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Food – Does anyone know the truth?

Question:

Hi All, I’ve been told by my diabetes clinic that I should eat a normal healthy diet like most "normal" people and that I should only eat 3 meals a day with a snack before bedtime. I’ve been told by many others that in order to avoid BG spikes, I should eat smaller portions every couple of hours? So say eat about 8am, 10am, 12noon, This sounds crazy! What is the right approach?  This is confusing me! Also I’ve been told that if I am going to have any fruit juice or fresh fruit, that I should eat it with my meal. I like to have a small glass 6oz. of Orange Juice in the morning with my breakfast, but I fear that this little bit of orange juice is making my BG spike approx. +5mmol (+100) Should I just avoid the glass of orange juice altogether? Any advice or comments would be appreciated. Sincerest Regards, Eddie Type 2

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> Hi All, > I’ve been told by my diabetes clinic that I should eat a normal healthy diet > like most "normal" people and that I should only eat 3 meals a day with a > snack before bedtime. > I’ve been told by many others that in order to avoid BG spikes, I should eat > smaller portions every couple of hours? So say eat about 8am, 10am, 12noon, > This sounds crazy! > What is the right approach?  This is confusing me!

Alas, there is no one diet that works for all of us.  You need to find an approach that works for you.  As for the "normal" people, I know few who eat only 3 meals and a bedtime snack.  Most eat whatever they want throughout the day.  You won’t be able to do that. > Also I’ve been told that if I am going to have any fruit juice or fresh > fruit, that I should eat it with my meal.

That’s if you can eat it at all.  Juice is probably best avoided unless it’s tomato juice or Diet V-8 Splash.  Juice is low in fiber and high in carbs. Carbs are what raise our BG.  Fruit is better than juice because it has the fiber, but many of us find we can no longer eat it.  Use your meter.  Test frequently.  Test at one hour after eating and two hours after eating.  If you are going >140, then you are eating too many carbs. > I like to have a small glass 6oz. of Orange Juice in the morning with my > breakfast, but I fear that this little bit of orange juice is making my BG > spike approx. +5mmol (+100) > Should I just avoid the glass of orange juice altogether?

Yep.  Or save it for some time when your BG is low. > Any advice or comments would be appreciated.

The body is the most insulin resistant first thing in the morning.  Many of us find we must cut back on the carbs then.  You might try sugar free Tang for an orange flavor.  Or as I mentioned above, Diet V-8 Splash.  It has only 3 g of carb per 8 oz. — Type 2 http://users.bestweb.net/~jbove/

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Eddie, what works for you is what is normal for you. I dont do the five or sick meals,  I do the three meals and dont eat but every four hours between breakfast and lunch and then five between lunch and dinner. I watch my carbs and portion control so that I dont have spikes. As to the orange juice,  For me it is almost impossible to have,  I only have about three ounces if I wake with under eighty which is very rare,   Can you mix two ounces with water,  The orange juice is definitely raising your numbers. Dont forget to test test test test and more test. Loretta — In tribute to the United States of America and the State of Israel, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and terrorism.

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> Hi All, > I’ve been told by my diabetes clinic that I should eat a normal healthy diet > like most "normal" people and that I should only eat 3 meals a day with a > snack before bedtime. > I’ve been told by many others that in order to avoid BG spikes, I should eat > smaller portions every couple of hours? So say eat about 8am, 10am, 12noon, > This sounds crazy! > What is the right approach?  This is confusing me!

