I hadn't read the thread in a few days. Just hadn't been online much.
Ruthie I am so sorry about your friend. I'm sure she would want you to take your meds and take good care of yourself. I know you and the other Mods who were so close to her will miss her a lot. Prayers for peace and comfort coming y'alls way.
Shannon Glad you got your book and looking forward to what you learn.
Carol Sue I'm glad you got your books. I've learned a lot from the Magic Foods that has helped me a lot. Like all the books we read, I may not agree with everything, but there is a lot that I do.
I am drinking milk again with no problem. I guess whatever my problem was left when I got the Metformin out of my system. My system is finally working almost normal. I digestive system and bowels are almost normal now. I did learn that I do have to kind of limit the grains although I do seem to need them.
The thing I really disagree on is their theory of coconut oil being bad because of it being a saterated fat. In fact, I do better if I have one serving a day of it and knowing the health benefits, I use it any way. Also, they say use 0 to 1 % milk, but I found out that DH would drink the 2% milk, but had switched to the whole because the 2% was spoiling too fast because he was the only one drinking it. He said if I go back to drinking it that he would drink either 1 or 2%. I suddenly remembered that every time he was in the hospital that they had him on special diets and they always gave him 2% milk even for a snack. My sister told me that she has gone back to drinking 2 glasses a day of 2% milk and noticed that the swelling in her legs had gone down. She didn't know if she has lost any weight or not.
I decided that if the hospital allowed 2% milk on their diets that maybe it isn't as bad for you as they say. They have learned a lot since these books were written so I'm keeping the coconut oil and the 2% milk in my diet plan.
I read that fenugreek is good for helping lower blood sugar. Can't find the plant in the store yet, but did find the supplement so I bought a bottle. You have to be careful taking it and closely watch the bs when taking it because it can cause you to go too low. I don't think DH could take it for that reason and because he is on Warfarin. No problem for me so I've decided to take it. I would like to find the plant though. You can read about it in the Magic Foods book and then I googled the benefits and found out about the interaction with the meds.
Carol Sue Did you read the Steps to setting yourself up for success in the Dummies book? it really helped me to see that if I set a goal and then realize that those off days will become less and less if we just learn to realize and accept the fact that they will happen from time to time and and not to let it cause you to give up, but just move on back on track. I got the feeling that everyone experiences these times and those who are successful at reaching their goals just don't get stuck because of these situations that cause them to "fall of the wagon". It has really helped me to stop getting derailed so much.
In fact, the fact that I had a week of getting my fbs down to 108 and keep it there a few days has been a real encouragement to me because I now know it can be done with a few grains in my plan. I have to admit that when I got back in the 120s for a few days almost derailed me because I couldn't figure out what I had done, but I was trying to expand some of my choices even within allowed foods. Then I remembered "one size doesn't fit all" thinking. I realized just because that food might be ok for some, it wasn't for me. I also realized that I had more than 5 higher carb foods than I should have. It took me a few days to remember what I had read in the dummies book, but when I did, I found it easy to move on. Hopefully the more I learn to move on will help so that an off meal or day will become a "no big deal" in time.
Sorry I'm so wordy. Mostly thinking out loud as well as sharing.
Have a great week Everybody.