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Default Jun 14, 2018 at 07:40 PM
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That looks like a beautiful place to start Gus. We shall have to keep our eye wide open to see the faeries as they would blend in so well there. I wonder if they would come to us if we talked to them?
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Default Jun 15, 2018 at 11:17 AM
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perhaps they will look like birds, at first...

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Today I had blood taken at the doctor's for a diabetic review.The doctor just rang me expressing concern because the lab phoned him and said my blood sugar was too high at 396mg or 22 mmol/L...he asked me to do a reading on my meter there and then and it was the same.He said why and I had to confess I'd been drinking juices and eating the wrong foods,lack of willpower I said and I blamed the hot weather for drinking juices.I have to go strict with my diet,no sugar or juices and I have to go see the diabetic nurse this coming tuesday,19th June.It has been brought forward my appointment from 10 July.

I am in trouble with the doctor I think.I don't know what the nurse will say...I can't go on insulin cos it makes me ravenous and I eat with abandon on that and last time I went on it I gained 3 stones in weight...I am going to see if they just allow me to go back to a strict diet monitoring situation and ask them to monitor me more regularly cos they put me back on six month reviews instead of 3 months and so I got less strict and even stopped doing my readings at home with my own meter..I just got fed up of having to check it all the time and restrict my eating so I ate what I wanted whenever I wanted.Apparently though,doctor is calling time on that state of affairs.

Naughty me.Help.What should I do about my sugar and cola addiction?
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Default Jun 15, 2018 at 01:41 PM
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I think if you are drinking regular coke, going to diet coke wouldn't do it am I right? I am a religious caffeine free diet pepsi drinker myself. Have you tried Coke zero. There are also flavored diet comes I have tried because I got free samples in my groceries. The mango flavored one was quite good. I also drink different flavors of crystal light. I myself do not like water unless it has tons of ice and it's 90 degrees outside

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Default Jun 15, 2018 at 03:40 PM
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Yeah grape crystal lite, zero calorie tang, they also have like zero cal root beer mix and other sodas -whats that grapefruit one? - they all come in the crystal lite type packets.

You can also try chocolate teas or very spicy teas - Good Earth is a very good spicy tea, black or herbal. The chocolate teas also are flavored, such as banana, strawberry, peppermint, coconut - i usually drink them cold. Im very lazy, i just stick a bag in a bottle of cold water.
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Default Jun 15, 2018 at 04:38 PM
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Got to give up all soft drinks even the diet and zero sugar ones make me feel ill,it is the asparteme,it gives me a feeling of being sick and they taste sweet thus giving me cravings for other sweet foods.No have to kick this addiction and go back to drinking just plain water.

I drank 2 litres pepsi zero over two days these last two days and I feel really ill now and have strong cravings for the stuff...it is not good.If I get cancer again it will be my own stupid fault.
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Default Jun 15, 2018 at 08:52 PM
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Never really been a big coke drinker. I also found that the additives in diet coke gave me headaches and were very hard on my gut. Sometimes now when I feel the need for bubbles I will have plain sparkling mineral water. Keep tap water in the fridge and have it with ice.

Maybe try eating whole fruit rather than the juice. You can do this.
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Default Jun 16, 2018 at 12:33 AM
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there are several things to keep in mind:
1) the higher your blood sugar, the hungrier you are; (because your muscles aren't getting any food, they cry).
2) if it's in the house, you'll eat/drink it; (so DON'T buy it~!).
3) when you get dehydrated, you crave juices; (drink water, keep it by you bed, your computer, everywhere you sit down, and try to keep it cold).

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Default Jun 16, 2018 at 03:32 PM
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My sugar was so high yesterday I found it hard not to crave juices today,I had ice creme which isn't good,but I was trying to stave off the need for juice.Unfortunately I gave in and had an orange juice today.When I got home and measured my sugars it was 28mmol/L which is 504 mg...so that is bad.Tomorrow I am home all day so no opportunity to buy juices.I will try to stick to water from now on.

I am seeing the diabetic nurse on Tuesday,hopefully there are new tablets that I can try or something apart from insulin to try.
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not meaning to bum anybody out, but the consequences to having frequent high blood sugars are grim:

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Please PLEASE take the risks seriously, and get help if you need to, to stick to a low-cal diet, high in water and vegetables~!

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I did not know that Gus. It had never been explained to me like that. Thank- you.
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Default Jun 17, 2018 at 12:28 PM
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tho' the path be long, and weary,
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Thanks for the warning Gus...I tend to shut off the worst that could happen but of course you are right,consequences of continual high sugar levels are grim.
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Only one person ever described high blood sugar to me in those terms. It was a nurse that was explaining how to use the glucose machine. Then she got out a flip chart to to through how high blood sugar damages the body.

She said the blood thickens and can’t get through tiny vessels to the eyes. The eye doc is always checking for damage. I remember that much. I have always thought about that...
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Default Jun 18, 2018 at 05:39 AM
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Finished one course of antibiotics for my mouth but the infection is not gone anywhere. Somebody mentioned rinsing my mouth out with a warm salt wash. Have to contact the dentist for another script. Yay......... not.
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possum, i use hydrogen peroxide with a little baking soda in it for an anti-biotic mouthwash. but seriously, ask your dentist for that Zovirax, it's an anti-VIRAL.

also, if you take an oral antibiotic, you need to take a high-variety probiotic after you're done, to replace the good little critters in your gut that died off.

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aaarrrrrgggghhhhh,,, must cut out those late night snacks~!!
woke up this morning with a BSL of 179.... might be a new record high...

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Finished one course of antibiotics for my mouth but the infection is not gone anywhere. Somebody mentioned rinsing my mouth out with a warm salt wash. Have to contact the dentist for another script. Yay......... not.
Oh possum so sorry that antibiotic didn't do it's job. Antibiotics and me don't agree. They always leave me feeling sick even when they clear up infection.

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Ugh, my own dental problems here—three cavities. When my blood sugar is up my teeth melt down at the same time. It is no coincidence. Last visit was a cracked tooth, crown and scare (I didn’t need a root canal, but they thought so initially...I think the pain was an ear infection that showed up later—first one ever).

So much hard work out the window with the psych meds. Weight gain, return of diabetes, and now cavities <sob>

OK, I will try to find my big girl panties now...
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Finished one course of antibiotics for my mouth but the infection is not gone anywhere. Somebody mentioned rinsing my mouth out with a warm salt wash. Have to contact the dentist for another script. Yay......... not.
I’m so sorry...they might pull something stronger on you now. Yogurt with the good probiotics helps with the side effects, or probiotics in pill form.

I mean the gastrointestinal side effects (sorry).
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