Hi again, well here I am again. This time I have almost waited too long to do what is right for me. I have had a lot of blood work and the doc says I have diabetes and high cholesterol.:( Among other things.
I am taking a new medicine for diabetes called Byetta. It is an injection that I take before morning and evening meals. Thank goodness my blood sugars were not outragous and should be pretty easy to control. But, I need to eat better and start exercising. I need to find an exercise plan that doesn't end up hurting and then I quit. I think what I have been doing is trying too hard and then when I hurt I quit. So now it is "easy does it". I am not 18 anymore and can't do what I used to do. But that's OK I don't want to be that age. But what I do want to be is healthy and live a long time healthy so to do that I need to change the way I eat and take care of myself.
It has been a week now and I already feel better.
I won't be able to get online all the time to post until school starts up again, because my son is always on the computer. But I will try to post more often than I did before.

So far my regimne is take my injection first thing in the a.m. and wait at least 30 minutes before I eat breakfast and no longer than an hour. I have been eating oatmeal or cereal with skim milk and some fruit. I eat a sensiable lunch and before dinner I take another injection and eat my dinner before the hour is gone by. I snack sometimes on sf popsicles or fruit or something light. I haven't been exercising yet but my husband(who is also a diabetic) are going back to our old exercise routine , only I won't overdo it this time.

It is great to be back.

Grace:D

Nice to see you back, Grace. I am sorry about the diabetes and high cholestrol though. But, hey, if it gets you back on track and sticking to it then that is a good thing too.

You can do it!!!

Dear Grace,

I just responded to your post in my Journal ... I'm going to suggest something and you let me know WHAT YOU THINK ...

I think that counting calories and being mindful of your NUTRITIONAL INTAKE would imo be a good start ... I'd like to meet and chat with you and offer some concrete ideas.

I live in California (Pacific Time Zone) and the time right now is 4:45 p.m. - so checking in the East it's 7:45 p.m. (I'm assuming you go by Eastern Time Zone ... if not I don't know the time zone of your state) ....

If we can't meet ... then please let me know and I will start a correspondence with you via private message ... we'll go slow and easy and I will share some of my DIABETIC RECIPES with you .... plus some of the other recipes that I've used in the past. I would share some Weight Watcher recipes (if you want) but you have to be mindful of your nutritional values ...

You can do this Grace ... I am as always, Monica

Welcome back, Grace.

Hi Grace: So so ncie to see you back..It sounds like you are doing great with your plan so far. I personally don't believe in going hog wild on a diet.and it was not suggested to me...If you can see a dietitian without too much cost do it..You will learn there that you can eat all foods it really is just the portion you have to watch out for... Sounds like you ae doing pretty good...

I wish you luck..but do enjoy the journey..no you are not 18..but even a 10 -15% drop in weight can help your cholesterol a lot and of course you know what to do and how to do that..

Love you friend

Lulu

Hi Lulu...I have learned that going hog wild just sets me up for failure. So I will take it easy and not beat myself up over the little things...or the big thngs for that matter...LOL
I am supposed to see a diabetic education lady sometime...just haven't gotten an appointment yet.
Yes I do know what to do...it is just keeping it up for the long haul.

Hi Crazy , thanks it is good to be back.

Thanks Stickn2it I have been here reading post for awhile just haven't been posting...I have been trying to get motivated.

Hi Monica..thanks for all the tips you gave me, and I will take all the chicken recipes I canget.

I have been taking this new medicine for a few days now and I feel really tired. I think it is just getting used to it and maybe my sugar is normal range now and my body just needs to get used to it. I am eating normal now and not all that sugar that I was consuming. Mybody is probably going through sugar withdrawal.LOL:laugh:

I need to get some new scales. Mine are digital and don't work very well.If I weigh 3 times then I have 3 different weights.:shrug:
I am not going to list my foods here as I am keeping track of them at home.

I really do want to succeed this time. I know I will. It is just getting used to a different way of eating, and not make food my only passion.

Anyway each day is a new challenge and I am going to meet it head on.
I think I will go watch tv for a bit and relax awhile.:peace:

Grace,

Hope you are starting to feel better and that your body is getting used to the new 'regime'. You will be better for it.

:wave: Hi Grace. I'm Jo, it's so nice to meet you! I'm still pretty new to diettalk...but like most...not so new to "dieting"!

