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<blockquote data-quote="lrw60" data-source="post: 401758" data-attributes="member: 64443"><p>Hi Pam,</p><p>Two and a half years ago I weighed nearly 18 stones and I was taking 10 pills per day for diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I went on a diet and I have lost 5 1/2 stones. As I lost the weight my db nurse was reducing my meds. She knew that this should happen, but had never seen it happen. Last November I was taken off the diabetes meds and I had already stopped taking the statins to see if I really need them. I am now on 2 pills per day for blood pressure. I still hope I can lose the last 2 pills, but the damage may have been done.</p><p>I stopped testing years ago when I was told that diabetes medication was for life, I couldn't see the point of testing several times a day and just accepted it as the way things were. Now I know better. How many of us type 2s are/could be taking meds we don't need. I still eat normal foods, for a veggie that is, but I am definitely eating better and of course, eating less (of the wrong thing). My weight stays fairly static, plus or minus 2 or 3 pounds which is fine.</p><p>I am now wondering about getting some testing strips for my old meter, or even getting a newer meter? just to see how the foods I eat are affecting me.</p><p>Like you I created a multi-page spreadsheet a few years back to keep track of my diet per day. One sheet has all the foods I eat with columns containg dietry information per item. I give the line a short name. BB for instance is 1/2 tin of baked beans. BBLC is the low sugar version. There are also sheets for each day of the month where I just type in the abbreviated name and either click on a button to play a macro, or press a key combination to do the same. The line is then automatically filled with the correct info for that item and the full name for the item replaces my short version. I must get out more!!</p><p>It is very handy to be able to plan a days food in advance to see what my intake would be for that day. I know the foods I eat so well now that I can virtually plan a meal in my head and know what it will be values wise. I HAVE to get out more. :lol: </p><p>You have done a fantastic job Pam. I think the way you have done things should be shown to newly diagnosed type 2s just to show them that there is a chance they might be able to control things. If they can't get the better of DB then they should at least be a lot healthier.</p><p>One last request Pam. Please don't talk about biscuits! My downfall! I managed to give them up totally a few months back, I can even handle them without getting the shakes, but if I ever succumbed to even half a biscuit......</p><p>Lee.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lrw60, post: 401758, member: 64443"] Hi Pam, Two and a half years ago I weighed nearly 18 stones and I was taking 10 pills per day for diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I went on a diet and I have lost 5 1/2 stones. As I lost the weight my db nurse was reducing my meds. She knew that this should happen, but had never seen it happen. Last November I was taken off the diabetes meds and I had already stopped taking the statins to see if I really need them. I am now on 2 pills per day for blood pressure. I still hope I can lose the last 2 pills, but the damage may have been done. I stopped testing years ago when I was told that diabetes medication was for life, I couldn't see the point of testing several times a day and just accepted it as the way things were. Now I know better. How many of us type 2s are/could be taking meds we don't need. I still eat normal foods, for a veggie that is, but I am definitely eating better and of course, eating less (of the wrong thing). My weight stays fairly static, plus or minus 2 or 3 pounds which is fine. I am now wondering about getting some testing strips for my old meter, or even getting a newer meter? just to see how the foods I eat are affecting me. Like you I created a multi-page spreadsheet a few years back to keep track of my diet per day. One sheet has all the foods I eat with columns containg dietry information per item. I give the line a short name. BB for instance is 1/2 tin of baked beans. BBLC is the low sugar version. There are also sheets for each day of the month where I just type in the abbreviated name and either click on a button to play a macro, or press a key combination to do the same. The line is then automatically filled with the correct info for that item and the full name for the item replaces my short version. I must get out more!! It is very handy to be able to plan a days food in advance to see what my intake would be for that day. I know the foods I eat so well now that I can virtually plan a meal in my head and know what it will be values wise. I HAVE to get out more. :lol: You have done a fantastic job Pam. I think the way you have done things should be shown to newly diagnosed type 2s just to show them that there is a chance they might be able to control things. If they can't get the better of DB then they should at least be a lot healthier. One last request Pam. Please don't talk about biscuits! My downfall! I managed to give them up totally a few months back, I can even handle them without getting the shakes, but if I ever succumbed to even half a biscuit...... Lee. [/QUOTE]
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