[Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic

Fri Sep 13 14:38:33 UTC 2013

And getting up out of your chair and doing something is the point.  I know 
there are guidelines for how much and how long, but truly, it all starts 
with one move--out of the chair!

Sandi

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 12:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic

> Depends on how fast you take it. When I was a teen, I ran five miles
> almost daily for my exercise, and in my early 20's, I either ran
> outdoors or on a treadmill, and I could do five miles in 45 minutes to
> an hour. I now exercise for about an hour to hour-and-a-half now, which
> includes time on the elliptical, ballet barr and stretches. So it really
> doesn't take that much time.
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 9:03 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic
>
>
> Five miles a day is sort of unrealistic with people's busy lives.
>
> CL
>
> On Sep 12, 2013, at 7:40 PM, "Sandi Ryan" <sjryan2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It's been a while since I actually read the new book.  There was still
>
>> a chapter on exercise, but I don't remember a five-mile walk.  That's
>> still a fine exercise--but pretty long!
>>
>> Sandi
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Lewis" <wlewis19 at cox.net>
>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 6:05 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Does the Atkins Plan still require a five miles a day walk?  Bill
>>> Lewis
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Sandi Ryan
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 5:33 PM
>>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic
>>>
>>> The Atkins plan has changed some, and never was what it was purported
>
>>> to be. It was never a "no-carb" diet, and it was never true that you
>>> could eat great quantities of meat as long as you ate nothing else.
>>> Now they have moderated quite a bit--they still recommend two weeks
>>> of meat and vegetables and not a lot else, but they start after that
>>> two weeks to add berries, nuts, etc.
>>>
>>> I agree Atkins is a little uptight about bread and pasta and such--a
>>> little just isn't a bad thing--but in my opinion, they are on the
>>> right track.
>>>
>>> Having said that, I don't like Atkins because of their emphasis on
>>> the bars, shakes, and meals they market.  I don't like their using
>>> sugar-alcohols and claiming those are better for you.  We don't have
>>> evidence of that, and they give some people really nasty diarrhea!
>>> And I believe that whatever eating plan you follow, you should eat
>>> whole foods, not depend on processed, loaded foods.
>>>
>>> I agree with you about why the portion size models came about, but I
>>> believe that if you really limit processed trash, you can have larger
>
>>> portions, feel totally satisfied, and neither gain weight nor raise
>>> your blood sugar! What we need to get past (and probably never will)
>>> is dietitians thinking people need to eat a big variety of all foods,
>
>>> including chips, crackers, pretzels, etc.  I used to be that kind of
>>> dietitian.  Now I think we need to eat real foods, prepared the way
>>> we like them, in satisfying amounts, and ignore those food-like
>>> substances created for us by food manufacturers whose main intention
>>> is making money.  Bread is a fine food, by the way, especially
>>> whole-grain bread, in moderation.  Likewise pasta.
>>>
>>> And as an adult, you choose what you eat, so you can also have chips
>>> and crackers and such.  But you have to pay a lot more attention to
>>> how you eat if you include those things.  And they are not in any way
>
>>> required for you to live!
>>>
>>> One huge advantage to a low-carb diet is that it does wonders
>>> reducing cravings!  That's why I follow it.  I'm never hungry, and I
>>> do eat the occasional piece of pie or candy bar, but I don't even
>>> want one of those things most days.
>>>
>>> If you find yourself wanting something treatish, my husband's and my
>>> newest thing is chocolate-peanut butter bark.  We melt 4.4 ounces of
>>> 70% dark chocolate with 2 oz. homemade peanut butter (or natural is
>>> fine) until it's smooth.  Then we drop it into twelve rounds on waxed
>
>>> paper on a tray.  You can either freeze or chill it till it's set,
>>> and we each eat three rounds in a day--so for the two of us, this
>>> recipe lasts two days.  It's not high in sugar, contains protein, and
>
>>> is very satisfying!  The peanut butter we make is super-crunchy--we
>>> grind half the peanuts and just break up the other half.  Yum!
>>>
>>> Sandi
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bridgit Pollpeter"
>>> <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
>>> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 3:51 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic
>>>
>>>
>>>> Not that low-carb is out, or it doesn't have its merits. I'm
>>>> referring more to the Atkins subscribers. We also have to keep in
>>>> mind that individual bodies will react and respond to food and
>>>> exercise differently. I've never had huge problems controlling
>>>> glucose levels or maintaining weight regardless of what type of
>>>> bread I eat. For many though, bread is a huge problem. Pasta, which
>>>> I'm actually not a big fan of, is what is a kicker for me.
>>>>
>>>> One problem with no-carb diets is that while you will experience
>>>> rapid weight loss, what can happen eventually is that you're not so
>>>> much losing fat as you're beginning to atrophied, which isn't
>>>> healthy. But millions of people do this, not fully understanding the
>
>>>> science, and they are probably just as, if not more, unhealthy as
>>>> someone eating carbs.
>>>>
>>>> Bridgit
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 1:26 PM
>>>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I disagree that low carb is out. In fact, mainstream
>>>> endocrinologists are beginning to think twice before jumping on the
>>>> ADA complex carb bandwagon. Read the book Fat Chance. It's on BARD.
>>>> Mike freeman
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 12, 2013, at 8:59, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Well, the medical community and FDA are always changing their minds
>
>>>>> about what is good and what isn't. For years we were told to limit
>>>>> caffeine consumption, but recently, I hear everywhere that massive
>>>>> amounts of caffeine are good for you. Okay, perhaps massive is an
>>>>> exaggeration, grin, but seriously, I saw one interview where
>>>>> multiple cups of coffee were being recommended. Just a couple of
>>>>> years ago the medical community would have admonished you for this.
>>>>>
>>>>> So I agree with have to proceed withcaution when it comes to these
>>>>> reports and not jump on bandwagons. I recall a decade ago when
>>>>> low-carb diets were all the rage, and everyone was sure this was
>>>>> the way to lose weight and eat in general. Now we know that a
>>>>> balance diet
>>>>
>>>>> including complex carbs is much better than low-carb or no-carb.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think balance is key, and watching consumption amounts and what
>>>>> we eat does more than following current trends.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bridgit
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 11:04 PM
>>>>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't know. Frankly, I don't buy any of it. There are too many
>>>>> variables to draw such conclusions IMHO. Remember also that more
>>>>> fiber
>>>>
>>>>> was supposed to lessen the risk of colon cancer but that also has
>>>>> been
>>>>
>>>>> called into question. Mike
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 11, 2013, at 17:50, Bridgit Pollpeter
>>>>> <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In meat? Okay, what about so-called organic meat? Like the stuff
>>>>>> void of man-made preservatives and additives and all that junk?
>>>>>> Guess I haven't heard this one.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bridgit
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>>> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 3:48 PM
>>>>>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He is probably worried about supposed colon cancer risk. Mike
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sep 11, 2013, at 12:59, Bridgit Pollpeter
>>>>>> <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why avoid meat? I know too much protein can actually affect
>>>>>>> glucose levels, but usually protein is recommended because
>>>>>>> protein is what stabilizes blood sugars. I know protein can be
>>>>>>> found in food other than meat, but I've never heard you should
>>>>>>> avoid meat.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bridgit
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>>>> Behalf Of Bill Lewis
>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 11:36 AM
>>>>>>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Vicky, my name is Bill Lewis, and I want to share with you the
>
>>>>>>> importance of our following the basics of glucose control.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is an old and famous saying that "He who does not
>>>>>>> understand his
>>>>>
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