I have diabetes and I eat the things i shouldn't, drink beer, and am addicted to sugar?

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kendra bryn	No excuses. just stop. there are easier ways to kill yourself. talk to your friends. talk to me. you older, got kids, what? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Beverly A	Quitting cold-turkey is difficult. First, go to non-alocoholic beer. Drinking and diabetes drugs are a dangerous combination. Next move your meals to a stable schedule. When you eat at different times you are more apt to give in to cravings. Keep close watch on your blood sugars. You can see the correlation between food and blood sugars and that does help give you an incentive to keep blood sugars under control. Give in to healthy sugars--fruits instead of processed sugars. Good luck! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Baby'sMom	Wow. I had that problem too, I ate myself up to over 300 pounds. I didn't drink beer, but I might as well have for all the other stuff I ate. One morning I woke up and looked at the water balloons I had on the ends of my arms and legs, and looked at myself in the mirror and said NO MORE. I ordered Medifast, which is so awfully expensive I just couldn't waste that much money, and I've stuck to it for a month. My hands aren't swollen anymore, my feet and ankles look almost normal, and I'm losing weight. The morning I started it my blood sugar was 225, Hasn't been higher than 160 since, and only when I was sick! It's been around 130 most days since then. The way I feel right now is why I won't go back to that self abuse. You won't believe how good you feel when you succeed. I can wear my favorite 'christmas present' ring from my husband again. I can get shoes on again. I can walk around the Books-A-Million store and find my own books again. I can't say enough about how much better winning makes you feel! If you need a buddy, email me or im me. (Just click my icon and you'll get the connections for it.) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

JP E	The ultimate answer is your own determination. Nobody can help you other than yourself. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dinjamel@sbcglobal.net	If you care about yourself and those around me you will find some self control and keep your blood sugar in check. I am diabetic also and this is a very serious disease. You might not think it is doing anything to you right now but you are slowly killing yourself from the inside out. My best friend lost her husband age 53 to diabetes after she took care of him when he had multiple infections and a double amputation. He just sat down on the sidewalk one afternoon and that was it. She is now widowed and trying to raise her 16 year old son by herself. Stop thinking of your self gratification and grow up. You are not only killing yourself you are slowly putting those who love in pain as well. Plan your meals and measure out your portions. Exercise daily. It helps to keep your sugar in check as well. You don't have to deny yourself. I don't. I just don't overdo it and I figure those carbohydrates into my meal plan. There are lots of online diabetes websites that are packed with lots of info, recipes and support. http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ . you can find other resources from there. Good luck. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

red	as a diabetic and heart patient I understand how hard it is to change your habits. As mentioned get rid of all the beer, and snacks. Start planning your meals, and buy only that. Your aloud to have dessert just in moderation. A nutritional therapist could help you also. If you don;t have nurapathy yet, you could get it easily with a poor diet. There is a magazine called diabetic cooking that has great recipes. Best of luck to you Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

elliebear	My Sister made a BIG change when she was admitted to the hospital because of the diabetes. That really woke her up. Don't let that happen to you, or worst. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

cope_acetic	You need a reason and a deadline. I know, because I fell off my regimen and was drunk a whole YEAR, eating junk, and gained back all 6o lbs I had lost. I had to put my diabetic mom into assisted living a couple months ago--she ignored her disease for years, and can barely see, walks with a walker, and has to inject 3 times a day!!! I decided I don't want to end UP like that....so I went back to my Dr., back on my diet, back on my 2x day testing. I have lost 15 lbs so far, and dropped 50 points of blood sugar! Bless you---go to the doc, and LIVE a while longer! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jam961	It's true, being a diabetic is one huge pain in the a$$. I was in the very same boat that you are in. I loved my sweets, and pounding a few cold ones once and a while. I was diagnosed with type II while I was in the hospital for a totally different reason. I got bit by a spider while doing some yard work, and it caused my blood to turn septic. I was already in a miserable mood, then they dumped the diabeties thing on me also. Long story short, I overcame the blood infection and left the hospital. It was tough going, sticking to the diabetic diet. I was totally miserable. Then I begasn experimenting with things. I would try to eat a small portion of the foods that I used to love, then closly monitor my levels for signs of fluctuations. Through trial and error I was able to see that I did not have to totally cut out all of my old favorites from my diet toatlly. The name of the game is "moderation" I now use those old favorites as little rewords for sticking to the diet for the entire week. I have Sunday, as my treat day. I may have a low carb beer while watching the game, but I know I have to limit it to just one. Don't think that having diabeties has to mean that you can't have any kind of viritey in your diet. There a tons of good low carb, low or no sugar recipies floating around on the web. If you have a family, it is a good idea that the rest of your family eat the same diet that you do. That will do two things. First, you will not have to sit there seeing everybody else eating things that you cant have. Second, it will set a good healtyh eating habits that your family will need anyway so that later in life, they will not develope diabeties themselvs. I hope I helped you out a little. If you ever need any more info, or just an encourging word you can always email me. Take care, and keep monitering your levels. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

shirlandjerry@yahoo.com	I don't have diabetes because I saw my uncle get it and he had to have his legs cut off. That was enough for me to stop drinking the beer, even though I love it. What I do is allow myself to have it only when I go to picnics. If I didn't , I don't think I could stay on the diet. Allow yourself only on very special occassions to have it. The same goes for sweets, I only have it on very special occassions. I do not have any sugar sometimes for months. I'm doing fine everytime I get a check-up and I'm sure this will help you too. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Matt	Beer isn't good because insulin doesn't work properly with consumption of alchahol! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Vanilla Caramel	You must switch to the Atkins Diet and give up sugar and starch. No alcohol and no smoking. Lots of water, exercise, sleep and fresh fruits and vegetables. Stay away from long work hours and stressful situations. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Doris D	Just tell yourself you must stop to live and it may work if you don't do something you will die soon and it will be a slow very painful death Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

SWM 38 _4_ YOUNG GF	YOU ARE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE MY COUSIN IS THE SAME WAY ..REALLY THINK TWICE YOUR LIFES VERY MUCH IMPORTANT !!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Major Tom	throw out the sugar and the beer. dont buy it anymore. dont make it available because most likely, if it isnt available then you will be too lazy to go out and get some. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

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