I'm also diabetic. I was officially diagnosed with gestational diabetes with my twins about 8 years ago. But since my mom has been insulin dependent for over 15 years I suspect the problem was there much longer.....I inject insulin at bedtime and test every morning and afternoon. Anyway, I just wanted to pass on that my mom's doc added Byetta to her insulin regime almost a year ago. She's done amazingly well with it. Her sugars have never been so under control. I don't know all the research but I do recall the doc telling her that this particular diabetes med acts as an appetite suppressant for many people who take it. I'm surely not saying it's the new weight loss miracle drug....but I think that would be a pretty great "side effect" for you! Do you test your levels regularly? I know folks that are just on Byetta for diabetes don't always test daily but I'd really recommend regular home testing if you're not already. It gives you a really good sense of how your body reacts to certain foods. If I can make one more suggestion....whenever you eat a carb - be it a starch, fruit whatever...always try to pair it with a protein. I'd read in so many books that the pairing of the two enables your body to metabolise the carb more effectively....and I finally tried it myself and I was really surprised by the immediate effect!

Anyway, so sorry for rambling on! It sounds like you're really motivated so I'm sure we'll be hearing more and more about all your successes in the weeks and months to come!

Yesterday I felt better than I had in a long time. I hope it continues. Monica,I tried the new recipe and it was very good. I can use the leftovers for a taco salad.
My hardest times is not snacking between meals. I wasns't just snacking, I was eating all the time. I bought some sugarfree jello and some WW ice cream sandwiches(which I hid from my son, because he would eat them all up at once and those things weren't cheap.) LOL I just need to drink more water also.
When I get to craving the bad for me foods I try to remember how rotten I felt after I ate them.

Hi Jo Benny it is nice to have you here and thanks for the advice on the protein and carbs. I have not yet started checking my blood sugar yet. I am checking to see how my insusrance will pay for a machine. I also had gestational diabetes and my doc said that eventually I would have it for good if I didn't watch my weight. Sure enough I do now. Yes , that shot does help with my appetite. But it doesn't work like that all day. So I need to keep making good choices.

Hi Crazy, yes I am feeling better . Yesterday was a good day. Keeping my fingers crossed for another one today.

I need to go eat breakast now. I took my shot about 30 minutes ago so I had better eat.

Bye for now.:)

Sounds like you are doing well, Grace. Hope you continue to feel great and fight off those cravings. Best wishes to you.

Hi Grace! Welcome back and it's nice to see you.... sorry to hear about your diabetes. I have high cholesterole and triglycerides, too.... are you on meds for those as well as your injections? I hope things start to even out for you. It sounds like you are on the right path, though.

I know getting on the scale several times a day used to drive me nuts. I think any kind of scale will give you fluctuations through out the day because our weight varies like that. I cut back to once a week. I chose to make Monday mornings a weigh in day because it helps me to be more mindful on the weekends when I know I'm going to step on those scales on Monday morning. lol I have the digital "thinner" scales (that's the brand name...lol.. wish they made me thinner... lol) they've been good and very accurate (too accurate these days...lol). Anyway, just my take on getting on the scale so many times during the day. Pick a day and a time and either be dressed or not dressed but do the same each day and you'll see less fluctuation except when the scale starts moving down! And we all like those kinds of "fluctuations"!

Take care of yourself and have a good week!

Hi Grace,

So glad to see you back here again. I am sorry about the diabetes. I have a lot of it in my family and may have it eventually. So far so good but I am always watchful.

I don't post a lot but do a lot of lurking so know I will be lurking here more than I will post.

Carol

Hi Grace,

I'm new too and glad to see that you are back. Together we can all do this....together we are strong. :)

Cheers
Mary

Just hoped back to say.........you need to get the 'no computer no tv rule' that we have in our house.......between 10am and 4 pm all kids have to be off and doing something else with their day. Funny how kids that used to sleep in until noon are getting up before 9 and offering to do chores in exchange for some daytime computer time. I get some weeds picked, laundry folded and put away.....the living room picked up.....and so on and so on.......an hours work will get them an hours time. I follow it as well most days......but when I want to sit here for 10 minutes or so I do and tell them to get lost....lol......well not quite like that......but I just remind them that I've been up for hours doing chores and earned the right to be here.....speaking of which I have to get to work. :)

Grace,

Hope you can find something that your insurance covers because you have to have something to track those sugar levels.

Good for you for getting some good snacks in the house, it makes a big difference.

Keep hangin' in there.

I just took a nap and feel so refreshed now.LOL It has been so hot the last couple of weeks it really drains your energy. We are having a drought too. We are so low for rainfall this year my flowers finally died a slow death. I have some pots outside that are doing better, but my beds just couldn't make it.Right now it is 105 degrees here. :sweat:

I have been keeping my food intake in fitday.com and I am having too many carbs. I know I am doing better than I was but I need to improve.

