Diabetic anyone?

[MsTinkerbelly]

Well I'm up to 43lbs lost; for this not really being a "diet" I sure do continue to lose the weight! My blood sugars are under 110 in the morning, and instead of 40 units of Novalog 70/30 in the morning and at night (and regular when I'm really bad) I am down to only 20 Units of 70/30 at night.

This is a really strange disease sometimes, and my blood sugars could start being 200 in the mornings eating the exact same way, but for now? For now I am going to enjoy feeling almost "normal".

I'm hoping the weight will continue to come off; I really would like it if I could have gotten rid of 50lbs by the end of the year. Although....my clothes are really getting to the point where I am going to have to go do some shopping, and I HATE to shop! LOL

Be good to yourselves!

[JustJo]

Woo Hooo! This is great news!!
Congratulations!

And, yes, it is a weird disease....you can get a handle on what works generally...but sometimes it seems like it has a mind of its own.

Originally Posted by MsTinkerbelly

Well I'm up to 43lbs lost; for this not really being a "diet" I sure do continue to lose the weight! My blood sugars are under 110 in the morning, and instead of 40 units of Novalog 70/30 in the morning and at night (and regular when I'm really bad) I am down to only 20 Units of 70/30 at night.

This is a really strange disease sometimes, and my blood sugars could start being 200 in the mornings eating the exact same way, but for now? For now I am going to enjoy feeling almost "normal".

I'm hoping the weight will continue to come off; I really would like it if I could have gotten rid of 50lbs by the end of the year. Although....my clothes are really getting to the point where I am going to have to go do some shopping, and I HATE to shop! LOL

Be good to yourselves!

[Vlasta]

Originally Posted by MsTinkerbelly

Well I'm up to 43lbs lost; for this not really being a "diet" I sure do continue to lose the weight! My blood sugars are under 110 in the morning, and instead of 40 units of Novalog 70/30 in the morning and at night (and regular when I'm really bad) I am down to only 20 Units of 70/30 at night.

This is a really strange disease sometimes, and my blood sugars could start being 200 in the mornings eating the exact same way, but for now? For now I am going to enjoy feeling almost "normal".

I'm hoping the weight will continue to come off; I really would like it if I could have gotten rid of 50lbs by the end of the year. Although....my clothes are really getting to the point where I am going to have to go do some shopping, and I HATE to shop! LOL

Be good to yourselves!

I am sorry to coming into your thread , but I can't help it Congrats on your progress I am very happy for you . I wish for all the people with DM to have same stamina as you do . I unfortunately see so many bad things happened with this disease . Good luck on your journey

[SugarFemme]

Ok, so I went to my endo this week, after avoiding her for 2 yrs (I know, I know, VERY bad move.) So anywayssss, even though I need to lose weight, I am pretty diligent about ZERO sugar and watching my carbs. Carbs are harder for me than sugar. So I got the results of my A1c and it was 6.5. Not bad for diet alone according to my endo. She put me on Janumet which seems to be helping with my outrageous appetite. I asked her about my hunger pangs. I don't understand why I am soooo hungry sometimes. She said it was my BS and that I had to trick my body into believing it's not hungry. Like drink a lot of water. I'm sure others have had this happen. How do others handle this crazy hunger problem??

[MsTinkerbelly]

Originally Posted by OneOfAKind

Ok, so I went to my endo this week, after avoiding her for 2 yrs (I know, I know, VERY bad move.) So anywayssss, even though I need to lose weight, I am pretty diligent about ZERO sugar and watching my carbs. Carbs are harder for me than sugar. So I got the results of my A1c and it was 6.5. Not bad for diet alone according to my endo. She put me on Janumet which seems to be helping with my outrageous appetite. I asked her about my hunger pangs. I don't understand why I am soooo hungry sometimes. She said it was my BS and that I had to trick my body into believing it's not hungry. Like drink a lot of water. I'm sure others have had this happen. How do others handle this crazy hunger problem??

Quite often I feel as though I am starving and would eat styrofoam if it were handy...I am able to ignore it. Sorry, I haven't got any magic solutions for you! Hang in there, I know it feels really bad to be that hungry and I'm not trying to act like you should just suck it up.

