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offcntrSo I don't know if I ever brought this up here, but last April, I got some bad news from the doctor. After years of being borderline on blood sugar, then pre-diabetic, I was officially over the line into type 2 diabetes.
This was obviously not great news. I've been heavy all my life, usually teetering around 250 lbs., though I'd been as high as 275, and once, right after I got my trike, down below 230. Wasn't at all sure I'd be able to manage my weight--the craving for cookies is strong in this one--so agreed to go on Metformin, but also try to change my eating habits.
So I gave up breakfast cereal, and bread, and comfort eating of snacks. Yogurt, fruit and nuts for breakfast--I found I craved the crunch more than the sweets--a big salad for lunch (dinner salad bowls, very handy), and my usual supper, but with less rice/polenta/starch, and more meat and veg. I also tried to be a little better about using the trike, going out for a ride at least four times a week. It seems to have had an effect.
Saw the doc on Tuesday. I have officially lost 57 lbs., and my A1c is 5.5. I am officially post-diabetic. Thank God; the Metformin was horrible. (One of the commoner side effects is diarrhea. Bleagh.)
Now I just have to survive the week of low-residue diet for next week's colonoscopy. I am craving nuts and berries right now.
This was obviously not great news. I've been heavy all my life, usually teetering around 250 lbs., though I'd been as high as 275, and once, right after I got my trike, down below 230. Wasn't at all sure I'd be able to manage my weight--the craving for cookies is strong in this one--so agreed to go on Metformin, but also try to change my eating habits.
So I gave up breakfast cereal, and bread, and comfort eating of snacks. Yogurt, fruit and nuts for breakfast--I found I craved the crunch more than the sweets--a big salad for lunch (dinner salad bowls, very handy), and my usual supper, but with less rice/polenta/starch, and more meat and veg. I also tried to be a little better about using the trike, going out for a ride at least four times a week. It seems to have had an effect.
Saw the doc on Tuesday. I have officially lost 57 lbs., and my A1c is 5.5. I am officially post-diabetic. Thank God; the Metformin was horrible. (One of the commoner side effects is diarrhea. Bleagh.)
Now I just have to survive the week of low-residue diet for next week's colonoscopy. I am craving nuts and berries right now.