Re: Re: I just joined/Thank You!!!!

[Guest guest]

I just (Finally) found time to join list....Name is Rolf---From Western

Wisconsin---In care of Diabetes Educator, Dietician, Endocrinologist, G.P. who

also runs the weight loss clinic at my clinic, Lipids educator, Cardiologist,

Cardio-vascular specialist, eye specialist, and podiatrist....All under the

auspices of the Mayo Health System.I am 56, diagnosed since 49, T2 with

metabolic syndrome, Cardiac Arrest, P.A.D., and colon cancer survivor. Thru

personal experience I really do know a lot about nutrition and diabetes. I have

spent the better part of the last seven years learning about the disease. I have

numerous friends, both T1 and T2, with many complications, including loss of

limbs and loss of organs....

I hope the philosophic and elitist discussion on diabetes and sugar has passed.

You really should talk about the real issues for diabetics like balanced

carbohydrate meals with glucose in moderation with management of fats and

lipids. Control of Fructose intake leading to insulin intolerance. Things like

starving the brain thru elimination of carbohydrates which leads to the issues

of lethargy, confusion, and depression. Things like metabolic syndrome that

leads to cardio-vascular issues, and peripheral arterial disease. Things like

diabetics who don't pursue an exercise routine who are 100-150 pounds

overweight. Just a point, incidentally, about sugar intake. Fruit may be good

for you, but remember that the sugar in fruit (and in a lot of prepared and

canned foods as well as white bread) is FRUCTOSE. That sugar is directly related

to insulin resistance in cells, leading to early onset T2 diabetes and/or

obesity.

[alldiabeticinternational] Re: I just joined/Thank You!!!!

I just wanted to thank everyone who has welcomed me to the group...

, , , , Rita, Carmen and Marilyn. This really

means alot. I've been feeling a bit depressed (in addition to

diabetes, I also have clinical depression, but that's another story),

lately. Alone. I've been noticing some pain in the back of both my

eyes, and floating black dots. I do have some signs of retinopathy,

but I'm trying to remain opptimistic. I figure, I've had diabetes for

over 30 years, it took this long for any complications to show up. I

figure I must be blessed. I'm really grateful that there are support

groups like this out there.

As for your questions ...

When I was 1 1/2, my parents and I were on a military base (my dad was

a navy man). I started to get sick (dehydration, constant urination,

nauseation), the doctors on the base couldn't figure out what it.

They thpught it was the flu, and pprescribed medicine for that, which

didn't help. My mom took me off the base to a private physician who

tested my blood sugar. It was over 600. The doctor sent us to the

emergency room where I was put on a diabetic diet and

they began insulin injections.

I don't know if taking care of my diabetes is second nature or not.

I'm use to testing my sugars five to six times a day. I'm used to

taking three to four insulin injections a day. I take Lantos and

Humalog. I was originally on Regular and NPH. But NPH caused me to

have some very severe hypoglycemic episodes, so I was switched to

Regular and Lente, then Humalog and Lantos.

Thanks again, everyone who responded. I look forward to talking more

with each one of you.

> > Hi, my name is Jump. I'm 33 years of age, I was

> > diagnosed with juvenile onset diabetes at age 1 1/2.

>

>

> Does that mean life long? You tell us. You may be close to the

top of

> the list???

>

> When you were tiny, what did they do? Is it second nature? You

must

> need insulin, right.

>

> & T1

[Guest guest]

hey that must have made childhood very tough for you...babies have a

rough enough time growing up with out having something like diabetes... have you

been to a doctor about your depression..? I have had depression for the largest

part of my life, I take 40mg of Paxil per day, along with Nortriplyn for night

time and carry Xanax with me for when I am having a very bad day... there are

some wonderful medications that the Doctor can give you to help with the

depression and counseling will help also to determine what is causing it,

Carmen

----- Original Message -----

From: Jump

To: alldiabeticinternational

When I was 1 1/2, my parents and I were on a military base (my dad was

a navy man). I started to get sick (dehydration, constant urination,

nauseation), the doctors on the base couldn't figure out what it.

They thpught it was the flu, and pprescribed medicine for that, which

didn't help. My mom took me off the base to a private physician who

tested my blood sugar. It was over 600. The doctor sent us to the

emergency room where I was put on a diabetic diet and

they began insulin injections.

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the Group Rolf... sounds like you have had your hands full, hope you

enjoy the group, beyond the current thread of no sugar vs. limited sugar, there

has been a lot of excellent information and recipes here..

Carmen

[Guest guest]

I think I asked somewhere else about a cinnaman issue and am awaiting a

reply----which cinnaman is used in the care of lipids management and is it

available in the U.S.........Also, I have a really big question for the European

community out there...To help those of us in the U.S. to correlate our

carbohydrate measures to yours......I know that way back when (about the 50's)

we did the percentage measures....then we went to " exchanges " which a lot of

people still do (the perception of the medical community is that they need to

keep it simple).....but many of us in the U.S. who seriously study our chronic

illness called DIABETES have adopted the carb and fat content to measure our

diets....We can read our labels and check a diet book to determine the number of

grams of carbohydrate or fats per serving of just about anything....How on earth

does the statement " a banana is 12% carbohydrate " translate to grams of

carbohydrate......I ask this only since it has generally been years since

Americans have " measured " this way, I have no clue what is meant by the use of

percentages.

Re: [alldiabeticinternational] Re: I just joined/Thank You!!!!

Welcome to the Group Rolf... sounds like you have had your hands full, hope

you enjoy the group, beyond the current thread of no sugar vs. limited sugar,

there has been a lot of excellent information and recipes here..

Carmen

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/4/2004 9:08:38 AM Pacific Standard Time,

BIGUTE-HORT@... writes:

> I think I asked somewhere else about a cinnaman issue and am awaiting a

> reply----which cinnaman is used in the care of lipids management and is it

> available in the U.S.........

Hi Rolf, I don't think we really had a decisive answer about it, just kind of

kicked it around a bit! Hugs, Marilyn