Hi Stephanie, Welcome aboard. We have a great group here. I am type II and
ashamed to say, not controlling it well. But I'm trying. I just am not consistent. It's understandable, your frustration. You have been living with this since your a child. You're actually one of the many strong brave people out there who have grown up with a disease that many of us can't even deal with a much less severe version of. I give you so much credit and admiration. Makes me feel silly for ever complaining. I've been trying to deal with type 2 for less than 10 yrs as an adult and so many children grow up with type I. So a great big
to you. I think running 3 x a week is great. I know even a small 20 min low impact workout helps my readings. I've been going on the gazelle for 20 min about 5 days a week and see improvements. Of course I will need to increase the time & intensity over the next few weeks, but sometimes it gets to a point where it seems you would have to increase it to a point that theres no time or you lose interest. But I feel some is better than none. So maybe walking as Rosetta suggested is worth a try and then throw in a run every couple of day. Remember, the less you have to lose, the harder it is. I know 20 lbs seems like alot, but slow and steady you'll get there.
Rosey, Congrats on all the success. Your doing just great. I was reading about you doing the precise work for the ornaments and thinking about the change in my eyesight over the last few weeks. I went to the eye doc last march and my reading vision took such a slight dip that he actually said it wasn't worth it to get prescription glasses, that the weak 1.25 magnifiers at the drug store would be fine if I needed them, which I didn't. Well over the last month I've noticed more and more that I absolutely need them. It actually scared me enough to call and move up my yearly appt. I was so nervous the girl at the doctors office had him call me. He said in my mid 40's(I'll be 45 in a couple months) my reading vision could worsen in a matter of weeks, that sadly that's how it happens. I've just been spoiled I guess, never needing glasses till now. But I'm going to get them checked in a couple of weeks anyway. He said it could wait but since I'm nervous, I'm going.
Deb aka Lefty, How's it going? I hope everything is healing well. I haven't had the success you've had but I'm close. Definitely lost. Made it thru 12 days induction and then a slight breakdown. Had a muffin. It did trigger a binge but I fought it. Didn't touch anything else. That's been my biggest issue in the past. Once I blow it I figure What the heck, and eat whatever. I'm still fighting it this morning, it's amazing how hard it is. Don't let that boss get to you. We've got some real crap going on at work. My ex-supervisor is leaving in a month(and she's off for the next 2 weeks) woo hoo!!
But they are moving everyone around and cross training. (because the refuse to hire anyone) so it looks like some stressful times ahead(of course around the holidays.) Well, time will tell. I have to do what they want. Need the paycheck. I don't live to work. I work to live.
Hey Rosetta You have a good weekend too! And three weeks on program deserves a great big WOO HOO!
Hey Pat, glad to hear your back OP. It's a constant battle isn't it? but we have to keep trying. I'm cooking for Thanksgiving. Nothing fancy. It's all guys in my house and with them it's quantity not quality
I have a couple of frozen pies. Stove Top stuffing which they love, I'll make a big batch of mashies that they love, baked sweet potato for me and several different veggies. The hard part will be the cranberry sauce and stuffing. Need to have a little. But I'm going to skip the pie. I'm going to expirament with pumpkin this week. I'm going to try and make the filling with splenda and use no pie crust. That with some FF cool whip would be great. I wonder if I need to bake it sitting in a pan of water like a custard. Well, I guess that's why it's called expiramenting
I am looking forward to leftover white meat. Great for lunches. The guys usually kill the stuffing and bread.
Welcome Meadowlark. You raise birds? cool. We have an African Gray. He is so funny. But he doesn't like to come out of his cage. Once in a blue moon I get him out to give him a shower. We probably didn't train him right when we got him. My husband bought him. We both worked full time and at the time had 3 young boys we were raising. He got attention as far as the household was hopping all the time(boy did he pick up some bad habits
) But we love him. Though he is such a slob. What kind of birds do you raise?
well ladies, sorry I babbled so long. Haven't been on in a few days and I guess it was bottled up
To anyone I may have missed "HI !"
Enjoy the weekend.
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I am Type 2 and am currently taking 3 drugs to control my blood sugar. I have been OP (on diet program) for almost three weeks and along with some weight loss, my sugars have been going down. Because of orthopedic problems, I haven't been exercising, but I'm going to change that soon and then will have to be more concerned with low blood sugar. I have a couple of suggestions for you. Maybe since running is bringing down your sugar too far, you might want to consider switching to walking for awhile and doing it every day or most days. This may be easier on you and you might not get so tired. As to eating, you may be eating more than you think you are. Try keeping a food diary for a week or so, adding up calories. The result might surprise you. I would also suggest that you check out one of the calorie calculators (WebMD has one) and figure out how many calories you need to maintain your desired weight, say 125. Then plan your diet around that number and divide it in to small meals so that you are prepared for the times when your sugar gets too low. If you continue to be tired and you can't find a reason for it, you probably should check with your doctor. In the meantime, please come here often. This is a place where you can receive and give support. 
Hello, I have been here reading all your posts and feel at this time I would like to add some input. I am a teacher in So. Calif and raise birds as a hobby. I belong to Peta and just about every other concerned animal rights org. on the west coast. I was told I have type2 diabetes in July of this year and have been kind of in shock ever since, I need to lose about 30 pounds to get where I`m supposed to be, and the older I get the harder it is.I`ll be 60 this next year.Would love to be a part of your group. Thank You 
Happy Thanksgiving to you all and to the lurkers, too! 
