Re: got my meter today



"Robert Dion" <logann@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> What depresses me is the lancet, that little surprise when the needle hits
> the skin, I
> have to take a deep breath each time.


Sorry I can not help you with that - I did get used to it and now i dont
even feel it :).
also now that I am also a little healthier the blood comes out easier.


>
> Yes 100lbs overweight........at least. Right now I'm at odds to either
> get my weight down
> or trying to get my BG down.

I rememeber in the begining i thought I had to make that choice also.
i think the with the combination of exercise and proper diet they both went
down.
I dont know enough about your diet to comment on it.


I know of course both are kinda equal. My BG's are still
> between 8.5 - 10.5 and that worries me because I've been eating pretty
> sensibly since 3
> weeks now and starting testing only this tuesday.

I will be right back - i want to see what you said so far about your diet.
dont go away :).
ok anyway yes those numbers are high but not crazy high especially since you
will be getting professional help soon.
o an yes lol a dietitian can help you tailor a diet for you.
if you are doing all you say - every day you are becoming more and more
healthy.
how much weight have you lost so far?



I should probably be more patient. I
> just don't know the time frame, meaning how long does it take for it to be
> in the 5-7
> range? I mean it's hard to see myself eating 'leaner'! Sheesh!!!!!

i dont know how you are eating so i can not comment on how lean you are
eating.
take it slow. I am sure just cutting out the junk food has to have shown
some improvments already.
I eat a serving of fat with every meal and am suposed to have it with 3
meals and not with my 2 snacks.
but my bed time snack has 1% milk or i can go with healthier fats such as 6
almonds.
for me it was pretty easy - i ate the same amount of protiens, carbs and
fats per meal.
its not a fix all tool but for me it was a start.


>
> I read people eating only a quarter of an apple as a between meal break
> and for me it's
> 'what's the point?'

well it depends - for me 1 serving of fruit is 15 carbs of fruit - I can
have a little more or little
less - depedning upon a lot of things.
do i need the extra boost to hold me till dinner and about 1 million other
possibilities. in time i bet you will learn
how to eat on the fly.


>
> I've always had cats, the last one I had was a sick cat. At age 3, I had
> to tube feed
> him, because he stopped eating. Check out the website I mad for him:
> http://pages.infinit.net/logann/nicky.htm Then, this spring at age 6 his
> blood sugar
> level was 25 - diabetes, I had to put him to sleep. I haven't decided yet
> to get another
> cat, which is very odd for me.

you put your cat to sleep because it had diabetes?

>
> My exercise mainly comes from walking, although I am looking to purchase
> some weights.

the best exercise utility you can buy is the one you are most likely to use
most often.
i think if i was new to this again and a total newbie to exercise i would
start with doing cardio.
also before i do any kind of exercise with weights I make sure i can do it
with proper form for 50 reps with out using any weights.
if you can start doing crunches especially if you feel you are getting
hungry and you shouldnt eat yet.
works for me anyway.
i hope i didnt make so many mistakes one of my dogs keeps trying to lick its
wounds and now its crying
i need a drink see ya .. dont go too crazy - 1 week will be here before you
know it.
but wow are the dietitians in your area so busy that it takes a week to see
1?
Tom


