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Raunchy Rev wrote: > Hi all, > I have just been diagnosed as type 2 diabetic and am awaiting test results > to find out if I will be insulin dependent. I am on glucovance at this time > and have gone to a 1600 calorie a day diet and exercize for 15 to 30 minutes > on a home gym. I have joined webMD and checked out several websites on > diabetes. > > However, none of this has relieved me of the gnawing worry. My > great-grandfather died from diabetic complications when I was just a child. > > Any suggestions on treatment or control of this damnable killer would be > appreciated. > > Thanks > Rev > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.509 / Virus Database: 306 - Release Date: 8/12/03 > > Sorry, rev. Welcome to the club that nobody wants to join. You might check out Rick Mendoza's diaetic FAQ first of all. It has a lot of good references in it. I would wait a month or so to let your diet settle out and see what happens before making any plans for further changes. The most important thing to remember is that changes in diet, lifestyle, etc. have to be permanent to work, so take it in small steps. Good luck. Speaking only for myself, Joe Durusau
"Raunchy Rev" news:cB11b.6178$B8.1672@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net... > Hi all, > I have just been diagnosed as type 2 diabetic and am awaiting test results > to find out if I will be insulin dependent. I am on glucovance at this time > and have gone to a 1600 calorie a day diet and exercize for 15 to 30 minutes > on a home gym. I have joined webMD and checked out several websites on > diabetes. > > However, none of this has relieved me of the gnawing worry. My > great-grandfather died from diabetic complications when I was just a child. > > Any suggestions on treatment or control of this damnable killer would be > appreciated. > My suggestion for treatment is what you say you are doing. Weight loss and exercise! Altmost every type 2 diabetic, that is overweighted, will improve the BG by losing weight and excersie. If you get diagnosed early in the disease, you it's very possible that you will get non-diabetic numbers. But you must lose 5-10% (or more) of your weight(if you are "fat") and you should excercise 30 min every day. You should also try to lower your intake of carbohydrates. If you do this it's possible that you can hold the disease away for many, many years! Maybe even to you are 80 :-) My personal experience is that you should go on an diet that you think you can live with for the rest of your life. The same with the amount of excercise. If you start out to fast you maybe get tired of it, and go back to old habbits. I exercise 45 min every day now. Some days i do 30 min, but then i do 60 the next day. My exercise is walking(fast), biking, weigt lifting. The first 2 years i did 30 min every day. I guess that i had dropped out if i had stared out on 45. Now it's no problem. I try to be carfull with calories and carbo 5 days a week. On the 2 other days i eat little more freely. In the last 3 years(almost) i have done this. I guess that i had dropped out if it was't for the 2 days. GS FBG 2001:147 FBG 2003:92 HBA1C: 4.5%(3.5-6.5) No med, just exercise and diet
Hey Rev, The life saver for me has been my doctor. I have had diabetes for some time now and if it had not been for my endocrinologist, I am sure my present condition would not be as good as it is, He praises my positive and jovial attitude and I tell him he is why I can have that attitude and be somewhat worry-free. I think having an internet group of people who can share experience is fantastic and we can learn a great deal from each others experiences. There are even those rare times when I'm sure there are many similarities between members of a group and that also is very helpful for dealing with your health. BUT I am one who is very careful about asking for advice. I have learned to ask for dialogue about their or my experiences but straight our advice is a very tricky business at best. It does not matter how long you have been diabetic, one is NOT as much an expert as the one who has the title endocrinologist. I am 55yo and came home last Wednesday from having my first heart attack and subsequent angioplasty . I was home the day after that procedure and I'm doing so well the doctors can hardly believe it. I call it ATTITUDE. I am well overweight and stick closer to my 1800 calorie eating regime these days. I learned that this is why diabetes has been caused the silent killer. I had no significant signs of there being a problem with my heart. Never had high blood pressure nor high cholesterol and sodium levels and never had chest pains or poor breathing. I had the chest pain and poor breathing for the first time the day before going to the hospital. I am lucky in that Johns Hopkins hospital is 20 minutes from my home. It was there that we found out that my one of my main arteries was totally closed, one was barely open and one was at its 1% operational level. The doctors soon concluded and were able to thank our dear friend diabetes for doing all that so silently as to not be detected until it was almost too late. I haven't had to change much in my life except diet and some medications. So there you have My Humble Opinion. I have a tool-free number that I will give you should you ask. Then if you think an ear and a voice may be better than an e-mail, fell free to use it at will to call and chat. I am a college-age tutor in a home office so I am always here. Don't worry about the diabetes, worry about the doctor who walks with you on the path. And when he/she is as aggressive as possible, and goes to war on your behalf searching for the newest and most up-to-date information, medications, and equipment, your worry days will soon be gone and the result will be a far better controlled diabetes due to a very positive ATTITUDE. Don't think you can do this alone, you are not smarter nor stronger than diabetes. Yes, much rests with you and how you handle what you need to but all the great heroes are dead so its no time to be one. The doctor is there all the way and now that you are here, there are people all around you and we're all stuck together by diabetes. With these odds, I'm not so sure I'd put all the bet on diabetes winning just yet. I know of some very fantastic reversal and retardation events in the lives of other diabetics, so we know it can be controlled to great extremes even though we can not kill totally. Take time to be good to yourself and be well. Hope to hear from you here and in private should you wish. d21044@comcast.net D.McDonald The wasted day is the one where you failed to laugh. _________________________________________________________________________ "Raunchy Rev" news:cB11b.6178$B8.1672@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net... > Hi all, > I have just been diagnosed as type 2 diabetic and am awaiting test results > to find out if I will be insulin dependent. I am on glucovance at this time > and have gone to a 1600 calorie a day diet and exercize for 15 to 30 minutes > on a home gym. I have joined webMD and checked out several websites on > diabetes. > > However, none of this has relieved me of the gnawing worry. My > great-grandfather died from diabetic complications when I was just a child. > > Any suggestions on treatment or control of this damnable killer would be > appreciated. > > Thanks > Rev > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.509 / Virus Database: 306 - Release Date: 8/12/03 > >
