I'm sorry Betsy .....I did not know .
Bless his heart ....I bet this diabetes IS hard on him then .
Becky

"BetsyB" betsy959atoptonline.net wrote in message
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Walking would be wonderful if he could do any for any length of time. He
was
just released from ICU. He was there for 12 days with severe blood loss.
He
received 18 pints of blood. The whole lining of his stomach was spewing
blood. He is on O2 24/7 and 70 years old. Not in great physical shape to
begin with.
I am impressed when he moves his buns to go into a convenience store to
get
his own coffee.

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BetsyB
"Siobhan Perricone" wrote in message
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On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 18:24:33 -0500, "BetsyB" betsy959atoptonline.net
wrote:

Becky, thanks for the link. I am experimenting daily with what works
for
him
and not. Since the quack didn't tell us, I figure about three hours
after
eating, run a test and see how badly we messed up and what we figure we
could cut out.

Really, get the book I recommended earlier. "The First Year: Type 2
Diabetes" by Gretchen Becker. It is well worth it and it tells you the
things you really need to know right now.

I got some wheat flour and will give pancakes a shot. Ordered some
maple
syrup online made with Splenda. Soon as it arrives we'll give it a
try.
Will let you know if it was worth the $6 shipping charges.

This will probably be fine after he's got his diabetes under control,
but
not while he's still trying to get it under control.

Another thing that has helped us keep our diabetes under control is
walking
within an hour after every meal for at least ten minutes. It's not as
time
consuming as you might think, and it's definately worth commiting to
doing.
We're both completely undercontrol with out any meds at all (both of us
for
a year now) using just dietary modifications and exercise.

Think proteins for breakfasts. Sausages, eggs, bacon, cheese, small
amounts
of cottage cheese, even sugar free jello makes a nice breakfast. I
often
have just some mixed nuts for breakfast. The thing is getting your head
out of the standard high carb breakfast foods (doughnuts, pancakes,
waffles, danishes, cereals are all terribly high in carbs).

--
Siobhan Perricone
"Who would have thought that a bad Austrian artist who's obsessed with
the
human physical ideal could assemble such a rabid political following?"
- www.theonion.com