>
> Thanks Thomas
> Robert Dion
>
>
> On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:37:27 GMT, "Thomas Muffaletto"
> <mrgantlet911@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Robert Dion" <logann@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:38blf1t99e1h1knaegrtmtp9771dt43nlq@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> Well I do walk quite a bit.
>>>
>>> I'm going to wait a while to test, I'm just not comfortable with that
>>> whole idea yet.
>>
>>I was ok with the testing the way the doctor recommended but didnt like
>>what
>>I read
>>here at all about the 8 times a day thing. thinking about that depressed
>>me
>>I coudnt see
>>my self having to keep track of time all day not only for eating but for
>>testing.
>>also oppointments and clients and what not.
>>yesterday i was riding my motorcycle for a total of about 4 hours.
>>with all the cars around me im not goin to be thinking about how long
>>until
>>i have to test again - what time to meet the client -my 2 other dogs in
>>the
>>hospital.
>>I had another dog fixed and some dental work done and my oldest just had
>>dental done.
>>my oldest was born in 1989 still acts like a puppy -lol she had 13 teeth
>>removed.
>>the teeth got bad because 1 stupid dog i have chokes on milk bones and i
>>felt bad
>>to not give her but give the other 2. i had no idea this would happen -
>>once infected
>>bad teeth can kill a dog. the infection gets into the blood and gets at
>>the
>>kidneys.
>>im not going to take the time to put it right but something like that.
>>is it you that said you are about 100lbs over weight.
>>never fear my friend - you are now motivated with diabetes.
>>i was unable to walk a block with out having to stop because of pains in
>>my
>>ankle.\
>>however up until about a month ago - i worked up to todoing 30 minutes on
>>a
>>stepper machine
>>3 times a week - 1 hour weight training 3 times a week and on those days
>>15
>>minutes on the stepper was my warm up.
>>looking to lift weight but hate to lift weight? hate to have to change
>>weight the old fashion kind of way?
>>funtional trainers are great work out machines especially if you have
>>limited space.
>>i will post a link to the one i have but there are many others much
>>cheaper
>>and probably just as good for you.
>>its called cable motion adjustable pulley.
>>http://us.commercial.lifefitness.com/content.cfm/cablemotion#content
>>
>>however when doing things like bench presses while standing up left my
>>spine
>>out in the open for all the presure.
>>I ordered this bench and that should take care of that.
>>http://www.bodysolid.com/BSStrength/SpecializedStations/PowerBenches/WFID31.html
>>with leg station option and
>>preecher curl station to help protect my back even when I am doing curls.
>>it has rear wheels for easy moving and is much cheaper at other places.
>>
>>ever walk past a gym and see people working out very hard.
>>if it looks like torture to you - it looked like that to them to
>>but now they feel better when they do it than when they dont.
>>I know this because i was once one of them.
>>
>>its all a matter of what you are prepared to do.
>>
>>i started working out at a very young age using my older brothers weight.
>>i have been a weight lifter most of my life and on and off have been in
>>fantastic shape.
>>its what I know most of - i know about machines the goods and bads
>>about 12 years ago I started to look into the nutritional side of it for
>>the
>>first time
>>the results were amazing and got a 100% on the firemans physical at the
>>age
>>of 29 or 30.
>>and if you choose a low fat diet - I know alot its just a matter of
>>applying
>>it again.
>>i was doing great up until about well now its about 1 1/2 months ago when
>>i
>>pinched a nerve in my back.
>>i feel great again the bench should be here shortly I cant wait.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>It
>>> seems that if test then I would need a food that I'm sure won't spike
>>> the
>>> BG. I need a
>>> reference food of sorts. And since different foods react differently to
>>> different persons
>>> well.
>>
>>
>>there are 2 ways to look at it - one way would agree with that.
>>the other is more complex not that I am a doctor or anything i just look
>>at
>>the big picture.
>>the trick is timming carbs and i believe the same formula applies even to
>>different people.
>>when a meal contains - simple carbs and more complex
>>things like fruits and simple sugars hit your system first as they start
>>to
>>die out the more complex
>>ones start to kick in - its a matter of amounts. however I can eat any
>>time
>>I want and according
>>to what I ate before and how long ago it was with determine what I can
>>have
>>at any point i want to eat again.
>>this post can be nit-pict to death - there is no way I can prevent it from
>>those that do such things.
>>will it be done honestly or not I do not know and i dont have the time to
>>really reply to every post
>>about my posts. so if it is just see if it really applies to what i have
>>said.
>>i am not perfect - i am not an expert - just doing my best and hope it
>>helps.
>>it would be nice that once you turn yourself around if you can share how
>>your body
>>and health has improved since becomeing diabetic - newbies would like to
>>read about it
>>not to mention those that need that extra motivation.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>I already have an appointment with a nutritionist and I'll see what she
>>>says and
>>> we'll take it from there.
>>
>>approach it with an open mind. - you must have a ton of questions.
>>i dont think they can all be answered on the first visit.
>>pick a handful of your most important questions and save some for your
>>next
>>visit.
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Before supper BG=7.7
>>>
>>> Not bad.
>>
>>i have to write the formula for you UK guys on a postit and stick it on my
>>monitor :).
>>i dont know what the 7.7 is.
>>but im glad you are feeling better.
>>good luck my friend.
>>Tom
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks Thomas
>>> Robert Dion
>>>
>>> On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 13:44:54 GMT, "Thomas Muffaletto"
>>> <mrgantlet911@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Robert Dion" <logann@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>news:82oif1t2mqckipo1sqmlhamtmdmrl1hula@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Got a One touch Ultrasmart.
>>>>>
>>>>> Did 2 readings tonight
>>>>> -before supper : 9.1
>>>>> before going to bed: 11.0
>>>>>
>>>>> Thought I was pretty good at 9.1 ate some rice and stir fry, and a
>>>>> pear
>>>>> for supper then
>>>>> about 2.5 hours later had a snack of 3 Ryvita wafers plus some
>>>>> mozzarella
>>>>> cheese.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>for me the rice would only be 15 carbs.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Two hours later : 11.0
>>>>>
>>>>> Hmmmm, I know it's my first day and all.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>your body needs some time to adjust. dont forget to talk to your doctor
>>>>about
>>>>exercise. if you are over weight and out of shape there is a whole new
>>>>world waiting
>>>>out there for you.
>>>>my weight is going to be a life long battle it will go up and it will go
>>>>down again.
>>>>i recently hurt my back very bad and was unable to walk but now 1 month
>>>>later
>>>>i am as good as well I have to start over again :( but also :) because i
>>>>will do it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The nurse told me to just take some readings before meals and before
>>>>> going
>>>>> to bed. I
>>>>> mentionned her about testing after meals to check which foods do not
>>>>> spike
>>>>> BG. She said
>>>>> that I don't nee to because it's normal that BG will spike after each
>>>>> meal.
>>>>
>>>>its great that you are ok with testing a lot. keep track of your
>>>>numbers
>>>>and your meals - include amount of carbs - protien and fat.
>>>>make sure you point out to your dietitian any spikes I am sure
>>>>they can help you control it. for me i eat 5 times 45 carbs a day.
>>>>i wont do 3 big meals of higher carbs a day.
>>>>dont create a diet by having different people throw out meals to you.
>>>>we are all different.
>>>>below is a great place to get help and you wont find all the flame wars
>>>>there.
>>>>the American Diabetes Association's Message Boards
>>>>http://community.diabetes.org/n/pfx/forum.aspx?webtag=amdiabetesz&nav=index
>>>
>>
>


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