Re: Sorry, I posted to the wrong post. My bad. Let's try this again. :)

I'm top posting because I didnt want to snip anything! Thank you for the
thank you!!

Sadly, I dont think Cindy reads many of the responses because of her busy
life schedule. Its a shame, as your posts could be deemed as uplifting and
informative.

Of course, I assume she isnt reading the responses!!!! :))

"Quentin Grady" <quentin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:31:15 GMT, "Helen Back"
<SiriusC-63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

A wonderfully informative and kind post! I do hope Cindy reads it!!

G'day G'day Helen,

Thank you. I started out writing from the hip as I'm sure many of
us are tempted to do. Then I was called away.

While away from the computer I began to reflect on what I had written
and wasn't pleased with where my reply was going. So I came back and
started again. It is not often that one receives acknowledgement when
one decides one can do better and gives it a go, so thank you Helen.
Point appreciated.


FWIIW the year I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma (a bone marrow
cancer unrelated to diet and lifestyle) coincided with me teaching
some life skills in a time management course. For the course I put
together a page of principles for living successfully. It behooved me
to put them into practice there and then since my life hung in the
balance since MM is a terminal illness. I had little to lose and a lot
to gain. Students are very astute at discerning when someone is
putting what they are teaching into practice so I could be confident
of being kept on track. <grin>

One simple dictum I taught was that if a situation needed some fixing
then first one had to find out what was A-OK. It is what an technician
does naturally on a repair job.

When something doesn't work FIRST FIND OUT WHAT IS WORKING.

When people have problems they present a text of all that is wrong
because everything FEELS as though it is going wrong. Yet people are
remarkably resourceful and most other days cope splendidly. With that
belief it took only a couple of minutes to notice that Cindy was
indeed a resourceful and capable person who was having some "bad hair
days" as it were finding herself in a situation she didn't yet fully
understand and have control over. It would be only a matter of time.


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Today before reading your reply Helen, I reflected on what I'd said to
Cindy and there is a point I'd like to put right.

The upper figure of 140 is quite ambitious.

It is usually obtainable for T2 diabetics though not immediately and
not always without taking some medication.

At the moment you could be suffering from what is called "glucose
intoxication." What this means is you've had high levels of blood
glucose for a while and it takes a while before they behave normally
again.

On reflection I think "glucose intoxication" is a bit on the dramatic
side for a description of what is likely to be happening. Drama isn't
something Cindy needed. The term is usually reserved for T2s that are
given a short course of insulin in order to get their blood glucose
down into the normal range where diet, exercise and perhaps oral meds
are all that are needed. Her doctor would have taken such steps if
"glucose intoxication" as the term is more commonly used was a
possibility.

I apologize for the loose use of the term. The idea was OK.

The usage overly dramatic and inappropriate. Sorry.

Or it could be that your choices of food contains too much
carbohydrate. The problem isn't you. Its the choice of food and
knowing how to use the blood glucose readings constructively.

Much more likely. It is very common for people to bring their blood
glucose down to below 140 at one hour and 120 at two hours simply by
choosing food items and portions correctly. (It might take some oral
meds as it did in my case or it might not.) If one chooses a diet
predominantly made up of high water content vegetables, lean meats,
fish, nuts, a little olive oil and berries then portions become
largely irrelevant. These foods also make weight loss easier.

I felt a strong degree of empathy for Cindy, FEELING that she had
tried EVERYTHING and nothing had worked to bring down her blood
glucose. Such frustration must be very disheartening. The point is
when we think of food we think of the food we are familiar with and
really do believe we have tried everything.

Of course others have been their too and found to their surprise that
when they made changes that had worked FOR OTHERS, they have also
succeeded. It comes as a real surprise that most of us aren't all
that different. (Though YMMV)

It is called modeling success.
Do what many others have done to succeed.

Of all the options modeling success has the best success rate.

For this there is IMHO nothing better than Jennifer's guidance to the
newly diagnosed. It worked for many, many people. I have used it and
it worked for me.

http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/NewlyDiagnosed.htm


Cindy
www.adayinthelifeofcindy.blogspot.com

Thank you Cindy for posting. Your post is very important to the
success of ASD. Out there in cyber land there are other newly
diagnosed T2 diabetics feeling as confused and frustrated for a while.
As yet they haven't had the courage to post and ask questions as you
have done. Watching your progress and seeing your success they too
will learn how to go about getting control of their blood glucose. It
is a doable thing.

Best wishes Cindy

and best wishes Helen,

Thank you for giving me a second chance to put my best foot forward.
--
Quentin Grady ^ ^ /
New Zealand, >#,#< [
/ \ /\
"... and the blind dog was leading."

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/quentin


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