        Yes, it is confusing.   There are basically two approaches to the diabetic diet.   Both approaches agree on one thing:  eating carbs raises your blood glucose levels (bgs).   After that they part ways.         Most doctors and dietitians follow the lead of the American Diabetes Assoc and the Canadian Diabetes Assoc and recommend a relatively high carb approach.  They say, eat like a person who is not diabetic.  Follow the Food Pyramid for a balanced diet, and eat plenty of carbs and minimize proteins and fats.   The reason is straight forward. Diabetics are prone to heart disease and kidney disease.   Low fat diets are recommended for heart disease and since protein is known to damage already damaged kidneys, they recommend low protein diets.  If you eat low-protien and low-fat, then high carb is all that’s left.  So that’s what they recommend.   A consequence of this dietary approach is that you need to compensate for the high carb diet by taking more medication and/or get more exercise to lower your BGs.         The other approach is low carb.  Richard K. Bernstein, MD is the diabetic low-carb guru.   He says eat low carb to prevent raising your bgs in the first place.   He goes on to say that, while there is research that shows damaged kidneys are harmed by protein, there is no research which shows healthy kidneys are damaged by protein, so he’s not afraid of eating protein.   As for fat, he feels maintaining low BGS is the best protection against heart disease for a diabetic.  And frankly, there have been a number of articles lately which question the research concerning dietary fat and heart disease.  He likes minimizing the amount of medications you need to take and to prevent raising your bgs in the first place.   If you eat low-carb, you can actually eat quite a bit without much worry of spiking a bg.         Most people choose one approach or the other.   (I’m sort of a low-carb kind of guy, myself.)  Now if you’re following the ADA/CDA approach, then you can see you’re always dealing with the problem that you’re eating foods that raise you bgs.   If you’re going to do that, it makes sense to spread your foods out over the day so your limited pancreas has a better chance of handling the load.   Imagine eating all your food in one meal once a day.   THis would be a big glycemic load for your pancreas.   If you eat two meals instead, then you’d cut the glycemic load in half.  The more meals you eat, the smaller each meal’s load becomes.  That’s why some people recommend eating many meals through the day.         Which is the best approach?  That a personal decision each of us has to make for ourselves.   Let your meter be your guide.  You have be aware of the choices and choose those that best fit into your lifestyle and preferences while are best at lowering your over all bgs.   Eat.  Test.   If you’re too high, then make changes to lower your bgs. > Also I’ve been told that if I am going to have any fruit juice or fresh > fruit, that I should eat it with my meal.

        Mixing carbs with fats and proteins tends to slow the absorption of the carbs.  This means the carbs enter your blood stream as glucose more slowly and helps keep your BGs lower.   So consuming high carb foods like fruit juice should be combined with other foods to slow absorption.    Or:  if you want to follow the low carb approach, few of us drink much fruit juice or eat much fruit.  Too much sugar in them.  Very high carb foods. > I like to have a small glass 6oz. of Orange Juice in the morning with my > breakfast, but I fear that this little bit of orange juice is making my BG > spike approx. +5mmol (+100)

        Yes, there’s a good chance it is.   Don’t forget the ADA/CDA approach requires you to take more medicine to bring down your bgs.   If you consume high carb foods like orange juice, you have to deal with it somehow.         A lot of people post on these list/newsgroups that they can’t follow the high carb approach because it makes them go too high.   Part of what they’re saying is that they really don’t want to take more medicine than they do.  There is also an ironic problem in that doctors are often reluctant to prescribe enough.  THey recommend this high carb diet but then tell their patients to control their bgs with diet and exercise, because they like to minimize medications as well. > Should I just avoid the glass of orange juice altogether?

        Many of us do.  I haven’t had orange juice in 9 years.  I kind of miss it, I guess.  But mostly I just think of it as a glass of sugar water and I don’t find that very tempting.         Whichever approach you feel is best for you, be sure to test after meals.  This will teach you which foods spike you.  With that information you can decide how to handle that to achieve better control.                         E

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This post not CC’d by email >Hi All, >I’ve been told by my diabetes clinic that I should eat a normal healthy diet >like most "normal" people and that I should only eat 3 meals a day with a >snack before bedtime. >I’ve been told by many others that in order to avoid BG spikes, I should eat >smaller portions every couple of hours? So say eat about 8am, 10am, 12noon, >This sounds crazy! >What is the right approach?  

G’day G’day Eddie,   Alas the truth isn’t singular. It is more like the truths … except that sounds weird. I’d start with advice given by the diabetes clinic while giving some thought to what a normal healthy diet might be.  The brain sometimes doesn’t weird things like hearing "Eat what you normally eat."  I’m betting that is not what they intended.  The one thing most everyone is going to agree on is avoiding large portions. I also am almost willing to bet ‘like most "normal" people’ doesn’t mean a steady stream of take aways with 40% of calories from fat even if that is normal for a lot of people. >This is confusing me!

