Catch Up corrections of errors I posted..mea culpa.
Well, I should no better than to post something and not check it first.
BMI is Body Mass Index. It is accessible at nhlbisupport.com/bmi. It will
give you a result, which is a number. Then go to the suggested pages and find
your suggested weight. My BMI number is 27. That would indicate overweight. I
weigh 165, I am 5.5 so that means I have to lose 15 lb. and reduce to 150. That
is my goal weight.
I just spoke with Frank, the owner and producer of Golden Barley Cereal, and
he gave me the update on the website for the product, I think someone else
also corrected the URL. It is: whole-control.com
this is different from the one I originally gave you. He says David Mendosa
is one of their best customers. Glycemic index is 25. It is also delicious.
September 30th, 2004 at 4:32 am
*sigh* I’m 5′3 and as of this morning weigh 177. My BMI is 31.4 but I’m
working on it!
September 30th, 2004 at 1:08 pm
John, how long have you taken Byetta and what do you weigh now? I deleted
the original email already.
Thanks for the encouragement! I figure losing 3.5 lbs in 2 weeks isn’t great
but it’s a start and the BG is definitely markedly improved!
September 30th, 2004 at 10:29 pm
John, the saddest part for me is that people who are aware of byetta and
could be helped by it, are resistant to at least giving it a chance.
They are on huge doses of insulin and multiple diabetes pills, are
gaining weight, depressed and miserable in their own skin. Yet forging
forward into unfamiliar territory is more problematic than staying put.
They can’t overcome their fear of anything new or of giving themselves
shots or of, "What about side effects down the road?" I asked myself
that last question before I started byetta, and I answered myself: "Down
the road? Oh, do you mean in a few years when you’ll be dead?"
Still, this is a big part of being human: resistance to change, and I
don’t mean to sound judgmental. I’ve seen this so many times during my
lifetime. Add fear to the resistance to change and you get the status
quo. It’ll take time, and as more doctors become familiar with byetta,
their patients will, too.
We are the pioneers. Isn’t it exciting?
Hugs,
Janie
> I feel grateful for the past year I have had without the
> oppression of this illness. I am sad that so many are not aware of
October 1st, 2004 at 2:42 am
BTW, I just emailed David Mendosa so he can correct the address to these
folks on his web sites.
Debbie
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I just spoke with Frank, the owner and producer of Golden Barley Cereal, and
he gave me the update on the website for the product, I think someone else
also corrected the URL. It is: whole-control.com
October 1st, 2004 at 7:09 am
I hesitate to use Byetta because of the side effect I’ve heard about,
nausia, vomiting, diarrhea, and not being to eat a full meal.
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I have only been on Byetta for 4 days, so I am certainly no authority. I
have had no side effects. If I did, I think they would be worth it.
We had a delicious meal last night for dinner and I only wanted to eat 1/2 of
what I usually do. To me, that is a blessing!
Just my thoughts…
October 3rd, 2004 at 1:24 am
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.
October 5th, 2004 at 5:47 pm
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
October 5th, 2004 at 11:48 pm
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
October 7th, 2004 at 9:32 pm
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.
October 9th, 2004 at 12:50 pm
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,
October 9th, 2004 at 8:46 pm
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
October 10th, 2004 at 7:30 am
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
October 10th, 2004 at 11:48 am
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
October 10th, 2004 at 2:38 pm
Wow! Shauna, this is a great way to stay accountable! So proud of you!
Hugs,
October 12th, 2004 at 8:51 am
Gerald,
I take Risperdal for my mania. I used to be on Zyprexa but it caused