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| Wed, 11-05-2008 - 10:40pm |
I posted a little while ago just to ask a question and I forgot to bookmark the page! So now I'm back and want to learn more....
First off, what does YWWM mean? I'm not new to the village but I've never seen that one before. Here is my story.....
I'm 63, currently a caregiver for my 95 yr old mom, and have been raising my gs (grandson) since he was a toddler....he's soon to be 18 (dec.) So all 3 of us live together w/one black cat. I have read a few of your posts and I gotta tell ya that I share my cereal w/my cat also...only she just gets the leftover milk at the bottom of the bowl. Has anyone tried the Glucerna cereals made for diabetics? I just bought the Crunchy Flakes 'n Strawberries and it's not bad at all! Has 25g carbs, 5g fiber, and 7g of sugar. Found it at Walmart in their pharmacy dept!! Kinda pricey for the size of the box tho. Then my gs found one at Albertson's grocery called Crunchy Wheat & Barley-38 carbs, 5 fiber, but only 3 g sugar....it's like Grape Nuts sort of.
Ok, I got off track here.....back to my story---I was dx last Aug/08 and am trying really hard to eat the right stuff. However, Halloween messed me up. I caved and ate some candy. I was born w/a sweet tooth, well all 32 of 'em! But I've been doing pretty well in regards to staying away from the sweets, much to my surprise. My gs is very supportive which helps alot.
My doc. put me on Metformin....low dose to start and then doubled it. I did not feel good on that med. Dull headaches everyday, dry mouth, and the last straw was the 3 nights in a row that leg cramps kept me up (both legs at the same time!) So I quit taking that. He now has me on Glipizide which is generic for something and so far, no side effects. But again, I'm on a low dose right now. The doc was hesitant to take me off the Metformin as apparently it never lets your blood sugar get too low and I didn't have to test myself daily on that. Now I do. My finger tips are bruised but I'm sure that's old news to y'all.
So, I'd like to stick around here and get the tips that I need cuz frankly I just don't understand all this "exchange" talk and I'm not at all happy that I have this D! Sorry for the long post.
Oh, one more thing (promise!) I didn't have to pay for my meter....the doc just gave the kit to me but I do have to buy the strips now. I have the smaller "One Touch". Those strips are costly!! Which doesn't make any sense to me. I hate drug companies but that's another story. Ok, I'm done.
Colleen

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If you go down to the Everyday Happenings Folder you will find games!
I've seen the ad. that you are talking about.
twosweet02
Colleen,
Yes, of course you can join us and by now you have found out that we are a chatty bunch!! In fact I couldn't get a word in edgewise!!
I have been a type 2 diabetic for many years. Mostly I don't eat artificial sugars except for splenda. A diabetic can use 1 teaspoon of sugar per serving. Often you will note in the really good diabetic magazines with recipes in them that they will tell you the different amount of carbs in something with sugar and without sugar. I have noted that make a dessert with sugar instead of non-sugar sweetener will only increase the carbs by 1-2 per serving. But I must tell you that the amount of sugar has to be reduced to approximately 1/4 cup for 12 servings. Does that make sense to you?
By the way there is a really nice magazine put out by Better Homes and Gardens called Diabetic Living. Look for it in your grocery store. The winter edition just came out. It has really nice articles and wonderful recipes. It is not very expensive either.
So pull up a chair and join our conversation, play games with us and generally enjoy our company as I am sure we are going to enjoy yours. I am in Northern California.
I think that ad is only saying you don't need to prick your fingers and a LOT of the meters do allow you to prick other body parts!!
To my knowledge though once you get the meter it will also caution you that in emergencies you DO NEED to use fingers!!
There has been testing on meters that do NOT need to draw blood, I think Mary Frances was in a test group on one of those, but don't think any have yet made it available to diabetics yet.
auntydoxzz
Hi Sherry, another newbie here, but not to diabetes.....that's you, not me.
The sugar alcohols can be rough, for me,
The only sweetners my body tolerates are cyclamates(only available in canada now I think) and splenda!!
Have you or anyone else here ever heard of or tried
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