diabetes

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Originally Posted by AzureN1ght

One thing I know a lot of Type II diabetics have in common is being overweight. I don't know if this is the case with you or your husband, but if it is, I would consider trying to get the extra off through healthy diet/exercise. Type II diabetics can sometimes get off of medication entirely (if they were on meds or were going to need them) just by dropping their weight.

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yep.. losing weight does help. between losing some weight and watching what I eat I do not need to be on a pill. My grandmother in her 80's needs a pill now to control her diabetes, but for years she controlled it with diet. :D

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Originally Posted by zeus

body needs insulin to allow the absortion of sugars...otherwise it stays in the blood which eventually damages the organs (which is why one of the symptoms of high sugar is extreme thirst....your body tries to flush out the sugars).

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tell me about it.. right before I was diagnosed I couldn't get enough to drink. I also lost most of my appetite and just about drank away 40lbs.. (which was great for my wardrobe and my self-esteem :D ) and this was in a month's span. now I am careful about what I eat, although sometimes those bad foods and goodies do call me and sometimes I do give in.. but then again.. sometimes you need to give in just to shut that beast up!

my hubby isn't overweight at all... and it's his sugars we are most worried about. i definitely need to loose weight and have been working on it for years... i've recently lost almost 30 lbs... so it's coming off slowly. walking the dog is great exercise!