For all us diabetics out there.

[Bypass]

Anyone tried this glucose meter?

https://oxiline.shop/glucometer-collection/

According to the internet it says it is the best so it must be true if it says it on the internet.

 

[Sharpsburg]

Behind every internet review is usually corporate shills. Most meters work fine. I’d go with known brands at best price. The meters aren’t expensive; it the test strips that cost the most over time. If you insurance covers it, I’d reccomend the freestyle libre. I never stick my finger more than once per month and the continuous monitoring keeps me honest with what I eat because I always see my blood sugar in real time.

 

[Cruisers460]

No, just my easytalk. Hopefully she won't be to cruel to me in the morning. Peronese keeps barking away and I decide to finish the last of the 18 year old Scotch to sleep. Good luck with it though

 

[lftd&pwrstrok'n]

Behind every internet review is usually corporate shills. Most meters work fine. I’d go with known brands at best price. The meters aren’t expensive; it the test strips that cost the most over time. If you insurance covers it, I’d reccomend the freestyle libre. I never stick my finger more than once per month and the continuous monitoring keeps me honest with what I eat because I always see my blood sugar in real time.

I second the Freestyle Libre. I have the Libre3 that gives a running BS count w/o having to even scan the monitor. My endo. took me off my meds last August, but I still monitor. 6 of the monitors cost about $220. Each monitor is supposed to last 2 weeks, although they sometimes fail before that time...

 

[Just1more]

Are you Type 2 diabetic?

 

[Bypass]

Are you Type 2 diabetic?

Yeah. At least that is what my Jardiance pill bottle says.

 

[Just1more]

Yeah. At least that is what my Jardiance pill bottle says.

You can reverse that you know

 

[Bypass]

You can reverse that you know

It is just so hard to lose weight. When we finish getting moved I'm gonna put everything I got into it and work out and exercise until I pass out. LOL

My PTSD meds sent me down this road. They cause weight gain. I went from 6'2" 200 to 300 in a year and a half. Now I'm at 350 and holding steady.

I gotta do something.

 

[Just1more]

It is just so hard to lose weight. When we finish getting moved I'm gonna put everything I got into it and work out and exercise until I pass out. LOL

My PTSD meds sent me down this road. They cause weight gain. I went from 6'2" 200 to 300 in a year and a half. Now I'm at 350 and holding steady.

I gotta do something.

PM coming

 

[palmettomoon]

It is just so hard to lose weight. When we finish getting moved I'm gonna put everything I got into it and work out and exercise until I pass out. LOL

My PTSD meds sent me down this road. They cause weight gain. I went from 6'2" 200 to 300 in a year and a half. Now I'm at 350 and holding steady.

I gotta do something.

Bro, seriously? Tree fiddy? PLEASE get that under control and STOP smoking! I came danger close to being a three buck Chuck myself about ten years ago.

I took my doctor's advice (at the time of diagnosis in 2015) and went to the American Diabetics Assn website and reviewed their dietary guidelines, then immediately discarded them as poisonous and designed to make me med dependent the rest of my life.

This is anecdotal but what has worked for me (at least a little) is cutting out nearly anything with HFCS, refined sugars, and most fried foods. I avoid white starchy stuff like bread, crackers, rice (especially refined white), pasta and potatoes. Stopped using any type of margarine (IDC what it is made of) and started using regular butter (unsalted for cooking at high temp), olive or coconut oil for sauté.

Add in green vegetables (green beans, broccoli, leafy plants like spinach, turnips, collards, lettuce), cauliflower (cooked, riced, creamed, etc. as a substitute for potatoes), very low fruit intake, and you will settle on a diet that works to lower your body fat and increases your body's ability to burn calories (especially with moderate exercise). You may have to develop a palate for foods you previously disliked and reserve the starchy/fried stuff for a treat or reward at milestones. Eventually you'll find the risk/reward for eating the bad stuff just isn't worth it. As an example, about once per month I travel to the NC coast and allow myself to have ONE visit to Bella's NY Pizza shop in Calabash for a two slice lunch special. Afterwards I feel what a whore must feel like in church on Sunday, but man that's good pizza. LOL.

Not being preachy and I'm sure you know most of this but it's a lifestyle change. I went from an A1C of 11.7 to 5.3. I have a bit to go but my goal is to get off the Metformin and Glipizide eventually.