Nancy,my doc is sending me to the diabetic education class next week. It is an all day thing and they will give me a meter to use so I can keep track of my bg levels. My insurance will pay for all of it except for $80. They told me that they have a "scholarship" that can help with the rest of it.

Dj, my cholesterol is high too and right now I am on mevacor for that, and I am hoping when I go back to the doc, that with the meds and eating right the numbers will go down with that also.

Hi Mary(mdancy) thanks for visiting my journal and welcome to DT. My son is 16 and just started working and so I have some evenings (like now) that are free and when school starts next week days will be free too.

Hi Carol, glad you stopped by. I have been lurking for awhile also before I started posting again. I got inspiration reading about everones elses journey. :)

Well, I need to start gettin supper ready, everyone have a great day.

Hi Grace, I have been dealing with diabetes for the last year. I am not on medicine yet. So far I have controlled it with diet and exercise. I was doing great last fall. Since Christmas, I have not lost weight, but I must be doing OK with carb counting because my AC1 test went down even more. That was good news. Hope the meds work for you and glad to read you are feeling better.

Hi Grace,

I was in Tusla visiting a dear friend in August one year. lol.....we went shopping and Joy warned me that when I got out of the car the pavement would be so hot it would burn the back of my legs. Boy was she right!!! We've lost touch and at moments like now when I'm thinkin about her I miss her very much. Anyway........glad to see that you've got some computer time headed your way and hopefully with the fall will come cooler temps for you. :)

Cheers
Mary

Hi Grace :wave:

I hear ya about the heat - it was 110 here.........sigh LOTs of my plants did not make it :(

That hot spell is over ( for now ) thankfully :)

My FIL goes to classes like that and says they are very helpful to him - hope yours is a good one too.

Hi all, Its been a few days, and I am still doing pretty good with my food choices. I babysat with the grandkids friday evening.I let them go to the store and pick out their own snacks and then I ordered pizza delivered. I did eat pizza but not near the amount that I usually eat. I was going to send the snacks home with them but they left them here. I will take them to their house this afternoon before they start looking too good.LOL
I am finally getting used to my diabetis meds. I am still a little nauseus a couple of hours after the shot but not so bad as I was.Maybe after Tuesdays class I will have a better idea of what I should be eating. I don't know if I'm losing weight or not. My scales are not working right. They are off as much as 10 pounds depending on how I stand on them.:c( I go back to the doctor in a couple of weeks so I will find out then what I weigh. But Ifeel like I have lost some.
Hi Sbraun, I am having a hard time with carbs. I am learning more and trying to get used to not eating so many carbs as I was. I think the more I learn about the carbs and how they work with the diabetis I am hoping I will be able to make better choices where carbs are concerned.

LoL Mary, I think Tulsa is hotter than anywhere else in the state. I think especially in the city where the shops are because of so much concrete.

Hi Beth, we finally got some rain, about .67 of an inch. It didn't last though and you can't even tell it has rained now.

I have got to brag about my youngest son.In 2007 Oklahoma is celebrating its centenniel. So there is a state centenniel band that all kids interested that lived Oklahoma were able to audition to be in the band. Casey, who plays the tuba made 3rd tuba out of 7. They will be marching in the Rose Bowl Parade on Jan. 2, 2007. They will be the lead band in the parade. They also got asked to play Amazing Grace at the Crystal Cathedral in California. Also the opening ceremonies for the Rose bow. They will also get to go to Disneyland. They have many commitments within the state throughout the rest of '06 and '07.
I may be wrong but what I understand is that the theme of the Rose Parade is Oklahoma's centenniel. Anyway, it is exciting for us. If all goes as planned I will be going to Pasadena that week with some other band parents to watch the parade and see the sights. I am really excited about it all.:jn :jn :jn <-----doing the happy dance ...LOL

Anyway, thats enough today, love you guys and keep coming back. I need your input. Have an awesome day.:)

Hi Grace: Just popping in for a minute...I sometimes have too many carbs too..then I know it..it is what drains my energy..I aim for around 50 grams or so per meal...snack about 15 grams each...220 per day or so max for me...but I am nto perfect.
Glad you are going about it sensibly as you and I know we both got to do this for life and I know if I go hog wild I too set myself up to fail...
Glad you are going to a diabetic education class...Ross went to a week of those...He brought al lthe info home to me of course ...typial man...I have to monitor him or he overdoes on lemonaide...lol which is full of sugar..

Take care Grace..so nice to have you back...

