Hey everyone!  Happy New Year ( Read more... )

What's your grocery bill like? Being not only a college student but Type II as well, it's a nightmare trying to live cheaply while also adhering to diet regulations that will keep me healthy. I've been scouring the internet and I've found cheap grocery shopping tips, and low-carb recipes, but there's not a lot of overlap. Add that to the fact that ( Read more... )

But I needed juice today. I've only had juice once in the past 3 months because of the sugar content, but I craved it so bad today and gave in. So yeah, I had a yummy cold glass full of Apple and Pineapple juice...probably the worse type of all! hehe I never really saw juice as a 'junk food' until my diagnosis and it was a struggle to stop ( Read more... )

Well I popped into the doctor's surgery this evening quickly to pick up a prescription and got quick "MOT" by the diabetic nurse. All good, blood glucose stable(ish) but much improved of late ( Read more... )

Hey again everyone, I posted a few days ago saying I was starting to take care of myself. well, I've been cutting down most suagry foods, and trying to eat healthy. Problem is, when I went to the supermarket I couldn't think of anythink to eat that wouldn't send my BS right up high. I ended up buying veg and fruit, crisps, bread and curry ( Read more... )

I woke up this morning for no particular reason, when the realisation settled over me that I didn't feel right. My insulin just got changed to a higher bedtime N dose (25 units) so I checked my sugars, and my reading was 50! I kinda freaked a little, and took 4 of my glucose tablets (16gm carbs) my husband wanted me to eat something a little more ( Read more... )

I am looking for suggestions for easy, low-carb foods. I tend to eat breakfast on the run, and am open to recipes, websites, ANYTHING ( Read more... )

In my last real post I blahed on about how I needed to quit smoking and get in shape. Well, I never got in shape, and I'm still ignoring my diet. But I've quit smoking forever. I haven't had a cigarette in ages (since a few days after my last meaningful post here which was on 2001-06-18). Even the smell of cigarette smoke bothers me now. I've got ( Read more... )

Is anyone else doing Atkins (or a similar low-carb diet) to lose weight and help control their blood sugar? I started it two and a half weeks ago and I am doing well. I'm a Type II, and my last A1C was 7.8. [I had a couple months of really poor control, which would account for it being a little high ( Read more... )

How to lose 17 pounds in one month, lower your blood sugar, keep your sanity & make yourself & your Dr. very happy.......Do this crap 4 times a week min. Take a nice 20-30 min walk before breakfast. For breakfast- have 1/2 cup of yogurt, 1 piece of wheat toast with 1 teaspoon of margarine, 1/2 cup of cottage cheese. Then do 30 minutes of ( Read more... )