Confusion is but an early stage of learning … a useful signal to sort things out. >Also I’ve been told that if I am going to have any fruit juice or fresh >fruit, that I should eat it with my meal. >I like to have a small glass 6oz. of Orange Juice in the morning with my >breakfast, but I fear that this little bit of orange juice is making my BG >spike approx. +5mmol (+100)

5.0 mmol =  90 mg/dl So 5.5 mmol = 100 mg/dL (approx) Now is that hit on your system OK?   Is it going to be OK to keep doing it … that is the question. I’m betting you aren’t in the least bit confused about this one and have already answered the question.  That doesn’t mean to say you have to like the answer.   Life’s a bitch and when you gotta change you gotta change even if you might not want to.  Orange juice tends to be very concentrated. I takes a lot of oranges to make a glass of orange juice.  More than you would comfortably eat, so juice slides one by your senses devoted to self preservation. It might seem culturally insensitive to suggest it but one can EAT oranges or mandarins.  People do … they really do.   If you eat half an orange or a mandarin what effect does that have on your blood glucose?  I don’t know the answer but it is in your interests to find out.   >Should I just avoid the glass of orange juice altogether?

It’s you eyesight, your kidneys, your … guess you’ve figured who has to answer that question. >Any advice or comments would be appreciated. >Sincerest Regards, >Eddie >Type 2

Eddie, I’d go for four meals a day.  The one before going to bed is of necessity a snack but that one is important because it prevents dawn phenomenon. Best wishes, — Quentin Grady       ^  ^  / New Zealand,       >#,#< [                     / /     "… and the blind dog was leading." http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/quentin

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There are a number of truths. My truth, your truth and all the other folks here have truths. You need to learn about YOUR body and how it gets along with this disease.  If you look at this as a science experiment, you’ll discover your truth. Here’s the advice I give all those seeking their personal diabetic truth: There is so much to absorb… you don’t have to rush into anything.  Begin by using your best weapon in this war, your meter.   You won’t keel over today, you have time to experiment, test, learn, test and figure out just how your body and this disease are getting along.  The most important thing you can do to learn about yourself and diabetes is test test  test. The single biggest question a diabetic has to answer is: What do I eat? Unfortunately, the answer is pretty confusing. What confounds us all is the fact that different diabetics can get great results on wildly different food plans.  Some of us here achieve great blood glucose control eating a high complex carbohydrate diet. Others find that anything over 75 – 100g of carbs a day is too much.  Still others are somewhere in between. At the beginning all of us felt frustrated.  We wanted to be handed THE way to eat, to ensure our continued health.  But we all learned that there is no one way.  Each of us had to find our own path, using the experience of those that went before, but still having to discover for ourselves how OUR bodies and this disease were coexisting. Ask questions, but remember each of us discovered on our own what works best for us.  You can use our experiences as jumping off points, but eventually you’ll work up a successful plan that is yours alone. What you are looking to discover is how different foods affect you.  As I’m sure you’ve read, carbohydrates (sugars, wheat, rice… the things our Grandmas called "starches") raise blood sugars the most rapidly.  Protein and fat do raise them, but not as high and much more slowly… so if you’re a T2, generally the insulin your body still makes may take care of the rise. You might want to try some  experiments. First:  Eat whatever you’ve been currently eating… but write it all down. Test yourself at the following times: Upon waking (fasting) 1 hour after each meal 2 hours after each meal At bedtime That means 8 x each day.  What you will discover by this is how long after a meal your highest reading comes… and how fast you return to "normal".  Also, you may see that a meal that included bread, fruit or other carbs gives you a higher reading. Then for the next few days, try to curb your carbs.  Eliminate breads, cereals, rices, beans, any wheat products, potato, corn, fruit… get all your carbs from veggies.  Test at the same schedule above. If you try this for a few days, you may find some pretty damn good readings.  It’s worth a few days to discover. Eventually you can slowly add back carbs until you see them affecting your meter. The thing about this disease… though we share much in common and we need to follow certain guidelines… in the end, each of our bodies dictate our treatment and our success. The closer we get to non-diabetic numbers, the greater chance we have of avoiding horrible complications.  The key here is AIM… I know that everyone is at a different point in their disease… and it is progressive. But, if we aim for the best numbers and do our best, we give ourselves the best shot at heath we’ve got. That’s all we can do. Here’s my opinion on what numbers to aim for, they are non-diabetic numbers. FBG                         under 110 One hour after meals       under 140 Two hours after meals     under 120 or for those in the mmol parts of the world: Fasting                              Under 6 One hour after meals         Under 8 Two hours after meals       Under 6.5 Recent studies have indicated that the most important numbers are your "after meal" numbers. They may be the most indicative of future complications, especially heart problems. Listen to your doctor, but you are the leader of your diabetic care team.  While his /her advice is learned, it is not absolute.   You will end up knowing much more about your body and how it’s handling diabetes than your doctor will.   Your meter is your best weapon. Just remember, we’re not in a race or a competition with anyone but ourselves… Play around with your food plan… TEST TEST TEST.  Learn what foods cause spikes, what foods cause cravings… Use your body as a science experiment. You’ll read about a lot of different ways people use to control their diabetes… Many are diametrically opposed. After awhile you’ll learn that there is no one size fits all around here.  Take some time to experiment and you’ll soon discover the plan that works for you. Best of luck! Jennifer – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi All, > I’ve been told by my diabetes clinic that I should eat a normal healthy diet > like most "normal" people and that I should only eat 3 meals a day with a > snack before bedtime. > I’ve been told by many others that in order to avoid BG spikes, I should eat > smaller portions every couple of hours? So say eat about 8am, 10am, 12noon, > This sounds crazy! > What is the right approach?  This is confusing me! > Also I’ve been told that if I am going to have any fruit juice or fresh > fruit, that I should eat it with my meal. > I like to have a small glass 6oz. of Orange Juice in the morning with my > breakfast, but I fear that this little bit of orange juice is making my BG > spike approx. +5mmol (+100) > Should I just avoid the glass of orange juice altogether? > Any advice or comments would be appreciated. > Sincerest Regards, > Eddie > Type 2

