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On Wed May 31 16:55:04 2006 () said:
Everyone must have their diabetes under
control, haven't heard from anyone for awhile, only to bitch about the ads.
On Tue May 30 22:11:54 2006 () said:
I like ads, at least it's chatter
On Tue May 30 20:32:25 2006 () said:
What ads???
On Tue May 30 17:02:49 2006 Julie () said:
I second that!
On Tue May 30 16:53:40 2006 () said:
KEEP THE ADS
OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On Tue May 30 14:03:04 2006 () said:
How about keeping the ADS off, and
helping us with diabetes? That's what this site is for. Healing & advice,
not ads!
On Tue May 30 08:50:26 2006 () said:
Probably get the jitters from the
caffene. It's not good for you
On Tue May 30 08:34:48 2006 () said:
I think coffee makes my sugar go up a
little, and then I get a little jittery, sometimes a headache. But that could be
more the coffee than my blood sugar. It's always hard to tell.
On Tue May 30 01:19:57 2006 () said:
High blood sugars for a few days will
cause the face to develop boils or pimples, or break out with whatever. Has
anyone else with the big D noticed this? High blood sugars, low blood sugars
give me headaches. High blood sugars, low blood sugars sure screw up my vision.
Oh! how I hate this desease.
On Mon May 29 09:15:41 2006 () said:
I don't like picnic's and potluck's.
You never know how other people make there food and with what. I play it safe
and eat something before I go and just pick at the food when I'm there. I'm a
picky eater with a bad stomach. Can't eat onions and things like that, so I'm
careful when eating someone else's food. Guess you have to be if you don't want
to get sick.
On Sun May 28 10:05:28 2006 () said:
Talk about not being able to find
something to eat. Today's the Memorial Day picnic. I always have a hard time at
these...
On Thu May 25 18:03:26 2006 () said:
I wish i could just not eat! Life would
be easier.
On Thu May 25 10:12:23 2006 Dangers of High Protein Diets () said:
The
poster who suggested a daily intake of 100+ grams of protein for men and 90 -
100 for women is ignoring most medical advice which says to limit protein intake
for men to around 56 grams per day and for women to about 46/day. High protein
often means a high fat, low fiber diet. This can lead to low bone density and
increased risk of colon cancer. Many health organizations, including the
American Heart Association and the American Dietetic Association, caution
against low-carb diets because of concerns that the diets lead to abnormal
metabolic functioning in the body that can cause serious medical problems,
particularly among people with heart disease and with heart disease risk
factors, such as type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure.
On Thu May 25 07:01:43 2006 () said:
I gotta tell ya, those hi protein diets
really stop you up!
On Wed May 24 19:00:13 2006 () said:
Lot of protein is not good for the
kidney's
On Wed May 24 16:47:12 2006 () said:
I wouldn't be surprised that the "ad"
is nothing but another sad scam by someone attempting to make a quick buck off
others. This is so similar to other easy promises to provide easy control of
blood sugars by focusing on only one item. The basic problem I see is a lack of
balance in the diet that can play havoc not only with blood sugar levels but
with one's overall health. I'd rather depend on the advice of a registered
dietican about a healthy diet than some anonmyous person offering help to get my
numbers "below 160ish" (?!?!?) by focusing my diet on protein.
On Wed May 24 12:51:47 2006 () said:
...this is the 2nd time that "ad" has
been written here. Don't buy in, or your number will end up in a telemarketer's
bin.
On Tue May 23 13:24:53 2006 Julie () said:
>>I would hope someone
could do better than "below 160ish"!
That was funny :)
On Tue May 23 11:51:53 2006 () said:
If I had a nickel for every time I read
someone pitching a so-called cure or "reversal" for Type 2 diabetes or someone
who had discovered the absolute final root cause for diabetes ... well, I would
have retired to a life of leisure in the Bahamas a long time ago. As for getting
your blood sugar under control, I would hope someone could do better than "below
160ish"! Sounds like a lot of guesstimating and blood sugar control is not
achieved by guessing. Sorry, but I for one WON'T be calling for the so-called
"help."
