tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post3475375242588927929..comments2024-03-29T00:10:51.155-04:00Comments on Blue House Journal: A, B, C, D, E Building Blocks for the Bodyterricheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-88946025320497026792016-09-21T17:24:19.619-04:002016-09-21T17:24:19.619-04:00Type 2 diabetes can be controlled. 16 years ago i ...Type 2 diabetes can be controlled. 16 years ago i was diagnosed with a very serious case of diabetes. It scared me enough that i took it seriously. In 3 months I brought my level down to normal and have kept it there for 16 years. I really watched everything i ate aalmost no sweets, small amounts of fruits and lean protein.I started walking 3 miles everyday and lost over 30 pounds in 3 months until my body found a good weight for me. I have kept my weight the same for 16 years. If i gain 1 pound, i lose it. About the only time I have sweets is if i go to a friends home i will have a small amount to be sociable, so i am not really deprived. Not only has my body benefitted butso has my budget. No up and down clothes sizes, less spentvon groceries, mostly avoid the snack aisle. I do keep a few tiny bite candy bars for when nothing else will do and i only eat one. Yes, with a lot of persistence it can be done! I know too people many with diabetes who are always diving into donuts,eating until they are stuffed, don't exercise and moan that they can't lose weight. Gramma D Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-23973527274414281002016-09-20T21:20:47.976-04:002016-09-20T21:20:47.976-04:00I took Vitamin E daily for 20 years for pain in my...I took Vitamin E daily for 20 years for pain in my veins in my legs. Every time I tried to stop it the pain would come right back. I was very thankful for the retired missionary lady who did research on my pain and made the recommendation. Now I know that it was infection on my legs that caused the pain and after treating that with essential oils I was able to stop the Vit E. Other than that I know of no real need to take supplements just as you say.Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-70900807357733952792016-09-20T16:32:35.211-04:002016-09-20T16:32:35.211-04:00Thank you for this post and I will be looking forw...Thank you for this post and I will be looking forward to any others. I remember you saying you were studying again. Did you ever decide if one of the diabetic magazine subscriptions over all seemed better than the other? I get a diabetic magazine off and on at Sam's but they don't have them as often as they used to. Hubby is still doing good with his diabetes but does not eat many veggies. Unless they are in his soup. <br />I like now they don't scare you so much on how to eat if you are put on blood thinners. People still worry them selves sick thinking they can't eat this or that ever again. We were told to just eat as you always did. If you are used to a big salad and veggies every day..still do it. If not then don't start going over board on greens or certain thing now but eat them in moderation. The tests they give you first to find out your blood levels were when you were eating that big salad and such or whatever you were used to eating. They go by that one to evaluate how much thinners to give you at first and fine tune it over months if needed to find out/just what levels work for your own body. That made sense and communication with your anticoagulation team and testing kept things going smoothly since. I only added that in case it helped someone. <br />Also we were told the same goes for vitamins you took before being diagnosed and needing blood thinners. They were also in your system as you were first being tested. <br />The anticoagulation department said to stop this and that vitamin..and yes some were the types that can thin the blood. But his heart specialist said that he wanted him on these vitamins anyway and he said it was the anticoagulation departments job to keep his blood the right levels and he still taking them. So they relented and he still takes those vitamins. Everything worked out and it has been years he has been on them. Health is a serious thing and study and advice from a good doctor is needed. Also we know our own body and can feel at times when something is off and should be checked on so don't put off mentioning what you think is an odd symptom to your doctor. Thanks Terri for the good lesson! Sarah<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-73288382055645096972016-09-20T15:35:28.391-04:002016-09-20T15:35:28.391-04:00Thank you for this series... I have learned a lot ...Thank you for this series... I have learned a lot and having diabetes I've done a bunch of research as well.. one can never learn too much.. Now that my daughter has also been diagnosed I'm doing even more reading about it.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11344939433885055743noreply@blogger.com