:wave: I think spring is here!!! *fingers crossed* It's been zero degrees celsius most of the afternoon for two days in a row now!! I GOT TO WALK OUTSIDE TODAY! For exercise without getting frostbite! wahooo!!!!

just had to share :) that

Rosebud - how long have you been on insulin? My mom just started it -- she had been on avandeia (Sp?) instead of insulin but her family has a history of heart disease and the drug is known to increase heart risks -- so after much prodding she switched (I like to think it helps that she watched me go through injections and become comfortable with it)

Purple pork pie eh? I've heard of stranger things -- so the gaps filled with 'jelly' is that just fat from the meat? How does that taste??

hi to meowee, ronni and numpster! keep it chill yo, eh? (ha ha.. ok so I'm pretty giddy from the spring weather) Meowee 5.2 is great! I dont think my Mom has been there in years -- hopefully now that she's on insulin it will help.

I'm skimming posts and I'll catch a line like 'roast chicken' you ladies eat well! I'm jealous :p

HIYA VAL ~ nice to see you drop by ... actually, I'm not on insulin (thank goodness); but METFORMIN which is a pill form that helps (I believe) regulate hormones that affect my blood sugar levels and a few other things too. I have been doing so well; when my sugars went a bit high a few years back (2005), my doctor put me on METFORMIN to get them back in line because there is so much diabetes in my family.

He explained that with MET and a healthy & balanced eating style, we could likely avoid full-blown diabetes, which we have succeeded at. Now, I had watch what I ate very carefully over these years, and I have never had what some might call a binge per se, but even with a few snacking mistakes here and there, my sugars are staying in the safe ranges and I am so very grateful for that.

When I mentioned needles -- I meant the needles that go in a neat little contraption that tests my blood. It kinda works like a bow & arrow action on a spring. You insert the needle; put the cap back on, then press the button on the front and the needle shoots out and quickly pricks your finger to produce a tiny amount of blood for testing. Then I put the tester strip into the auto-tester machine and up to the blood droplet; it sucks it up and takes a reading very quickly. It all works very fast and the drug store gave it all to me free, which I am grateful for. I did have to buy the strips and needles though.

Sorry, for the misunderstanding. My mother and one of my brothers had or have diabetes; and Numpster has just recently tested positive as well, but I think they are working on getting her sugars down with more balanced eating plan for right now. When she started eating more regularly, her sugars started to come back down into the normal range. We believe her body was producing too much insulin and spiking, in order to balance out the lack of food during the day, but so far it seems she is getting better.

I think the new eating plan has really helped me keep my blood sugar levels in line, but I admit it has been a struggle at times. I get cravings for treats now and then, but I am keeping them managable so far. I guess I should be more proud of myself for doing this so well for the last 3-4 years. :D

I had hoped to lose more weight by now, but maybe some will come off in time -- a little bit at a time; and now that spring is here, we can all get out and get some more walks in too, like we all did today.

It's so nice to hear from you; and I am glad you are feeling well right now. Take good care and do come back and visit with us now & then, because we enjoy hearing from you very much ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug:

Okay gang . . . I'm closing this thread.