Hi everyone. Glad to see we all survived the holiday without too much damage. I indulged a little, but not too crazily. My Saturday WI showed I had maintained my 12 lb. loss. I'm back OP today. I'm working on getting some exercise in, slowly. One good thing -- my morning blood sugar the last couple of a.m.'s has been way down - that's a first for me. (Hope it doesn't mean my meter is going bad
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Rosey and Pat - Sounds like you both had fun holidays.
Deb - You sound rested. I'm sure some more poundage will fly off soon. You've been a real trooper!
Donna - don't get discouraged. I know it's easy to binge. I found myself heading that way over the holiday but I didn't have anything around to binge on so I was safe. You might want to try weight watchers, or just do a simple low calorie diet. Load up on vegs and protein and ration the bread and potatoes. Have you consulted with your doctor about the meds? Maybe he can change them. Keep taking your blood sugar, even when you know you've been binging, so you'll have something to compare it to when you've been good. And keep posting. We're here to support you.
Joanne - glad you're staying OP. Keep it up.
H - good for you that you're exercising. The longer you can stay off meds, the better off you are. I was off them 5 years ago, but now I'm back on. And they're expensive! The nutritionist may help you get on track in eating.
Loofah - welcome to our group. A 7 on the A1c is high here in the states, too. Mine has been hovering between 6 and 7. I've been good for a month and my daily sugars have gone down quite a bit. I do another test next week so I'm hoping for a big improvement. Diet and exercise are the keys to lowering blood sugar and losing weight. Not that its easy.
What you might want to do is count calories and try to distribute them over the day so that you're eating several small meals instead of two or three big ones. This keeps the blood sugar even and cuts the cravings. Keep posting and let us know how're your doing.
Crimegirl, welcome. I know having diabetes is scary, but it's manageable. Glad you checked the American Diabetes Assn. website. That's a good place to start. We look forward to your posts.
Cyl, welcome to you, too. Keep us posted on how you're doing with sugar busters. I've given up desserts (except on Thanksgiving) which is a big thing for me, but I can't give up the sugar in my morning tea. (hate substitutes)Well, I think i've caught up with everybody. TTYA
our group is growing 
welcome all newbies..hope we can help..when i was first diagnosed i was in denial cried for days ate what i wanted and was scared to death that i had what killed my father 
then i got a grip and educated myself..my dr said they know so much more now than when my father was diagnosed and have better drugs to protect us..however we have to make acomitment to change out attitudes and lives if we want to be healthy..so i made small changes baby steps until they became habits as easy as breathing..you can do it we all have great support here and many good ideas..im trying like everyone else and if i slip up(as we are all human 
The holiday treats have started arriving at my office. So far I've resisted, but if See's candy shows up, I'm in trouble. My goal for this month is to hold onto what I've already accomplished and then start in earnest again after the holidays. In the meantime, undulge a little but no binges. that said, I've managed to stay OP this week, but I'm headed for a week off next week and I love to eat lunch out, so that's going to be difficult. 
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