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September 15, 2005, 1:08 pm PDT
 Quote From: candydawn I probably am down about diabetes..mainly I think because I know it is my own fault I have it at such a young age. I wasn't overweight til I had my first child, (she is now 17) and it became a downhill slide. But I have lost 69 pounds in the last couple years, although I am at a stall point at the moment. I was on such a great regiment. My best friend and I walked between 3-4 miles everyday and did 45 minutes min. of Curves after that..I was losing the pounds so easily. I had changed my diet and the pounds were melting off...one or two a day...and I felt better than I had in years. Then bad luck stepped in..and at first, my husband broke his hip..which really changed my schedule for half a year and my daily routine changed to when I had a chance. Then less then 2 years later he broke his ankle..same thing...I think I simply got discouraged because every time it worked out I could get back in groove' something happened to curtail it. I am also the mother to five girls, ages 17 to 7, in three different schools. H.S, Jr. H.S, and Elem....SO ......energy is a gift..lol. I take Glucophage...I take half what you do....1000 total for the day...my doc put me on the same as you..and it was much to severe. I am learning to live with Diabetes and actually, I think it was a blessing I did get Diabetes, as strange as that sounds, I was on a road to destruction before being diagnosed and now I am forced to become healthy. My goodness - 5 girls what a handful! I had boys - 2 of our own and an adopted nephew - all are within 3 years of each other, and grown now.
I just cringed when you wrote that your diabetes is your own fault. I know nothing about your circumstance but I can lay money on the fact that it isn't your fault! If you are thinking it is because you let yourself gain weight that you got diabetes let me counter with a couple of facts. 1. diabetes is largely genetic - even type II diabetes is genetic. Yes gaining weight can bring it on but people without the genetic foundation for it can gain all kinds of weight and never get diabetes. It is your body that is faulty not you! 2. Even if it was due to "over eating" you have to ask yourself "Why did I use food to pleasure myself to such a degree that I ended up this heavy?" There are reasons that you chose to over eat. Those reasons are most likely related to emotional ques that you may not have noticed or even thought about - but they are there. And tackling them will be a major key to your success, both in life and with your health. So no matter how you look at it this is not your fault! lecture over... :)
I suppose your husband's doctor has already tested him for bone density to see if he has osteoporosis; if not I would strongly suggest he have it done. There are two types of test one is not as definitive but is very easy and can be done in a few seconds in a doctors office. It just measures the bone density in your foot and generalizes that information to the rest of your bone structure. It takes seconds - (something a man would be more likely to have done). The other is a full body bone scan. I have each of the tests done every other year since I was diagnosed with osteoporosis several years ago. In one year I had 6 broken bones and so my Dr. sent me for a bone scan and discovered my problem. Now I'm just osteoperitic - ( a milder form of bone weakness). That is after years of taking a lot of calcium to build up my bones.
Wow, it looks like you were really on a roll for a while. And 69 pounds is an awesome reward for your efforts! I agree that the key to weight loss is exercise. I was really on a good routine with exercise until I had a car accident and was nearly bed ridden for quite a while. Now I have a semi-permanent (doesn't that sound like an oxymoron?) condition in my right arm that causes me pain when I do anything. And My fibromyalgia has had a hey-day since the accident, wreaking havoc all over my body. So consequently my routine has been abolished as has my weight loss success. But we can do what we can do. I try to do as much everyday as my body will allow. And I tend to push myself at least twice a week just to see if my limit has changed.
One thing I know for sure is that life will always throw us curve balls. Our success will be determined by our eagerness to find creative ways to deal with them.
So let's hear it for living life to the fullest in spite of our difficulties!
Karen |
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