Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 In a message dated 12/2/2004 12:43:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, sulablue2001@... writes: > My Hba1C today was 5.8, down from 7.2 Great effort, SulaBlue. Good Show! << when life's just too darn crazy for me to stick to plan! >> I say, " Grit your teeth and stick to the plan. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 WHOO HOO! congratulations SulaB--hard work but great results. BTW I wanted to make a suggestion about your 5 " meals " a day. When I first started I too ate multiple small amounts during the day for better bg control & also assuage hunger. After awhile I discovred that rather than seperate prep for each nibble, I could just eat my meals in " pieces " ie I always ate the veggies first & then maybe an hour later or whenever a little hungry again, I would eat t protein perhaps & then again later another part of the meal & so on. I still tend to do this & may eat half an omelet at one time & then the other half an hour or so later or half a sandwich at one time & the other half later. You get the idea--it works just as well, I never get extremely hungry & bg's tend to be stable & even most of the time. cappie Greater Boston Area T-2 10/02 9/04 A1c: 5.3 max 100 carb diet, walking, Metformin. ALA/EPO, Coq10, B12, ALC, Vit C Cal/mag, low dose Biotin, full spectrum E, Policosanol, fish oil cap, fresh flax seed, multi vitamin, Lovastatin 20 mg, Enalapril 10 mg 11/04:143 lbs (highest weight 309), 5' tall /age 66, cappie@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Thanks Cappie I'm finding that part of what is working for me is the ratio of carbs to protein. What I /have/ started doing is making a lot of whatever I'm going to be eating and making up " Homemade TV Dinners " (These are, actually, what my co-workers were paying me for for awhile, until the scheduling just became too much to keep up with). So, I'll fix a big bowl of Tuna & Bean Salad, and divvy it up into four bowls. I don't mind eating the same thing twice in a day or for a couple of days. The real problem I ran into was with my boss quitting and my co-worker going on vacation at the same time. I was pulling 9 1/2 hour shifts, starting at 7:30 and getting off at 5:30 or later, usually without taking my breaks. Needless to say, I was EXHAUSTED by time I got home and didn't want to fix more than a turkey sandwich, if that! Some days it was fast food -- but that definitely doesn't hit my 'ratios' but (esp. with a little insulin to cover) it won't kill me as a 'backup' for a couple of meals now and then. SulaBlue > WHOO HOO! congratulations SulaB--hard work but great results. > > BTW I wanted to make a suggestion about your 5 " meals " a day. When I > first started I too ate multiple small amounts during the day for better > bg control & also assuage hunger. > > After awhile I discovred that rather than seperate prep for each nibble, > I could just eat my meals in " pieces " ie I always ate the veggies first > & then maybe an hour later or whenever a little hungry again, I would > eat t protein perhaps & then again later another part of the meal & so > on. I still tend to do this & may eat half an omelet at one time & then > the other half an hour or so later or half a sandwich at one time & the > other half later. You get the idea--it works just as well, I never get > extremely hungry & bg's tend to be stable & even most of the time. > > > cappie > Greater Boston Area > T-2 10/02 9/04 A1c: 5.3 > max 100 carb diet, walking, Metformin. > > ALA/EPO, Coq10, B12, ALC, Vit C > Cal/mag, low dose Biotin, full spectrum E, > Policosanol, fish oil cap, > fresh flax seed, multi vitamin, > Lovastatin 20 mg, Enalapril 10 mg > > 11/04:143 lbs (highest weight 309), > 5' tall /age 66, > cappie@w... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Heh. I wish. Alas, I'd grit so hard I'd have a mouth full of crowns! Life the past week or so, when my co-worker was out was litterally so stressful I ended up having days where I was crying at work. Considering the effects of stress (increased hypertension, increased sensitivity to pain which sets off my sciatica, and higher BS due to the hormonal dumps) going that 'extra mile' just to stick to a plan probably would be counterproductive in the long run. Obviously, with an Hba1C of 5.8, going off plan for a week isn't going to cause *TOO* much damage, but I don't like seeing those numbers on my meter! They give me a sense of anxiety and guilt, because I know that I'm not doing what I can to keep them in check. Why should I feel that, or the stress of trying to keep my nose to the grindstone, when the simpler solution is a couple of units of Humalog until life straightens out within a few days? SulaBlue > In a message dated 12/2/2004 12:43:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, > sulablue2001@y... writes: > > > My Hba1C today was 5.8, down from 7.2 > > Great effort, SulaBlue. Good Show! > > << when life's just too darn crazy for me to stick to plan! >> > > I say, " Grit your teeth and stick to the plan. " > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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