On Tue May 23 05:45:07 2006 Julie () said:
That sure looks like an
advertisement to me.
On Mon May 22 19:49:41 2006 () said:
After reading the last 30 or so
messages, it appears that the Type II diabetic's don't even know why they are
diabetic! That's a crime but it's not your fault. Out of all of the diabetes,
approx 3-5% are Type I and the rest are Type II. We have an epidemic (world
wide) going on right now for Type II and there is NO SIGN OF IMPROVEMENT today
or 10 years out. The WHO (World Health Organization) recently reported that the
children today are the first generation in history that will not outlive their
parents. Siblings dying before their parents will be the norm (very soon).
Within the messages below, I'm reading, "when do I eat, when do I test, what do
I eat... Type II diabetes is not something you're born with, and it is
preventable. And it is reversable (only if you know what to do and catch it in
time). I am shocked that I RARELY run into a diabetic that knows when to test,
what to eat and when to eat. WHY? Why don't you know? You don't know because our
Pharmaceautical companies are trainging/teaching our doctors how to treat your
symptoms, NOT THE CAUSE. You can get well...here are a couple of tips: just try
them!!!! Test 1st thing in the morning (right when you get up) Eat within your
1st 15-30 minutes upon waking (the clock starts when your eyes open for the
day). Breaking the fast (Break-fast) in the morning is VERY important for
diabetics. Eat a high protein meal, i.e. eggs and/or bacon, turkey bacon,
chicken, turkey, cheese, cottage cheese, etc, and don't have any carbs yet (yes,
that means NO JUICE, no fruit, no veggies, no bread, no cereal, no candy, etc.)
Exactly 2 hours later, test again, adjust your insulin accordingly. Eat a high
protein snack (nuts, peanut butter, a couple of bites of tuna/chicken salad, a
slice of turkey, chicken, etc). Try to limit your carbs
(fruit/veggies/bread/pasta). It becomes difficult to eat a lot of protein when
it is all from "animal" protein as opposed to plant protein (soy). Not all soy
is alike. American soy is very difficult to digest, so be careful. Try to locate
a "soy isolate" something anything. A soy isolate will be easier to digest and
easier for your body to assimilate. Exactly 2 hours later, eat your
lunch...again, high in protein and little to no carbs. Try to eat a 4 to 1 ratio
(4 grams of protein to 1 gram carb). So, try to eat 30-40 grams of protein for
men and 25-30 for women for your MAIN meals and 5-10 grams of protein for your
snacks (both men and woman). Everybody has their own "protein" number, so the
above is general. Example: my protein number is 93, which means I eat 93 grams
of protein spread out throughout the day starting when I wake to the time I go
to bed. I have a diabetic person that I'm working with, his number is 175. That
is a lot of protein for me, but not for him. Yes, that is a lot of protein and
if you're not used to eating, you will need to ease into this. Your carbs are
hurting you right now. You can ease back into carbs later. When you start eating
like this, your carb cravings will go away and your insulin will be able to be
decreased. You didn't become a Type II in a few months, so it will take a couple
few months to get this under control and work toward no insulin throughout the
day. Your doctors want to help but they don't know how nor do they have time.
When you go to the doctor, you only get a few minutes with them. They only know
how to treat symptoms with drugs...the drugs are not "fixing" the problem. Eat
every 2 hours (breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack, snack, snack). If
you wake up at 7:00am, try to eat by 7:15 - 7:30 (NO LATER), then every 2 hours
from then on UNTIL YOU GO TO BED. If you don't go to bed until 12 midnight, you
must have another small snack RIGHT BEFORE YOU GO TO BED and NO CARBS B-4 BED.
