Don't ignore your health, if you have the money go see a doctor if you haven't......



heavyt said:
Yeah I know my wife is gonna do it first and I'm gonna eat along with her etc and everything to see if I can do it without surgery. Half the time when we go out to eat I'm not hungry but really because of my hours working in this business its the only real time I get to spend with her after she comes home from work but we are working on it.
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If you smoke, you have to stop. Smoking + diabetes = fatal. My experience with stopping is that you can try all of the programs and drugs you want, but if you don't really want to stop, then they become crutches you can blame if you don't quit.

When you want something, you will get it. The human mind is incredibly powerful when it is set on accomplishing something.

Likewise, if you do any binge drinking, you have to stop.

Also, if you're not supplementing at all, you need to start. You probably don't get enough sunlight for your skin to manufacture the amount of D3 you need, and D3 is crucial. It's cheap to buy some 1000 IU D3 and start getting more D3 than you get now.

And you absolutely have to replace all sweetened drinks with water first, and fresh fruit juice second.

If you can make those changes in the next 6 months to a year, you can turn this around in decent time. Not just control your diabetes, but start to improve your health in a noticeable and meaningful way.

If you have any questions PM me. I've been down a similar road.

It's my personal bias, but avoid doctors who want to prescribe drugs to regulate what you can change with your diet. You have to make lifestyle changes. You will love it once you start doing it. You'll wonder why you didn't do it years before.

You'll wonder why everyone doesn't do it.

/advice rant
 
heavyt said:
sugar levels were high 418 was the number they want me to do a 12 hour fast. I'm getting bloodwork tomorrow after my fast.
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I'm sure you've already done the research, so you're aware that normal non-fasting blood sugar levels are between 70 & 140 right?

Christ. Weren't you feeling like shit? Having visual trouble?

Hubby was diagnosed with type 2 ten years ago. He's never been over weight, but he'd had a serious injury that limited his activity for a couple of years.

It's not the end of the world, but you have to commit yourself to making a lifestyle change; starting now. I won't scare you with the details, but suffice it to say that the alternative is not pretty.
 
...Plus you're going to get cancer from the amount of radiation that your wall of monitors puts off. :D

But seriously, I'm glad you caught it early enough to make a lifestyle change. It could end up being a blessing in disguise.
 
Sorry to hear of your diagnosis, but glad to see that you care to take steps to improve.

To be successful it's going to be all about structure and discipline. It's nice that you and your wife are going to work together at it, however with busy work schedules and life's other preoccupations its going to be difficult to maintain a regimen. It might be wise at first to hire a trained nutritionist to assist with your meal plans as well as perhaps a professional service that can either deliver or prepare meals for you in-house. Set yourself up for success. This way you and your wife can maintain focus on your careers and work your way into a healthy lifestyle without things being too overwhelming. As it is now how often do you say "geez what a long day - I don't feel like cooking, lets got out..."? Well it's not going to be any easier to have a long day and commit to an exercise plan, grocery shopping and meal preparations either. As you progress and become used to things, you may find that you can ween yourself from the professional assistance and challenge each other to maintain your nutritional disciplines based on an awareness of what seems to be working for you.

Just a suggestion on a strategy that may help. Best of luck.
 
3 quick tips for "healthy" lifestyle:

- Stop drinking soda pop and juice
- 30 minutes of cardio and body weights a day
- Cook your own god damn food

Optional:

- Quit smoking

*side note, the other night I was at the casino and this man in his 50s had a hole in his throat and couldn't talk. Guess it was from smoking too much.
 
Please consider the gastric bypass only if you've completely exhausted every other avenue. That is a cop out maneuver, like liposuction is for someone who wants to lose a bit of fat around their waist.

The worst thing about hardcore computer jocks is that they work whatever hours they need to and sleep whenever they absolutely have to.

I'm just guessing, from what I can see it in your posts about forcing yourself to dinner to spend time with the missus, 20-24 hours awake and then 6-12 hours asleep is the normal pattern... give or take. You need to get a proper schedule. Work 9-5, eat, work a bit more and go to bed. Get up and do your morning workout (really brisk walk at least). Mon, Wed, Fri you hit the gym.

Consider a personal trainer if you are looking for someone to beat the shit out of you, motivate you, and to gauge your progress.

