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@kateia

Sorry, I didn't know anyone was posting to my question. I've been plugging along here watching my numbers, eating what I should and exercising. I've been going to a dietician and it has helped. My main goal is to get 50 pounds off setting 10 pound goals. I'm doing this without medication. So far it's working well. Many people that have type 2 diabetes that are on medications do not eat correctly because they just adjust their insulin/medications to meet their lifestyle. I'm changing my lifestyle. I do have my splurges now and then but basically stick with meat, veggies and fruit. My snacks are protein/carb based so I don't get huge spikes in numbers. I'm not as concerned with the spikes in the numbers and just know that with time they will lower on their own. I'm basically on my own from now on. My doctor doesn't care and I can't continue paying $135/hr seeing a dietician. I will get my A1C checked again right before Christmas to see what the change is. Just plugging along.

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@kateia Congratulations! It sounds as if you are doing everything right. You say your doctor doesn't care. Can you change doctors and find one who does? The dietician I saw was part of my endo's practice, so she was free. I didn't see her but two times and then researched and worked out my own foods. Now, I am still fighting the high/low numbers. But, they are lower after lunch; then they start up again. I don't know what has caused the change, but I'll talk to my endo when I go in three weeks. I am an anti-med person so I am not ready to pop a pill so that I can cheat/eat. I think most of us reach a point where we splurge. The more we can't have something; the more we want it. That's just being human. Keep on the track you have set and see if you can find a good doctor. Don't you think you need someone who can help you? Can you research and find information on your computer? I have good luck with that. Post again when you can. I'll help, if I can.
Carol

@kateia Kate, I lost a ton using MyFitnessPal. It makes you accountable for everything you put in your mouth if you are honest with it. If you are not honest you are cheating yourself. It really helped to educate me on which foods were good and not so good too. I rarely use it now but I learned a lot using it and that has stuck with me. I also used a fitness tracker to set a goal for myself every day and that spurred me on. My other tool was a scale that gives a good gauge of how much fluid you are retaining. There were days when I would have gotten discouraged by my weight going up a bit but seeing that it was water weight would relieve me. The scale wasn’t as expensive as it sounds. I think I paid less than $50 on Amazon. That was a few years ago.
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