BTW...you need plenty of water, but be careful you're not drinking too much as diabetes already puts stress on the Kidneys. I watched my Mom have dialysis for the last two years of her life, and I don't wish that hell on anyone.

[SugarFemme]

Ya know thats something I was thinking about. I live in a very dry climate and get pretty thirsty. My endo said my kidneys were fine (Knock on wood). I forgot to ask her about water consumption. I drink those 16 ounce bottles of water. I wonder how many bottles a day are safe.

Originally Posted by MsTinkerbelly

Quite often I feel as though I am starving and would eat styrofoam if it were handy...I am able to ignore it. Sorry, I haven't got any magic solutions for you! Hang in there, I know it feels really bad to be that hungry and I'm not trying to act like you should just suck it up.

BTW...you need plenty of water, but be careful you're not drinking too much as diabetes already puts stress on the Kidneys. I watched my Mom have dialysis for the last two years of her life, and I don't wish that hell on anyone.

[MsTinkerbelly]

Originally Posted by Vlasta

I am sorry to coming into your thread , but I can't help it Congrats on your progress I am very happy for you . I wish for all the people with DM to have same stamina as you do . I unfortunately see so many bad things happened with this disease . Good luck on your journey

Not my thread, you may post wherever you please.

Thank you for your kind comments.

[Vlasta]

Originally Posted by MsTinkerbelly

Not my thread, you may post wherever you please.

Thank you for your kind comments.

thanks for your reply and I am sending you PM right now .

[Diamondbutch1]

What a lovely thread, I too am a type 2 diabetic. In the pass twenty some years since being diagnosed I have run the whole gambit.First starting out on insulin injections.Losing almost 100 lbs took me off injections to an oral med.With more weight loss i was off all medication for the last couple of years.Cutting out processed food and portion controll seemed to have been working,but then this pass april a sever infection from a minor surgery sent my system into septic shock resulting in a heart attact,and unable to produce insulin. Long story short back on insulin injections 4 times a day and testing as many times if not more

[MsTinkerbelly]

Originally Posted by Diamondbutch1

What a lovely thread, I too am a type 2 diabetic. In the pass twenty some years since being diagnosed I have run the whole gambit.First starting out on insulin injections.Losing almost 100 lbs took me off injections to an oral med.With more weight loss i was off all medication for the last couple of years.Cutting out processed food and portion controll seemed to have been working,but then this pass april a sever infection from a minor surgery sent my system into septic shock resulting in a heart attact,and unable to produce insulin. Long story short back on insulin injections 4 times a day and testing as many times if not more

Wow! To go from no meds to full blown insulin dependence must have been hard to take after working so hard!

I guess we are blessed that Insulin therapy is available...the alternative is frightening.

Be well, and for lack of a better thing to say, welcome to the thread.

[JustJo]

Originally Posted by Diamondbutch1

What a lovely thread, I too am a type 2 diabetic. In the pass twenty some years since being diagnosed I have run the whole gambit.First starting out on insulin injections.Losing almost 100 lbs took me off injections to an oral med.With more weight loss i was off all medication for the last couple of years.Cutting out processed food and portion controll seemed to have been working,but then this pass april a sever infection from a minor surgery sent my system into septic shock resulting in a heart attact,and unable to produce insulin. Long story short back on insulin injections 4 times a day and testing as many times if not more

Hi Diamondbutch and welcome to the thread.

It's one of the "joys" of diabetes...even when we have our blood sugars under control, we're still vulnerable.

Bravo to you for making the effort to lose all the weight, cutting out the processed food, etc. that got you off medications and made you healthier. Imagine how much more serious the heart attack would have/could have been if you hadn't done all of that good work.

It has to be beyond frustrating to be back on insulin....any hope that it will correct, or is this forever?

[Diamondbutch1]

Thank you for the welcome Ms Tinkerbelly and JustJo

It has been a whirl wind to say the least. A few surgeries and a Bi-pass later Im back to enjoying life. I was fortunate that my body responded well to the insulin The dosages have been fine tuned and are keeping me within normal range so for now all is good.The body is an amazing thing only time will tell if the injections will be forever.