tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post5557682991095800984..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Holiday Excess is Nearly Over and Diet Season is ComingJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-35522401866289855102008-12-31T15:57:00.000-05:002008-12-31T15:57:00.000-05:00First let me thank you for the site, I've learned ...First let me thank you for the site, I've learned so much! My toes love it too ;-P<BR/>I've been doing low carb for a year now, and lost 47 pounds, 40 more to goal, plus for the first time evey I'm 2 pounds lighter than I was Nov. 1! You have made such a difference in my life! Oh, latest A1c the best yet, 5.1, had a few spikes in Dec. so hope that next one is under 5. <BR/>Hugs!<BR/>GracieGraciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04123776747083767460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-9292872631067773412008-12-30T09:54:00.000-05:002008-12-30T09:54:00.000-05:00"weight gain is not caused by what you eat between..."weight gain is not caused by what you eat between Thanksgiving and New Years but what you eat between New Years and Thanksgiving. ;-)"<BR/><BR/>Wish that was true for me, but I was at my goal weight before TG and I'm up more than I want to think about now. <BR/><BR/>Some of the gain is probably salt etc. But some is definitely the result of having both my grown up kids come home for the holiday Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-36966828208413007542008-12-30T09:45:00.000-05:002008-12-30T09:45:00.000-05:00Hi Jenny,I posted on another site that weight gain...Hi Jenny,<BR/>I posted on another site that weight gain is not caused by what you eat between Thanksgiving and New Years but what you eat between New Years and Thanksgiving. ;-)<BR/>Hope you have a great year in 2009.<BR/>BluejayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-84026855840002208322008-12-30T08:44:00.000-05:002008-12-30T08:44:00.000-05:00Nonegiven,I gave Byetta a try, but even at 1/2 dos...Nonegiven,<BR/><BR/>I gave Byetta a try, but even at 1/2 dose, my blood pressure rose to alarming heights after four days while my blood sugar was only just okay. <BR/><BR/>I have been thinking of trying an even lower dose before I give up on it. I experienced a very high blood pressure the first two times I tried Levemir. It turned out the dose I was using, while very small was twice what I Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-40452739519748641142008-12-30T01:45:00.000-05:002008-12-30T01:45:00.000-05:00Here in Australia, we don't have the excuse of "wi...Here in Australia, we don't have the excuse of "winter fattening" as it's the middle of a hot Summer!<BR/><BR/>I had my 'carb-free free day' on Boxing Day (26DEC) and thoroughly enjoyed eating crisps and white bread and chocolate and ice cream and... you get the idea.<BR/><BR/>My sugars actually stayed fairly reasonable (but higher than I usually allow) but it's back to the usual low-carb diet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-50570092358528505242008-12-29T22:42:00.000-05:002008-12-29T22:42:00.000-05:00I had thought you might switch to Byetta, I was th...I had thought you might switch to Byetta, I was thinking about it myself.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15727857476700090660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-7002062212544847032008-12-29T17:08:00.000-05:002008-12-29T17:08:00.000-05:00Happy New Year Jenny!Thanks for the positive thoug...Happy New Year Jenny!<BR/>Thanks for the positive thoughts and reminders.meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217152983030885746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-48195385072311227192008-12-29T13:43:00.000-05:002008-12-29T13:43:00.000-05:00My main goal is to reestablish the habit of writin...My main goal is to reestablish the habit of writing down everything I eat. I've gotten lazy with that over the last month or so and it's allowed me to start slipping in a lot of things I know I shouldn't be eating. A sliver of cheesecake here, a handful of chocolate covered popcorn there, a truffle or two (or three) ... I hope this stuff will stop dominating the desktops around my office now thattinaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678143164954370209noreply@blogger.com