Day in, day out, stick to your routine.
 
imincognita said:
It's not the end of the world, but you have to commit yourself to making a lifestyle change; starting now. I won't scare you with the details, but suffice it to say that the alternative is not pretty.
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This ^

amanda11 said:
3 quick tips for "healthy" lifestyle:

- Stop drinking soda pop and juice
- 30 minutes of cardio and body weights a day
- Cook your own god damn food
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This ^

If you think you don't have time to prepare your own food, and to shop for decent things to eat, then you're really not going to have time to work when your health fails you badly.

Make the switch. Life gets a lot easier to handle (work too) when you slow it down. Everything becomes more manageable when it gets back to basics.

amanda11 said:
Optional:

- Quit smoking
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Totally not optional for a diabetic. It exacerbates all of the symptoms and consequences.

Most people with diabetes have immune dysfunction, which is frequently caused by issues with the digestive system and diet. Chronic fatigue, psoriasis, IBS etc. Cleaning up diet is really important, but smoking just undoes all that hard work by putting pressure on your body to constantly detox.

Garbage in, garbage out.
 
imincognita said:
I'm sure you've already done the research, so you're aware that normal non-fasting blood sugar levels are between 70 & 140 right?

Christ. Weren't you feeling like shit? Having visual trouble?

Hubby was diagnosed with type 2 ten years ago. He's never been over weight, but he'd had a serious injury that limited his activity for a couple of years.

It's not the end of the world, but you have to commit yourself to making a lifestyle change; starting now. I won't scare you with the details, but suffice it to say that the alternative is not pretty.
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Nope I wasn't feeling anything nor was I having vision problems at all.
 
Sorry to hear that. I got into AM about 3 years ago because of my health and it was the best thing for me, but this is a different situation. Just watch what you eat and get some more exercise, which I know is tough when sitting at a computer all day.
 
amanda11 said:
3 quick tips for "healthy" lifestyle:

- Stop drinking soda pop and juice
- 30 minutes of cardio and body weights a day
- Cook your own god damn food

Optional:

- Quit smoking

*side note, the other night I was at the casino and this man in his 50s had a hole in his throat and couldn't talk. Guess it was from smoking too much.
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I rarely drink soda unless I go to the movies and I only drink sprite when I do otherwise I drink tea or water. At night I drink about a gallon of water sitting at my desk everyday.

Oh and I don't smoke
 
heavyt said:
At night I drink about a gallon of water sitting at my desk everyday.
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:confused:

Anyways, you need to get on a sane sleep schedule. What is your diet like?

btw I've lost 30lb in the last 3 month and I work in the same industry you do so I know the effects on sleep, diet etc. Sleep is important as fuck and saying fuck you to it, you're saying fuck you to your body.

You can still be active and work on the internets imo
 
This has been a concern of mine for quite a while. Aside from being a little overweight most of my life, I've always been quite healthy overall. As I get older I realize how much my diet is a problem though, I eat well balanced meals but typically only once a day and for dinner.

I've been having some circulation problems in my hands and feet recently, it's pretty much a regular occurance but I haven't really looked into it. I had heard in the past that this can be related diabetes but I never actually researched it.

I got a dog 3+ years ago, and I go jogging with him daily. I'm fairly active with hiking and stuff, but I realize only eating one meal a day and drinking lots of energy drinks & coffee is not the way I should be living.

Best to your health, it's a process, not a destination.
 
heavyt said:
you want some scary shit try having graves disease and having your potassium levels drop when you sleep and waking up from a nap or sleeping and not being able to move. Like can't roll over sit up, you can wiggle your toes and shit but you can't get up. Try walking down the stairs in the morning on teh way to high school and falling down and not being able to get up off the floor or even sit on the first steps of your basement steps to get up and laying there while you can't move for 5 hours while your parents are calling the house seeing if you were home cause you didn't show up to school and the phone thats ringing is on the wall 5 feet up the wall right infront of you and you can't answer it and ask for help.
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I am dealing with some graves(TED) like symptoms, but can't seem to find out what I currently have. I have already had bloodwork done once to measure my thyroid levels, but I think they half-assed the amount of work they did (I need ab's checked). Now their saying I may have mononucleosis, which there is no cure for, instead I have to wait it out. Ive been messed up for around 6-7 months already. Fuck illness. :2drinkspit:
 
I had mono. If you have mono, that means your immune system is compromised.

Go see a naturopath. It's your liver which needs attention most likely.
 
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