I needed to come in and confesss, last night was horrid. my dh and I were fussing and I was so stressed and I always eat when I get stressed. I kept trying to hold off and not and instead of grabbing some healthy snacks to munch on I had 2 lean pockets(pepperoni) and a handfull of peppermints(I wanted sweets so bad) . This was about 12:30 in the morning. I couldn't sleep and was so antsy. I just hate it when I feel like that. Getting something to eat was all I could think about. Sounds crazy, doesn't it?:(
This morning I am feeling much better.
My husband can be such a child sometimes. If he could take care of himself I swear I would leave right now. I am so frustrated and I just don't know what to do. So forgive me if I am venting here. AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! @#$@@&*!!!@@#$%%%%%!@#&&%!!!!!!!
OK, now I feel better
:laugh:
I have a funeral to go to today. My SIL died and her services are today. She wasn't my favorite person but my brother loved her and they had been married for 51 years, so I am going for my brother. That sounds kind of mean and snotty doesn't it. Oh well.....:shrug:

OK, enough of my ranting, I need to eat breakfast and take my shot before it gets to late. I hope I got that out of my system.LOL:)

ooooooooooook now, that last post was just me stressed but today was much better. Thank goodness. My menu was
1 egg(fried in pam)
1 whole wheat toast
1tsp. margarine

1 whole wheat bread
2 slices lowfat ham(20 cal. per slice)

3oz. roast
8 steamed baby carrots
salad w/lf dressing
4 small crackers

I am going to have to learn how to cope with stress because life doesn't happen without stress, also how to chill out.B-)
I went to my sil's funeral and I didn't eat a thing after it. There was all kinds of foods there but I didn't eat a thing.:not: So there's one positive. I am going to learn from yesterdays mess.No matter what the day brings,I won't quit.I just hate that out of control feeling that I had last night.
That's all for now, I am going to go to bed now, I have a really long day tomorrow. I have a whole day of diabetic education.8-|

Excellent menu Grace ... YOU CAN DO THIS . Have and make it a great evening. I am as always, Monica

way to go !!!!!!! you got right back on track !!!!!!! :up:

:super: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just checking in. Everything is coming along. I am still hanging in there. I am still not exercising, that will come soon. Although, it is no secret that I hate exercise.LOL
I went to the diabetis education class Tuesday. It lasted all day long. I go back next week for a short hour long follow up.
I wish my scales worked. I feel like I am losing because of the way my clothes are fitting:) . Not much to report, my life is so boring.LOL

Thanks Beth and Monica for support.
Thats all for now, I'll check back in later.

Menus are doing ok. My meals are boring. I need to get used to not having my meals so important.I don't want to think about food all the time. I need to start exercising. I go to a really big church so I asked about walking around the church for exercise. It will be safe and cool now and in the winter it will be warm. I'm going to get my pedometer out and wear it so I will know how far I'm going.Just need to get into that exercise mindset. GO ME,RAH,RAH,RAH!!!:laugh:
My blood sugars are staying good.Yeahhhh!
I did get some sugar free chocolate pudding and was kinda of plain tasting so I added some lite cool whip. It made a good before bedtime snack and I got some milk into my diet, which I need because my doc said I need more calcium because I have the beginning of osteoporsis. I am also taking Fosomax once aweek.On top of cholesterol,dibetes,blood pressure,acid reflux and arthritis meds. Oh My Gosh...I sound like some old lady:( LOL Oh well, maybe when I lose enough weight and start eating wiser I can get off some of the meds.

Well I'm gonna go do some laundry now. BYE BYE

Sounds like you are on the right road. Everything sounds good. keep it up.

Carol

Hi Guys, I know it has been awhile. Everything is going ok. Still hanging in there. I haven't been posting because my life is so boring and I figured what was the point of posting the same old stuff over and over.
I started working part time at a local fried chicken restaraunt. It is called Charlies Chicken. I make salads, hot rolls and cinnamon rolls. LOL...that's like putting alcohol in front of an alcoholic.:laugh:
But, I have been able to resist and only eat there once in awhile.The cinnamon rolls are awesome, but they are so sweet and gooey that it is like pouring sugar right into your veins.:-&
My last trip to the doc was good. I had lost 5 pounds and my blood sugar levels were staying around 105-115. So I must be doing something right. I am walking but not everyday. I am working up to that. I hate exercise and I know I just need to make myself do it and I am but I am a work in progress.
Well, I gotta run, I need to get Casey at school. He doesn't have a car yet but he is working now to get one. He works at the Sonic drive in. I think that that chain is mainly around the south.

Chat with ya all later:wn

Wll Grace: We sound alike.lol.I feel my life is boring and so I don't write often either in my journal..Thanks for your visit to mine..Glad you flund a little job and glad yoru sugar levels are pretty stabilized... Gosh it must be hard working in a place with those cinamon buns around...
Take care..

