Gal Called J.J. wrote:
> One time on Usenet, jem > said:
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>
>>:-( Of course this makes me very unhappy. Fortunately I am being treated
>>with oral medication for now, so am not getting needle sticks every day.
>>I'm really going to have to change my lifestyle, which means my eating
>>habits and more exercise (and losing 30 pounds. I'm 6'2" and the doctor
>>wants me to get down to 200). Could people how have this email me some
>>of their favorite recipes? Fortunately/Unfortunately I like about
>>everything, savory, vegatables, pasta, starch and sweets. Favorite
>>recipes, meals, snack suggestions would really be appreciated. Feel free
>>to post here or email to me. Thanks.
>
>
> I was diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic in Feb '04. I've lost 40
> pounds since then through lower calorie diet and walking 5-10 miles
> per week, and the disease is currently in remission (my HbA1C is a
> down from 9.1 to a mere 4.9 now, yay!). Rather than looking for specific
> recipes, I suggest you attend a nutrition class at your local hospital
> or clinic, if available. Cutting calories and learning to count carb
> units let me continue to eat carbs, just not in the quantities that I
> was consuming them in the past. You can get a lot of great information
> about this in alt.support.diet and alt.support.diet.low-carb. Best of
> luck... :-)
>
I am scheduled to meet with a dietician at my doctor's office the week
after next, but am trying to get started already. My brother-in-law does
the carb counting and it seems to work pretty well for him. Oh, and I
have to quit smoking, too. I will not buy any more, am down to 8-9
cigarettes/day right now.