"Katra" > wrote in message
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> > I'm currently taking strong antibiotics for a kidney problem, and
combined
> > with the glucophage et al, it's really been doing a number on my
stomach.
> > The good news is, I'm down a pants size.
> > I've learned certain tricks over the years that help, food wise. For
> > instance, I can have pasta as a side dish, with protein and a fat but no
> > bread. It's all in the combination, honey! lol
>
> True... :-)
> I've found that I cannot combine meat with starch.
> Meat and green veggies are ok, and starch and green veggies are ok,
> just not meat and starch. No meat sandwiches. :-(

Well, I'm not big on sandwiches anyway...though I do love crackers with tuna
for some reason heh.

>
>
> > With the new meds I'm on, I
> > have to be careful not to have too few carbs in a meal (sounds odd, I
know)
> > or I will drop rapidly.
>
> You say that like it's a bad thing! <lol>

Just to clarify, I was talking about my BG, not dropping weight or anything

It drops fast and hard and I'm left shaking and dizzy and feeling like I'm
walking through water.

>
> > Walking is the best thing. I love to go down to the beach to walk...it
> > always seems to go faster and be much more enjoyable and I walk longer
and
> > farther there than I do around my neighborhood. Course, that could have
> > something to do with stopping for stop lights every 100 yards. heh.
> >
> > kimberly
>
> I'd love to live near the beach...

Well, I'd love to live alot nearer to it ;-) I live about 10-15 minutes from
the beach right now. My goal is to live *on* it.

kimberly
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