Merry Christmas to you Grace and to your family and all the best for 2007... We miss you around here.. :hug:

:bd Happy Birthday dear Grace, Happy Birthday to you.:bd ..May your day be filled with pleasant things and may you do something special for you:cake: and I wish you all the best for the new year..:balloons:
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Hugs :hug: Lulu

Hi Lulu, thanks for the birthday wishes.My life has been so hectic.My dh has been really sick. He is needing a liver transplant. It is going to be a long rough road. I can't even think about myself right now, much less tring to eat right. I don't even care right now. I know I should and I need to take care of myself, bla, bla, bla. But right now I have a terrible attitude. We have had a ice storm here in Oklahoma, and I haven't been able to get out of the house much, which doesn't help much.

Right after Christmas my friends and I went to California to watch my son march in the Rose Bowl parade. He is a member of the Oklahoma Allstar Centennial Band. I had a wonderful time. We did a lot of the tourist stuff, and took a lot of pictures. My dh started getting sick the day I left.My oldest son and my husbands sister were supposed take care of him while I was gone but he was calling me several times a day. There wans't anything that I could do but he just wanted me to have a rotten time without him and I didn't. I know I sound resentful and I am a little but I guess I am really tired and I am having a bad day already.

I'm sorry I am such a downer, expecially on my birthday and I usually don't post like this here. That is why I haven't been posting much lately brcause of my poor attitude. I will get over it pretty soon ....I think.

Anyway, thanks for the wishes, that means alot to me.:console: Hugs to you .

Oh, Grace.... I am so sorry to hear that you are going through so much. It is so difficult to take care of someone and still take time out for yourself. I know you feel like you just don't care about yourself right now, but hopefully, once you are into a routine with your husband's care, you'll start to realize that you deserve some care, too.

Despite your problems, I hope you have a wonderful birthday! Keep coming back here to vent... just getting it off your chest will help a little. I'm keeping you and your husband in my prayers.... take care!

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Happy Birthday, Grace!

Thanks for the good wishes. I know in my heart that things will get better, it is just a rough patch right now and I am feeling really low.

I love your graphics, they are so cute.:)

Hi old Mom
I don't know if this will help you or not. I have a cousin who struggled with her weight for at least 30 years that I know of. her husband got cancer i'd say 6 years ago. And he told her a couple years ago when the going got tough. Bonnie do something with your weight. I can't loose you now I need you. I need you to be healthy to care for me. That realy sunk in She is now a kop which means keep off lbs sensibly at Tops. She lost 70 lbs. She lost her husband before Christmas. She lost her Kops. But she says she will get it back. Just a little something maybe to think about. You don't want to both be sick.
Take care dear. And praying that hubby don't have to wait to long for a liver transplant. good luck to both of you.

Grace,

I am so sorry that you are having such a rough time now. When will he get the transplant? I hope it is soon so you both can get on with recovery.

Spring isn't far away and spring in Oklahoma is really nice.

Carol

Hi Grace: Hope you come back soon..I miss you..Even if only to vent..That is ok...and we all love you..
Sorry about hubby needing a liver transplant...Just remember Grace..take care of you..You are a young woman still and have many good years ahead of you. Things look so bleak right now I understand and true..but things will get better and do..one day at a time.

Glad you had a nice trip to California...in spite that dh kept calling...
We love you Grace and I like you pic that I saw when I looked at your profile..as I said you are a young woman:)

:hug:
Louise

Wow, how long has it been. Six months or more. I am still hanging in. I come around and read some journals and some posts when I have time. I joined Jenny Craig about 9 weeks ago and have lost 15 pounds since then. I am about ready to start to do it by myself now. I mean, really, I have dieted all my life, I think I know about all there is to know. LOL But knowing and doing is 2 differnt things. I just needed a little help getting started(again).
Besides, I started having trouble with my blood sugars and high cholesterol. Fortunately, now they are both in good ranges with the help of cholesterol med and good eating.
But when I have cheated, my blood sugars get a little high so that is encouragement to stick with it. Plus I don't like feeling so sick like I was.
My dh has been somewhat better the last couple of weeks. He is not drinking now , but he still has the liver disease and it will eventually end his life and he has come to terms with that. He has decided not to try for a liver transplant. He has other health problems and he thinks that will keep him from healing .
Anyway, that is about all tonight.
Hugs to all of you.

Hi Grace,

So glad to see you back .. I'm hoping to see you around the boards and looking forward to chatting with you ... have and make it a great day. I am as always, Monica

Hi Grace,

Welcome back!

Sounds like you are really getting back on program. Keep up the good work.

Carol