Re: Is 119 blood sugar diabetic?

Susan Adair wrote:
Karen, the exhaustion goes with every one on the body changes you are
experiencing, menopause to boot.


Yeah, that's what concerns me--knowing what to blame what on.


the symptoms don't quite fit standard diagnoses. However, I have to
say that my energy is better than it has been in years.


I'm sorry to hear you've had so much trouble, but I'm glad that your energy has much improved.


I still fall asleep easily,


I fall asleep easily during the daytime, when I get my naps, but I then have trouble at night, when I really need to get to sleep.


but I get through my busy work days with more energy and attention than I had.
> I attribute this to my improved eating -


That, alone, would be worth the change in diet. I used to only take a nap during the day maybe once or twice a year. Now I can't seem to get through the day without at least one nap.


and I started enjoying the walks because I was away from my office and
no one could find me.


I don't know if I'll ever get to enjoying the walks, but I'm trying <g>.


It sounds like your schedule would allow you to make time for some
exercise when it fits your day. You might try several short walking


It's actually been kind of hard fitting them in due to the nap times, but I'm walking 40 minutes a day right now. Going to gradually increase to at least an hour.


periods - 20-30 minutes at a time - and give yourself time to adjust to
the exercise. You can fit bits into a regular day - I have a rule that


Isn't it not as beneficial to do it that way, though?


block before your get in your car when you can. There are several
books you could add to your collection - probably one of the simplest
is Strong Women Stay Young, by Miriam Nelson. There are a number of


I'll look for it. Thanks! I went to a couple of large bookstores a couple of nights ago, and they didn't have a single book I was after. Had to order them from half.com this weekend.


One thing many posters to this group say is that the diagnosis made
them take better care of themselves, and they are consequently in
better shape than they had been for a long time.


That's certainly understandable. I've known I've been out of shape for years, but the drive and incentive is suddenly on the front burner now.


to be true. Making the changes requires a lot of effort, but it pays
off. Some people have lives that have support for these changes,
others don't. Support helps a lot - if your husband is willing to
change what he cooks for you, and some of his own eating, that will
help a lot.


Yes, he's willing. His taste buds have never been as sharp as mine. He can eat anything. As you say, it would do him well, too, as he has diabetes and heart trouble in his family too (his dad had both and died in 2002).

Thanks for your feedback. I appreciate it very much.

Karen C.
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