New and Confused

[Guest guest]

Marie Claude, I found bread and breakfast cereals raised my sugar high

and gave them up. I limit rice, corn potato, I use mostly fruit for my

carbohydrates during the day, salad at lunch and a regular dinner with

limited potato or yam. I was put on a strict no fat diet, no fried

foods, no spread at table, sauces or gravies. I managed a pretty tasty

gravy with chicken broth and cornstarch thickener, with some sour cream

added for color and taste. I lost weight nicely, no pain. with the

weight loss I started having low sugars on glyburide, and went to the

smallest dose, and was forced to diet only by lows again. I found eating

a little at a time from set amounts kept my sugar even, and avoided

hunger. My morning fasting sugar told me how well I was doing with my

dietary control. I dialog with diabetics to eencouragee dietary control,

but medication serveed as a bridge to lose weight and transfer to diet

only.

Write with your problems, someone may have an answer. Sam in San Diego

USA

[Guest guest]

Thanks.

You might have pointed me in the right direction: prior to last week, I

used to have a toasted whole-wheat bagel in the morning with either a

half-banana or some cheese. I then have a brisk walk to work, about 30

intensive minutes (I'll have another 20 to 30-minute walk at night with my

dogs).

Last week, after finding out about diabetes, I started looking at labels

and realized that my bagels were rather high in carbohydrates, so I

switched to cold cereal and milk, and started starving. I guess I'll try

going back to my whole-wheat.

Another question (to avoid morning hunger): do you have a late-night snack?

If so, what do you eat? I used to have a light snack before and felt it

made getting up in the morning a little easier.

I guess I'll have to be patient and eat well (and not expect to lose the

weight overnight...)

Marie Claude Morin

At 16:41 12/06/00 -0700, you wrote:

>Marie Claude, I found bread and breakfast cereals raised my sugar high

>and gave them up. I limit rice, corn potato, I use mostly fruit for my

>carbohydrates during the day, salad at lunch and a regular dinner with

>limited potato or yam. I was put on a strict no fat diet, no fried

>foods, no spread at table, sauces or gravies. I managed a pretty tasty

>gravy with chicken broth and cornstarch thickener, with some sour cream

>added for color and taste. I lost weight nicely, no pain. with the

>weight loss I started having low sugars on glyburide, and went to the

>smallest dose, and was forced to diet only by lows again. I found eating

>a little at a time from set amounts kept my sugar even, and avoided

>hunger. My morning fasting sugar told me how well I was doing with my

>dietary control. I dialog with diabetics to eencouragee dietary control,

>but medication serveed as a bridge to lose weight and transfer to diet

>only.

>Write with your problems, someone may have an answer. Sam in San Diego

>USA

>

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[Guest guest]

Dear Marie;

Nice to have you on the list. Please ask all the questions you need.

Diabetes is NOT a one-fits-all disease, so something that may help one

may not work for you.

The best evening snack seems to be grahm crackers or fruit.

=list owner

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I thought I'd take a minute to introduce myself. I'm Beth and I've

recently been diagnosed with MS. I'm 24 and finishing up my B. Ed in

primary junior. I'll be a full fledged teacher in a month. I was diagnosed

after a whirlwind stint of double vision, which landed my in the hospital.

After a Valentine's Day spinal tap and MRI, I got the diagnosis.

I don't see my neurologist for another month. I've been sifting through as

much information as I can get my hands on. I'm already vegetarian (I was

the contrary 4 yr old who refused to eat meat), and I have been strongly

thinking about going gluten-free. What's the thoughts? I see a lot of you

are also dairy free? Hmmmm.......so much to think about....Any

suggestions?

Thanks.

Beth

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

Well, to be honest, I never thought about fighting it naturally until

reading some of these posts. I've always been anti-pill, until this

diagnosis, where I just assumed when I meet with my neurologist on May

3rd, I'd become a med user. It's funny how quickly I'm willing to change

my beliefs.

The thing that boggles my mind is how normal my life is, with the

exception of that 4 day blip of double vision. How am I suddenly making

life changing decisions?

Is there much evidence on the veggie/nut diet? I can't imagine giving up

cheese!

Beth

[Guest guest]

Dear Beth,

Welcome to the group!

By the grace of God, I put my MS symptoms into remission using an

alternative treatment recommended by Edgar Cayce, a man many regard as

the father of modern holistic medicine. Unfortunately, due to the

complex, multifaceted nature of MS, Cayce's treatment does not work for

everyone. The same goes for every other current approach (alternative or

mainstream) to overcoming MS. What works for one person does not

necessarily work for another. People with with MS need to find--usually

by trial and error--what is effective for them and then stick to it

religiously.

Many MS patients have obtained varying degrees of symptomatic relief

with diet, food supplements, exercise, detoxification, and a low stress

lifestyle. There are many other strategies, however, that have also

benefited MSers, including LDN, glyconutrients, and colloidal silver.