You will have put some type of protein in your mouth 9 times with the above
schedule. No, you will not gain fat cells, you will become a little leaner (more
muscle) which will help with your diabetes. I'm not saying you'll never be able
to eat fruits and veggies or cakes and cookies ever again, but I am saying that
you need to get your diabetes under control and STOP the highs and lows. When
you get your sugar levels to stay steady all day (below 160ish) THEN we will
introduce your goodies. If you need to loose weight, your sugar readings get a
little "whacked out" when you do lose weight, because sugar also stores in fat
cells. When you loose fat cells, that stored sugar must come out, therefore it
will appear that you have had some carbs when you didn't. It is a cycle that you
must go through when losing weight. If you have any questions, you may call me.
You don't have to buy anything from me, you don't have to send me any money. If
you would like a wellness coach, just call me. My cell phone number is
616-581-4488. At that time, I can also figure out your personal "protein"
number. I have a lot of info all typed out, so I can e-mail a lot of this as
well. I do not look at this web site everyday, so it is best that you call and
ONLY if you want to. I'm here to help ONLY if you want it.
On Mon May 22 18:03:28 2006 () said:
what hppens if i don't take my meds
On Mon May 22 18:03:03 2006 () said:
what hppens if i don't take my meds
On Mon May 22 16:05:18 2006 () said:
There are two key factors in learning
to live with diabetes, regardless of whether you have Type 1 or Type 2. First:
don't try to do it all by yourself. Everyone needs support, especially when you
are first diagnosed. Second, get educated. Ignorance about this disease will do
more damage than pound of pure sugar. Ask your doctor to help connect you to a
dietician and/or diabetes educator. Talk to your pharmacist about all your
prescriptions and be sure he/she understands you are a diabetic. Ask about
diabetes support groups. There are lots of Internet chat sites, message boards,
etc. for support. Read and learn all you can. Test regularly; keep a diary of
what you eat and compare it to the blood sugar readings. Acceptance doesn't come
easily, but don't ever give up or give in. You are stronger than diabetes.
On Mon May 22 13:52:08 2006 () said:
Acceptance is hard.
On Sun May 21 18:44:26 2006 () said:
The best thing you can do is accept
being diabetic and move on. Just eat lots of fruits and veggies and things that
are good for you. Test your sugars, excercise and she the dr when you are
suppose to. There are worse things you could have.
On Sun May 21 10:51:31 2006 () said:
You're not alone Tommaso. Depression is
a part of it. The thing about diabetes and depression is that you can't see it
so people expect you to be fine. If you were hobbling around with a broken leg,
people would see you're trying to deal with something.
On Sun May 21 10:11:00 2006 Tommaso (tommaso.bardazzi@gmail.com) said:
I'm
having a little problem accepting my diabete. I'm constantly depressed and I
cannot stop thinking about the food that I miss
On Sun May 21 05:43:28 2006 () said:
Oh my god, I loved that vaseline
analogy!
On Fri May 19 21:20:51 2006 () said:
If only things where that easy. Don't
you think the whole senior population would be there, not to mention the rest of
us.
On Fri May 19 14:04:29 2006 () said:
Why not move to Canada then?
On Fri May 19 13:24:11 2006 Bunch of dopes......... () said:
Why would the
drug companies find a cure when they can keep charging us the ridiculous prices
for their meds? Funny how just one of my many prescriptions cost $234.00 for 30
day supply in U.S., but I can and have gotten the same med in CANADA at $127.00
for 30 day supply. As far as I know Wal Mart charges the same for the jar of
vaseline in both countries. Maybe the drug companies can strike a deal with Wal
Mart to get us free vaseline. That way it won't hurt so bad when they are
"putting it to us".
On Fri May 19 09:14:13 2006 () said:
I know alot of people don't like
wal-mart's. I shop there sometimes, when I can, but not always. Who cares if
they are making a profit. They are selling items at a lower cost to the public
so people can afford to buy things. Why do you think they are so big? They make
money because they cater to the people and have lower prices so people can shop
there. I don't think there profits are as big as pharmaceutical companies. And
it's my opion that the drug company's are ripping us off.Forget the research,
they are'nt getting any closer to finding cures for us so in return give us
afford drug prices
On Fri May 19 07:54:32 2006 () said:
As a diabetic, too, I am well aware of
how much medications cost. I also know how much money is invested to discover
and then manufacture these medications. Pharmaceutical companies are not
charities; they are in business to make money, just like every other for-profit
company. I don't see people whining about Wal-Mart reporting a $2+ billion
profit for Q1 2006, but it always seems to be open season on drug research and
manufacturing. God forbid they may make a profit to be able to fund additional
research -- research everyone is demanding that they do -- research that can't
be done for free.
