Hi, Mercyme, I, too, have had a lot of trouble finding useful information about this surgery. This thread has a lot of information. IIRC, everyone in this thread suffers from occipital neuralgia, but...
I'm in Houston and am currently pursuing this surgery with Dr. Pamela Blake. I've just finished the three-part series of nerve block injections across my forehead. After the first set, my headaches...
As Lanie mentioned, Kroger has their own brand of low carb yogurt labeled "CARBmaster." They're about 80 calories with 4g carbs and 12g protein, and I think they taste pretty darn good! The only...
Conventional wisdom states that the only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you consume, which makes sense. But I've always heard that diabetics have a harder time losing weight and was...
Yeah, I've been adjusting the insulin, and I still don't have it all figured out! My numbers are MUCH better than they used to be (about a year ago my A1c was 12-something, 10-something a few months...
Just a quick thought: do you brush your teeth after your first fasting reading but before your second? Brushing my teeth would always raise my number 40-60 points when my doctor would take my fasting...
Thanks, Lanie. I think I generally make good food choices, though I do eat a fair amount of fat (right now I'm focusing on eliminating a lot of carbs; if I try to severely cut fat, too, I'll really...
I've always heard that we need to test two hours after eating to make sure our blood sugar is below 140. Frequently, though, it's more convenient for me to test one hour (or some other...
As far as fruits go, rhubarb is pretty low carb. I make rhubarb sauce with splenda and love to eat it as a dessert! The only downside is that rhubarb is seasonal. I'm stocking my freezer (15 1-lb....
Thanks for the advice Jeannie! I'll definitely have to give that a try! (I was too busy/pumped full of adrenaline to notice or care about excessive hunger today.)...
As the title suggests, I eat (enough that I feel satisfied), but within half an hour to an hour, I feel like I'm starving! I typically try to wait at least two hours between meals/snacks, but...
I ordered some shirataki noodles for the miraclenoodle website and have been very pleased with them! Best part is that my husband, who lives for all things pasta, loves them! My husband also...
I've had my Accu-check compact for about four-and-a-half years now. I have no idea how accurate it is or when meters become "too old." I just saw a commercial today for a free One Touch Mini or One...
Does anyone know where you can look up just how much sugar is in different types of alcoholic beverages? Nutrirtional information isn't printed on the label, which makes it really hard to know just...
Hey, Julia. I was diagnosed a few months before I turned 21 and am now 23 and getting ready to graduate in a couple of weeks, so I'm pretty familiar with being a college student with diabetes. But...
I'm a big fan of sugar-free Kool-Aid (particularly the strawberry lemonade) because I don't typically like the carbonation of the diet sodas (though I have recently discovered blackberry citrus...
I did read that some diabetics had problems with spikes during athletic events. If I recall, it was specifically problematic among Type 1s. But, yes, prolonged intense physical activity can be...
I'm fairly confident now that the spikes and ensuing nausea/vomitting were caused by a urinary tract infection I had at the time. Infections decrease insulin production, and then exercising on top of...
There are only 3g carbs in the yogurt. It's that Dannon low-carb stuff in the pink packaging and is made with Splenda. I don't know how quickly bg rises after eating, so I could be wrong, but if it...
I started working out at the gym at my school last semester in an attempt to lead a healthier lifestyle and got to where I was regularly putting in a pretty good workout. But then I was out of school...
I've been being a really "good" diabetic for a little over 5 months now, so I'm hoping that my A1c will be quite a bit lower than 8. Are you suggesting, though, that my immune system hasn't quite...
I don't remember my exact A1c readings. The last time I had it checked was the beginning of summer, and I think it was a little over 8. It was 7.something before that. Mid-August is when I finally...
I've read that one symptom of diabetes is increased infections. But I know that some symptoms and complications lessen or even go away with good glucose control (thirst, frequent urination, future...
The best motivation (for me at least) is the feeling I get when I've put in a good work out; I'm proud of myself for sticking with it even though I didn't really want to, and I think about all the...
I'm on Avandamet 4/1000 twice a day. My Doc is out of the office Friday-Sunday, so I just took some leftover Lomotil we had around the house and lived off of Gatorade, chicken and stars soup (because...
I seem to have a bit of a stomach bug, as I'm having to run to the restroom at least every half hour. Back in the day, I'd make sure to drink some Gatorade to replace my electrolytes, but now that...
I tried taking Amitryptiline, but that stuff knocks me on my butt! If I take any at all (even 5mg--cutting a 10mg tablet in half), I can't do anything but sleep for a day and a half. I'd wake up to...
AM, Regarding exercise, I finally worked up the guts to go to the gym at my school. I started just doing 35 minutess on the eliptical glider (30-minute workout plus a 5-minute cool-down). After doing...
AM, I was diagnosed as Type 2 when I was 20 (only two years ago; I'm no veteran), and I had exactly the same concern. But I've found that we have to believe otherwise in order to make it through....
Hi Jeannie, Stacy, Robyn, and Al, My doctor did a feeling test the last time I was in his office (about 6 weeks ago) and everything was fine. (Though I suppose it wouldn't hurt to have my boyfriend...
I don't have an explanation, but I experience the same thing. I'm also type II, have really good BS right now, but still have to pee several times a night...I just don't know......
I've finally gotten really serious about being diabetic and have gone on a low-carb (and moderately low-fat and low-cholesterol) diet and have started working out daily. My BS has dropped...
Hi, Mel. Not too long ago, I was in the same boat and was scared out of my mind at the thought of not taking my Imitrex/other triptan of choice. (I'd been prescribed Imitrex and various other...
I typically make various kinds of muffins using soy flour instead of regular flour. If you go the food network website and search for George Stella, he has a bunch of low carb recipes that all taste...
Back in '99 by doctor took me off it because he found out it was causing ovarian cysts in adolescent girls. Not the same thing, I know, but it's still mucking with womany bits......
I've had migraines for several years now, but it was only about six months ago that they turned into daily chronic migraines. Naturally, I started taking my Imitrex/Amerge/Zomig/Relpax/Whatever every...
I'm probably not who you were targeting with your question, but I'd like to respond anyway, being the child of a bipolar parent (and being bipolar myself). My dad hadn't been diagnosed as bipolar...
I've been on Topamax for migraine prevention for nearly a year now, currently 200 mg, and have not noticed any side effects, positive or negative. Of course, I'm diabetic, have low thyroid, and am on...
I have OAS too! And I, too, have had to face the disbelief of many people...YES, I really am allergic to uncooked fruits and vegetables. NO, I can't eat apples, oranges, salads, etc. And I have no...