For more information about these and other promising alternative

approaches to treating MS, visit

http://www.webspawner.com/users/directoryofmultalt/index.html

With best wishes,

Dudley Delany

http://profiles.yahoo.com/dudley_delany

[Guest guest]

All I'm seeing are a dozen or so posts with no info

beyond a title line. Is this all that's there? And, if so,

would I just jump in with a reply if I thought I had

something to add to the thread? Is this even the thread?

Also, please let me know if there's somewhere I can find

info on what is NOT appropriate to post on this board. It

looks like people might be posting goals.

..

>

> All I'm seeing are a dozen or so posts with no info beyond a

> title line. Is this all that's there? And, if so, would I just

> jump in with a reply if I thought I had something to add to

> the thread? Is this even the thread?

>

> Also, please let me know if there's somewhere I can find info

> on what is NOT appropriate to post on this board.

Hi Starlet,

Are you using the Web interface in Yahoo Groups? If so, then it is

possible your display of the message list (the page headed

"Messages") is set to "Simplify." I'm attaching a screen shot

showing the relevant part of the page where you can click between

different settings, i.e. "Simplify," "Expand," and "Show Message

Summaries." Choose what suits. And beyond that, once you actually

click on a message heading, you will find lower down a threaded view

that indents message summaries to show approximately how the

different responses relate to each other.

For your second question, below is a message that used to be sent

out by the list moderator (Steve , in olden days) monthly. It

describes the goals of the list & some possible etiquette.

Possibly it is the same as the "welcome" message you received upon

joining the list - I don't know. Regardless it is still pretty much

germane.

Good luck & enjoy - Randy

File - Checking in

This is a message about the ACT_for_the_Public list serve. It is

sent once a month in order to remind the increasingly large group of

list members how to manage their participation both practically

(e.g., how to get emails in digest form; how to resign from the

list; why they might not get messages) and professionally (what kind

of posts are appropriate; what to do to avoid the list becoming

non-functional).

If you've see this message multiple times, you might want to save a

copy every several months before you delete it ... that way if you

need to know something about managing your profile or whatever you

will have some directions at hand.

The professional group behind all of this is the Association for

Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS). You can explore their website

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Give more than you get and try to help others. Please don't hog the

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this), then Yahoo sees messages bouncing back and it puts your

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settings. And you can keep things from being seen by others ... just

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[Guest guest]

Hello and welcome! I am very new to the group myself, have only been around a few days, so I can offer little advice. I am observing at the moment whats going on, and reading people's post. I do hope you enjoy your stay here X

Subject: New and ConfusedTo: ACT_for_the_Public Date: Thursday, 16 December, 2010, 6:09

Hi! I'm new, have been reading posts and all the suggested links in my welcome email as well as looking at the wonderful slide show. My Word took a recent nosedive, so the accompanying Word file will have to wait. This is my third board ever - so I'm a bit lost and looking for suggestion. Don't concern yourself with talking down to me or offending... Before becoming bedridden with the painful condition still keeping me there, I was a writer by trade. I've always (it seems), been a musician and songwriter. After the first few times your heartfelt songs produce uncontrollable uproarious laughter in your band mates, you kind of get over the hyper-sensitive artist bit. If you've had an article come back red lined (before you realized that a piece might just need to be cut to shreds to allow for a large, last minute ad), you know what I'm saying. So... I am utterly clueless. All I'm seeing are a dozen or so posts with no info beyond a title line. Is this

all that's there? And, if so, would I just jump in with a reply if I thought I had something to add to the thread? Is this even the thread? Also, please let me know if there's somewhere I can find info on what is NOT appropriate to post on this board. It looks like people might be posting goals... Or, maybe they are referencing work done off the board. I know this is not therapy. But, is it okay for me to say that I'm desperately seeking ACT/CBT? Or the roadblock? I don't get the impression that this will be viewed prior to posting, so I'm reluctant to say much more and violate rules or a basic understanding I'm unaware of. I do wonder if people talk much about what's going on with them in the process including personal info or if such is frowned upon. I'm sorry to sound stupid, I am, as I said, just clueless still. I have just discovered ACT and nearly fell over. I can't imagine anything being so seemingly right for me - especially now. I do

have some concerns re: my pain level and resulting problems with clarity, concentration and all that lovely hippo campus function stuff affected by intractable pain. But have I just stepped over the line in saying that?Again, suggestions, leads, direction most appreciated! If I need to be getting that off-line and need to post my email or give it to someone, please let me know that as well. I guess that's an overview in a sense. I live in San Francisco and am excited by what I've seen thus far (despite my concerns/fears). Thanks for taking the time to read. The concise and pithy can be a problem with the pain. A heads up. Oh! Dealing heavily with grief (Mom), anniversaries (the suicide of the love of my life, the murder of another ex, best friend's death, etc.)... Rough time of year. Appropriate? Not? Asking about existing place/board that is? In one case anonymity is required. He was the one to call me his "rock starlet," the chronic should be

clear:)Thanks you again. Sorry for the discursive typing!Starlet