Guest guest Posted August 8, 1999 Report Share Posted August 8, 1999 To Susie, Vicki, , and everyone who has written to me..... You guys have saved my life........I am not being over dramatic here....My Diabetes Solution arrived this morning and so far I haven't been able to put it down.... WOW!!!! At first I skimmed through it just to see what I would have to be eating and it dosen't seem too bad, so then I was encouraged to start at the beginnning and study it properly....It will take a little while to sink in, but I'm sure to have some questions when it does.....I also ordered Protien Power and the June Biermann and Barbara Toohey book and I had e-mail on Friday to tell me they will be arriving tomorrow. (Tuesday) A couple of weeks ago on advise from Susie I subscribed to their web site too and I can't wait until that is ready to go. I am very excited about all of this because I have been so ill for so long, and do not want to end up like my mother...Mum is 75 years of age, type 2 as I am, has 3 toes remaining due to amputations, can barely walk because her legs are just covered with ulcers, is legally blind.....She also has other complications too...I have been so scared that this would be my fate too....The Doctors in the country area where I live are quite happy if I keep my fasting BG at about 10 mml/l.....I tried to talk to my Doctor last week about low-carbing....I left the doctor's office in tears....she made me feel like I was an idiot in wanting to do anything for myself.... Oh well, I'll show her....It's a pity that I have to go back but I need her to prescribe my medications etc. Anyway folks...It looks like it's me, you and Dr.Bernstein.... Thanks again Rhondda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 1999 Report Share Posted August 9, 1999 Yes, she's inspiring isn't she? I used to admire her posts on MHD, but was always a little scared to post there in case I got flamed....I can't get over how she always has an encouraging word for everyone.... Yet I imagine things are not easy for her either.... Two wonderful things have happened to me in the last 6 months....One was my husband's recovery from a very severe mental illness, he almost died, but is now back at work and loving life. The second was my coming across, quite by accident, the wonderful people on this list....I have also subscribed to the LCD list too and am learning from the folks there too...It seems that wherever Susie goes she makes it a better place, and that's a real achievement in my books.... Rhondda > > Rhondda, > I am so excited for you.I cannot speak for anyone but myself but Susie really > made a difference in my life. I had been reading the pros and cons but until > you can speak to someone that has been really sick and the diet has made a > difference, its just not the same. I still have problems but they aren't as > bad as they were 1 yr ago and I am hoping they will be even better in a year > > When I first started feeling better I hated to go to sleep,I was just so > excited.Good luck and you just keep that attitude and you will show everyone > > > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 1999 Report Share Posted August 9, 1999 Dear , Sounds like your mother and mine went to the same school....I was just talking to my mother on the phone and she was complaining about a very sore back which developed this afternoon....I offered my sympathy and tried to help, then she let out what she has been eating for the last 3 days....To top it off she had a donut type bun, filled with jam and cream, for luch today. (Sigh) Then she said that it was ok because she had used extra insulin and taken an extra metformin. Unfortunately I don't have much choice of Doctors, there are only two who are a married couple....They tend to follow each other in thought....The neares endocronologist is 200 miles away and follows the food pyramid....(The Diabetes Assoc. Australia) model..... They seem to be very conservative.....She argued with me....and forbade me to low carb....I told her that was ok....I guess I'll just have to show her..... Your results are really good. (April H1AC almost 10 and July results 5.4) Very, very inspiring..... Don't know the carb count of spaghetti squash. It's pretty good stuff though....I grew some last Summer and it was so easy to grow....I had so many that I tooks many of them to the local nursing home....I hope the residents liked it..... It's certainly fun to cook....no fuss. Rhondda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 1999 Report Share Posted August 9, 1999 Rhonda, I was very lucky and found this list right at the time I was diagnosed. I was so confused in what to eat. I started eating low carb right away and my BG's came down almost immediately. I was so ignorant of the disease even though my mother died of complications. She used to tell us that she could cheat and cover it with insulin. Of course, we believed her. I thought that carbs were good for me at the beginning. I have been low carbing since April and whenever I see my BG creep up a tad, reality hits me and I reevaluate what I have been eating and get " into " my exercise program again. I am so grateful that it works for me. Listen to Susie because, believe me, she knows what is going on and what to do. She is better than my doctor who just can't understand what I am doing but loves the numbers. (April H1AC almost 10 and July results 5.4) This is an abrupt change in subject but I cannot find the carb