Hi evryone.. sunny and melting here this am.. i luv it.. maybe spring is coming afterall..i have been sleeping great and feeling alot better.. never realized how bad the wrong food choices can make you feel until you do the right thing for awhile..have been following ww for 5 days now.. havent weighed yet but sure do have more energy and feel better in general.. im hungry all the time tho.. and am ignoring it..my dr once told me if you werent hungry some of the time it wasnt working.. it sure helps that my husband is doing the same thing..makes cooking alot easier..instead of cooking 2 diff things.. my sl was 112 this am..i dont mind mondays josian.. but thats cuz im retired .. am still working on the beaded things..meowee hope you are better.. was it the flu?? yuck!! sooo whats everyones plans for easter?? we are having a small get together here with my dd and family and maybe mil..i dont want to fuss to much.. the oldest dd cant come.. they are 3-4 hr drive away..but they were just here for spring break..have agreat day everyone and make good food choices you will feel better ((((((((hugs)))))))) rosey

Hi Gang . . . Nova Scotia is sunny and fairly mild today . . . and everything seems to be unfolding as it should. Although, my little work project is eating up a little more of my time than I might wish. . . and I'm sure it will get worse before it gets better.

My BS was 5.1 (92) this morning. The 15 units of bedtime insulin seems to be about right with yogurt and fruit for a bedtime snack. Hoping it will stay in the mid4's to mid5's without having to stuff myself at night. Now if I could just get my before dinner BS down below 7 (126) on a regular basis, I'd be a really happy camper.

Anyway, Keep on moving and shaking, gang. Remember . . . the only place that success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Woke up with a sugar of 5.9 (106). An ok number but I prefer to be a bit lower. My bedtime sugar was 4.6 (82), so my popcorn snack raised me up a bit.

Physical therapy started my day and was the usual. I had an appointment with a pain specialist who treated me like a nobody - I was a number, a victim of assembly-line medicine. That doesn't work for me. He wants to poke me full of holes and doesn't even know why I'm there.

I'm an RN, and docs like that really frost my butt!

I hope everyone else's Monday has been ok!

Hi all!

Flowerbunny, I understand totally what you are feeling. I'm in the process of looking for a new endo because I'm in his office for 10 minutes every three months and not getting much out of it.

I have a meeting tonight, and the hostess made lasagna! ahhh! At least she warned me when I was on the phone last night so I come somewhat prepared for it!

Well, need to finish getting ready for work and get out the door....

Hugs,

Hope everyone is having a good day! I was out the door early this morning - didn't even get to drink my coffee.

Josian, when I went to see my first endo I wasn't even in there 5 minutes (literally!). This was when I was in Canada, and he was the only one there. I never went back - it was such a waste! Now that I'm back in the US again, I will be seeing a new endo later this month. I have such little hope for a positive experience. It all gets to a person after a while.

Lasagna sounds good! DH makes some good lasagna with Mueller pasta. The blood sugar is always good but I hate to think of how much fat is in it. Thankfully we don't eat it all of the time!

Enjoy your evening!

Morning everyone its beautiful out this am..the snow has melted enuff so i could sit on my bench on the deck yesterday but it sure was cold..did shopping and im all stocked up on the right things..no peeps or chocolate bunnies hopped in my cart..i woke up this am and was so hungry i could have ate the refrigerator..settled for a bowl of whole grain cherrios and 1/2 a banna..am going back to town today as lean cusines are on sale and my dh and like them when we dont feel like cooking..i have had good experiences with my dr.. she is so nice to me.. even jumped like kid with me when i showed a weight loss and very supportive..she sent me to that diabeties class and i learned so much.. sorry you dont have a similar dr..shes very busy but never treats me like a number.. guess im lucky..i stopped the bedtime snack as my sl where up in the morning lately to see what the results are..no lows at night but thats why im so hungry in the am..didnt seem to make a diff tho as sl was 127 this am..hope you all have agreat day (((((((((hugs))))))))) rosey

Hi, all. We're on our 17th day of record rain. I love it! Rosey, your doctor sounds great. My pcp is a good clinician, with a helpful office staff and doesn't make me wait, but he's short on the warm fuzzies. My endo is a little more personable but his office hours don't start till 9:30 a.m. (which means I have to take more time off work) and he often makes me wait. But he's a good endo. I've been pretty lax with the diet lately and am worried that I put on a few lbs. I have official weigh-in tomorrow. My new gym membership starts Saturday and I signed up for 4 personal training sessions. Maybe that will light a fire under me. Have a good day ladies.

I'm pretty lucky with my GP. I actually moved here because of him. He is an excellent doc and also a good friend (knock on wood that he doesn't get sick of me!). I'd be lost without him and it sickens me that one day he'll move or retire, and then I'll be lost.

