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07-09-2008, 03:53 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Holland, Michigan USA
Posts: 249
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Just diagnosed 3 July 08 w/Type 2
Found these forums and hey its nice to see some real info that isn't part of an advertisement!
Looking forward to learning from some old hands. |
07-09-2008, 05:07 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon, USA
Posts: 140
| | | Welcome!!!
Glad you found this place so soon after diagnosis. Wish I had had internet 8 years ago.
Please ask lots of questions, people here have lots of great ideas and support.
__________________ Ellie "It's not what we have in our life, but who we have in our life that counts." J.M. Laurence Jan 08 6.0
April 08 6.2
July 08 6.5 
No meds (right now)
No grain
No chemicals
Vitamins, lots of exercise |
07-09-2008, 07:52 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: So Cal
Posts: 34
| | Hey Cyberus, Welcome to the forum we probably all wish we didn't need to visit.  I've been here just a few months and found a wonderful person that helped me out. I've also found many answers to my questions along the way. I hope you find that the forums do the same for you.  |
07-09-2008, 08:11 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Holland, Michigan USA
Posts: 249
| | | Thank you Ellie and Randall
I've already learned more in a night than reading the reams of junk the hospital handed me. |
07-10-2008, 02:38 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lowell, MA
Posts: 280
| | | Welcome. Tell us more about youself. Are u taking any meds? How are your BS numbers? |
07-10-2008, 02:51 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Holland, Michigan USA
Posts: 249
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Originally Posted by shutterbug  Welcome. Tell us more about youself. Are u taking any meds? How are your BS numbers? | Metformin 500mg 2x day
My level was 533 when I went to the hospital, 305 when I left.
I managed to get down to the 160-200 range after a few days.
Then I found this place and realized that the meal plan they gave me was nonsense and readjusted things... running between 140-160 now.
Another day or so of tweaking I'm hoping to get into "normal" range. |
07-10-2008, 03:44 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney Australia
Posts: 618
| | | g'day cyberus, Welcome to Df .
This place is the best when it comes to support with this disease. I've not seen a question go unanswered.
I found going for a walk after meals to be the best way to keep my numbers in the normal range, although some days its hard to get motivated
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It's just an opinion of mine
& maybe not one to adopt.
Lee
Dx Dec 07
Control :
nutrition & exercise
Vitamin B ...July 08
Fish Oil Capsules... June 08
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07-10-2008, 04:41 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 6,508
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Wanna buy a watch? 
__________________ Michael Pollan on CBC
In Defense of Food with Michael Pollan T1 1975, MM 722 pump
A1C 7/08 5.9%
HDL - 1.55 (59.9)
LDL - 1.76 (68.1)
Triglicerides - 0.44 (40.0)
Called John, plus many other things
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John's Troll Meter - current level: Iffy, iffy |
07-10-2008, 05:53 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 4,529
| | | HI & Welcome to this great forum, cyberus.
The Metformin will take at least a month before you start noticing some improvement in your blood sugar readings. You may also experience some stomach upset........that will pass with time.
My advice..........test often, follow a low carb diet, keep a log of what you're eating so you'll know which foods you do well with and which foods you may need to avoid, and get in some form of exercise if you're not already doing so.
Karen |
07-10-2008, 06:30 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 6,203
| | | Welcome cyberus! Glad you found the forums. I've learned much more from these good people than i've ever learned from my doctor. Amazing how little info they give us...and expect us to do well.
Like you, I found the "recommended" diabetic diet to be WAY too many carbs for me to handle. Eating lower carb and getting regular exercise works wonders!
There's a great book by Gretchen Becker "The First Year, Type 2 Diabetes" that you'll see recommended often...its a great read, full of good information.
Again, welcome to the forums! Hope you post often.
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)  |
07-10-2008, 12:58 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Holland, Michigan USA
Posts: 249
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Originally Posted by kgm0612 HI & Welcome to this great forum, cyberus.
The Metformin will take at least a month before you start noticing some improvement in your blood sugar readings. You may also experience some stomach upset........that will pass with time.
My advice..........test often, follow a low carb diet, keep a log of what you're eating so you'll know which foods you do well with and which foods you may need to avoid, and get in some form of exercise if you're not already doing so.
Karen | I've noticed the digestive issues already  is there a normal time frame for this to "settle"?
I started testing 2x a day with the free meter from the hospital because of the limited supply of test strips.
I lost my job 4 months ago and haven't had a job with insurance in over 15 years so testing supplies are going to be an issue as are prescriptions and doctor visits if the clinic the e-room doctor referred me to doesn't accept me as a "free clinic", we'll see how that goes tonite.
On the brighter side the hospital social worker gave my name to a few charity groups and one was able to supply me with a Truetrack meter and a 100 strips which is allowing me to increase my testing to 4x a day for a few weeks. after that who knows.
I'm using a program called Diabetes Pilot for logging/tracking glucose levels, food intake, carbs etc. I have two weeks trial on that so I think I can get a grip on the what foods etc before it runs out, its helped alot already, it let me look back as see what I was doing wrong when I started reading this site and saw that the handouts from the hospital were nonsense.  |
07-10-2008, 01:01 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Holland, Michigan USA
Posts: 249
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Originally Posted by princesslinda Welcome cyberus! Glad you found the forums. I've learned much more from these good people than i've ever learned from my doctor. Amazing how little info they give us...and expect us to do well.
Like you, I found the "recommended" diabetic diet to be WAY too many carbs for me to handle. Eating lower carb and getting regular exercise works wonders!
There's a great book by Gretchen Becker "The First Year, Type 2 Diabetes" that you'll see recommended often...its a great read, full of good information.
Again, welcome to the forums! Hope you post often. | Yeah, the recommended diet in the hospital handout was far far in excess of what all you real diabetics are talking about, finding this site straightened me out on that. |
07-11-2008, 12:55 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Holland, Michigan USA
Posts: 249
| | | I wanted to apologize for a couple posts back ..
... I just read my own post and it kind of sound like I'm panhandling for handouts and that wasn't my intention, the money thing here at home kind of drags me down occasionally and I guess I was being a bit morose. |
07-11-2008, 01:00 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 6,203
| | | Doesn't sound like you were "panhandling" at all. Life and finances are hard for most of us at some time or another, and its especially frustrating and scary when diabetes is thrown into the mix. NEVER feel bad about an honest heart-felt post...you never know who else is going through the same thing who might be feel less alone by reading your post.
Sounds like you're doing well, esp. considering all the stresses you have going on now. Glad you got the extra strips so you can test as often as you need to.
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis) |
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