Carol Sue I really don't know if eating influences me sleep or not, but I have stopped eating anything close to bedtime. I read years ago not to eat anything 4 hrs before going to bed, so try to never eat anything after 7 or 8 pm which gives me more than 4 hrs before I go to bed.
I had a protein shake for breakfast and again before 7 pm. Dinner was a McD DCB that I brought home and threw the HB roll away and made my sandwich on what is called a 100% WW Thin Round bread. I've decided that although it is whole wheat, it is fiber and it has no yeast in it. My calories for today was 1396 and net carbs 65 g. My fiber was 20 g.
DS was tired but seems to feel better. I talked to her DS as I was leaving and he told me that according to the doctor who told them the diagnosis surgery won't help because of her lymph glands are involved. This may be true, but they won't know anything until they see my oncologist. She is supposed to go see him Tuesday if she can sit up. We are upset that rehab hasn't been doing their job with her. DBIL is going to have to spend the day there to be sure they do what they are supposed to do. I understand DN is still trying to get her Mother moved to the rehab facility where she works. From what she says, they have a very strong 2 week rehab program. So I hope they will be able to get her in there. As for the cancer in the lymph nodes, we had a preacher in So. FL whose cancer was through her lymph nodes, but the last I heard she is doing well. That was a good 20 yrs ago.
I saw my nephew I haven't seen since Daddy passed away. I couldn't remember if I saw his son at that time. It was so good to see my nephew and my great nephew is taller than his Daddy and he is just in the 8th grade. He is going to be much taller than his Daddy by the time he is grown. He is a handsome young man and has the most beautiful curly hair.
Now time to relax and watch the local Baylor game with DH while I play my pc games. Have a good evening.
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Scale stayed the same 183.4. Good sleep. Up once at 3 am for the bathroom, then back to sleep til 190am. I feel good.
From what I heard, we aren't supposed to eat with 3 hours of bed. Our bodies rest and repair during sleep. If you eat then your body has to digest the food, and it can't rest and repair if its digesting food.For most of my life I didn't eat after dinner. DH always eats before bed. So I have done it sometimes,but I don't sleep well if I do. For a while I was eating 1 egg before bed and blood sugar was lower in the morning but I stopped that. I find I sleep better if blood sugar is low. Not hypo,but low as opposed to high.
When I was diagnosed with diabetes I was taught to have a bedtime snack. That was to protect you from a hypo during the night. But since then I learned that type 2 will not get a hypo unless caused by too much med that lowers blood sugar, because if blood sugar goes low our liver dumps glucose. Unless the low is caused by meds.
When I was in the hospital years ago they gave me a snack of crackers with cheese or peanut butter at bedtime. But they no longer do that. They probably learned that its not needed. I think I could get a snack if I asked for it. The nurse station always has saltines or graham crackers or ginger ale.
DGS is now taller than I am. He is getting his height from DH because his parents are not tall.
Whatever treatment they choose for your DS I pray that it is successful and she becomes cancer free. I've been praying that for you, too, Trish. Im not sure how lymph cancer is treated but the Vice President at my job had it and he was cured. He was older and has since passed from natural causes, not from cancer.
Couldn't pass up the scale and glad I didn't. I got a whoosh... 155.2 lbs. My FBG was 115 from all the carbs yesterday but ketone was 0.6. I may not do the division. I just want to know I'm in ketosis although very little, but I am making ketones just as Dr. Westman says.
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DS called me while I was posting and talked for way over an hour. It is so good to hear her feeling upbeat. She still has questions and I hope I was able to answer a lot of them for her and help give her peace of mind. I also love how the Lord is putting just the right people around her who she needs. One lady prays for her everyday and encourages her. DS calls her "her angel". Then there is a nurse who had kidney cancer who shares with her what her journey was. Another nurse told her about her DH that is going through cancer treatment. She takes care of him at home and then comes to work at the nursing home. All this is very encouraging to DS. She is worried about being able to go for her oncology appointment because she hasn't been out of bed for 2 weeks, but they told her that they could tie her into a wheelchair so she can go. She says she is okay with that because she wants to know what comes next.
