Re: I KNOW I NEED A BUT KICKING!

[Guest guest]

I have been on insulin for over forty years and it is not a big deal. I had a

wonderful active life and it did not prevent me from doing anything I wanted

to do. from Canada

I KNOW I NEED A BUT KICKING!

FIRST OF ALL I HAVE BEEN EATING TO MANY CARBS FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS AND NOW

MY A1C IS 13. BEFORE THE PNEUMONIA THAT I JUST GOT OVER IT WAS 9.8. 3 MONTHS

BEFORE THAT IT WAS 7.8. ACTUALLY I HAVEN'T BEEN UNDER 7 IN MORE THEN 2 YEARS. I

KNOW HOW MANY CARBS TO ONLY EAT PER DAY TO MAINTAIN A A1C UNDER 7, BUT I GET

STUPID AND EAT MORE THEN I SHOULD. BUT ALL THIS IS KNOW EXCUSE I KNOW. MY DOC

HAS BEEN SAYING IF I DON'T GET A HANDLE ON IT HE WILL PUT ME ON INSULIN BY

NEEDLE. I'M NOT AFRAID OF THE FACT THAT I COULD BE DOING IT SOON, BUT I WOULD

LIKE TO GET CONTROL OF IT AGAIN AND DO IT WITH JUST MEDICINE LIKE I HAVE DONE IN

THE PAST. FOR THE PAST WEEK I HAVE BEEN ON A 50 CARB PER DAY DIET AND I DO FEEL

MUCH BETTER. MY SUGAR IS STILL TO HIGH EVEN THOUGH I'M EATING MUCH BETTER AND

KEEPING THE CARB TOTAL PER DAY LOW. HE WISHES TO SEE ME AGAIN IN SIX WEEKS TO

SEE IF I HAVE GOT MY A1C DOWN FROM 13. I KNOW WHAT KIND OF BAD STUFF THIS IS

DOING TO MY ORGANS AND I ALSO KNOW IT WILL KILL ME IF I DON'T DO BETTER.

THE Q I GOT FOR YOU GUYS IS AM I BEATING MY HEAD ON THE WALL AND WASTING MY

TIME THINKING I CAN LOWER MY A1C IN ONLY SIX WEEKS BY JUST DIET AND MY MEDICINE?

SHOULD I JUST BITE THE BULLET AND GO IN AS SOON AS I CAN AND GET STARTED ON THE

NEEDLE? HOW MUCH LOWER CAN I ACTUALLY EXPECT TO LOWER MY A1C IN SIX WEEKS BY

CONTINUING TO EAT RIGHT AND NOT SLIP BACK IN TO BAD EATING HABITS? I'VE BEEN

TYPE 2 DIABETIC FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS NOW AND I HAVE HEARD THAT AFTER THIS MUCH

TIME IT GETS SOME TIMES HARDER TO CONTROL THE A1C BY JUST DIET AND PILLS. I DO

THINK THE PNEUMONIA I HAD FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS DID RAISE MY SUGAR, BUT I ALSO

KNOW IT WASN'T ONLY THE INFECTION. I HAVE BEEN VERY BAD AND TO MUCH EATING ALL

THE BAD CARBS TO MANY TIMES THE PAST SIX MONTHS.

OK, NOW THAT I HAVE COME CLEAN WITH YOU GUYS AND TOLD YOU THE TRUTH, NOW I

KNOW THE BUTT KICKING WILL BE COMING AND I DESERVE IT FOR SURE. BUT WHAT IS DONE

IS DONE AND NOW I HAVE TO FACE THE MUSIC. I HAD OPEN HEART OPERATION BACK IN 07

AFTER MY FIRST HEART ATTACK AND YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULD HAVE OPENED MY EYES.

BUT ALL MY LIFE I HAVE HAD A BAD EATING DISORDER FOR SURE. I'VE WEIGHED OVER 250

MOST OF MY LIFE. I'VE LISTENED TO THE FOLKS ON THE LIST GIVE GRATE ADVICE FOR

HOW TO DO IT RIGHT FOR MANY YEARS AND KNOWING IT AND DOING IT IS DIFFERENT. I

GOT SIX WEEKS TO SHOW THE DOC THAT I CAN LOWER IT WITH DIET AS I HAVE IN THE

PAST OR IT WILL BE INSULIN FOR ME.

I JUST WISH TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH LOWER CAN I MAYBE DROP THE 13 A1C NOW TO

WHAT IN SIX WEEKS IF I DO RIGHT AND TOE THE LINE. I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE GRATE

ADVICE I HAVE GOT HERE OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS OR SO. I READ EVERYTHING, BUT I

DON'T POST MUCH. SORRY FOR ME I HAVE GOT MY SELF IN THIS BAD WAY, BUT I GOT ME

HERE AND I HAVE TO GET ME OUT. MAYBE BY THE BUTT CHEWING YOU GIVE ME, IT WILL

MAYBE HELP SOME ONE ELSE THAT MAY BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OR HEADED THAT WAY

SOON IF THEY DON'T PULL IT TOGETHER. THANKS FOR THE HELP AND I WILL TRY AND TAKE

IT LIKE A MAN.