Comments on: Catch Up corrections of errors I posted..mea culpa.

By: Angelita Sharen

Angelita Sharen — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 05:51:22 +0000

Gerald,
I take Risperdal for my mania. I used to be on Zyprexa but it caused

By: Irwin Mayme

Irwin Mayme — Sun, 10 Oct 2004 11:38:06 +0000

Wow! Shauna, this is a great way to stay accountable! So proud of you!

Hugs,

By: Lenny Roberson

Lenny Roberson — Sun, 10 Oct 2004 08:48:06 +0000

Gerald,
i understand to a degree what you are talking about as
well. i was sexually abused as a child and i realized
that my weight was a security blanket. in my mind, if
i was fat, i was unattractive, and maybe it would
stop. it took me years of couciling to figure that one
out. and it was only after i learned to place the
guilt where it belonged that i was able to let go of
it and lose the weight.i realized that at 300 lbs, and
in the health i was in, i was committing slow suicide.
not saying that you need couseling or anything, just
saying i understand the fat being a security blanket

By: Lenny Roberson

Lenny Roberson — Sun, 10 Oct 2004 04:30:09 +0000

Gerald,
i understand to a degree what you are talking about as
well. i was sexually abused as a child and i realized
that my weight was a security blanket. in my mind, if
i was fat, i was unattractive, and maybe it would
stop. it took me years of couciling to figure that one
out. and it was only after i learned to place the
guilt where it belonged that i was able to let go of
it and lose the weight. not saying that you need
couseling or anything, just saying i understand the
fat being a security blanket

By: Melvin Anh

Melvin Anh — Sat, 09 Oct 2004 17:46:02 +0000

Shauna,

Congratulations for taking such positive action on a problem that affects us
all. I’m curious, however, as to what you consider "junk food"? Just carby
things?

I admit to being a sucker for Wendy’s hamburgers (just one patty is now more
than enough), sans the bun and ketchup, but I don’t consider them junk food.
Others might, though.

To me, junk foods revolve around carbs, so junk food includes things like
potatoes, which are not junk foods to others.

Just curious.

At any rate, I admire your stance on self-help through eating foods that don’t
contribute to weight gain or higher blood glucose.

The only suggestion I have (not that you asked for suggestions) is to plan for
slips. We all slip up at times, so planning for the slip includes picking
ourselves up, dusting ourselves off and then getting right back to what we were
doing before the slip.

My slip for today…I had a crumb of the brownies my granddaughter and I made.
Enough for flavor, not enough to have any impact on my blood glucose. Thank
heavens she took them home! The smell was heavenly. It is the first time we’ve
made them in months.

Cheers!
Marsha

By: Irwin Mayme

Irwin Mayme — Sat, 09 Oct 2004 09:50:29 +0000

Hi, Gerald.

Thank you for sharing your feelings and the acceptance of your weight. I
admire you for not only surviving such traumatic events, but for your
calm demeanor and acceptance of people who are overweight. If only the
rest of the world had your insight.

Hugs,

By: ivory_300

ivory_300 — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 18:32:38 +0000

Another hard part is waiting for the insurance company to cover the cost. My
boss is an uncontrolled ….300+and she has to try other means to control
for a month before they will approve the Byetta coverage…this is a women
who say I can tell my sugar is high…I can see without my glasses…509
!!!!! She is anxious to try..and doesn’t care about the side effects.

By: luigi_1600

luigi_1600 — Tue, 05 Oct 2004 20:48:43 +0000

Janie, You said it so well. I was recently on a Diabetic Blog and many were
on large doses of Insulin and other drugs. I tried to gently introduce the
concept of Byetta. The resulting deluge of resistance, anger and sense of

By: Angelita Sharen

Angelita Sharen — Tue, 05 Oct 2004 14:47:44 +0000

Dear Gerald.
I’m sorry to hear about the incident with your room mate. How terrible!
I do know what you mean about post traumatic stress. I have a history of
abuse and I understand some of what you are feeling. I struggle to live
with a combination of depression and anxiety and psychotic manias. I’m
fairly well controlled with medication but I feel different from
everyone else and that alone is hard. I know you understand. We seem to
have some things in common. Our weight for instance. I know you say you
are comfortable with it but I have a feeling that deep down you hate it
as much as I do. You can’t have gone through your whole life without
some negative input from others. I’ve had more than my share and while I
don’t always pay attention to what others have to say about me it does
affect me.
I think as long as you eat healthy food your cholesterol should level
out. You can lose weight and still eat a balanced meal. I never really

knew that cholesterol could be too low. Mine is normal right now. It has
come down just a bit on the Byetta. I think what would really help you
is some support. It is hard to do this alone. There are people here who
can help you as you try. I would be glad to offer my friendship and
support to you. Byetta has really changed my life. I know it is scary to
try something new that could have side effects but for me it has all
been worth it. I’m not strong emotionally either but I m managing with
help from my family and from groups like this one. If you want to lose
weight you can do it too. Lean on the people here and just go for it. It
is perfectly ok if you need someone to hold your hand. A lot of us do.
Blessings,
Karen

Good afternoon Karen.

What about my cholesterol levels? Right now my cholesterol is too
low, and I’m afraid that trying to lose weight will bring it down to
dangerously low levels.

I’ve been eating hamburgers, eggs, and sharp cheddar cheese to keep
my cholesterol from going too low. I don’t want to run the risk of
depression and anxiety, and becoming suicidal.

Anyway, most of my relatives were fat, and they lived to their 80s.
My grandmother was diabetic, had to use insulin, she was obese at 5
ft. 2 in. and weighed over 250 pounds, yet she lived to be 80. This
was back in the 1950’s when diabetics didn’t have meters to check
their blood sugars because they wern’t invented yet.

My mother was thin, she was not diabetic, and she only live to be 72.

I suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, the result of a violent
attack I suffered back in July 2001 when my ex-room mate had a

By: Melvin Anh

Melvin Anh — Sat, 02 Oct 2004 22:24:28 +0000

I have no side effects from Byetta. No nausea, no
vomiting. I was nervous at first, but it has been
anticlimactic. The only side effect has been a
disinterest in eating (on the 10 mcg) that is welcomed
- and weight loss, of course.

PTSD can be effectively treated. So can food
addictions.

Good luck to you, Gerald, in whatever you chose to do.