[Diabetes-talk] Hello Everyone

Tue Aug 3 11:28:12 UTC 2010

Good morning Ken and welcome.

What I have found is change one thing a week.

Don't change everything at once, but if you do it slowly then you wont miss 
it as much.

Pepsi is the worst for you and any regular soda. I stopped drinking it in 
2001 when I had to go on dialysis, you have to think what is more important 
a pepsi or coke of my life.

If you cut out the pepsi and drink water or something non-carbinated sugar 
like that you will lower your blood sugar and lose some weight right away.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Metz" <kenmetz at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Hello Everyone

> Hi Renee.
>
> My name is Ken Metz, and I am a member of the ACB. I am also one of them
> thar RLF/ROP kids from 1946, born in Chicago. I have about 50 pounds I'd
> like to lose, and was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes just over four years
> ago.
>
> Raised mostly by my grandmother as a premi, I was always fed extra well 
> when
> little to fatten me up, and all that did was make things difficult 
> regarding
> food, and now it's just hard to change my lifestyle, or perhaps inside I
> really don't want or am not ready to do so.
>
> I worked most of my life until retirement two years ago, but still find it
> difficult to eat properly even though I know what the consequences could 
> be.
> I, too, like Pepsi, and especially the cherry one, not diet, of course.
>
> Anyhow, the best to you, and you can email me any time at
> kenmetz at sbcglobal.net
>
> Take care, and best to you,
>
> KEN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Renee Pavlus
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:46 PM
> To: Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Hello Everyone
>
> My name is Renee Pavlus.  I live in Utah, and have been recently diagnosed
> with having type two diabetes...I am fifty-five, and to be honest it is in
> my family on my mother's  side, mostly due to weight gain...I am not on 
> any
> meds, and am trying to work with diet.  Its been almost two
>  years since I was told that I have to watch things.  Being at the 
> beginning
> I was told that I could due little things so that the illness  won't get
> worse, for now, eating is the issue.  Any suggestions?  I am trying to 
> stay
> off the soda, I like pepsi, and probably eat too many carbs...I have a 
> very
> dear friend who has been waiting for a kidney for seven years...I see how
> the disease has effected her, and how her life is altered.   I wasn't able
> to go to convention this year, but will be there next year if my finances
> improve...the last blog mentioned about getting out in the community and
> speaking to groups, perhaps I can due some out reach, although I am so new
> at this that I don't feel knowledgeable yet.  For me, blindness was not
> caused by diabetes, I was one of those premature babies of the 1950's, and
> RLf, or ROP is the cause.  It will be good to connect with other people. 
> I
> am thinking of having non invasive lap band surgery in the near future, 
> has
> anyone experienced the Lap Band...I don't care about appearance, just 
> weight
> control...Thanks  Renee  Does any one use facebook, my address is Renee
> Radicioni Pavlus, and my email is psychmom3 at gmail.com
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