and to Alan's fine post may i add

eat lots of 'free veggies' which can be found in
my sig file......... go to the web page :-)

kate
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On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 10:08:34 GMT, Karen Sexton
wrote:

On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 07:15:46 +1000, Alan S
wrote:

On Tue, 31 May 2005 05:16:53 GMT, Karen Sexton
wrote:

hello,

I'm not diabetic, just controlling my sugar
intake and trying to lose
weight.

snip

There is Type II onset diabetes in my family
(grandfather) - but so
far my mother (76) and uncle (93) haven't
had it. I don't feel good
when I eat sugar, just sluggish, mostly.


Hi Karen

I'm sorry to say that, with that genetic
background, and
those symptoms, I don't think your opening
comment will
remain one you can make for too much longer.

Particularly if you continue looking for good
chocolate cake
recipes, unless you can find ones that also
have no flour as
well as no sugar.

Have you been tested by your doctor for
diabetes? If not,
I'd suggest you ask specifically at your next
regular
appointment.

I'll echo NoneGiven's advice. Cheap blood
glucose meters are
available - let people here know where you
live and they can
offer advice there. Even if you aren't
diabetic, you may be
surprised at your blood glucose readings at
the times you
are "feeling sluggish".


Cheers Alan, T2, Australia.


I hope I'm not a T2 in the making, but that's
why I watch my sugar- I
don't eat that much flour or white starches.
I've never used almond
flour, so I'll try to find some.

My mom is 76, and even though she has no
diabetes, I am concerned- she
is terribly overweight and eats so much sugar
and starch. She knows
what she's doing is bad, but doesn't have the
willpower to stop (she's
very depressed and eats "comfort foods". We
both have physicals
regularly, but if a person doesn't have the
willpower, what can you
do? I've tried to get her to go to
weight-watchers, to no avail.


Hi Karen

First, on willpower, are you referring to Mum or
yourself?
Obviously you can't give her willpower and
there's a limit
beyond which advice becomes nagging. I don't
have any simple
answers beyond setting her an example and some
oblique
persuasion.

However, for yourself, "watching my sugar" is
not the point.
My general advice would be to buy that meter,
not to get
stressed about it but to give yourself the
advantage of an
advance warning if the time comes when you do
need to come
back to us as a fully qualified member of the
club.

One thing that I've seen repeatedly since
joining these
groups is that those diagnosed early in the
progression find
it easier to gain some control using diet and
exercise.

So, don't become a hypochondriac but occasional
tests an
hour after you eat may provide some warning
messages.

In the interim, I'd suggest "watching" the
starches (flours,
breads, rice, potatoes, corn, pasta, corn
products etc) as
well as the sugars and snacking on nuts instead
of cakes and
cookies.

Also, congratulations on starting to lose
weight - what I
just said won't hurt there either.


Cheers Alan, T2, Australia.
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