Guest guest Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Amy this is what I do, I watch what I eat, and try to excerise as much as I can I also drink about 64 ounces of water on a daily base with cinnamon in it, and lemon at times... alot of veggies, dark), and fiber, and all that good stuff I also swim alot, so that helps sugar ' Your mind is your garden, your thoughts are your seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.' ~Be Blessed, Sugar Introduction >> >> >> >> Hello To Everyone, >> I am Lora Leggett and I live near Detroit, Michigan. I am 58 years old >> and >> have been blind since birth. I am married to who is sighted but >> has >> cerebral palsy. >> We have a daughter and a son who are adults now. I have a history of >> diabetes in my family and I found out this past Monday that my blood >> sugar >> tested very high whenI had blood work done. So the doctor has given me >> glyburide once a day 500 mg plus an antibiotic for urinary tract >> infection. >> They said the sugar was 435. I had never heard of a number that high >> except >> when my brother drove himself to the hospital in 2009 and found out he >> was > >> a >> diabetic among other things and his number was over 600. So I have had to >> start modifying my diet big time. >> I started downloading several books from the BARD web site and learning >> about counting carbs and all sorts of things. >> My brother Dan brought one of his meters over and tested me this >> afternoon >> and I was at 156. >> I guess I am not out of the woods yet but he figures I am working on it. >> I have ordered a talking glucometer and a talking scale. I was very >> uncomfortable when he was showing me the procedure but I hope with time I >> will catch onto it. >> We have a visiting doctor because my husband has been very ill >> recently and is now in bed all of the time. >> Dr. comes once a month so I have not had a chance to talk to him >> since this result came out. My new meter should be here within the week I >> hope. >> So I was told I haven't been called a diabetic yet but friends have told >> me >> that if that number was 435 I probably am. >> I look forward to learning more from this list. >> Nice to meet all of you I don't know and to see some of you who are >> already >> friends here. >> Lora >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 If I had a pool at my access, I'd swim for my exercise. I also don't drink enough water but I'm working on that, too. I like some of the flavored waters out there. There's keylime, golden peach, white grape, honeydew melon, mandarin orange and more. You have to make sure they have no sugars. I think different companies make different kinds of flavored water. Judy Introduction >> >> >> >> Hello To Everyone, >> I am Lora Leggett and I live near Detroit, Michigan. I am 58 years old >> and >> have been blind since birth. I am married to who is sighted but >> has >> cerebral palsy. >> We have a daughter and a son who are adults now. I have a history of >> diabetes in my family and I found out this past Monday that my blood >> sugar >> tested very high whenI had blood work done. So the doctor has given me >> glyburide once a day 500 mg plus an antibiotic for urinary tract >> infection. >> They said the sugar was 435. I had never heard of a number that high >> except >> when my brother drove himself to the hospital in 2009 and found out he >> was > >> a >> diabetic among other things and his number was over 600. So I have had to >> start modifying my diet big time. >> I started downloading several books from the BARD web site and learning >> about counting carbs and all sorts of things. >> My brother Dan brought one of his meters over and tested me this >> afternoon >> and I was at 156. >> I guess I am not out of the woods yet but he figures I am working on it. >> I have ordered a talking glucometer and a talking scale. I was very >> uncomfortable when he was showing me the procedure but I hope with time I >> will catch onto it. >> We have a visiting doctor because my husband has been very ill >> recently and is now in bed all of the time. >> Dr. comes once a month so I have not had a chance to talk to him >> since this result came out. My new meter should be here within the week I >> hope. >> So I was told I haven't been called a diabetic yet but friends have told >> me >> that if that number was 435 I probably am. >> I look forward to learning more from this list. >> Nice to meet all of you I don't know and to see some of you who are >> already >> friends here. >> Lora >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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