Diabetes

Good job! Keep at it.

Yaaaay! :) I'm so glad to hear that. [rockon][rockon][rockon]

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Originally Posted by StagLefty

Update- with the sugar reduction in my diet I lost 5 lbs. in 3 weeks so this is looking very doable with exercise and diet education.

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Nice!!

Update-it's been a year and I just had my yearly physical and bloodwork numbers were excellent this year. The change in diet was a challenge at first but now it's easy and adding more to my daily exercise has also payed off.
I feel great so I encourage anyone on here who has a weight problem or pre-diabetic to take the time and research the problems and make the necessary changes. It's worth it !!!

Good job. My dad has been managing it for 25 years.

Congrats that it's working... I'm now at 10years beyond the age my parents BOTH had diabetes... I still severely limit HFCS (I won't use ketchup unless I KNOW it's all natural, as an example).

During my last checkup, my cholesterol was ok to borderline, and my triglycerides were elevated, indicating (according to my doc) I still needed to reduce carbs... but my HbA1c test was right where it belonged, as well as my Blood sugar... so doctor's recommendation was to reduce carbs further. Frankly, I have been lax because I feel good, BUT I have been avoiding HFCS like it's the plague... so I'm pretty firmly convinced it has something to do with my family's diabetes issues... otherwise I probably would have been on the same path as every uncle, parent, grandparent, etc that is living...

Nice!!!

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Originally Posted by AR_ART

I was diagnosed with diabetes several years ago. It was bad. They put me on insulin and oral meds. Diabetes if untreated WILL and does affect cholesterol and blood pressure. Before the diabetes those other numbers were fine. I did change my diet somewhat. But relied on the meds to keep my numbers inline.

Well two years ago, I decided to make a huge change. I started actually eating right, dropped 50 lbs and started exercising. During that time I stopped taking my meds. I went back to the doctor and told them what I did. They of course said it wasn't smart to stop taking the drugs. They did bloodwork and found that my numbers, my A1C was like 4.7… normal.

I still need the blood pressure meds, very low dose. The damage is already done for having untreated diabetes for over a year… But thats it… I do still check my glucose several times a day to be sure its okay.

What I found to be the biggest factor is exercise. While I started cycling, you don't need to go to that length. I found by simply taking a brisk half-hour to 45 minute walk really helped my numbers. Today I will have an occasional "sweet". but its not that often and its not in quantity. Like I might have a cookie, but not like 5 or 6. But as I stated I also changed by diet. More vegetables, less processed food, less rice and breads.

One thing I noticed was that the metformin they prescribed to me made it very difficult for me to lose weight. They say thats totally not common and in fact metformin makes some people lose weight. But not me. Once I quit taking it, losing weight weight and maintaining weight was so much easier...

Good Luck and nip it in the bud now!

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Good job, man!!

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Originally Posted by StagLefty

Update-it's been a year and I just had my yearly physical and bloodwork numbers were excellent this year. The change in diet was a challenge at first but now it's easy and adding more to my daily exercise has also payed off.
I feel great so I encourage anyone on here who has a weight problem or pre-diabetic to take the time and research the problems and make the necessary changes. It's worth it !!!

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(Didn't realize how old this thread was)
That's great to hear! Once in a while those doctors know wtf they're talking about.

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Originally Posted by RonMexico

You need a lifestyle change not a diet. A diet is short term and not a fix.

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Bingo!
I lost 50 lbs the last 3 years, mostly from a diet change and cycling and some jogging (and I hate jogging). I read about Paleo/the Caveman diet and totally bought into leaving the grains, sugar and most dairy behind, as much as possible, and I think I'm much better for it.