porchwise's Blog

My personal diabetes plan:

1.  I have a dietician who keeps me up-to-date on the latest diets, supplements and excersice news.  If you don't have one, get your doc to recommend one.  It's the smartest move I ever made.  Just make sure he/she is schooled in diabetes.

2.  I follow a simple diet plan and use Splenda as a sweetner.  It's the only sweetner I've found that doesn't have any side effects.

3. I excercise on a six-day plan.  If you don't, do!  Being sedintary (sitting around doing nothing) will shorten your life and you will never get your blood levels to even out.

4.  If you have a weight problem, do the above things and you'll eventually start losing weight that you can keep off.

I can only add to this by saying you need to have a support person, be it a wife/husband, girlfriend/boyfriend or anyone whom you find is sympathetic to your diabetes.  This is easier than it sounds and, if you have the internet (and I assume you do if you're reading this) it is now easier to join many online groups or chat lines.  Just google in 'diabetes' and you'll find more places to go than you can imagine.

One other thing, the Alabama diet will not be condusive to your plan and will certainly shorten your life.