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Jennifer!  Thank you so much for that insightful reply to my posting.  I have been doing the testing exactly as you mentioned for the last 2 days and I feel like I am heading in the right direction.  Reading your reply has just given me a tremendous moral boost and I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to respond. Sincerest Regards, Eddie Type 2

There are a number of truths. My truth, your truth and all the other folks here have truths. You need to learn about YOUR body and how it gets along with this disease.  If you look at this as a science experiment, you’ll discover your truth. Here’s the advice I give all those seeking their personal diabetic truth: There is so much to absorb… you don’t have to rush into anything.  Begin by using your best weapon in this war, your meter.   You won’t keel over today, you have time to experiment, test, learn, test and figure out just how your body and this disease are getting along.  The most important thing you can do to learn about yourself and diabetes is test test  test. The single biggest question a diabetic has to answer is: What do I eat? Unfortunately, the answer is pretty confusing. What confounds us all is the fact that different diabetics can get great results on wildly different food plans.  Some of us here achieve great blood glucose control eating a high complex carbohydrate diet. Others find that anything over 75 – 100g of carbs a day is too much.  Still others are somewhere in between. At the beginning all of us felt frustrated.  We wanted to be handed THE way to eat, to ensure our continued health.  But we all learned that there is no one way.  Each of us had to find our own path, using the experience of those that went before, but still having to discover for ourselves how OUR bodies and this disease were coexisting. Ask questions, but remember each of us discovered on our own what works best for us.  You can use our experiences as jumping off points, but eventually you’ll work up a successful plan that is yours alone. What you are looking to discover is how different foods affect you.  As I’m sure you’ve read, carbohydrates (sugars, wheat, rice… the things our Grandmas called "starches") raise blood sugars the most rapidly.  Protein and fat do raise them, but not as high and much more slowly… so if you’re a T2, generally the insulin your body still makes may take care of the rise. You might want to try some  experiments. First:  Eat whatever you’ve been currently eating… but write it all down. Test yourself at the following times: Upon waking (fasting) 1 hour after each meal 2 hours after each meal At bedtime That means 8 x each day.  What you will discover by this is how long after a meal your highest reading comes… and how fast you return to "normal".  Also, you may see that a meal that included bread, fruit or other carbs gives you a higher reading. Then for the next few days, try to curb your carbs.  Eliminate breads, cereals, rices, beans, any wheat products, potato, corn, fruit… get all your carbs from veggies.  Test at the same schedule above. If you try this for a few days, you may find some pretty damn good readings.  It’s worth a few days to discover. Eventually you can slowly add back carbs until you see them affecting your meter. The thing about this disease… though we share much in common and we need to follow certain guidelines… in the end, each of our bodies dictate our treatment and our success. The closer we get to non-diabetic numbers, the greater chance we have of avoiding horrible complications.  The key here is AIM… I know that everyone is at a different point in their disease… and it is progressive. But, if we aim for the best numbers and do our best, we give ourselves the best shot at heath we’ve got. That’s all we can do. Here’s my opinion on what numbers to aim for, they are non-diabetic numbers. FBG                        under 110 One hour after meals       under 140 Two hours after meals     under 120 or for those in the mmol parts of the world: Fasting                              Under 6 One hour after meals         Under 8 Two hours after meals       Under 6.5 Recent studies have indicated that the most important numbers are your "after meal" numbers. They may be the most indicative of future complications, especially heart problems. Listen to your doctor, but you are the leader of your diabetic care team.  While his /her advice is learned, it is not absolute.   You will end up knowing much more about your body and how it’s handling diabetes than your doctor will.   Your meter is your best weapon. Just remember, we’re not in a race or a competition with anyone but ourselves… Play around with your food plan… TEST TEST TEST.  Learn what foods cause spikes, what foods cause cravings… Use your body as a science experiment. You’ll read about a lot of different ways people use to control their diabetes… Many are diametrically opposed. After awhile you’ll learn that there is no one size fits all around here.  Take some time to experiment and you’ll soon discover the plan that works for you. Best of luck! Jennifer – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi All, > I’ve been told by my diabetes clinic that I should eat a normal healthy diet > like most "normal" people and that I should only eat 3 meals a day with a > snack before bedtime. > I’ve been told by many others that in order to avoid BG spikes, I should eat > smaller portions every couple of hours? So say eat about 8am, 10am, 12noon, > This sounds crazy! > What is the right approach?  This is confusing me! > Also I’ve been told that if I am going to have any fruit juice or fresh > fruit, that I should eat it with my meal. > I like to have a small glass 6oz. of Orange Juice in the morning with my > breakfast, but I fear that this little bit of orange juice is making my BG > spike approx. +5mmol (+100) > Should I just avoid the glass of orange juice altogether? > Any advice or comments would be appreciated. > Sincerest Regards, > Eddie > Type 2

