"biig" > wrote in message ...
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> Nexis wrote:
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>> "biig" > wrote in message
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>> >> Ranee,
>> >>
>> >> First, sorry to hear about a chronic health issue...those are a pain
>> >> in
>> >> the
>> >> neck, yes?
>> >> There's no reason you couldn't jump into the maintenance portion of
>> >> those
>> >> diets if you chose, or you could do what I do and use the system of
>> >> 3's.
>> >> Look at your plate. Imagine a line, dividing it in half. Divide one of
>> >> the
>> >> halves in half. You now have 3 sections. The largest section is
>> >> veggies/salad. The two small are for a protein and a carb. Of course,
>> >> some
>> >> carbs are better than others, but you don't have to *always* choose
>> >> the
>> >> whole grain over the biscuit. I find the less "rules" there are, the
>> >> better
>> >> I am, and the better I eat. I've been doing this for a while now and
>> >> feel
>> >> better than I have in ages.
>> >> I have insulin resistance, type II diabetes, and a separate metabolic
>> >> disorder. I take metformin (glucophage) twice a day, along with
>> >> glyburide
>> >> and another medication for the metabolic syndrome. (And Prilosec, but
>> >> that's
>> >> nothing.) The main side effect I've experienced has been occasional
>> >> stomach
>> >> upset and nausea.
>> >
>> > Has the stomach upset and nausea been an ongoing thing or was it
>> > just until your body got used the the medication. I'm om metformin and
>> > glyburide and have occasional bouts of mild to severe nausea and I have
>> > to take gravol. I've been on metformin for about four years, but the
>> > nausea didn't start until about a year later.....Sharon
>>
>> I've been on metformin since I was diagnosed (with a 6 month break
>> somewhere
>> in there) about 5 years ago or so. It still makes me nauseous on
>> occasion,
>> and depending on the circumstances that day, sometimes extremely so. I
>> find
>> it's kind of like when I was pregnant (though, thankfully, to a far
>> lesser
>> extreme)...if I don't let my stomach get completely empty, I do alot
>> better.
>> So what I end up doing is having breakfast, lunch and dinner, but the
>> portions are smaller so that I can eat something in between as well. I
>> try
>> to never go more than 4 hours without eating *something*...a piece of
>> fruit,
>> some carrots and cukes, crackers with cheese. It helps more than one
>> might
>> think!
>>
>> kimberly
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> That sounds like it might help me. Most of my nausea hits around
> supper time and I don't snack in the afternoon. Lunch is at noon and
> supper about 6. I have a 9 pm snack and breakfast at 7:30, so that
> might account for the odd time I have a bit of nausea before breakfast.
> I'll pay attention to my episodes and see if it helps...thanks for the
> hints. ......Sharon

You're absolutely welcome. 6 hours is definitely too long to go without
eating with this stuff.
Even is you just have something to nibble on.
When it was worse, in the first 6 months or so, I carried snacks with me
every place I went!

kimberly