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"Exercise is key to lifetime management of type 2 diabetes". How many times have we heard that or a variation of that statement? dLife even has a whole section devoted to the topic.
I started picking up the exercise habit last summer, when I was laid off by my employer. But I tried to get the habit for many years prior to that event. If I only had exercised for all the months that I paid for gym memberships, I might not be writing first hand about type 2 diabetes!
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I missed reporting last week. I'm happy to say that my weight has stayed the same and my fasting sugars are edging below 110. I'm sad to say I am continuing to struggle with good food choices, and losing the battle too often.
One of the things I was happiest about with the week 2 challenge information was the article on healthy food substitutions. I almost didn't click on the link. How many times have we read articles about this that say inane things like "Swap water for one of your colas every day to lose 15 lbs in one year!". As if anyone watching their weight, or with diabetes, is still drinking sugared soda and doesn't know it's a poor choice!
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A day late, and not a dollar, but a pound short; I'm here reporting in on my first week on the dLife Tummy Trim Challenge. I didn't lose anything in week 1. On the positive side, I didn't gain either.
I logged some of my food. To be exact, 2 whole days and several partial days. As my fellow blogger, Michelle Kowalski, also admitted this week; I am accepting the fact that I have a dysfunctional relationship with food. In other words, I eat for reasons other than fueling my body. Because of this, logging my food both works well to help me reach my goals, and is incredibly hard to do.
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A month ago, dLife sent out an invitation to join their new Tummy Trim Challenge. It's a six week program to trim an inch off your waist. This is important because abdominal, or visceral, fat increases your risk of heart disease and other diabetes complications. I thought it was perfect for me -- a great way to get re-motivated on my weight loss journey.
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discouraged. No, that's not the right word. Or maybe it's that it's not the only word. Cocky is one, disappointed another. Defeated is too strong, but more internalized than disappointed. Judged for sure, as it really does feel like my "grade".
Following gestational diabetes, I was "diagnosed" with type 2 by an A1C result of 6.0 by an endocrinologist who shall remain nameless to protect the incompetent. It was later that I discovered that the A1C is NOT a diagnostic tool and you shouldn't be diagnosed by it.
There was some debate once I changed endos as to whether I was "pre-diabetic" or actually had diabetes. After several years on metformin, and another round of insulin-dependent gestational diabetes, with only a 0.2 improvement in my A1C, I think the debate is over. (READ MORE)
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Today (March 24th) is American Diabetes Alert Day. This is the 21st year for this event, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), though I don't recall prior years. They did get a mention in Dear Abby, which I'm sure is the ultimate PR notice for this type of event.
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Kerri Sparling, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was six years old,
doesn't let diabetes define her. It just helps explain some things.
Brenda was diagnosed with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and Type 2 diabetes in July 2002. After a rocky start, her diabetes has been diet-controlled since January 2004 and she hopes to keep it that way for as long as possible.
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