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<blockquote data-quote="DiabeticGeek" data-source="post: 19531" data-attributes="member: 7961"><p>Congratulations on the smoking Campervan - I know that this is a hideously difficult thing to do, but it is probably the single most important thing that you can do for your health - so keep it up, for your own sake and for your families. It sounds like you mostly have the diabetes under control too. A BG that is mostly in the 4-6 range is really good, and the occasional glitch doesn't matter too much just so long as they are occasional. Far better have a day or two with a high BG than go back to the weed. As others have said, get hold of the Bernstein book and try his system. Not only is it likely to help you control the diabetes, but a lower carb diet will probably make it easier to loose weight. When I started doing this I lost a lot of weight without even trying. In fact, I didn't realize how much weight I had lost until I went to a University graduation ceremony in my best tailor-made suit. It was absolutely falling off me - I must have looked pretty bizarre trying to hold my trousers up underneath my gown <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm certainly not going to rap you, and I really doubt that anyone will on here. It is your body, and you have every right to do what you like with it. Some people play dangerous sports, some diabetics smoke and some manage to get away with it - I hope you stay lucky! The important thing is that people make their own <em>informed</em> decisions about such things. Everyone knows the health risks associated with smoking, so there is no point in preaching. What some people don't fully appreciate is that diabetic smokers get hit by this doubly hard - smoking makes the control of diabetes more difficult (not impossible, but more difficult) and it also makes a lot of the nastier complications more likely. So that is worth pointing out for the benefit of people trying to or considering quiting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DiabeticGeek, post: 19531, member: 7961"] Congratulations on the smoking Campervan - I know that this is a hideously difficult thing to do, but it is probably the single most important thing that you can do for your health - so keep it up, for your own sake and for your families. It sounds like you mostly have the diabetes under control too. A BG that is mostly in the 4-6 range is really good, and the occasional glitch doesn't matter too much just so long as they are occasional. Far better have a day or two with a high BG than go back to the weed. As others have said, get hold of the Bernstein book and try his system. Not only is it likely to help you control the diabetes, but a lower carb diet will probably make it easier to loose weight. When I started doing this I lost a lot of weight without even trying. In fact, I didn't realize how much weight I had lost until I went to a University graduation ceremony in my best tailor-made suit. It was absolutely falling off me - I must have looked pretty bizarre trying to hold my trousers up underneath my gown :oops: :oops: I'm certainly not going to rap you, and I really doubt that anyone will on here. It is your body, and you have every right to do what you like with it. Some people play dangerous sports, some diabetics smoke and some manage to get away with it - I hope you stay lucky! The important thing is that people make their own [i]informed[/i] decisions about such things. Everyone knows the health risks associated with smoking, so there is no point in preaching. What some people don't fully appreciate is that diabetic smokers get hit by this doubly hard - smoking makes the control of diabetes more difficult (not impossible, but more difficult) and it also makes a lot of the nastier complications more likely. So that is worth pointing out for the benefit of people trying to or considering quiting. [/QUOTE]
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