On Thu May 18 20:57:37 2006 () said:
If I was in charge the first thing I
would do is get rid of Bush. He's looks like the monky, curious george. And just
as stupid
On Thu May 18 20:56:13 2006 () said:
Just find another insurance company?
That's not an option that must of us have. I'm diabetic. If I want insurance, I
have to get it through my husband's job, or a job of my own. Otherwise I don't
get the prevelge of having insurance. Do you have any idea how much meds cost? I
got 1 bottle of lantus the other day, and they forgot to take the price tag off
it. It would have cost my 89.00 if I didn't have some coverage through my
husband's job. Now you tell me someone isn't making money off that. And if I
didn't have a little coverage I would be dead. Because I could never afford that
and I don't think many others could either. They need to quit spending money
over seas helping everyone else, and start spending money here at home helping
us that need it.
On Thu May 18 17:41:31 2006 () said:
We need more people like Bush in office
who is nothing but helping big business get richer while us poor ass people get
worse
On Thu May 18 14:35:38 2006 () said:
I don't think either the gov't. or
insurance companies play god with your life. However, when you contract with an
insurance company for coverage, you purchase a contract -- which you should read
-- that contains specific coverages and exclusions. If you don't like something,
it's your responsibility to negotiate something different. Or find a company
that provides coverage you do like.
On Thu May 18 13:20:00 2006 () said:
Grrrr. It gets me so angry. We can
spend millions to help people in other countries but we can't spend a few
hundred thousand to, at least!, teach people how to avoid a high sugar. Or maybe
subsidize the cost of strips? I'm not even asking for a cure! I mean, we're the
richest country in the world.
Why do the people who have so much, who make the laws and run the insurance
companies, why don't they make sure people who don't have as much as they do
don't suffer? It's sad.
On Thu May 18 12:15:01 2006 () said:
Someone took those ads off this site.
They went down 2 pages! There was also an ad about preventing identity theft,
they took off. The Administrators of this site, I guess. 10:48 a.m. yesterday. I
am so tired of ads & spam, when I see it here, i just blow a gasket! Sugar
fried brain & all.
On Thu May 18 09:51:06 2006 () said:
The drug company's don't want a cure,
not for diabetes or anything else. They would go broke. And these insurance
company's are just unreal. You need medicine but for some reason they don't
think you need. They get to make the choice of, if you need it, how much they
will let you, how often you can refill it, it's not right. I know several people
that can't get meds because the insurance company doesn't think they need it, or
they can take something else, something cheaper that doesn't work. Who gave the
government and the insurance company's the right to play god with are
lives??
On Thu May 18 06:27:06 2006 () said:
I don't understand why the government
is reducing funding for diabetes especially when more and more people have it.
It doesn't make sense. It isn't as if we don't have the money to spend on it. I
don't get it.
On Wed May 17 20:32:59 2006 () said:
Can you give a reference?
Time/date/sender?
On Wed May 17 20:32:12 2006 () said:
What are you talking about?
On Wed May 17 15:10:49 2006 () said:
Cheap, cheap ads, rotten to the core!
Do NOT buy these products! "Identity Theft"...14 times written. duh!!!
On Tue May 16 10:12:00 2006 () said:
If you don't feel like eating first
thing in the morning, try taking your meds and eating just before you leave for
the last time, before you go to work. If you take your meds first thing in the
morning and don't eat, you could wind up in trouble. But I'm a type 1, but
that's what I would do. Weight watchers is a good diet. My dr is always
supporting it. My problem is I can't stick to a diet.
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