You look like you'll outlive us all, sleepy. :-) Your triglycerides
are WAY down! Good job!

Will, T2

I'm T2, Age 54. I have nothing to hide, and I hide almost nothing.

I use a lot -Metformin 1500mg, Actos 45mg, Lantus 60u/day, Humalog as
needed. I have multiple conditions and take other meds too.

I try to walk a mile each day which is difficult w/my Intermittent
Claudication. If I don't walk, it's because I am a wimp about weather.
(I live about 12 mi from the coast of Ma). If I don't walk I will do 3
sets of 15 with my dumbells

DXed  3/14/01

5' 10" 215- not good, but I was 240 a year ago Christmas. Kinda stuck
on 215. Have a new part time job that requires me to walk up a flight
of stairs about 5 times 1/2 day, so I hope that helps with the weight.
Walking uphill or up stairs can be very painful with my leg problems,
but it is ok as long as I have 5mins between bouts.

I am no example for anyone. The combo of meds works with the exercise,
and watching my food intake trying to be a healthy  diabetic. I use a
lowered carb approach of 75-125 carbs a day. If I don't take care of
my diet and exercise, I end up shooting a lot of Humalog which isn't
good, as it makes me fatter. I am hoping to switch from Lantus to
Levemir as soon as I can (I forgot to ask the doc when I was there
last week) as it seems to not have the profile of adding weight on a
T2 as Lantus does.

Sleepy

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My lipids must be mostly genetic, as I don't do anything other than
watch what I eat to get those results. They even amaze my doc. I
wonder about the genetics though. Most of the men on my fathers side
died relatively early ( mid to late sixties) from mostly heart
problems. My mother has had a series of small strokes since her early
seventies, an I  had a minor heart attack last year at 53. Wierd ain't
it? I guess what they say about half the people who die of heart
attacks (and no Susan I don't have the cite) have good Lipid Profiles?

Sleepy

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It is easier to make a saint out of a libertine than out of a prig.
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Oops! I forgot something very important: Lipitor, Niacin, and Fish
Oil. My Total Cholesterol and LDL have always been pretty good. I take
the meds primarily for HDL and Trigs, though Lipitor is not typically
prescribed for these problems. The reason I take the Lipitor is
because of these risk factors A) I am diabetic, B) I have high blood
pressure (under great control with Lisinopril) and worst of all, C) I
am still actively addicted to Nicotine, along with the HDL and Trig
problems.

Sleepy

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It is easier to make a saint out of a libertine than out of a prig.
-George Santayana (1863-1952)
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Apnea and depression.

Sleepy

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It is easier to make a saint out of a libertine than out of a prig.
-George Santayana (1863-1952)
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