Thanks so much for the good advice and info, Pat!
Bev
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Ferguson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: Prayer - Attention Doris
> Dear Bev,
>
> Just a bit of loving advice. <smile>
>
> Here is what I have found, that works for me, and I don't have all the
> answers. <smile>
>
> I eat the fruits I like.
>
> Fresh veggies are great. I do Drink lots of water.
>
> I use to crave sweets. I use to crave carbs, but now I'm doing better with
> that, and I'm trying to eat better.
>
> I've lost quite a little weight since I was first diagnosed as a diabetic
> in 2000.
>
> I went from almost 230 pounds and now I'm down to 176. I'm still dropping
> the pounds, slowly.
>
> I'm going to go clean some strawberries.
>
> I have heard that we should never eat fruit with our meals. I've heard
> that we should always eat the fruit about two hours after we eat. The
> fruit will turn to rot in your gut if you eat it with your meals.
>
> I still eat carbs, but I try to eat less of them.
>
> I do take GTF Chromium twice a day, and that does help
>
> I take lots of herbs and vitamins, and my doctors know everything I take.
>
> I can not take Cholesterol meds, either.
>
> I take everything natural for my Cholesterol and it's lower than it has
> been in 3 years.
>
> My A1C is also lower than it has been in a while, but I want it to be down
> to 5.9 or lower.
>
> I do take Glipicide for Diabetes twice a day. I've added Cinnamon
> (Cinnulin) to my batch of herbs and vitamins and I can not take it with my
> diabetes medicine. I take the Cinnulin at noon.
>
> I've been told that we should never take herbs and vitamins with
> perscriptions at the same time. Any Pharmacist will tell you that. <smile>
>
>
> Thanks much.
>
> Many Blessings,
>
> Pat Ferguson
> "I can Do all Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me." Phillippians
> 4:13.
>
> At 09:35 PM 3/3/2014, you wrote:
>>I have to ask, what kinds of foods make a person feel more full? I know I
>>eat way too much carbs, but I don't seem to know what else to eat. I like
>>vegetables, but raw vegetables seem to give me more tummy issues than
>>they're worth. I'm having a horrible time knowing what to eat. I don't
>>like much in the way of fresh fruit. I do like apples, grapes and
>>strawberries, but there aren't many other fresh fruits I like.
>>
>>Bev
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris and Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 10:23 PM
>>Subject: Re: Prayer - Attention Doris
>>
>>
>>>Hi, Phil,
>>>
>>>Oh, the many things I learned to enjoy and eat while in the hospital have
>>>me full and not craving any sweets and I have been losing weight. Some of
>>>my clothes now seem almost like a before and after commercial from some
>>>fad diet but they are not.
>>>
>>>some of you have been personal friends and prayer partners for many
>>>years. if things do get personal, I likewise will use pm but with my
>>>diabetes, i am encouraged to learn different people;s experiences.
>>>
>>>since i never liked most sweets I should be fine. oh, and in germany,
>>>traditionally with most people the main meal is eaten around midday.
>>>
>>>praying for just the right job or volunteer opportunity for ms sandy and
>>>a contued gute besserung according to gods will for the both of you.
>>>
>>>hugs,
>>>
>>>Doris and chris
>>>
>>>At 08:58 PM 2014/03/02 -0700, you wrote:
>>>>Doris,
>>>>
>>>>We can easily work something out. Does Germany have more than one time
>>>>zone
>>>>like the states having 4 time zones? According to my iPhone, Berlin is
>>>>8
>>>>hours ahead of the Mountain Time Zone which I am in. I don't know where
>>>>you live from
>>>>Berlin's. I'm guessing therefore, we are 7 or 8 hours apart and I
>>>>am behind you in time, of course. I'd enjoy talking to Chris as well
>>>>and
>>>>praying together, for that matter, too. I'm posting openly on the list
>>>>so
>>>>others can participate but otherwise, when things become more personal,
>>>>I'll
>>>>write privately offlist. I haven't been on my diabetes oral medication
>>>>for
>>>>3 weeks due to my weight loss and my low carb style of eating. I have
>>>>done
>>>>no exercising other than walking which I just started a couple of days
>>>>ago.
>>>>So, I lost 50 pounds in 5 months without being hungry and without
>>>>exercising. Now I'm on the second half of my diet and off the
>>>>medication
>>>>for the high blood sugar so we can talk more about that later. I have
>>>>been
>>>>checking my sugar levels with my talking glucomitor a couple of times
>>>>each
>>>>day to make sure nothing gets out of control but I know now what I can
>>>>eat,
>>>>and not eat, to control the numbers. My sugar levels are normal and
>>>>have
>>>>been these last few weeks. I go to my doctor in a week for an A1C blood
>>>>test but the levels have been normal for the past two years so he moved
>>>>me
>>>>from 3 months to 6 months apart for the A1C test to gives them the
>>>>accurate
>>>>reading over any period of time. My blood sugar levels were in the high
>>>>rage during the 3 days I was in the hospital because they were giving me
>>>>steroids to assist in the healing of my spine so they gave me shots to
>>>>help
>>>>keep it down during those 3 days but otherwise, I've had nothing. I can
>>>>eat
>>>>a lot of food because some foods have no carbohydrates at all and some
>>>>foods
>>>>even help cancel out other foods you are eating with high carbs content.
>>>>I'm sure others
>>>>on the list who are diabetics can testify to similar experiences. About
>>>>5
>>>>years ago, when Vicki's husband John had open heart surgery, my blood
>>>>sugar
>>>>was in the 300 range. Now it runs about 107 to 110 unless I eat a meal
>>>>that
>>>>is elevated with high carbs and then it may jump 2 hours later to 155.
>>>>It
>>>>quickly drops back down, however, to 102 to 110 after those two hours of
>>>>digestion of what I ate. To my amazement, I don't crave food except
>>>>upon occasion and even then, only for brief periods of time. Sometimes
>>>>I forget to eat our evening meal all together. We eat our main meal at
>>>>noon because Sandy used to go to work in the middle of the afternoon so
>>>>we have gotten used to having a big meal for our lunch at the noon hour.
>>>>I've heard people say they forget to eat but I never believed it was
>>>>possible until it began happening to me since June first of this year.
>>>>
>>>>Phil.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris and Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 7:05 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: Prayer - Attention Doris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>that would be wonderful and any time we are not sleeping would work. we
>>>>>would like for Chris to be included in prayer sessions as it is him who
>>>>>is
>>>>>facing a lot of responsibility with my diabetes and often does not feel
>>>>>or
>>>>>is not up to it.
>>>>>
>>>>>Love in Christ,
>>>>>
>>>>>Doris
>>>>>
>>>>>At 02:08 PM 2014/03/02 -0700, you wrote:
>>>>>>Sandy is getting better each day but it is a slow process. I come out
>>>>>>to
>>>>>>my office often during most of the day and evening because she can get
>>>>>>around using her walker and she has learned to walk without the walker
>>>>>>for
>>>>>>short distances. Whenever she needs me, since my office is on the
>>>>>>opposite side of our home, she just calls me on our cell phones and I
>>>>>>come
>>>>>>running. I'm suggesting, therefore, we can work something out on
>>>>>>skype to
>>>>>>pray and talk sooner than I thought.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Phil.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I Was Perfect Until I Met Jesus
>>>>>><http://www.SafePlaceFellowship.com>www.SafePlaceFellowship.com
>>>
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>>Thanks much.
>>
>>Many Blessings,
>>
>>Pat Ferguson
>>"I can Do all Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me." Phillippians
>>4:13.
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