Good to hear. except for the borderline diabetic thing, that disorders sucks and i could nevr live with it.

Hopefully I'll be able to control it with diet. Even prevent it...

Diabetic? That doesn't sound good. Do they know what kind you are, like Type-A or Type-B?

All adult-onset diabetes is Type B diabetic. Type A means you were either born diabetic or got it early in life, before puberty usually.

With the state of current medicne, it's kind to tell the difference. Most of the time you don't realize you've got a problem until you're in your mid-30's and you're suddenly in pain.

I guess I'm borderline PREdiabetic. So I can still basically control it with diet. Got to get off my ass and start living right... *sigh*

Yeah, party time is over. Gotta grow up.

well, you know what that means... better stock up on "Equal."

Rest well and live long.

I have to cut carbs. Or my wrists--haven't decided which yet! ;) Life without potatoes???

Glad you are okay, Werepuppy. :)

Gettin' there, anyway.

As long as you're alright, that's what counts. Just take a nice rest :)

Thanks hun--I'll try!

The best thing for diabetis is:
1) Buy the 2007 edition of "The New Glucose Revolution", written by real scientists. Read it. Take it to the supermarket with you, and check the tables in back for how much the foods that you plan to buy will raise your blood sugar.
2) If you lose 10% weight, early borderline diabetis usually goes away. The above book is very helpful in that respect.
3) Moderate alcohol consumption (two or three drinks per day for a large man) can reduce the all cause (mostly cardiovascuar) death rate of adult onset diabetics of up to 80%. Alcohol concentrations of over 25% increase the risk of esophigeal cancer, but dry wine is fine. Ordinary beer contains a lot of carbohydrates.

I will look for this book. Thanks!

I need to lose the weight anyway, but now I'm especially motivated.

Amazon.com has it cheap and fast.

what a coincidence--I'M cheap and fast too!

Good! It's not quite time yet to say "his sacrifice shall not be forgotten", then ;o)

not quite--and hopefully never!

Sorry to hear about the diabetes, I hope that goes alright. Glad to hear eveything else is going well. :3

I may yet avoid it in spite of myself.

well, except for being borderline diabetic, it's good to hear that you in good spirits about things, hope you get better soon, and good luck and best wishes on your surgery! :3

Thanks! I'm beginning to heal, instead of waiting to get bad enough to work on. So I'm on the right side of the process!

YAY! *huggles* glad to hear it! ^-^

good to know the surgery went fine :>

Yep...so far so good!

so it wasn't a siste at all right it was an evil twin growing out of your side right lol just messing well best of luck to ya and i really hope you do the right thing with that i know someone that is miserable to be around because she is diabetic and she doesn't do anything about it and she has the biggest mood swings man its like she is bi poler or something any who i dont mean to keep talking so i will stop lol

Nope, just a boring old abscess. And I have mood stabalizing drugs to help with the swings.

if you're prediabetic, seriously read up on what studies are suggesting cinnamon (cassia) can do for your insulin sensitivity. Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassia; as little as a gram a day lowered blood sugar levels in diabetics upwards of 25% and improved other blood markers too.

Also, polyphenols in unadulterated, unsweetened cocoa appear to have by far the greatest ability in reducing LDL oxidation out of all common phenolic food sources tested; high levels of oxidized LDL cholesterol appear to not only be raised by insulin resistance but to also be a cause of that resistance itself (one of diabetes' many vicious cycles).

While we're at it, turmeric is an incredible anti-inflammatory spice as well, and chronic inflammation is a typical byproduct of hyperinsulinemia. Surprisingly the bioavailability of turmeric is increased dozensfold when ingested in the presence of piperine, found in black pepper among other spices.

I personally make a... concoction 1-3 times a day which is something like 10-12 ozs of piping hot water with a heaping spoonful of unsweetened, undutched cocoa, a teaspoon or two of turmeric, .5-1 teaspoons of cinnamon and a pinch of black pepper if I'm not eating something with it at the time. It tastes like the devil, no lie, but it's also an incredible barrier between me and the ravages of day-to-day metabolism (oxidation, insulin release, inflammation, and no doubt plenty of other horrible things that destroy a person's body over the long haul). Almost all other common culinary spices will help you out in unique and incredible ways as well.

Try incorporating some of those things into your life, either the Man's Way (chug that shit straight up like I do) or the Gentleman's Way (sneak it into food, gel-cap it, etc) to get your diabetic symptoms under control. Vegetables and low-GL fruits are a necessity as well; there is no excuse not to eat them, and lots of them; I get at least 10 servings a day. Find any decent list of "superfoods" out there and I can almost guarantee you that most to all of them will help your condition out.

Also of particular note is fish and fish oil, containing long-chain omega-3 fatty acids that most people are deficient in. Diabetes or not, a decent dose of fish oil (I take 4-6 grams a day) incorporated over the long term will seriously slash your risk of heart disease and overal bodily inflammation, and probably improve your mood and brain function as well.

And then there's exercise, attitude, etc. everything else that doesn't have to do with putting things in your mouth, all of which somebody else is probably better suited to describing for you. Good luck getting your shit straight, yo; hope this helped out in some regard.

All very fine advice with lots of published research to substantiate it. I hope that he does this.

I can't eat cocoa because they help me manufacture kidney stones--but cinnamon is good!

Meanwhile--thank you for this wealth of info!

*hugs*

Cold water fish oil contains two very important essential nutrient extra long chain omega-3 fatty acids that are especially needed by diabetics: EPA and DHA. Take enough capsules so that you are ingesting about 2 grams per day of EPA+DHA. This data will be given in the "Supplement Facts" panel on the back of the bottle. It will reduce your risk of a sudden death heart attack by 50-80%, depending on the dose. At 2 grams EPA+DHA per day, risk reduction for sudden death heart attack will be about 80%. It will also lower your triglycerides, and do a lot of other good things.

I'm a new watcher. I hope that you feel better soon! I'll be wishing you well!

*hugs* Thank you!

wow man sorry for the bad news... i hate april through june bad thins are at there worst at that time of the year for some reason. well get well soon ill call ya tomarow ^^

lots of love sharako

Yeah, June and July 2005 was my kidney stone attacks!

Thanks hun. *Snugs*

*snugs* no prob thats what im here for

Good to hear that things apparently went well, at least considering the circumstances. Good luck with everything, once again - And take care!

I will try! Thanks for the good wishes. *Hugs*

definately take the warnings seriously i found out the hard way i was diabetic and after 6 years of fighting not having my meds right cause i couldnt see a dr regularly im facing a half foot amputation in less than a week

Yikes! I'm very sorry to hear that. That has got to be a scary thing, and I wish you the very best!!!! Please let me know how you are doing.

*hugs you*

it is scary and i honestly dont want to do it but the dr says its the only way to keep this from getting worse but cant guarantee it that doesnt help any to be honest

Well, in a word...FUCK. My heart really goes out to you. I don't know what to say to you except that you have my sincerest best wishes. I hope it does the job it needs to and you will be OK afterwards. Please let me know how you are. *hugs you*