count of spaghetti squash. I tried it last night and it was fantastic. I had about 1/2 cup because I did not want to overdo when I did not know the count. It is not listed in my two carb counter books. I am sure it is under another name and I do not know that. Whoever suggested the squash, thank you---it is delicious and easy to prepare. Heller VPolzin@... wrote: > > From: VPolzin@... > > Rhondda, > I am so excited for you.I cannot speak for anyone but myself but Susie really > made a difference in my life. I had been reading the pros and cons but until > you can speak to someone that has been really sick and the diet has made a > difference, its just not the same. I still have problems but they aren't as > bad as they were 1 yr ago and I am hoping they will be even better in a year > > When I first started feeling better I hated to go to sleep,I was just so > excited.Good luck and you just keep that attitude and you will show everyone > > > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 1999 Report Share Posted August 9, 1999 Rhonda, I just don't know what to tell you about your mother. It is disheartening to say the least. I just don't know why some people do not try to do the best they can with diabetes. Who are they fooling? I hope I never get into that frame of mind. Maybe I saw the horrible effects of the disease ravage my mother but I am trying to be careful. At least at this point we have some options to control it. From being a member of this list, I read posts about diabetes going out of whack for no reason at all and these people do their best to keep it in control. I am fortunate at this point and I know it. I also used to watch my mother eat blatantly horrible foods and I also watched it take it's toll on her body. I know these effects could happen anyway but why push it? Believe me, no chocolate cake or donut is worth my life--and there is alot to eat out there. I talk to alot of people and never hide the fact that I am diabetic. You can't imagine how many people I have found who have been diagnosed recently. It is amazing. I guess it is our lifestyle and our " fast food " generation that has made it more prevalent. I ate the spaghetti squash with 1 tbls. spaghetti sauce (lowest carb and sugar I could find brand) and it was delicious. I have Mastercook and I will check it to see if I can get a carb count and let you know. I can't wait until later to eat more. Yum. What do you put on it? Heller Rhondda wrote: > > > > Dear , > Sounds like your mother and mine went to the same school....I was just > talking to my mother on the phone and she was complaining about a very sore > back which developed this afternoon....I offered my sympathy and tried to > help, then she let out what she has been eating for the last 3 days....To > top it off she had a donut type bun, filled with jam and cream, for luch > today. (Sigh) Then she said that it was ok because she had used extra > insulin and taken an extra metformin. > > Unfortunately I don't have much choice of Doctors, there are only two who > are a married couple....They tend to follow each other in thought....The > neares endocronologist is 200 miles away and follows the food > pyramid....(The Diabetes Assoc. Australia) model..... They seem to be very > conservative.....She argued with me....and forbade me to low carb....I told > her that was ok....I guess I'll just have to show her..... > > Your results are really good. (April H1AC almost 10 and July results 5.4) > Very, very inspiring..... > Don't know the carb count of spaghetti squash. It's pretty good stuff > though....I grew some last Summer and it was so easy to grow....I had so > many that I tooks many of them to the local nursing home....I hope the > residents liked it..... It's certainly fun to cook....no fuss. > Rhondda > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 1999 Report Share Posted August 9, 1999 Rhondda wrote: << ... she makes it a better place, and that's a real achievement in my books.... >> Holy smokes ... getting such a big head, going to have to grease my ears to fit through the doorways. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 1999 Report Share Posted August 9, 1999 I also second what Rhonda said. Susie has brought smiles to my face and knowledge to my head. -- Lee Holbert '85 Deep in the Pineywoods of North East Texas ICQ# 39883849 Nick Oldag85 Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life. - Carey ---------- > >To: <diabetes_intonelist> >Subject: Re: Thank you, Thank you, >Date: Mon, Aug 9, 1999, 7:49 AM > > > > Rhondda wrote: > > << ... she makes it a better place, and that's a real > achievement in my books.... >> > > Holy smokes ... getting such a big head, going to have to grease my ears > to > fit through the doorways. > > Susie > > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 1999 Report Share Posted August 9, 1999 Rhondda wrote: << ... Don't know the carb count of spaghetti squash. It's pretty good stuff though >> A mere 10 grams of carbs per cup - less 2.2 grams of fiber. This stuff is ideal for diabetics, kiddos. Susie ) (free Food Composition software at http://www.siestasoftware.com if you have a 32-bit system) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 1999 Report Share Posted August 9, 1999 Heller wrote: << ... You can't imagine how many people I have found who have been diagnosed recently ... >> This may sound sort of goofy, but I do try to figure which people I meet are diabetics. I have noticed (call me goofy) that, in general, type 2's have the nicest skin! Very smooth-looking skin - but with lots of little white scars from old cuts and sores that didn't heal as soon as they could. And when I engage them in conversation, they can wax poetic about carbohydrates they have known and loved. Last week I was standing in the potato fields outside of Orland, Indiana, talking to this redhead from the Midwest. He had all the signs: smooth skin, the little scars, and then he mentioned a stubborn, puzzling infection from a cut on his arm, and then he went on for about an hour about cinnamon buns and other high-carb foods, and I finally just blurted out, " Are you a diabetic too? " And - sure enough - he had been on provisional status with his CDL (commercial driver's license) because there had been so much glucose in his urine specimen at a recent DOT (Dept. of Transportaiton) physical. (We have to pass a physical every two years, and carry the DOT card with us, and be subject to random drug tests, etc.) He wasn't much interested in hearing about low-carbing. Oh well ... I tried. I think making dietary changes to improve control is something that must be thought over a long time. It took me about six months of haunting various low-carb groups and questioning before I could believe it would really work. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 1999 Report Share Posted August 9, 1999 1/2 Cup of spaghetti squash has 5.0 grams CHO, according to Netzer. Robin G. ----Original Message Follows---- This is an abrupt change in subject but I cannot find the carb count of spaghetti squash. I tried it last night and it was fantastic. I had about 1/2 cup because I did not want to overdo when I did not know the count. It is not listed in my two carb counter books. I am sure it is under another name and I do not know that. Whoever suggested the squash, thank you---it is delicious and easy to prepare. Heller VPolzin@... wrote: > > From: VPolzin@... > > Rhondda, > I am so excited for you.I cannot speak for anyone but myself but Susie really > made a difference in my life. I had been reading the pros and cons but until > you can speak to someone that has been really sick and the diet has made a > difference, its just not the same. I still have problems but they aren't as > bad as they were 1 yr ago and I am hoping they will be even better in a year > > When I first started feeling better I hated to go to sleep,I was just so > excited.Good luck and you just keep that attitude and you will show everyone > > > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 1999 Report Share Posted August 10, 1999 ---------- > > To: diabetes_intonelist > Subject: Re: Thank you, Thank you, > Date: Monday, 9 August 1999 21:59 > > > > Rhondda, > > I just don't know what to tell you about your mother. Mum knows what she is suposed to eat.....She just has never wanted to make the effort....Her mother, my Grandmother, was a Type 2 as well....She lived until she was 92 years of age with absolutely no complications....Mind you she wasn't diagnosed until her mid 70's....Perhaps mum didn't believe there would be any complications for her either...and now she just dosen't care..... > I talk to alot of people and never hide the fact that I am diabetic. This list are the people I talk to about it as I am fairly isolated here and there are not many people to talk to...However even in this small community there seems to be quite a few diabetics. > I ate the spaghetti squash with 1 tbls. spaghetti sauce (lowest carb and > sugar I could find brand) and it was delicious. I have Mastercook and I > will check it to see if I can get a carb count and let you know. I can't > wait until later to eat more. Yum. What do you put on it? Like you I have uses spag. sauce, but I also like it with a lo-carb curry, or stroganoff (sp) I have even had it with finely chopped mixed salad....however I think my favourite is a mushroom and onion sauce. (Maybe you call it gravy) Rhondda > > > > > > Dear , > > Sounds like your mother and mine went to the same school....I was just > > talking to my mother on the phone and she was complaining about a very sore > > back which developed this afternoon....I offered my sympathy and tried to > > help, then she let out what she has been eating for the last 3 days....To > > top it off she had a donut type bun, filled with jam and cream, for luch > > today. (Sigh) Then she said that it was ok because she had used extra > > insulin and taken an extra metformin. > > > > Unfortunately I don't have much choice of Doctors, there are only two who > > are a married couple....They tend to follow each other in thought....The > > neares endocronologist is 200 miles away and follows the food > > pyramid....(The Diabetes Assoc. Australia) model..... They seem to be very > > conservative.....She argued with me....and forbade me to low carb....I told > > her that was ok....I guess I'll just have to show her..... > > > > Your results are really good. (April H1AC almost 10 and July results 5.4) > > Very, very inspiring..... > > Don't know the carb count of spaghetti squash. It's pretty good stuff > > though....I grew some last Summer and it was so easy to grow....I had so > > many that I tooks many of them to the local nursing home....I hope the > > residents liked it..... It's certainly fun to cook....no fuss. > > Rhondda > > > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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