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Being diabetic has weakened my abilities to do most chores also (especially mowing the lawn) as my leg muscles are weak now compared to what they used to be...used to love to walk (4 or 5 miles sometimes), now I do well to make it 20 or 30 yards without burning pain in both legs and ankles. I have found that using a cheap, old, manual exercise bike (someone threw it away - wasn't 'fancy' enough??) a few times a week actually does help my legs (although it hurts at the time) and seems to strengthen what muscles I do have left... For me anyway - the more 'couch potato's I let myself become - the worse I seem to feel. Baby steps - baby steps - baby steps. Each one you take for yourself, really does count. John "Wrinkles" news:6ZSdncxYzOAywRXdRVn-sw@comcast.com... > I try very hard to keep my blood sugar leveled and for the most part if I'm > just working at my desk or cleaning house I'm fine. But if I mow the lawn > or anything that's taxing to the old body I'll get dizzy or weak or both and > have to go sit down for a while. Then I'll go back to what I was doing 'til > I have to sit again. Anybody else have that problem? It's really the > pitts! I have things to do that require some physical input but I just > can't seem to get up to speed. Wish I knew how to get past this problem. > > >
"John" news:5Aykc.5349$ca6.1842@newssvr23.news.prodigy.com... > Being diabetic has weakened my abilities to do most chores also (especially > mowing the lawn) as my leg muscles are weak now compared to what they used > to be...used to love to walk (4 or 5 miles sometimes), now I do well to make > it 20 or 30 yards without burning pain in both legs and ankles. > > I have found that using a cheap, old, manual exercise bike (someone threw it > away - wasn't 'fancy' enough??) a few times a week actually does help my > legs (although it hurts at the time) and seems to strengthen what muscles I > do have left... > > For me anyway - the more 'couch potato's I let myself become - the worse I > seem to feel. > > Baby steps - baby steps - baby steps. Each one you take for yourself, > really does count. > > John John I can relate very well. I fixed the problem a little bit. I was on a low carb diet and taking meds too (I am a type 2) I increased the amount of carbs and decreased the meds a bit. Then I started taking vitamins. A good multi, a B complex, an Omega Fish Oil capsule, and one regular size coated aspirin. Bedtime I take 150 mg of Coenzyme Q-10 These seem to help quite a lot. I am feeling a great deal better than I was. I don't know if this would help another person, but it is what is working for me. I also noticed that when my BG's were running rather high, I also felt exhausted all the time, so it goes both ways. Too low or too high will effect you that way. Remember that our bodily energy comes from carbohydrates and the way diabetics metabolize carbs is all screwed up. I have decided to see an endocrinologist to get my meds and diet fine tuned and see if it can help me feel a little better. It might be a good idea for you to try also. -- Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox") Related Discussion: Adult binary groups, where? (1 posts) Nutrition (1 posts) Work at home as a Broker - Get paid DAILY (1 posts) Help with diagnosis (2 posts) Top Discussions From Our Archives Vitamin C may help obese individuals metabolize fat during exercise Drug for diabetes nerve damage 'on the horizon' Health, financial freedom-Free DVD - Don't miss out on pre-ground level Other Discussion Categories Diabetes Symptoms Oops!!! Unexpected Error While Reading the Feed
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