I didn't eat breakfast. Just drank a shake and I've got a beef chuck roast in the pot on the stove cooking now. As of right now, I may just eat 2 meals although I have to fast for Labs at oncology tomorrow which means I will have a long fast. So have plan to drink another protein shake if I need it.
Thanks for your prayers Carol Sue, DS and I appreciate them. You are always in my prayers as well.
Have a blessed day.
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I was on the computer paying bills this morning and planned on going to Bob Evans for dinner, then DH told me the Steelers play at 4pm so I had to hurry and throw dinner together. The potato casserole was heavenly and DH liked them too. It makes a 13X9 pan which NV is too much for us. I originally planned to make it in 2 8x8 pans and freeze one. But I was short on time. I cannot give it to step daughter because it has cheese and sour cream in it and she's lactose intolerant. I don't know if DH will eat it leftover. I don't know if I can make half a recipe since it uses a can of soup. I will figure it out. I cooked mixed vegetables and grilled chicken tenderloins with it.
I need to make a shopping list for Wal-Mart for tomorrow.Last time I forgot a list and didn't get everything.
Yesterday DH went to the bank without me and stopped at Goodwill. The workers all wanted to know where I was because we are always together. It made me feel good that they asked about me. We usually go everywhere together.
Now I need to clean up from dinner. I cooked extra chicken so there will be some left for Rusty. They are very easy to cook in my grill pan.
Calories today were 1191 and net carbs 35. I'm reading posts by a woman who did Atkins years ago and went to Dr. Eric Westman's classes at Duke University to learn more about low carbing. She was always sharing loads of info on there. But she did low carb, low fat to lose weight and the last picture of her looks great. It convinces me more that we can make low carb a personal plan and adjust it to our personal likes and dislikes. I always figure if someone else did it then so can I.
DH #2 used to make a potato ham casserole that was absolutely delicious, but DH and I don't eat potatoes anymore except for sharing McD's fries.
We usually get takeout when I go for lab work, but I told DH that we have enough of the beef roast left over for dinner tomorrow and we don't need anything from the store, so we will just go get labs done and then come straight back home. Our voluntary Fire Dept is having their annual BBQ sell Saturday and we are going to buy enough to last a few days. We will probably get takeout and go to the store after infusion Thursday. I will need some other salad veggies by then.
Weight this morning 156.6 lbs but my FBG was 115. I'm not happy with that one.
Talked to DS this morning and she sounds good. She is pushing them to get her up today because she wants to be able to go see oncologist tomorrow. It is good to see her feeling good enough to want to get up. DBS is sick and thinks she has either the flu or a virus. The last time I talked to her she was getting back on her green tea etc and she takes things to extreme and may be detoxing and eating more of an Atkins Induction. She probably needs sodium.
Getting ready to go get blood draw. We are coming right back home.
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I was rushed out the door too fast to post,,but I did weigh. Down to 182.8 which is less than a pound but down. Goal right now is 179. Below 180.
I slept ok. One wake up for the bathroom and was very hungry at one point. I didn't follow thru on the craving because it would have broken my fast. I was glad I made that decision and I lived through the hunger.
We went to Bob Evans, Walmart and Goodwull, like we do every Monday. A friend told DH that come November, there's going to be a shortage of canned goods. So, at his insistence I stocked up on canned goods that we use, which isn't too many. I will do this every time I go to Walmart. I didn't buy things we don't use. Only a few canned vegetables, because we usually use frozen. Cans of stew, tuna, hash. I didn't get chili because DH wasn't around and I'm not sure which one he eats.
I don't ever recall you mentioning potatoes before except for the McDonalds fries. DH wants/needs potatoes every day... Step daughter and I call him Mr Potatoes head. In return he calls me egghead. But I eat eggs to get protein. I have a nutritional reason. Also, he cooks them and puts them in front of me. Rarely do I ask for them and rarely do I order them out. No one can cook them like he does.. I like potatoes, cooked any way but don't need them. I can eat a different starch, rice or pasta, and don't need starch every day. I like a restaurant where I can order 2 vegetable sides.and sometimes eat just vegetables at home. When I lived alone I thought potatoes had to be bought in a 10 lb bag, and I would never eat that many. Since then I learned they sell 5 lb bags and they can be bought loose by the pound. I ate them when they were served but didn't cook them myself. I started after we married.
