Six months ago today, on Friday October 13, 2006, I was diagnosed with diabetes. Since then I've lost 40 pounds and gotten my blood sugar under control, although I still need to take insulin.
Sounds more reliable then starvation dieting, at least. I don't drink any sugared sodas, but I'm wondering if even the diet ones should go. My own paranoia's somewhat justified by my father's unusual ability to get his own blood sugar up to 500 on occasion (we have no earthly idea how he was still talking at that point...) so I'm getting concerned over my own weight.
I hope it works well for you. Hopefully, I'll be able to catch up to you, progress-wise.
Well, there's evidence that diet soda messes up the way your body interprets stuff...triggering sweet reactions when there's no sugar, that sort of thing. I haven't had a problem with it, personally, but your mileage may vary. As long as you're careful about your portions, though, and don't just eat when you feel hungry, it probably won't hurt.
I've also been chewing gum at night. It satisfies my grazing habit of chewing on something, but a stick of gum has only 2g of sugar...if I make two sticks last an hour or more, it's negligible calories in and the sugar's gone quickly enough that there's no real tooth decay issue either (sugar-free gum has fewer effective carb calories, but 2g versus 1.3g per stick isn't a difference worth the fuss).
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I hope it works well for you. Hopefully, I'll be able to catch up to you, progress-wise.
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I've also been chewing gum at night. It satisfies my grazing habit of chewing on something, but a stick of gum has only 2g of sugar...if I make two sticks last an hour or more, it's negligible calories in and the sugar's gone quickly enough that there's no real tooth decay issue either (sugar-free gum has fewer effective carb calories, but 2g versus 1.3g per stick isn't a difference worth the fuss).