[Diabetes-Talk] Starting to feel a sense of panic when it comes to my diabetes

[Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter]

Subway isn't really any better than other eat-out options. First, it's high
in carbs. Second, processed meats and cheese are unhealthy and study after
study shows the negative impact processed meats and cheese among other
processed foods have on the entire body. It's fine to eat these things every
now-and-then, but just be fully aware of what you're consuming.

Same goes for frozen meals even Lean Cuisine and Weight Watcher's.

Bridgit

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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Doula
Jarboe via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2019 8:48 PM
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Cc: Doula Jarboe <doula.jarboe at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Starting to feel a sense of panic when it comes
to my diabetes

 I'd suggest you learn about food and the glycemic scale. The more you know
about what's in your food, the more you know how it might impact your body.
For instance, pineapple is higher on the glycemic scale, it's one I stay
away from. You can find TV or frozen meals that are healthy. We do lean
cuisines, I think Wait Watchers is another brand that you can look for.
Exercise is tough to do when you hurt a lot, I'm right there with you. But
the more you move, the easier your pain will get. Some mornings I really
have to push myself to get up and move around to make my lain better. Keep
in mind that pain can also impact your GG, so less pain may help with
lowering that too. If you can find a good water aerobics class, that might
be a good place to start. I've been attending a health and wellness center
for about a year and a half. I see a Dietician every 6 weeks, and we discuss
diet and exercise and pain issues I'm dealing with. I got referred by them
to doing physical therapy to work on core building, and that's made quite a
difference for me. If you are going to order from Pizza Hut, I know they
used to have salad, so that might be something to think about. We don't eat
out a ton, but when we do, we do Subway sandwiches, because you can still do
something fairly healthy and good for you. Some days, standing for a long
period of time is difficult for me too. And I'm the cook at my house, my
husband doesn't handle kitches well. If I have a bunch of chopping to do, I
do as much of it as I can sitting at the kitchen table. Also, I love my
crockpot.
Because you can do meals where you dump in all the ingredients, and then let
it cook. Hope some of these thoughts and ideas are helpful. I know how it is
to go see your endo and want to cry. In my younger years, I would go to a
visit with my endo, get bad numbers and hear him say I needed to watch what
I ate and exercise. And I would come home and cry, and be depressed and not
want to eat at all. As Sandi said, it has to be up to you to truly make the
choice and the effort and have the will power to make the changes necessary
to control your diabetes. Keep at it, and keep asking for support from here,
and hopefully you'll get there.
Doula

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