Like your sig line, though not much time to laugh these days. I was diagnosed by a PA not a doctor, seems my doctor is AWOL and has been for a while now. This kid seems to know next to nothing but this Dr's office is the only one within 50 miles. "d21044" news:Rnydnbr0CbW0TNKiXTWJkQ@comcast.com... > > Hey Rev, > > The life saver for me has been my doctor. I have had diabetes for some time > now and if it had not been for my endocrinologist, I am sure my present > condition would not be as good as it is, He praises my positive and jovial > attitude and I tell him he is why I can have that attitude and be somewhat > worry-free. I think having an internet group of people who can share > experience is fantastic and we can learn a great deal from each others > experiences. There are even those rare times when I'm sure there are many > similarities between members of a group and that also is very helpful for > dealing with your health. BUT I am one who is very careful about asking > for advice. I have learned to ask for dialogue about their or my experiences > but straight our advice is a very tricky business at best. It does not > matter how long you have been diabetic, one is NOT as much an expert as the > one who has the title endocrinologist. > > I am 55yo and came home last Wednesday from having my first heart attack and > subsequent angioplasty . I was home the day after that procedure and I'm > doing so well the doctors can hardly believe it. I call it ATTITUDE. I am > well overweight and stick closer to my 1800 calorie eating regime these > days. I learned that this is why diabetes has been caused the silent killer. > I had no significant signs of there being a problem with my heart. Never had > high blood pressure nor high cholesterol and sodium levels and never had > chest pains or poor breathing. I had the chest pain and poor breathing for > the first time the day before going to the hospital. I am lucky in that > Johns Hopkins hospital is 20 minutes from my home. It was there that we > found out that my one of my main arteries was totally closed, one was barely > open and one was at its 1% operational level. The doctors soon concluded and > were able to thank our dear friend diabetes for doing all that so silently > as to not be detected until it was almost too late. I haven't had to change > much in my life except diet and some medications. > > So there you have My Humble Opinion. I have a tool-free number that I will > give you should you ask. Then if you think an ear and a voice may be better > than an e-mail, fell free to use it at will to call and chat. I am a > college-age tutor in a home office so I am always here. > > Don't worry about the diabetes, worry about the doctor who walks with you on > the path. And when he/she is as aggressive as possible, and goes to war on > your behalf searching for the newest and most up-to-date information, > medications, and equipment, your worry days will soon be gone and the result > will be a far better controlled diabetes due to a very positive ATTITUDE. > Don't think you can do this alone, you are not smarter nor stronger than > diabetes. Yes, much rests with you and how you handle what you need to but > all the great heroes are dead so its no time to be one. The doctor is there > all the way and now that you are here, there are people all around you and > we're all stuck together by diabetes. With these odds, I'm not so sure I'd > put all the bet on diabetes winning just yet. I know of some very fantastic > reversal and retardation events in the lives of other diabetics, so we know > it can be controlled to great extremes even though we can not kill totally. > > Take time to be good to yourself and be well. Hope to hear from you here and > in private should you wish. d21044@comcast.net > > D.McDonald > > The wasted day is the one where you failed to laugh. > _________________________________________________________________________ > > "Raunchy Rev" > news:cB11b.6178$B8.1672@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net... > > Hi all, > > I have just been diagnosed as type 2 diabetic and am awaiting test results > > to find out if I will be insulin dependent. I am on glucovance at this > time > > and have gone to a 1600 calorie a day diet and exercize for 15 to 30 > minutes > > on a home gym. I have joined webMD and checked out several websites on > > diabetes. > > > > However, none of this has relieved me of the gnawing worry. My > > great-grandfather died from diabetic complications when I was just a > child. > > > > Any suggestions on treatment or control of this damnable killer would be > > appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > Rev > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.509 / Virus Database: 306 - Release Date: 8/12/03 > > > > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.514 / Virus Database: 312 - Release Date: 8/28/2003
Raunchy Rev wrote: > > Hi all, > I have just been diagnosed as type 2 diabetic and am awaiting test results > to find out if I will be insulin dependent. ... If you can avoid insulin, and control it with diet and exercise as I have done, then great! You might want to take a look at alt.support.diet.low-carb where you will find lots of us Type II's hanging out. I was given a month before my doctor prescribed any medications by which time I had dropped 25 pounds! The weight loss alone was sufficient to permit me to remain medication free! Hope this helps! Don't panic -- we all get that horrible dread when first diagnosed, but more and more type II's, with a little bit of care, are living a very normal life. Irv -- -------------------------------------- Diagnosed Type II Diabetes March 5 2001 Beating it with diet and exercise! 297/215/210 (to be revised lower) 58"/43"(!)/44" (already lower too!) -------------------------------------- Visit my HomePage at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv/ Visit my very special website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv4/ Visit my CFSRS/CFIOG ONLINE OLDTIMERS website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv5/ -------------------- Irv Finkleman, Grampa/Ex-Navy/Old Fart/Ham Radio VE6BP Calgary, Alberta, Canada Related Discussion: Re: Arnold Schwarzenegger Commits Suicide (1 posts) Enbrel, how long should I take it (3 posts) Pumps (1 posts) Accutane side effects (1 posts) Top Discussions From Our Archives man converts eggshells and membranes into calcium and arthritis supplements Foot Temperature Monitoring May Prevent Diabetic Ulcerations FDA Approves Antidepressant Cymbalta Other Discussion Categories Diabetes Symptoms Health Care Policy
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