kdccrosby wrote:Did we know this? Or did I just miss it..

Can it be controlled through diet?

Glad "we" are losing weight again at least. Need to get back on track for my part

I don't think I mentioned it specifically before now.
I'm on meds but my hope is that if I cut out all the crap in my diet and lose a bit of weight I'll be able to get off the pills. No biggy just a wake up call.

Spam on EBW

dontwantaname wrote:Thank you

No, thank YOU

dontwantaname wrote:Dishwasher.


Does the doctor think the diabetes will go away if you watch your diet?

Hubby came up pre diabetic in a blood test. His dad has it.
Hubby lost 10 lbs and it went away.
He isn't a sugar guy, but loves his carbs.
Cereal for breakfast, bagel or pizza for lunch. Pasta for dinner.
That would be his preferred diet.
Oh and pretzels for snack

Of course, if he gains weight, it will come back.
He cut back on carbs, but he didn't cut them out.

I don't know. I haven't talked to him since I was diagnosed.I just got a call from his office to start on meds after some additional blood work was done. I see him Monday.

Iceback wrote:I don't know. I haven't talked to him since I was diagnosed.I just got a call from his office to start on meds after some additional blood work was done. I see him Monday.

Exercise and a bit of weight loss can often reverse type 2 diabetes. It's well worth it.

Josephus wrote:Exercise and a bit of weight loss can often reverse type 2 diabetes. It's well worth it.

That's what I'm counting on. It's really not that much of hardship for me, I was in good shape and ate fairly well(mainly due to my former profession) I just got lazy the last 10 years. I've lost weight and am eating a lot better. I'll find out next week if I'm heading in the right direction.
I figure I need to lose another 25 lbs. to get back to what I concider my ideal weight.

dontwantaname wrote:Maybe he caught it here.

2 out of 3 pwa people have diabetes

My grandmother, father and sister had (has) it so I was genetically vunerable.My next step will be to quit smoking when I get comfortable with the eating well thing. That'll help my blood pressure too so hopefully I'll be free from that pill also.

dontwantaname wrote:Thank you

Thanks, I saw two of them, but my internet is so bad I couldnt' get in to say anything. It's still pretty awful, must be the storms coming in.

Iceback wrote:My grandmother, father and sister had (has) it so I was genetically vunerable.My next step will be to quit smoking when I get comfortable with the eating well thing. That'll help my blood pressure too so hopefully I'll be free from that pill also.

Glad to hear you are mastering it! My Mom has it, her uncle has it. Mom does the meds, uncle does the diet... I hate being high risk for it, it's like it's always there looming as a possible/potential life.

ThunderThighs wrote:Evening all. How goes it?

Watch that diabetes, Ice. I've seen what it can do if unchecked (brother in STL). Sounds like you're doing great!

Thread killer!

dontwantaname wrote:Daughter called, crying.
Why did her godmother tell her one of her favorite teachers is dying?

Hi, Happy birthday! By the way, your favorite teacher found out he had cancer a couple of months ago. They don't expect him to make it to Christmas.

Well, at least Daughter can write him an email about all the things she liked about him.
Sister in law said to email it, he might not be here if she mails it.

Only good thing, since he is only 37.... not married, and no kids.

Better than her finding out later that he died. Like you said, she can write him now.

Night all. Tomorrow.

Good morning everybody!

dontwantaname wrote:Doesn't seem that Ice is the type to ignore it.

I'll do what I have to do to stay on top of it.

Good morning Joyner and all later risers

Iceback wrote:Good morning Joyner and all later risers

Hey Ice, you could come jog with me and hubby. Be here by 7:45. We'll be finished by 8:30. You wouldn't be late to work.

Mornin', folks.

Morning.

dontwantaname wrote:Damn new dryer beeps when it is done. But it beeps about 5 times. With a long pause between each one.
Weird.

My new dryer sings a little song when it's done--nearly a minute of happy little beeping. It can be turned off.

ThunderThighs wrote:Same here. LG. I like it.

Morning all. Son called all happy that he woke up in time for taxi to airport. It's the small things. Also to ask where we put his coat. LOL

What time does he hit town?

ThunderThighs wrote:4:30ish. Can't wait. I know he'll feel different though since it was both his dad and I greeting him in the past. Gonna be a tough holiday season for him.

Luckily for him he has a great mom to help him through.

((hugs))

ThunderThighs wrote:4:30ish. Can't wait. I know he'll feel different though since it was both his dad and I greeting him in the past. Gonna be a tough holiday season for him.

I can't remember when you said you'd be back, but have a great weekend with son.

Morning everyone.

dontwantaname wrote:Hi Poof!


I have a question for the military people.
This is a friend of Daughters.
How do you go from sports reporting to nuclear biological and chemical weapons specialist?

Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons Specialist at United States Army Studied Sports Media at Ithaca CollegeLives in Kuwait City

I wonder if she took any chem or bio in college? Maybe in HS?

Ithaca's a small liberal arts school. Can't get a degree without some biology or chemistry.

dontwantaname wrote:Hi Poof!


I have a question for the military people.
This is a friend of Daughters.
How do you go from sports reporting to nuclear biological and chemical weapons specialist?

Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons Specialist at United States Army Studied Sports Media at Ithaca CollegeLives in Kuwait City

I wonder if she took any chem or bio in college? Maybe in HS?

ASFAB, baby!

They test everyone, and those who score well can be cross-trained into completely different fields.

Plus, a weapons specialist isn't a scientist...Here's the official description: http://goo.gl/emF8c

dontwantaname wrote:
How are these energy efficient if they run twice as long???

Same way a Prius is so energy efficient but half the speed of a regular car. In pretty much any process efficiency and expediency are a direct trade-off, so the more you're willing to waste, the faster you can get the "easy" part of the work done.