Here’s another thing that bugs me. When people are giving advice on how to improve your diabetes, one of the items is, “Lose weight.” That makes about as much sense to me as some thoughtless person telling a mom to “make your kids behave”! As a mother, I learned early on there is no way on God’s…
Author: Jacquie
I am a wife, mother, grandmother, pet co-parent, web designer, copy editor, type 2 diabetic, migraineur, and chronic pain warrior. In seeking to reverse diabetes, I have become in search of healing for myself and my family.
Unfounded Fears?
You know what my current fear is? That if I don’t take the recommended meds (statins, in this case), that the Dr. will refuse to order any more blood tests! Silly, I know, but it was just a thought that crossed my mind. I’m afraid if I take time to walk 5 miles a day,…
End of May
Today ends five (5) months on a serious low-carb high-fat lifestyle. My weight continues to fluctuate up and down, but the overall trend is still down. I’m not going to set new goals for next month. It seems that every time I set a new low for carb intake, I have a rash of migraines—10…
May Conference Call
What follows are notes that I took in real time during the NEWSTART® conference call today. I’m presenting my notes pretty much as I took them, except for making two observations: First, it is totally erroneous to describe low-carb approach as “low-carb, high-fat, high-protein.” Dr. Atkins may have been high-protein in the beginning, but a true…
Migraine Returns
After 19 consecutive days without a head-splitting migraine requiring medication, I had a migraine in the middle of the night (about 4 a.m., I think). Well, that was 19 days that were gifts. Fortunately, I’ve had enough time to accrue another month’s supply of sumatriptan. The only thing I ate yesterday that was unusual (for me) was tuna…
May Day
April was a hard month in many ways. I started out on Easter Sunday with a horrific cold that lasted a week. I had 11 days of migraines for the first 15 days of the month. I felt under increasing pressure to get the tax returns done in time. And of course I had all…
Easter Sunday
I still have frozen shoulder. I still get migraines approximately 15 days out of every 30. My biggest challenge is still exercise. I only averaged 21 min. daily, where it should be a minimum of 30 minutes. Now that the days are longer, I really have no excuse! Except today when it is raining. In…
Stress
Evidence that stress has a direct effect on blood sugar: I checked BG 90 min. after dinner and it was 113. Then I had 4 hrs of a VERY stressful evening (related to work—I work at home) and bedtime BG was 174! YIKES!! Took an extra metformin even though it’s above the maximum daily dosage….
Time Marches On
Another month has passed. I have met my goals for February in keeping daily carbs under 75 grams and calories under 1800. My average blood glucose readings have not dropped much (from 146 to 140), but my fasting blood glucose average has dropped from 160 to 138. I have recorded my water intake and averaged…