New here and so bad...........

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Registered: 07-10-2003
New here and so bad...........
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Tue, 01-27-2009 - 8:04pm
Okay, before I get the lectures lol I am an intelligent woman who has alot of medical knowledge and know right from wrong.  My problem?  I CANNOT HELP MYSELF SO HELP ME GOD!  For some reason for the last year I have not kept my type 2 diabetes in check.  I cannot seem to choose the right things over the wrong things.  I know better, seriously.  But, I keep doing wrong!  I had gestational diabetes with both my pregnancies and finally developed full blown at 29.  I did very good for months, until I had surgery and then I never came back to where I was supposed to be.  I hate meat and I want my carbs.  I am like a junkie!  Right now my blood sugar is sitting at 400 and I know this is so baddddddddd.  Honestly, these are the first testing strips I have bought in months.  And I am supposed to take actos/met 2 times a day and I am lucky to make the effort for one.  What is wrong with me?  I just don't seem to care?  Does anyone else feel this way?  I feel like a carb junkie.  I did better when I was pregnant, but now that I have no baby inside and will never have another I feel like free reign.  I know you girls cannot solve this for me.  But, I just need to vent since yelling at myself has done no good!



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Registered: 04-03-2003
Fri, 01-30-2009 - 10:32am

You make a really good point - since our kids are 'at risk' of diabetes in their future, it's really important that they see us managing it wisely. Not only will it help them learn to possibly avoid it but also they'll see that it's not a literal dead end, hopeless, situation. It CAN be managed well. My DS is 10 and he knows what diabetes is, knows what carbs are (and other nutrients and how they work), is great at reading labels (and avoiding things with high sodium, fat, sugar content, HFCS, etc), he knows that exercise is important, etc. My hope is that by making these things second nature NOW, he can avoid our grown up problems later (diabetes, hubby's cholesterol and blood pressure issues, extended family wide weight issues).

--Deb

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Registered: 11-28-2005
Sat, 01-31-2009 - 6:35am

***ight now my blood sugar is sitting at 400 and I know this is so baddddddddd. **

Are you overweight? When I lost about 35 lbs, my blood sugar really improved.

I had to use Byetta to loose the weight though. And throwing up for 2 months isn't the easiest way to loose weight.

Another trick I found is wipe your finger tips with alcohol wipes. I was just washing my hands and I wasn't getting the soap off. That kept giving me high readings. Simple but effective. :)

Amy
~~~Think Organic, Save a tree, Preserve our earth ~~~


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