Guest guest Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Suzie wrote: > We deciced that instead of trying to make all of the >changes at once we would just do one a week. > That sounds like a good plan. A step at a time. >I have already switched >to diet soda so this week we are going to start work on my coffee >habit. I drink coffee all day long, I have a 16oz coffee mug that I >use and I would put 2 teaspoons of sugar in the coffee. I have cut >that in half and next week I'll cut that in half again and continue >doing this until I no longer put any sugar in my coffee. > Diet soda is a good first step. Coffee itself is probbaly good for you. Do you want to consider artificial sweetener instead of sugar? Equal (aspartame) isn't bad and Splenda (sucralose), is actually very good. >I did some >research on low carb diets and found that we pretty much eat that way >already. > That's excellent. >Eating is a problem for me, I sometimes go 2 or 3 days >without eating anything. > Skipping meals is actually going to be a bad thing to do now. Your liver stores glucose for " emergency supplies. " Skipping a meal can cause your liver to " dump " glucose, and that can make your BGs rise without eating. Eating will prevent that from happening. For example, many diabetics find that skipping or eating a late breakfast will raise their bgs. > I'm so afraid that I will get really fat. > I imagine the weight you gained from the medications you've been taking will still be lost if you stop those medications. Glipizide can cause weight gain on it's own. The most important thing for you is to get control of your BGs, but you might want to talk to your doctor about taking Glucophage instead of glipizide. Glucophage works differently. It does not cause weight gain and in many people, it causes a one time weight loss when you first start the drug. A word of caution, however. In about 1/3rd of the people who take it, it causes temporary diarrhea until you adjust to it when you first start it. It gradually diminishes over two or three weeks in most cases. However, we or your doctor can give you tips on how to handle that. I took it myself for a time and found it a very good drug. >I'm going to keep >exercising and try to keep increasing the time on the treadmil. >Doing it this way just doesn't seem so overwhelming to me and I think >I might have a chance to get control of this ugly beast. > Good plan. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Suzie wrote: I just wanted to say thanks for the warm welcome. A very special thanks goes out to both Vickie and Edd for the really great info. I felt alot better after reading their replies. It inspired me to really do some reading on the net about diabetes. After about 8 hours of reading yesturday I sat down with my hubby and we figured that I was trying to change my lifestyle overnight. It took me many many years to get to this point in my life, and it will take me awhile to make all the nessasary changes to get my diabetes under control. We deciced that instead of trying to make all of the changes at once we would just do one a week. I have already switched to diet soda so this week we are going to start work on my coffee habit. I drink coffee all day long, I have a 16oz coffee mug that I use and I would put 2 teaspoons of sugar in the coffee. I have cut that in half and next week I'll cut that in half again and continue doing this until I no longer put any sugar in my coffee. I did some research on low carb diets and found that we pretty much eat that way already. Eating is a problem for me, I sometimes go 2 or 3 days without eating anything. The thought of eating 3 or 4 times a day really scares me. I'm so afraid that I will get really fat. The only reason that I'm overweight now is because of my mental meds, they make you gain weight, but those were switched and I was losing the weight pretty rapidly, 35 lbs in 4 weeks. I'm going to keep exercising and try to keep increasing the time on the treadmil. Doing it this way just doesn't seem so overwhelming to me and I think I might have a chance to get control of this ugly beast. Again thanks for the warm welcome and hope to talk with you all soon. Suzie hi suzie again welcome to the group.at the start after diagnosis every one feels overwhelmed and feels their whole world has fallen on their head.as time passesand you start to change your lifestyle as regards to what you eat and drink and your exercise regime your bg will come down and although you feel " odd " sometimes as your body gets used to the lower blood glucose these feeling should pass and you will feel better.when you mention the diet soda i think of what i drink here in the uk we have flavoured water that is 100% sugar freeand contains no calories or carbs. basically water with flavouring. this is what i use .if u carry on and follow the advice given by EDD u will be fine good luck and keep posting willthered@... --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly... " Ping " your friends today! Download Messenger Now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Not eating could actually cause a weight gain, or prevent loss. Your body thinks you're starving so it holds on to everything - fat, water, whatever. By retraining your body to know that it's going to get food on a regular basis and lots and lots of water you may have better results with weight loss, as well as blood glucose levels. CarolR > Suzie wrote: >>Eating is a problem for me, I sometimes go 2 or 3 days >>without eating anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Edd wrote to Suzie: << you might want to talk to your doctor about taking Glucophage instead of glipizide. >> I was thinking this too and kicked myself for not mentioning it before, Suzie. Glucophage is one of the modern meds that goes about treating diabetes the right way - improving your insulin resistance, rather than forcing your pancreas beta cells to overwork, which is what sulfonylureas such as Glipizide do. Glipizide is an old med - not sure why your doctor hasn't suggested Glucophage/Metformin. Edd mentioned the digestive upset. People have worked around this by starting with one pill a day, then building up to two pills, then three a day, increasing a pill every two weeks, to minimize the diarrhea. As Edd mentioned, Glucophage encourages weight loss, whereas Glipizide causes weight gain. Picture standing in the kitchen with the refrigerator door open, pulling food out and putting it in your mouth. It's what I call " roadkill-hungry. " That is what sulfonylureas tend to do to us, because they can cause severe, even fatal, hypos. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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