Obese, diabetic with high BP; need help with food addiction
Diagnosed 1 year ago. Can't take Metformin or Glipizide due to side effects. Felt like a zombie, could hardly do my work. Didn't make much difference in my levels as I am also a food addict. Weight at 312 (was 320 2 1/2 weeks ago). A1C at 10.2 and sugar was 345 on Saturday morning. Feel better off the Meds, actually walking and getting to the gym. I know a lot of this will get better if I lose the weight.
Anyone out there a food addict like myself? How are you coping?
Also would like to know if there are any vitamins that help with the high blood pressure or the diabetes since the meds only make it worse for me.
Thank you in advance for any help.
Minda
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@ihatediabetes I've said this before, but it's worth repeating, your insight is wonderful! Teresa
@hopeful33250 At my club different days have different instructors. I like to have a vigorous workout so I mainly go to those instructors and when I walk by myself I swing my arms hard and bend my knees high so I am really marching. I do that to give my knees a good workout. I am way overdue for a knee replacement but the exercise has been tremendously helpful, I rarely limp now. The Wednesday and Friday instructor is one of my favorites but sometimes I kid her that she is over-caffeinated that day. The nice thing is she is probably in her mid to late fifties, not slim, and she makes the class fun while keeping us going. I must admit, I really do push myself, but for me that has been good.
JK
@contentandwell Wow, you have really developed great work-out plan, I'm impressed! I've been having knee problems as well and the walking in the water is great. I'm glad that your limping has improved, your program must be working well for you. I must admit the instructor in her 50's sounds good! Teresa
@hopefull33250 that instructor really is great, there is no stopping, each move just goes right into the next and when she is not saying what to do she is funny, she'll start singing or talking about some TV show she likes -- the aqua group turned on to "This is Us". The other instructor I love just turned 50 but looks younger, she has children in middle and high school, and she too never stops. She is just such a nice person too. We have become Facebook friends and when I was sick she even wanted to do my shopping for me despite living about 15 miles away. She and her husband are just really good people.
JK
@contentandwell That is great. The exercise group sounds like it doubles as a support group! Teresa
Hi everyone. Today I walked my entire bluebird route in state park. I rubbed ivory soap on the roofs on inside. They said this keeps wasps from building wasp nests. I hate wasps so I wanted to make sure they don't come. I put 14000 steps on my fitbit which came to a little more than 6 miles. I was really leaning on my hiking pole trying to get back.
@ihatediabetes WOW, that's great. Congratulations on doing so much and on so many steps. Six miles is impressive, you must have really good shoes too. My Misfit translates other activities into steps so my water exercises get translated. I always strive for 10,000 but do not often make it quite that far.
I like your tip about ivory soap too. I would think that could be useful at times. We get wasps in our attic some summers. Of course we can't possibly rub the whole area with soap though.
JK
@hopeful33250 It's not so much of a support group, as it is an enjoyable outlet with a really nice group of people -- mostly women, but occasionally a man, usually a husband. The ages go from the 40s into the 70s so it's a pretty diverse group. I really feel so fortunate to have such a nice facility so close by (15 - 20 minutes away). Everyone there is friendly and helpful. When I do my water walking by myself there is often a gentleman about my age in the next lane. We move at different speeds but it's sort of funny because as we pass we often say a few words each time.
JK
@ihatediabetes I'm sure the bluebirds would say "thank you" if they could. None of us are particularly fond of wasps! Teresa
I did notice some old nests and I pulled them off. They also gave us can of Raid and spatula. The spatula is to fling wasp nests off. I asked naturalist how to fling off wasp nests without getting stung. She said you got to do it really fast and best to do in morning when they're sleepy. Yikes. So I decided to use the ivory soap because I did not want to use a spatula to fling the wasp nests out. That just didn't seem safe. People that work in parks have a different mindset then people who live in town.