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COPING WITH DIABETES
This Group deals with Coping with the disease itself, your personal stories, what happened to you and how did you handle various stages of the disease, what to look for, how you deal with the disease. We also ask that you go ahead and vent - let us all know how you feel and how you felt at various stages. Your venting helps us. Humor is also welcome - we're alive, not dead!
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COPING WITH DIABETES
Is Now Open To All Ages.
This Group deals with Coping with the disease itself.
Your personal stories.
What happened to you and how did you handle various stages of the disease.
What to look for, how you deal with the disease.
We also ask that you go ahead and vent - let us all know how you feel and how you felt at various stages.
Your venting helps us. Humor is also welcome - we're alive, not dead!
Diabetes doesn't care who you are.
It doesn't care if you are rich poor, man, woman or child.
It also doesn't care where in the world you live.
Diabetes can and does strike more and more everyday.
Sandrajo_1940
This Group deals with Coping with the disease itself.
Your personal stories.
What happened to you and how did you handle various stages of the disease.
What to look for, how you deal with the disease.
We also ask that you go ahead and vent - let us all know how you feel and how you felt at various stages.
Your venting helps us. Humor is also welcome - we're alive, not dead!
Diabetes doesn't care who you are.
It doesn't care if you are rich poor, man, woman or child.
It also doesn't care where in the world you live.
Diabetes can and does strike more and more everyday.
Sandrajo_1940
3 months ago
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just a thought
Hi, everyone. Just a thought about an ounce of safety we all can add to our daily routine. For those of us that carry cell phones and PDA's, you know how they tell us to add an ICE number? (I.n C.ase of E.mergency) - where you put ICE in front of the number so if you are incapacitated officials will know to call that person first? How about
adding your medical info too? where you would list the name, try adding aaa (so that it always remains on top of the list) then space, and "DIAB-II non-insulin" or "type I" or "insulin". This will give them a head start on what you need to have in an emg. I know that we have the bracelets and necklaces for the same reason.But I know people who will not wear them, for whatever reason. What I have added to my PDA is "see RX listing" and then under RX I have my med list with the dosages in the notes instead of address, etc. More and more, first responders are met with the need for immediate information. This is just one way to help them out; even if you cannot speak for yourself at the moment.
I dread Wednesday
Wednesday is my 3 months blood test and I have been "so bad" all 3 months. I have exercised very little and just can't seem to eat the correct food. I need motivation to get back on the right track. Maybe the trip to the Doctor will help.
Shredded Pork Sandwiches
Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 h Total Time: 4 h 20 mins Servings: 16
Ingredients
1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 1/2 teaspoon pepper, black ground
1 teaspoon celery salt
3 pounds pork, boneless shoulder roast
2 large onion(s)
1/2 cup(s) water
2 cup(s) broccoli slaw mix
1 cup(s) dressing, low-fat mayonnaise-based
16 hamburger buns, whole-wheat
Nutritional Info (per serving):
Calories: 270, Saturated Fat: 3g, Sodium: 500mg, Dietary Fiber: 2g, Total Fat: 10g, Carbs: 24g, Cholesterol: 55mg, Protein: 22g
Exchanges: Vegetable: 0.5 , Starch: 1.5 , Lean Meat: 2.5 , carb choices: 1.5
Preparation
1. In a small bowl, stir together garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, and celery salt. Trim fat from meat. Sprinkle pepper mixture evenly over meat; rub in with your fingers. If necessary, cut meat to fit into a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker.
2. Place onion in the bottom of a 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker. Add meat. Pour the water over meat.
3. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Remove meat and onions from cooker to a cutting board; discard cooking liquid. Using two forks, pull meat apart into shreds. Tote meat in slow cooker. Tote broccoli and mayonnaise dressing in an insulated container with ice packs.
4. To serve, in a small bowl, combine shredded broccoli and 1/4 cup of the mayonnaise dressing. Spread bottoms of the buns with the remaining mayonnaise dressing. Place meat mixture on bottoms of buns. Top with shredded broccoli mixture; replace tops of buns.
Nerve Damage and Diabetes
Autonomic Neuropathy and Diabetes
This nerve damage involves the autonomic nervous system, the nerves controlling automatic body functions such as digestion, sweating, and erections. Autonomic neuropathy produces a variety of unpleasant effects, such as racing heartbeat, profuse sweating, bloating, dizziness or nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation. People with this condition may not be able to empty their bladders completely (which can predispose them to bladder infections), and as many as half of diabetic men may develop erectile dysfunction (impotence). This is especially true for men who’ve had diabetes for many years.
According to the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, people who followed intensive blood sugar control reduce their risk for neuropathy by 60%.
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Diabetes but other illnesses also.
Have a great day everyone,
Sandy
Embarrassed
Do you ever find yourself too embarrassed to open up about something that you know you should
to your Dr. ?
Do you get embarrassed telling people that you have diabetes?
I know these are probably dumb questions, but speaking for myself I still
get too embarrassed or maybe worried there is something else wrong with me
so I don't open up to my Dr. as easily as I should.