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really appreciate your advice and comments. Eddie Type 2

Hi All, I’ve been told by my diabetes clinic that I should eat a normal healthy diet like most "normal" people and that I should only eat 3 meals a day with a snack before bedtime. I’ve been told by many others that in order to avoid BG spikes, I should eat smaller portions every couple of hours? So say eat about 8am, 10am, 12noon, This sounds crazy! What is the right approach?  This is confusing me! Also I’ve been told that if I am going to have any fruit juice or fresh fruit, that I should eat it with my meal. I like to have a small glass 6oz. of Orange Juice in the morning with my breakfast, but I fear that this little bit of orange juice is making my BG spike approx. +5mmol (+100) Should I just avoid the glass of orange juice altogether? Any advice or comments would be appreciated. Sincerest Regards, Eddie Type 2

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Eddie, Sorry I didn’t respond earlier.  Welcome to the group.  Jennifer’s advice is golden.  Follow it and things will get better. c

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi All, > I’ve been told by my diabetes clinic that I should eat a normal healthy diet > like most "normal" people and that I should only eat 3 meals a day with a > snack before bedtime. > I’ve been told by many others that in order to avoid BG spikes, I should eat > smaller portions every couple of hours? So say eat about 8am, 10am, 12noon, > This sounds crazy! > What is the right approach?  This is confusing me! > Also I’ve been told that if I am going to have any fruit juice or fresh > fruit, that I should eat it with my meal. > I like to have a small glass 6oz. of Orange Juice in the morning with my > breakfast, but I fear that this little bit of orange juice is making my BG > spike approx. +5mmol (+100) > Should I just avoid the glass of orange juice altogether? > Any advice or comments would be appreciated. > Sincerest Regards, > Eddie > Type 2

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> Jennifer!  Thank you so much for that insightful reply to my posting.  I > have been doing the testing exactly as you mentioned for the last 2 days and > I feel like I am heading in the right direction.  Reading your reply has > just given me a tremendous moral boost and I sincerely appreciate you > taking the time to respond. > Sincerest Regards, > Eddie > Type 2

You’re more than welcome Eddie. I so remember the first days after diagnosis.  I was angry and quite afraid that I would never get a handle on things. But I did.  And so did most everyone here. And I promise, eventually life continues back to almost normal.  Being a diabetic won’t define you. Hang in. Jennifer

