Diabetes Type 2 Support Group

Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage...

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getstrong 07/21/2016

HI I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in feb 2016. I was hospitalized before this with a very large ulcer and diverticulitus. it has taken until 2 weeks ago to find a diabetic medicine i could tolerate. finally im on lantus at night and novalog insulin at meals. This has made me gain weight. I try to watch what i eat. This is hard. Im all alone(51) and was never a cook. getting right med seemed to be forefront. I had many bad side effects and this caused many flare ups of my diverticulitus. I had just moved into my moms home, she passed away before this all started. People had already cleared out her drawers kitchen etc.. before i stepped in. Then i got sick. many days i could not leave house much less going thru all her stuff and mine. there are still boxes in my living room. This is all very depressing and anxiety provoking. Its hard to start all of what stopped when I got sick. I have no help. My therepist gave me this website for social anxiety im experiencing. I feel like ive been a recluse for past year. Im looking for website that has really easy meals to cook or what are best frozen ones for diabetics? I need alot of help with alot of things. I used to be able to go out all day not worry about having to eat after i left, now if i eat at 10 am and go out till like 4pm i get home and dont feel well at all. Any advice on this? I cant afford to eat out and its hot for food to sit in car. any advice would be good. thanks

mzizgayle 07/22/2016

many hugs to you dear....come to http://managingdiabetes.freeforums.net and register for memberhip. We can help you, not many are coming to this group and I don't want you to feel like no one cares. it is a healthy diet, watching how you cook items and portion controls etc.

mzizgayle 09/28/2016

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MamaH 10/14/2016

Hi Getstrong, I hear ya, I have been going through similar things with just being diagnosed as Type 2. I too need someone to share my concerns with, and look for better ways of cooking. I dropped weight right away then started gaining it back. I have to start watching my portions I think that is where I get into trouble. I feel like if I don't eat everything I will be hungry and want to eat again. It is so hard with a husband and son who can eat everything (and they do), then I give in and eat the cookies with them late at night.

I will try to help in any way I can.

getstrong 10/15/2016

Hi, When I wrote this I wound up putting support groups on back-burner. I got quite sick in past few months. GI and diabetes. Maybe the stress of that. I had to get another endoscopy and they saw major inflamation. Some name he gave me for something below my esophagus, i was still under anesthesia so didn't get the name just that it was inflamed. So Ironic I never ate my veggies until diagnosed with diabetes in feb. My whole life i could only tolerate acidic food say 2x a week. All the veggies and fruits were great for diabetes not so for my GI system. GI DR says diabetes comes first, another pill that does not agree with me and cant take. I just laxed on support groups. Quite a few people replied and I didnt answer. I feel bad about this. I keep trying to keep my mind off it as much as I can. My main problem is addiction with food.One of the main things I can do to keep my numbers real low is to stop eating peppermint candies. Another medicine I was put on like 4yrs ago gave me dry mouth. DR said Suck on hard candies. I cant give them up. I tried sugar free but hate the taste of fake sugar. I almost succeeded a week ago and then i had a stressful thing happen and back to peppermints. I know I can do it cause I did. I'm just full of "TOMMOROW" I will start. I live alone so I don't Have others who can eat whatever. That's got to be hard. I went to a diabetes center where I live and signed up for 8 wk course. I got sick and have 7 more remaining. But they gave us a picture of a plate that sectioned off how much of what kind of food should be in each section. the pix was also the size of plate. That was helpfull.You can find on internet not sure where webmd.com maybe. I been on so many sites.yesterday i was at dollar store(I'm pushing my self to get out more) I saw these these plastic containers each the size of amount of protien, carbs, etc... they were for a single meal. Maybe where you live you have a dollar store or another store that might carry. My picture plate works for me. If you cant find let me know and on a trip out i will get the plate picture copied, or I will try and take picture(my cell phone is crap) and send it to you. Here is the skinny on tv dinners. Atkins is probably best. there are websites(that I don't remember) that have names of all. I eat them few times a week for dinner with a cup of fruit( i get fresh or dell has fruit cups with 100% natural juice. that juice from other cups jacks up your number. Alot of lean cuisine, healthy choice....etc. Look for ones with some
veggies and stay under 800 mg of sodium. Smart ones spaghetti with meat sauce is a good choice and tastes good. It comes back to haunt my GI system so i only have once in awhile. This is another way you can cook something simple for you. cookie time. get light flavored yogurt(they have some good flavors and freeze. Then you can have a (ice-cream) snack too. i have to eat very small portions if I don't my stomach extends like a women about to give birth to triplets I take ensure light vanilla and vanilla almond milk mix equal parts and freeze to frozen shake consistency. glad you wrote. Its a day by day.

krishnapillai 11/07/2016

If interested, give a below 4 steps a try. You loose nothing by trying but it may change your life. Don’t change your life style and the food you eat but simply follow the eating habit.

1. eat when you are hungry
2. don’t drink liquid 30 mins before and after and during the meal
3. chew the food 25 times or more.
4. stop eating the food after 1st Burp

Assessment: Measure your glucose one day and then follow the above 4 steps till next day and measure your glucose. You would see significant reduction in your glucose without any change in food. If you follow them for a month or two, it will keep improve your diabetic levels and most probably could able to cure type II diabetics gradually.

mzizgayle 11/13/2016

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