Diabetes Type 2 Support Group

Very good...the longer you can handle by diet and exercise is great

good job!

good for you :)

goood for you ... keep up the good work !!

Share your pointers with us please !! I am taking 1 metformin a day and just had my A1C yesterday and will find out more on Monday or Tuesday ... so do share !!

That is wonderful. What foods do you limit yourself too? Or if it just eating under so many carbs, or??? Would love to hear how you did it.

I know the disease is progressive, but you managed to get off medication, so that is wonderful. Would love to know how you made it work for you.

That's great! Keep up the good work! :)

First, my doctor had me keep a journal of what I had for each meal and the bg reading an hour and a half after. I learned what foods spiked the meal by seeing the same food in different combinations. I eat mostly chicken which was hard at first since my dad owned a butcher shop and I grew up on a lot of beef. Pinto beans are a staple for me. Broccoli, cauliflower, spinach and other greens, lima and navy beans, carrots, squash, green beans(just a few), corn( hard to have just a little because its my favorite food), and green peas. I may be leaving some out because I don't think of them as special anymore. I alternate chicken and tuna salad every week. And I emphasize the salad part. The chicken salad has 2 cans of chicken(cheaper that boiling a chicken), green bell peppers, celery, sweet relish, and Miracle Whip. The tuna differs in that I add onion and use one can of tuna(it has a big flavor) There is more of the salad part than the meat. It makes enough for 3-4 meals a week and is eaten with crackers. Mix in some cooked elbow macaroni to extend it and forget the crackers. I have one diet soda a day(Coke Zero, Diet Dr. Pepper, or Dr. Pepper 10) I've found that Powerade Zero is a nice change and there's a good variety of flavors. If you haven't done a journal, do so. It can tell you a lot. Not everybody is the same. And I reward myself on the weekend with a frozen Tombstone Pizza. I always try to improve things so I take a 4 meat pizza and add bell pepper, onion, and extra cheese. I've come to believe I was a borderline type 2 in that I never have had bg spikes. The highest has been 142. Good luck.