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Jennifer scribbled these tid bits > And I promise, eventually life continues back to almost normal.  Being a > diabetic won’t define you. > Hang in. > Jennifer

Jennifer you are an angel. We all want to be supportive but day in and day out you are the real thing. I thank you so much for being here and giving of what you have for the folks here. —     "If the Lord can see his way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it’s been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking."  - Will Rogers  http://www.livejournal.com/users/ronnie_in_dc

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Ronnie… No fair! You made me tear up. And I’m glad you’re here, defending the honor of the group day in and day out! xoxox Jennifer – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Jennifer scribbled these tid bits >And I promise, eventually life continues back to almost normal.  Being a >diabetic won’t define you. >Hang in. >Jennifer > Jennifer you are an angel. We all want to be supportive but day in and day > out you are the real thing. I thank you so much for being here and giving > of what you have for the folks here.

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> Hi All, > I’ve been told by my diabetes clinic that I should eat a normal healthy diet > like most "normal" people and that I should only eat 3 meals a day with a > snack before bedtime. > I’ve been told by many others that in order to avoid BG spikes, I should eat > smaller portions every couple of hours? So say eat about 8am, 10am, 12noon, > This sounds crazy!

There is no one right or wrong way but, IMO, eat 3 squares a day. Eating at short, regular intervals may not cause large spikes but may keep your BG at a higher average level. Eating 3 times a day will more than likely keep your overall BG lower. You will likely spike after a meal…that’s almost unavoidable…non diabetics spike after a meal…it’s completely normal. Your goal should be to keep the spike in a target range below a certain level…that level should be determined by you and your doctor. Your diet will have a large impact on pp levels, these levels can be managed with a combination of meds and exercise. Only you and your doctor can determine how you should manage your DM.

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Hi Colleen, Thanks for taking the time to respond to my post. I really appreciate the support from every body so far. I have so many questions….. Only 3 days in this group and I am feeling more positive as each day passes. Thanks, Eddie Type 2

Eddie, Sorry I didn’t respond earlier.  Welcome to the group.  Jennifer’s advice is golden.  Follow it and things will get better. c

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi All, > I’ve been told by my diabetes clinic that I should eat a normal healthy diet > like most "normal" people and that I should only eat 3 meals a day with a > snack before bedtime. > I’ve been told by many others that in order to avoid BG spikes, I should eat > smaller portions every couple of hours? So say eat about 8am, 10am, 12noon, > This sounds crazy! > What is the right approach?  This is confusing me! > Also I’ve been told that if I am going to have any fruit juice or fresh > fruit, that I should eat it with my meal. > I like to have a small glass 6oz. of Orange Juice in the morning with my > breakfast, but I fear that this little bit of orange juice is making my BG > spike approx. +5mmol (+100) > Should I just avoid the glass of orange juice altogether? > Any advice or comments would be appreciated. > Sincerest Regards, > Eddie > Type 2

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: Hi Colleen, : Thanks for taking the time to respond to my post. : I really appreciate the support from every body so far. : I have so many questions….. : Only 3 days in this group and I am feeling more positive as each day passes. : Thanks, : Eddie : Type 2 Eddie, this group can really not only help yu get started, but help you to keep on the "straight and narrow" once yu have a workalbe plan and decent blood glucose numbers.  I find that I check i at least once a day just to keep myslf in line.   I know yu can succeed and will learn wht yu can and can’t eat adn will find tht you really like many of the "good for you " foods.  Just hang in there. Unfortunately, it doesn’t necessarily improve your typing:-) Wendy

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Thanks again, Eddie Type 2

: Hi Colleen, : Thanks for taking the time to respond to my post. : I really appreciate the support from every body so far. : I have so many questions….. : Only 3 days in this group and I am feeling more positive as each day passes. : Thanks, : Eddie : Type 2 Eddie, this group can really not only help yu get started, but help you to keep on the "straight and narrow" once yu have a workalbe plan and decent blood glucose numbers.  I find that I check i at least once a day just to keep myslf in line. I know yu can succeed and will learn wht yu can and can’t eat adn will find tht you really like many of the "good for you " foods.  Just hang in there. Unfortunately, it doesn’t necessarily improve your typing:-) Wendy

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