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Kristin I can sympathize with your husband as I've been there and done that. I was totally addicted to Pepsi. It was my caffeine in the mornings, had to have it with every meal and everywhere in between. When I was diagnosed it was like I would never drink a soda again and I was in mourning. Visited with a friend who drank nothing but diet Coke and out of politeness had to swallow it. It was not good. However, I thought I could stand it in a pinch. Well, I know your husband is hurting and I feel so bad for him. I am here to tell him that in time, he will be able to drink diet Dr. Pepper. Before he knows it, it will be impossible to drink the "real" stuff. I cannot stand regular Pepsi or Coke anymore. This is something I would have never believed but it is true. I wish him all the luck in the world and when the initial shock of being diagnosed in the first place subsides, he can concentrate on learning to like the diet brands. I will hold a good thought for him. Be patient with him. I might add, although not a good idea perhaps, but some people have actually mixed the regular and diet for a time until they eventually wean off the hard stuff. If he's having a very bad time you might try that. But you will find that his blood sugar levels will go down drastically once he is off the real stuff and that is an incentive. =96Patricia=96
Thanks so much for your input! He agrees with you, he does feel like he is in mourning for the loss of his beloved Dr. Pepper We are going to make room in our freezer for large bags of ice, because he does love ice water as long as it's commerical ice that has no funny taste. He has already begun cutting back on his consumption, even though the Dr. said not to worry about changes in his diet till the next appointment on the 25th. I think he is saying the "long goodbye" to his lifelong friend! Its sad to watch, but I told him that I will not ask him to give up anything I am not willing to give up myself. So last week when we went to the grocery store he put a 12 pack of Pepsi in the cart for me and I put it back, he asked if I wanted diet and I said no. So far I am having headaches at work, but yesterday I had 1/2 cup of coffee and it stopped the headache and no headache at all today, I just drowned myself with water! Kristin Patricia Aquino wrote: > Kristin > > I can sympathize with your husband as I've been there and done that. I > was totally addicted to Pepsi. It was my caffeine in the mornings, had > to have it with every meal and everywhere in between. When I was > diagnosed it was like I would never drink a soda again and I was in > mourning. > > Visited with a friend who drank nothing but diet Coke and out of > politeness had to swallow it. It was not good. However, I thought I > could stand it in a pinch. Well, I know your husband is hurting and I > feel so bad for him. > > I am here to tell him that in time, he will be able to drink diet Dr. > Pepper. Before he knows it, it will be impossible to drink the "real" > stuff. I cannot stand regular Pepsi or Coke anymore. This is something > I would have never believed but it is true. I wish him all the luck in > the world and when the initial shock of being diagnosed in the first > place subsides, he can concentrate on learning to like the diet brands. > I will hold a good thought for him. Be patient with him. I might add, > although not a good idea perhaps, but some people have actually mixed > the regular and diet for a time until they eventually wean off the hard > stuff. If he's having a very bad time you might try that. But you will > find that his blood sugar levels will go down drastically once he is off > the real stuff and that is an incentive. > > –Patricia– > -- If the Second Amendment is so out of date then shouldn't we also throw out everything written before it? What now... "Hail The Queen?"
