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Permalink Reply by Chrissy on July 19, 2010 at 7:31pm

I didn't watch the Oprah show about diabetes, but from what I heard it was very negative. Just take good care of yourself, start with walking and eating better. Talk to your doctor about a diet plan that works for you. If you let diabetes get out of control there are many things that can go wrong, but you can't focus on those what ifs, you should focus on living a happy healthy life. Good luck with everything, don't listen to Oprah, she doesn't know what we do about diabetes, she hasn't lived it.

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Permalink Reply by RamoJean on July 19, 2010 at 7:41pm

Thanks, Chrissy. I needed to hear what she said, though. It is a negative thing that I have not respected for the last 25 years, you know. My grandfather had both legs amputated...and I have not respected that information because I did not know him...I want to just stop it, you know. I want to live healthy. I am going to the dietician on Friday and i am hoping that I can really hear what she has to say. I am a very strong woman, you know. I have been through so much...why can't i get a grip on this disease?

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Permalink Reply by Chris on July 19, 2010 at 10:13pm

Wining against D needs a great amount of discipline and some sacrifice. Every one is different and so we need to tune ourselves accordingly. by taking better care u can only delay the onset of complications. i don't think u can ever entirely avoid complications. You have good days and u will have bad days and you BS will eventually level out and so u will have a good A1c. But this is not good enough. Its very important to maintain BS with in range every day. Your control of D is only as good as your daily BS. So do not rely on your A1c. It can only tell you when some thing is wrong.

D reminds me of a line from Ocean's 11. "The House will always win except when you get that perfect hand and bet real big and take the house down".

In the game of D unlike Poker the table never gets cold.

I am a T1 since '92.

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Permalink Reply by Baby Tee on July 19, 2010 at 10:33pm

Think Like a Pancreas motivated me. Have you read that book? Good book for those on insuiln.

You know all of the things you need to be doing. Make a list. Tackle one item at a time. Master that, or get comfortable with it, and then move on to the next. Diabetes is so complicated that if we jump in with both feet when we are in deep water, we drown, and then we feel like failures and we just give up. Reward yourself for reaching each goal, if you need to. They should never be food related goals. though.

Get some good shoes. Walk a half hour a day. Work up to it if you can't now. Weight Watchers says you should walk at least 10,000 steps a day. That is a pretty good thing to work up to.

Good luck. You will do well.

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Permalink Reply by RamoJean on July 20, 2010 at 7:27am

Thanks, everybody. Tanya, your plan is right on...I know that...and Chris, you are right as well. I just don't want to ignore it until....and even though my last A1C was a 7.5 (or a 6.5?), that is not as good as it should be. i used to be a 12, so things have changed a lot since then...but it is not enough...I need to do better. My weight is always my biggest damn obstacle!! That belly fat has been a noose around my neck since...i was a baby even...I made a lot of changes in my life and have adjusted my eating a lot better than even last week, but I am always struggling with it. i just need to do it...go to the nutritionist on Friday...work out a plan...stop eating whatever is easy...walk, walk, walk...i even have 2 beautiful dogs who love to walk...and DO IT... I think i need an inner football coach or something...

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Permalink Reply by irene on July 21, 2010 at 6:47am

Sounds like you have a good plan and are ready! You go girl :) Keep connected to this place, You'll get good support here. Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by solobaricsrock on July 20, 2010 at 8:20am

Think like a Pancreas.......I call it "The Diabetic Bible" Very good book for anyone with D (T1 or T2)

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Permalink Reply by RamoJean on July 20, 2010 at 2:27pm

I will have to pick that book up. You are the second person to recommend it to me, solobaricsrock....

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Permalink Reply by solobaricsrock on July 20, 2010 at 2:34pm

Oh its a great book. No collection is complete without it.

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Permalink Reply by boedica on July 20, 2010 at 7:27am

i didn't watch the show. dr oz just loves scaring the crap out of people, and i don't think thats necessary. we all know diabetes causes blindness, kidney disease, leg amputations. what are the positive things we can do on a daily basis to move away from those complications?

while the dangers are real i don't think for a moment that they are what we should be threatened with. living a good, strong, healthy life should be our goal. and, you can do that.....

i need to remind myself almost daily to let go of the fear and reach for my health.....that needs to be my focus.

hugs

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Permalink Reply by RamoJean on July 20, 2010 at 2:26pm

Thanks, Boedica...you have some very wise words here...I am taking them to heart...

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Permalink Reply by Chris on July 21, 2010 at 11:50am

Dr. Oz is not and endo. Remember that. Take what he says with a grain of salt. Be proactive in helping yourself.

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