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Hello, I'm new here and I'm making mistakes navigating, which is how this entry got labeled as educational. It is anyhting but. I would like to introduce myself. My name is Valerie, but most people just call me VaL, please feel free to do so. I was wondering if anybody has ever beaten this, ands if so, how. My blood glucose was 122 this morning, I am not aware of my A1c (?). I was dx'd in was May of 2011 but was not told until the following November, the clinic I go to was going through some changes and my condition kind of got lost. I also have had 2 strokes and have a cerebral aneurysm. I do have left-sided neuropathy from the second stroke, not the diabetes, which I think resaults in bilateral neuropathy, in any case, that developed while I was hospitalised for the strokes, about a year before the diabetes(type 2). I walk about 2 miles daily, weather permitting and am trying to lose weight. I also have high blood pressure, not v ery well controlled. I have my diabetes group meeting this afternoon, but we only meet monthly and I wanted something that I could more often, so when i got this computer for Mother's Day, I started looking around and found you.Does anyone have any tips about eating, breakfast, especially? I don't like eggs and cereal (not sweetened) just seems wrong. Can't wait to hear from anyone. Thanks.
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thank you for writing about my loss it is sad and will be every time we think about it but it is getting better and since she has 2 healthy girls they will try again soon. as for diabetes I am at a loss there even though I am a nurse, figure that one out. I can\'t remember when I developed it because of my memory loss but I am on insulin and my diet stinks and I am active but I don\'t really exercise ): I would love to loose weight too and I tried weight watchers and lost 5 pounds o maybe I should try again. Have you tried anything like that? I am just not a big veggie person so it makes it harder. Well keep on searching and let me know if I can research anything for you