Hypnosis. That's hard for people to believe when they see it in a newsgroup, etc, but it worked wonders for me. Helped me lose some weight, and I too used to be a soda-aholic, and now have no desire for them. Most people have a lot of misconceptions about hypnosis, they think they'll end up being brainwashed, but that is not true. You're awake and alert the entire time. Contact a hypnosis clinic, or a psychologist who is trained in hypnosis for more information. They usually give a free initial consultation. Hope things work out for you guys.. lucy "Snarfweazel!" news:8X9xc.1013$Ko5.602@twister.socal.rr.com... > My husband was just diagnosed Friday before last. So far he has run the > gamut of all possible emotions at least twice! His biggest problem, is > giving up his soda. He drinks a case of Dr. Pepper a week (ok, not a > shocker he is Type 2 diabetic hu?) and if he doesn't have it in the > morning he gets like a junkie trying to quit cold turkey. > > He tried the diet soda, and he does not like it. Has anyone here had a > similar problem where there was more of a food addicion than just a > "like" you had to give up? About how long should it take once he gives > it up completely before he will be a normal human being? > > Thank you in advance! > > Kristin > >
Thank you! He is not too open minded to alternative forms of medicine... well actually he is not open minded to medicine at all! It took me two years just to get him to go to THIS Dr.'s appointment! And I think he half blames me for his diagnosis since I am the one who made him go in the first place! I will keep reminding him he has options, and pray for the best. Kristin lucy wrote: > Hypnosis. > That's hard for people to believe when they see it in a newsgroup, etc, but > it worked wonders for me. Helped me lose some weight, and I too used to be a > soda-aholic, and now have no desire for them. > Most people have a lot of misconceptions about hypnosis, they think they'll > end up being brainwashed, but that is not true. You're awake and alert the > entire time. Contact a hypnosis clinic, or a psychologist who is trained in > hypnosis for more information. They usually give a free initial > consultation. > Hope things work out for you guys.. > lucy > > "Snarfweazel!" > news:8X9xc.1013$Ko5.602@twister.socal.rr.com... > >>My husband was just diagnosed Friday before last. So far he has run the >>gamut of all possible emotions at least twice! His biggest problem, is >>giving up his soda. He drinks a case of Dr. Pepper a week (ok, not a >>shocker he is Type 2 diabetic hu?) and if he doesn't have it in the >>morning he gets like a junkie trying to quit cold turkey. >> >>He tried the diet soda, and he does not like it. Has anyone here had a >>similar problem where there was more of a food addicion than just a >>"like" you had to give up? About how long should it take once he gives >>it up completely before he will be a normal human being? >> >>Thank you in advance! >> >>Kristin >> >> > > > -- If the Second Amendment is so out of date then shouldn't we also throw out everything written before it? What now... "Hail The Queen?"
Snarfweazel! wrote: > Thank you! He is not too open minded to alternative forms of medicine... > well actually he is not open minded to medicine at all! It took me two > years just to get him to go to THIS Dr.'s appointment! And I think he > half blames me for his diagnosis since I am the one who made him go in > the first place! > > I will keep reminding him he has options, and pray for the best. > > Kristin Kristin: Good job in getting him to the docs for the diagnosis. Yes, it's hard at first, and it helps that you are there for him. My suggestion to you and your hubby is to do much research on the matter. It will help the both of you learn and understand diabetes better. Plus, it helps to have a bit of knowledge when facing some doctors (especially those that might give you a bit of a hard time...you'll know what I mean when you come up against one). ;) He also should look into a diabetic nutritionist/dietitian. They should be able to recommend things that he could try to incorporate into his new eating plan. I'm surprised that he doesn't like diet Dr. Pepper: My b/f thinks it's one of the only diet sodas that tastes close to the original, and he used to be the biggest Dr. Pepper drinker I know! However, your hubby will have to realize that he will have to give up regular sodas in order to better control his blood sugars. Not to scare you, but uncontrolled BG's can lead to a wealth of other problems, and having co-morbidities isn't fun (I can tell you from personal experience with diabetes, kidney failure, secondary hyperparathyroidism, etc.). A diabetic diet is much easier to deal with than the one I have to follow for dialysis/diabetes. So, try to get as much information as possible from the internet. Here's where you can start: American Diabetes Association Home Page: http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp Diabetes.com: http://my.webmd.com/content/article/56/65902 American Diabetes Association: http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/ National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse: http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/ Yahoo! Diabetes chat: chat.yahoo.com *sign in with a yahoo ID, then go to "health and wellness" then click "Diabetes Chat" Good luck! -- ~LadySycamore~ Co-Administrator dialyze.org: For renal patients by renal patients http://dialyze.org/forums/index.php El Ciberbosque: "Sycamore's next step in the quest for world domination" http://www.ciberbosque.org/index.php 1 2 Next » Related Discussion: my eyesight got much better (2 posts) ★您的健康正在遭受侵蝕★ (1 posts) FDA Study Estimates Vioxx Linked to 27,000 Heart Attacks (1 posts) Something to help Diabetics (1 posts) Top Discussions From Our Archives Other Discussion Categories Diabetes Symptoms Health Care Policy
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