I have no plans for dinner. He can decide. I would eat leftovers,he would not.
By the way, in the past, the fact that I did not eat anything after dinner, anytime I got hungry during the night I knew I would wake up to a lower scale weight, as I did this morning. Its just the way its always been.
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1206 calories today. Not worrying about the carbs now. Decided to just count calories, protein and fiber and that it is it. Also try to eat less often. Making my own rules to try to eat as healthy as I can. I got tired today but I need a few carbs for energy. I fasted from 8ish last night until around noon today. I think I am going to work at eating 2 meals a day again within 4 or 5 hr eating window. I did much better eating like that before. Didn't even exercise today but will do that tomorrow. I read about the side effects of the chemo medicine I'm on and I'm not supposed to do strenuous exercise. I do plan to continue doing about 45 minutes of exercise plus do more housework. That will be very good for me and my home. Plus it is all doable for me than what I've been trying to switch to.
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I got hungry again, during the night and the scale is down .2 😅. Down is down! Also my blood sugar was 113. I would love to see my blood sugar below 100 occasionally but I don't think that will happen at my level of carbs. 113 compares to 85 for a non diabetic. But it doesn't hurt to have a goal.
Trish,I eat way more carbs than you do but I don't have energy. I have more energy now than I see a couple months ago, though. Its coming back very gradually.
I have not been taking Lasix but last night I got a bad cramp in my foot. I don't know why. I've been taking Magnesium again but its old and might not be effective. I used Theraworx and the pain subsided. Maybe I was dehydrated. I drink lots of water but still avoid salt and sodium. I use salt, but only on some things. The cramp was in my right foot and that's the only foot/ankle that swells. My left foot rarely swells. The cramp was in the arch of my foot, not my calf like it usually is.
I think your woe is good for your needs. Your weight is great and so is your blood sugar. You have reversed your diabetes IMO if you even had it in the first place.
Carol Sue I have to be careful with my bs. I think I said it was 115 yesterday but that was 2 days ago but was 117 yesterday and today. So I definitely have to be watchful. Weight stayed the same as yesterday... 156.6 lbs. So that is good. My appetite is changing. I am tired of the little dessert I've been making with yogurt and cottage cheese. I do still like making my eggs with a little bit of cottage cheese to bulk or fluff it up. I made it this morning with just 2 sl of bacon and fold it over like an omelet. That will probably be my breakfasts for a while, at least until I tire of it.
My calories today are 1091. We are having tilapia and I'm adding more veggies to my dinner.
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DS will have treatment every 2 weeks which can last up to 5 yrs. No cure but can be managed. She will have a port. She was able to get up and exercise yesterday and hopes to get started on rehab tomorrow and be home within a week. They won't do any cancer therapy until she is home. She will be getting immune therapy instead of chemo in order to hit this stuff hard. I'm not explaining very well, but I am so thankful it is treatable and can be managed. Thanks for your prayers for her Carol Sue.
I assume you are at the casino and I hope y'all are having a good day there.
Didn't talk to DS today but we did text. She was able to get up and go exercise yesterday. She is resting this morning and not sure if they would get her up before she gets ready to go to oncology. Her DD will be there around noon to help her Mother dress and get ready to go. She will call me when she feels like it after she gets back and is settled if she isn't too tired. I was tired after all my appointments and usually called her on my way home. I'm sure DBIL or DN will let me know something if sister doesn't feel like it.
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Trish, on the days that I don't mention my blood sugar its very high. I go for my blood work soon for a DR appointment in October, and I don't expect a good A1C. We will discus changing meds or just increasing G. The problem is, G causes weight gain. For now I would prefer just the increasing G because I have a pill cutter and can take a lower dose. I do that now, but I usually need a higher dose these days. I know I can get it down but I have to set my mind to it. Its my own fault. I know what I should not be eating. There are foods that I love that can spike blood sugar into the danger zone. But for my health I should limit them. And there are other foods that I love that are good for me, and I should focus on them. As you know, I tend to try to please DH even when its bad for my health and well being. In some things, I need to put myself first. I know if I lose weight and lower my blood sugar I will be much happier, and that will benefit DH in the long run. "When Moma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!". I think that's what they say! I know my happiness changes like night and day depending what the scale says. If I think I'm thin nothing else matters. It shouldn't be that way but it is.I would love to hear someone tell me I'm getting too thin. Just once!.
