Diabetes & M.S. say it ain't so...

[johnniebear]

Whewww  !!!  


I had my annual physical with me PCP in mid October of this year,  they took the usual labs.  

I got a call from the PCP'S  nurse  four days later  that the DR wanted me to come in & he was concerned about the

Hemoglobin ALC results,  mine was 6.4

I have family members with diabetes ,  the Dr  scared me and said if I didn't take weight off and become more active ( kinda hard right now, I'm in a walking boot ) that in one year or less I would become a Diabetic.    He wants me to take off 25lbs by the end of  March,  I was placed on the diabetic diet, 2,500   a day.
I've tried that diet where you count points and loss the weight & the weight always has returned, because  you can eat  whatever you want.  


I just didn't feel like posting  this until now so that I could report some good new with the bad,  
I started the diet Nov 1,
and I've lost 8 1/2 pounds.   This is a very good balanced diet for me.  Thanksgiving day was one nice meal,   no extra snacking all day,  and no extra's over the long weekend.

I can't  beat my  M.S.,  however I can  control & beat this and will.  We all  need to eat right ..


I love to snack when watching the NFL--  not now...    :-((  


Johnniebear

[hbananas]

Yes, I am prediabetic.  I've had fasting glucose just above 100 a couple of times and my most recent A1C was at the upper limit of normal.  I'm trying to be a good South Beach person, but so far I've found many excuses not to behave.

My father was a type 2 diabetic, but he also weighed around 330 when he died.

[Lulu54]

My neuro has me flagged as pre-diabetic because my A1C was elevated at 6+ when my originial blood work was done.  Nevermind that we had just returned from a trip to Belgium - the world's capital of fine chocolate and beer, both of which we consumed in mass quantities.

My parents are both controlling their sugar through diet - I need to get serious about that, too.

Keep up the good work - it is so hard, especially now after the holidays when there is so much left over just sitting around and we're not actively doing things.

[johnniebear]

Bump

anyone else out there pre-diabetic ?

The diet is going ok.

thanks

Johnniebear

[Willowwoman777]

You just have to find out what works for you and stick with it. I've been cheating right now because of solumedrol, but the points thing has worked for me...50 pounds (until this solumedrol, probably popped up a bit). For me it helps to remember I'm doing this to prevent diabetes like my mother had...not doing it for ego. :) I love to snack and have learned the kinds of snacks that work for me and don't wreck my diet. When I started, I tried to look at each 1/2 pound as a victory. Now, if I way overeat or eat something really really high fat, I wind up throwing up because my body won't tolerate it. I don't ever want to put all that weight back on.

[RedFlame]

Congratulations of losing all that weight, that's a great accomplishment.  I suggest taking it slow so the weight stays off.  

Since you like to snack while watching NFL, you could make different types of snacks.  Like popcorn without the butter, vegetables with dip, and then something that is special.  That way you don't feel deprived.

Red

[jensequitur]

Did you see the news on mice exposed to particulate atmosphere matter (pollution!)  They all gain weight and run more of a risk for type 2 diabetes.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101202124246.htm