Guest guest Posted April 9, 2002 Report Share Posted April 9, 2002 Hi, ...welcome to the list, sorry you had to join us. Well, diabetes is an extremely complex disease so even though it's understandable that you thought you Knew It All, it's not so. We're all learning, every day. As a good start, I suggest you go to the bottom of this page. There are some links for newbies with good reading suggestions...I strongly suggest you read the Bernstein and Becker books. They'll answer a lot of your questions. Then check out the " success stories " ....you'll be inspired. And feel free to ask any questions here. What are you doing to control your BGs at this point? Diet only? Meds? Which ones? What was your A1C on diagnosis? Are you exercising regularly? Vicki In a message dated 04/09/2002 9:49:57 AM US Mountain Standard Time, codysden@... writes: > hi there everyone, my name is frank and i have been a type II > diabetic for about 3 years now, although i am also on insulin...... i > am a paramedic and thought i knew all i needed to know about diabetes > and thought since i am knowledgeable about it, i could handle it and > keep control....NOT...........i was so dis-illusioned... i need to > learn more about diabetic menu planning and carb counting....does > anyone have any ideas they can pass along...or even recipes or actual > menus...i am open to all suggestions...please help > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2002 Report Share Posted April 9, 2002 There's an excellent lowcarb recipe site connected with Carbsmart...go to their URL -- I think it's www.carbsmart.com -- and click on lowcarb recipe exchange. Sign up and you'll get lowcarb recipes every day or so in your email. Vicki In a message dated 04/09/2002 9:49:57 AM US Mountain Standard Time, codysden@... writes: > or even recipes or actual > menus...i am open to all suggestions...please help > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2002 Report Share Posted April 9, 2002 Hi , and welcome! What kind of numbers are you seeing in your BG readings? What was your last HgbA1c? What is your current diet? What meds are you on? Some of us are having good luck with a moderate carb diet, and others are doing a low carb diet with great success. It helps to know where you are starting from, and you'll need to try a few things and test. A common saying in this group is YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary). I'm relatively new to all this, but have reduced my HgbA1c from 10.7 to 5.2 in four months by taking control of my diet, exercising, and getting help from this group. Christy > hi there everyone, my name is frank and i have been a type II > diabetic for about 3 years now, although i am also on insulin...... i > am a paramedic and thought i knew all i needed to know about diabetes > and thought since i am knowledgeable about it, i could handle it and > keep control....NOT...........i was so dis-illusioned... i need to > learn more about diabetic menu planning and carb counting....does > anyone have any ideas they can pass along...or even recipes or actual > menus...i am open to all suggestions...please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2002 Report Share Posted April 9, 2002 Hi , and welcome! What kind of numbers are you seeing in your BG readings? What was your last HgbA1c? What is your current diet? What meds are you on? Some of us are having good luck with a moderate carb diet, and others are doing a low carb diet with great success. It helps to know where you are starting from, and you'll need to try a few things and test. A common saying in this group is YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary). I'm relatively new to all this, but have reduced my HgbA1c from 10.7 to 5.2 in four months by taking control of my diet, exercising, and getting help from this group. Christy > hi there everyone, my name is frank and i have been a type II > diabetic for about 3 years now, although i am also on insulin...... i > am a paramedic and thought i knew all i needed to know about diabetes > and thought since i am knowledgeable about it, i could handle it and > keep control....NOT...........i was so dis-illusioned... i need to > learn more about diabetic menu planning and carb counting....does > anyone have any ideas they can pass along...or even recipes or actual > menus...i am open to all suggestions...please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2002 Report Share Posted April 9, 2002 I follow Atkins because I am trying to control my blood sugar with diet and I have another 40 pounds to lose, lost 40 last year. People on the list do different things. More info on Atkins www.atkinscenter.com Phyllis > >Reply-To: diabetes_int >To: diabetes_int >Subject: menu planning >Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 11:06:57 -0000 > >hi there everyone, my name is frank and i have been a type II >diabetic for about 3 years now, although i am also on insulin...... i >am a paramedic and thought i knew all i needed to know about diabetes >and thought since i am knowledgeable about it, i could handle it and >keep control....NOT...........i was so dis-illusioned... i need to >learn more about diabetic menu planning and carb counting....does >anyone have any ideas they can pass along...or even recipes or actual >menus...i am open to all suggestions...please help > _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2002 Report Share Posted April 9, 2002 I follow Atkins because I am trying to control my blood sugar with diet and I have another 40 pounds to lose, lost 40 last year. People on the list do different things. More info on Atkins www.atkinscenter.com Phyllis > >Reply-To: diabetes_int >To: diabetes_int >Subject: menu planning >Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 11:06:57 -0000 > >hi there everyone, my name is frank and i have been a type II >diabetic for about 3 years now, although i am also on insulin...... i >am a paramedic and thought i knew all i needed to know about diabetes >and thought since i am knowledgeable about it, i could handle it and >keep control....NOT...........i was so dis-illusioned... i need to >learn more about diabetic menu planning and carb counting....does >anyone have any ideas they can pass along...or even recipes or actual >menus...i am open to all suggestions...please help > _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2002 Report Share Posted April 9, 2002 (codysden) asked about menu planning ideas, etc. Here's a really good low-carb recipe list, run by author Di Bauer. Send an e-mail to CelebrateLowCarb-subscribeonelist Welcome to the group, ! Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2002 Report Share Posted April 9, 2002 Hi , welcome to this list. here's some links that you can check: www.diabetes.com/cyber_kitchen/index.php www.2x2.co.nz/picks/diabetes.html or www.lowcarbretreat.com, it has a lot of links about anything hope this will be help you Judith > hi there everyone, my name is frank and i have been a type II > diabetic for about 3 years now, although i am also on insulin...... i > am a paramedic and thought i knew all i needed to know about diabetes > and thought since i am knowledgeable about it, i could handle it and > keep control....NOT...........i was so dis-illusioned... i need to > learn more about diabetic menu planning and carb counting....does > anyone have any ideas they can pass along...or even recipes or actual > menus...i am open to all suggestions...please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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