Hi gang . . . wow have I ever had a busy day . . . no time to even check in to 3FC until now . . . we retired types are just not used to this level of activity . . . hopefully things will be a little quieter tomorrow.

I know what you mean about doctors . . . my GP is bad enough . . . he never seems happy if he can't find something to chastise me about (unfortuntely rural Nova Scotia doesn't know what an endocronologist (sp) is), but we do have a pretty good Diabetes Education Centre.

Well, I'd better get myself some dinner before I'm so hungry I do bad stuff. Here's a little to help us make it through the night. Keep doing the good stuff gang.

I'm in my mid 40's and a recent trip to the Dr.'s office for a check-up reflected some high numbers. My fasting sugar level was 118 and that other test (not sure) reflected 6.9%. He wanted me to go on meds but I wanted to wait a couple of weeks and check it again. Only this time I'm cutting out all the bad carbs etc. and back at the gym. I'm having a hard time accepting that I might be diabetic and really don't want to be (so who does) but if I have a choice of taking meds or a strict diet and exercise I'll take the later. Can I get those numbers down? Is it poossible that because I was eating so poorly the weeks before that the numbers spiked?

Keeping my fingers crossed. Well, I'm off to the gym, back tomorrow.

Thank you.

The 6.9% must be the results of your HgbA1c, which represents a persons average blood glucose level for the past few months. 6.9 is high for someone who isn't diabetic. I would definitely be concerned about that number, IMHO. A fasting of 118 is elevated also.

A person can get those numbers down with diet and exercise or meds or both. It just depends on what works for you.

I have to say, because of family history, I "knew" I was diabetic for years before actually going to the doctor and being diagnosed. My fasting at diagnosis was 300. Please don't live in denial as I did - if it's there, confront it head on and don't let it win!

Hi there, Waterbaby, welcome aboard. It's definitely not a fun disease, but you can control it. We are all here to help you along the way. I have to agree with Flowerbunny, you have to face it head on and take control, lose some weight, get some exercise and live the best life-style you can.

Well, it's almost weather here in Nova Scotia today. Sunny and a predicted high of 18C (64F).

My shows another pound sent off to ugly-pound-heaven this morning. It was actually a little bit more but since these tickers don't want to reflect part pounds, I'll settle for one. Maybe I'll look around for some tickers that do measure the parts.

Unfortunately, my BG metre- was not quite as nice to me. BS was 7.1 (almost 128) which is exceptionally high for me in the morning and I have no reason why. Oh well, this too will pass. I'm sure we'd all like to be able to glue ourselves at 5 (90) all day, everyday . . . but in reality, it doesn't happen that way . . . even non-diabetics have fluctuations.

Anyway, gang . . . I've got to get back to my real-world work project. Have a great day moving and shaking and heading in the right direction . . . downward. Here's our little dose of to help us on our way.

Good morning everyone! It's starting off to be a beautiful day here, with highs supposed to be in the 60's!

My sugar was 5.1 today - not so bad - and I'm happy with that. Was hoping to get a little exercise or spend some time in the sunshine, but instead I have to pack to move and DH is working.

Meowee, congrats on your continued weight loss. Enjoy the weather! I recently moved to Maine, but haven't been up to your neck of the woods yet. Someday I plan to go.

Take care everyone, and have a good day!

I had to make a hurried trip to Calif after my mom died last week. She has been bedridden and in lots of pain for a long time, so it is good to know that she is free of that!
We survived a blizzard in Nevada and torential rain in Sacramento, got back across donner pass before another snow storm would have required chains, it is so good to be back home safe in Idaho! Our yard decided it was Spring while we were gone, and we were welcomed back with lots of flowers, blooming for the first time.
Flowerbunny, Squaw Butte is almost in my back yard! It is a gorgeous site.
Josian, I wish you well in Idaho city !! That is a beautiful area. We just found out that the county is planning to put a 5 lane hwy thru our little paradise. it is proposed to go right thru people's homes and lands. some farms would be condemned, it would go between our neighbors house and his barn!
We have joined a Citizens committee to oppose it. so be sure and look at "Land Use" propositions, and section lines etc. Your in-laws are having the same kinds of problems in their Star.
akrosey, I need to get busy on finishing some crafts for our Hospital Auxilary Spring luncheon next week, I am in charge of the 'Country Store'. I have some ceramics that need some finishing.
I must get going. I haven't un-packed from the trip, the dog has to go to the groomers..I have appt tomorrow with GP to evaluate my meds.
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Lil

Lil, so sorry to hear about your mom. You're in my thoughts.