Is your niece going to Oncology with her mother? It would be great if she were there to hear what they have to say and discuss her mothers treatment with them. She could ask intelligent questions. DS is lucky to have a nurse in the family. Is DS eating and keeping her fluid intake as she should? Oncology will tell her what she needs to do for the best results.
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Carol Sue I'm sure DN will go with her Mother to oncology as much as possible as well as DBIL will too. Immunotherapy will only take 45 minutes since they are using the portal. Her veins are not strong enough for IVs. I looked up online on the immunotherapy meds and there is one that looks very promising so I'm pretty sure it is the one our oncologist will give her. That is why he is so successful with the treatments he does because he uses the best treatments. I think it is interesting that his Primary doc is also DS & DBIL Primary doc. She said they prayed while in his office and he joined them. That was one of the things I like about him is that he and his staff pray over his patients and that is comforting to me. I am pleased to know DS has told the doctor and me that she is going to fight to live.
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Sleep was good but when I woke up at 9 am,, everything hurt. Mostly my neck and legs. It was probably from my sleep position. I'm ok now.
Scale was good, down 1.4 lb. I like this downward trend. 181.2. And I almost got my wish. Blood sugar was 100! I did something right yesterday! However, I did have some potty issues overnight. That affected weight. But I want to keep it going downward.
I've been craving broccoli. Who craves broccoli? I think I want to make some broccoli soup. I'll check online for a recipe. A local restaurant has good broccoli soup but only on Tuesday. They have chicken noodle every day, then a Soup of the day. I don't know if DH will eat it.
Today on tv they said that people who live in the blue zone live to be over 100 and active. It is places like Japan and Somalia. Its a Mediterranean style diet. And until recently they didn't have a lot of modern conveniences so were more active. We should be able to get out of a chair without using our hands. I need to work on that. I have a very hard time getting out of a chair even using my hands and arms. I need a firm chair, not a soft one you sink into. I have a lift chair but don't b use it and never want to need it. I better get busy!
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We are going to the casino today. His choice, so I don't want to go again this week. I will commit to one time a week. If we win, he wants to go again and I might consider that. I don't intend to play today so I want to have good reading material with me.
I finally bought laundry detergent so I want to get my laundry caught up. I have so much! I wanted to go to Wal-Mart for a few things I need but tomorrow is,another day. I prefer powder laundry soap, just old fashioned I guess. DH started using liquid for the things he does, towels and jeans, so I sometimes use it too. My clothes are not dirty, but just need freshener up so I use little soap and a short wash cycle. We bought both liquid and powder.
I found a few easy recipes for broccoli soup so maybe try one over the weekend. For now I will just eat some broccoli steamed.
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Had a good talk with DS this morning. She is up and sitting in a chair and did some walking with walker. That is what she has to do before they will start her treatment. Her DD is trying to get her transferred to where she works, but DS isn't sure she can do that strong a rehab. We talked about her getting to the place she can have rehab at home. She talked to a social worker this morning.
I got my test results on the portal and I'm still having a high Bun/Creatinine ratio and also my CA 125 jumped up. I looked it up online and found that this can be caused by too much protein and being dehydrated. It also said that I need to eat more fruits and veggies for fiber. So I don't think I can do Keto or even low carb. So I will have to re-think my woe. Also need to learn to like and drink plenty of green tea. So back to the drawing board on my woe of eating. Might try Mediterranean Diet or DASH. Will have to see. One place I can start is drink more water/liquids.
Weight bounces between 156 and 157. It was 157 this morning. FBG was 122. That is high for me so will have to work to make this work better for me. I do know that grains like beans etc used to be good for lowering FBG.
Hope your day at casino goes well. Have a great day.
