesary to do it so often. I have finally started to feel better, not as tired as I was before all of this conspired. My main goal is to learn to eat better, I have changed alot of things- but it seems so hard with 3 kids. Plus we seem to eat out alot- which is even harder. Now that I am off for the summer I would really like to learn more ways to eat healthier, cook good meals for us all, get motivated to exercise EVERYDAY ! Also meet people who are going thru what I am. For those on the same meds as me- what side effects have you had , if any ? All of you please throw me some tips, emails, websites ...you name it I want it. I also hope to meet you all & figure out this board system.
Thanks
Stephanie
Thanks
Stephanie

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Hi Stephanie,
Welcome to the board. My name is Mary Frances and I am one of the community leaders for this board. I am a type 2 diabetic and a registered nurse. Any advise I may give is not a substitute for seeking medical assistance from a health care practitioner of your choice.
Congratulations on your weight loss. That has gone a long ways toward getting your diabetes under control.
There is so much to tell you and I don't want to overwhelm you with information. First off: as you look at the board you will see a folder labeled "recipes". These are recipes that
Yes my Dr sent me to a nutrionist- she was a great help, but I felt like it was alot to learn in an 1 1/2 hours. My head hurt when I was done....lol Thanks for the info on the after dinner testing. My Dr said " an hour or so " - to make sure things were ok. My meds actually are Metformin ER- thats generic for Glucophage XR. I have stomach aches every now & then- my Dr said if I can live with it he would prefer to keep me on the meds I am on due to it being really good. Thats the only thing I have noticed since taking the meds. I would welcome a decrease in appetite though...esp around my monthly cycle. I am so confused right now with all the low carb stuff on the market. The nutrionist told me how many carbs per meal & snack. So I try my best to follow that. But certain things I have seen & bought list the carbs w/ nutrion facts- but also say things like only 2 net gram carbs per serving- like its differnt. Am I making since ? Cant they make labels less confusing ! Well it is getting late, I will pop in tomorrow. Thanks again !
Stephanie
Hi Stephanie,
I'm also from Nebraska.
Nancy
Thanks for the welcome & I will check into those books you mentioned. I have not read anything other thatn what I recieved at the dieticians office & online. But now that I have time I am going to make use of it & get a little more educated.
Thanks again!
Steph
I know about 20 or so words in Spanish- I have taught Head Start for a few years, so I learned alot from the kids. It is cool to meet another Nebraska person ! we maybe neighbors & not know it. We live in Grand Island, we just moved here from Aurora in Feb. But have been in Ne for 5 years. I love it here...well I am not a winter person...but I am learning to manage.
Congrats on your weight loss. It is so hard. I wish the rest would come off as easy as the first 30 did. My dr & I would both be HAPPY !
Isnt it nice having summers off ? I have enjoyed mine so far. We have a inground pool at our new house, so I have been doing alot of swimming, which feels so good. I am going to look into some weights to use in the pool, I think that will really work my legs....or drown me one...LOL
I really look forward to getting to know you & everyone on this board !
Thanks again !
Steph
Hola,
We're in Norfolk--so not quite neighbors.
Nancy
Well I need to get up & get the last of my work done for the day.
Take care,
Steph
Steph,
Well, you have fun with your new digitized exercise thingy.
Nancy
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