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[nadinbrzezinski]

Ah the joys of...side effects



Last edited Wed Apr 24, 2013, 10:28 AM USA/ET - Edit history (2)

Yup, needed new med for diabetes, side effect...weight gain.





So back at the fight of finding the exercise/ intake combo to lose that weight and keep the med.

My dad had such a mild form, really.

And for those hung calories in, calories out mantra, just damn fracking stuff it.

It's in the label, side effect, weight gain.





So many meds have that side effect.

We are trying a new med within the same family as well.

So just got off the elliptical. I am afraid this will require a lot more exercise as well.

At least it's not Avandia, and ten pounds should be very doable.

[ginnyinWI]

1. this helped me...

http://www.amazon.com/Neal-Barnards-Program-Reversing-Diabetes/dp/1594868107/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1366843863&sr=1-1&keywords=reverse+diabetes

It is a diet-based fix for reducing your dependence on diabetes drugs. I have a milder case of diabetes and have never been on meds for it, and had been able to control it with carb counting and exercise...

But then two years ago I adopted the eating advice in this book and my A1c went down to normal, and my daily glucose levels fell from around 110-120 to 85-90. It's all about getting the saturated fats out of your diet, which helps reverse insulin resistance. Worked for me. There are many, many resources out there for plant-based lowfat recipes that taste really good, so I don't feel deprived. I feel great and have a lot of energy for my age (61).