I am so in need of help. Dizzyness anxiety i dont know what to do

[Peggy_TX]

Make up a pot of mashed cauliflower. Steam/cook cauliflower til tender, mash, add lots of butter, a dash of cream and salt/pepper. Sometimes I cook it in chicken broth...yummy.

I don't add chicken broth, but I do add cream cheese.
Can't tell you how often I get the "munchies" at home and end up eating some of this that I've got in the fridge!!! (and THAT is the trick. THIS is what's in my fridge. It's yummy AND it isn't going to raise my blood sugar. And I can't be tempted by what isn't there...)

[Seagal]

I know a lot of people add the cream cheese, but I have never been a fan of C.C. (except in low carb cheese cake....go figure).

[Peggy_TX]

I know a lot of people add the cream cheese, but I have never been a fan of C.C. (except in low carb cheese cake....go figure).

There's also the option of adding sour cream....
(OK. True confession. I add butter, cream cheese AND sour cream. )


I think the cream cheese helps it get a better "mashed potato" consistency -- without it, I find the mashed version a little too thin/runny, so I just steam, add butter and salt, and don't bother mashing!

[linda505]

There's also the option of adding sour cream....
(OK. True confession. I add butter, cream cheese AND sour cream. )


I think the cream cheese helps it get a better "mashed potato" consistency -- without it, I find the mashed version a little too thin/runny, so I just steam, add butter and salt, and don't bother mashing!

I add chicken stock and parmesan cheese, and a little garlic powder - makes it like garlic mashed - I have been eating this before I ever knew I had the Big D

[TeddySue]

I add chicken stock and parmesan cheese, and a little garlic powder - makes it like garlic mashed - I have been eating this before I ever knew I had the Big D

I've just found out how many uses there are for Parmesan cheese, and on cauliflower it's very tasty and satisfying.
TS

[georgepds]

Just FYI, it might not have anything to do with BG

There is a disease called Meniere's ( associated with hearing loss) that is characterized by bouts of diziness, sometime so severe you have to lie on the floor and puke

Might want to check with the doc on this matter

The other thing of note is diziness comes in spells of finite duration.. once you get to know the signs of onset and the like you learn to sit down, or pull over to the side if you're in a car, until the spell passes

--G

[Seagal]

Thank you everyone for the help. I don't understand what I know what to do and sometimes just dont do it. I was exercising and walking 4 days a week lost 27 pounds didn't have any dizziness that i couldn't handle for 2 weeks. Well today i find myself driving having to pull over with what seems like a panic attack. I get so scared when i get these dizzy spells like my feet go numb and my heat races and i just stat thinking this is it. It is all my fault now. I have stayed on the medicine but started eating bad again and stopped exercising. I don't know how to take my will away. I mean i am a grown man crying right now because I cant stop eating bad and its going to kill me if i don't. i used to be one of those people that said when people do not quit something that was bad it was a choice. I don't believe that now and need help. Where can I turn? Are there any online support groups. I am so against self help groups in any way shape or form but at this point I will try anything. I hate being scared. I want to live i don't know how to eat or what to eat. i lost my insurance so a nutritionist is out of the question. I will listen to anything that any one can give me. Please i know this forum has a lot of good tips i need some fresh help and to be honest tell me how you do it.

Magnesium deficiency can cause most if not all of the symptoms you describe (racing heart, panic, dizzyness, etc.) I've been re-reading Dr. Carolyn Dean's "Miracle of Magnesium" and most of us are deficient. Deficiency can also cause, muscle aches, joint pain, confusion and high blood pressure to name a few.

I hope you get blood glucose control soon, you might want to google magnesium deficiency and discover how much to take, what kind, and with what (vit. d, calcium). If you can, get the book from your library, it is amazing.

[Jan74br]

Also delicious: cauliflower au gratin. Top with cream and cheese. Yum.