Diabetes can cause so many other things to be wrong that I know the best advice is if you suspect something then tell the Dr.
Once the words leave your lips it's tons easier to talk about.
Hugs to all,
Sandy
Monday
Please make yourself at home and feel free to join in.
We can never know too much about Diabetes and how it effects our life and
those around us.
We are all in this boat together and we are a great support system.
Sandy
Foods We Should Eat
I found this list of the best foods to eat that I wanted to share.
Beets: Think of beets as red spinach, Dr. Bowden said, because they are a rich source of folate as well as natural red pigments that may be cancer fighters.
How to eat: Fresh, raw and grated to make a salad. Heating decreases the antioxidant power.
Cabbage: Loaded with nutrients like sulforaphane, a chemical said to boost cancer-fighting enzymes.
How to eat: Asian-style slaw or as a crunchy topping on burgers and sandwiches.
Swiss chard: A leafy green vegetable packed with carotenoids that protect aging eyes.
How to eat it: Chop and saute in olive oil.
Cinnamon: May help control blood sugar and cholesterol.
How to eat it: Sprinkle on coffee or oatmeal.
Pomegranate juice: Appears to lower blood pressure and loaded with antioxidants.
How to eat: Just drink it.
Dried plums: Okay, so they are really prunes, but they are packed with antioxidants.
How to eat: Wrapped in prosciutto and baked.
Pumpkin seeds: The most nutritious part of the pumpkin and packed with magnesium; high levels of the mineral are associated with lower risk for early death.
How to eat: Roasted as a snack, or sprinkled on salad.
Sardines: Dr. Bowden calls them “health food in a can.'’ They are high in omega-3’s, contain virtually no mercury and are loaded with calcium. They also contain iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper and manganese as well as a full complement of B vitamins.
How to eat: Choose sardines packed in olive or sardine oil. Eat plain, mixed with salad, on toast, or mashed with dijon mustard and onions as a spread.
Turmeric: The “superstar of spices,'’ it may have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties.
How to eat: Mix with scrambled eggs or in any vegetable dish.
Frozen blueberries: Even though freezing can degrade some of the nutrients in fruits and vegetables, frozen blueberries are available year-round and don’t spoil; associated with better memory in animal studies.
How to eat: Blended with yogurt or chocolate soy milk and sprinkled with crushed almonds.
Canned pumpkin: A low-calorie vegetable that is high in fiber and immune-stimulating vitamin A; fills you up on very few calories.
How to eat: Mix with a little butter, cinnamon and nutmeg
Beets: Think of beets as red spinach, Dr. Bowden said, because they are a rich source of folate as well as natural red pigments that may be cancer fighters.
How to eat: Fresh, raw and grated to make a salad. Heating decreases the antioxidant power.
Cabbage: Loaded with nutrients like sulforaphane, a chemical said to boost cancer-fighting enzymes.
How to eat: Asian-style slaw or as a crunchy topping on burgers and sandwiches.
Swiss chard: A leafy green vegetable packed with carotenoids that protect aging eyes.
How to eat it: Chop and saute in olive oil.
Cinnamon: May help control blood sugar and cholesterol.
How to eat it: Sprinkle on coffee or oatmeal.
Pomegranate juice: Appears to lower blood pressure and loaded with antioxidants.
How to eat: Just drink it.
Dried plums: Okay, so they are really prunes, but they are packed with antioxidants.
How to eat: Wrapped in prosciutto and baked.
Pumpkin seeds: The most nutritious part of the pumpkin and packed with magnesium; high levels of the mineral are associated with lower risk for early death.
How to eat: Roasted as a snack, or sprinkled on salad.
Sardines: Dr. Bowden calls them “health food in a can.'’ They are high in omega-3’s, contain virtually no mercury and are loaded with calcium. They also contain iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper and manganese as well as a full complement of B vitamins.
How to eat: Choose sardines packed in olive or sardine oil. Eat plain, mixed with salad, on toast, or mashed with dijon mustard and onions as a spread.
Turmeric: The “superstar of spices,'’ it may have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties.
How to eat: Mix with scrambled eggs or in any vegetable dish.
Frozen blueberries: Even though freezing can degrade some of the nutrients in fruits and vegetables, frozen blueberries are available year-round and don’t spoil; associated with better memory in animal studies.
How to eat: Blended with yogurt or chocolate soy milk and sprinkled with crushed almonds.
Canned pumpkin: A low-calorie vegetable that is high in fiber and immune-stimulating vitamin A; fills you up on very few calories.
How to eat: Mix with a little butter, cinnamon and nutmeg
I Found This Website
And I'm sure lot of you know about it already. It's
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I found it very helpful to keep track of my levels.
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I found it very helpful to keep track of my levels.
Happy Saturday
Good morning everyone.
I hope you have a great weekend.
Enjoy it to the fullest.
Hugs, Sandy
I hope you have a great weekend.
Enjoy it to the fullest.
Hugs, Sandy
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