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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / April 2006Good wishes, please!
Hello, asd faithful. Tomorrow I'm having bunion surgery. I would love your good thoughts for me. I use exercise as a big part of my T2 diabetes control, and I'm going to be quite limited in what I can do for an indeterminate period of time. I will be able to use my home exercise bicycle next week after clearance by doc. I am worried that my hard won blood sugar control and weight loss will be damaged by the inactivity. If anyone has any good ideas for someone who cannot bear weight on one foot (or get it wet), please share! I'll post after surgery when my brain has cleared enough to be coherent :-) Barbara the mildy nervous Maybe lifting weights? You can do this sitting down - do every body part except for the leg that got worked on. You could also do some modified squats on one leg, if your knee can handle it. Crutching is also good exercise - when I broke my leg as a kid I had some massive upper body muscles from doing that. It makes your underarms sore at first, though, so getting enough distance could be tough. Crutching up and down a hill could be a workout. Good luck with your surgery. LQ > Hello, asd faithful. Tomorrow I'm having bunion surgery. I would love > your good thoughts for me. I use exercise as a big part of my T2 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > :-) > Barbara the mildy nervous Relax. I have had a lot of problems with my feet and back which preclude exercise for long periods of time and have been able to maintain a near-30 lb weight loss and decent blood sugar levels without exercise. In fact, for me, exercise has never made any difference in my weight or blood sugar control. Go online and google up a "basal metabolism calculator" and compute your basal calorie needs and the additional calories you need to sustain a sedentary lifestyle. Eat at that level. Keep your blood sugars low enough to avoid producing too much insulin. You should be fine. Hope you heal up fast, too! --Jenny http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes Diabetes Info http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm Get Your Blood Sugar Under Control > In fact, for me, exercise has never made any difference in my weight or > blood sugar control. Oh come on! You've got to be kidding, this makes absolutely no sense at all. Kurt >> In fact, for me, exercise has never made any difference in my weight or >> blood sugar control. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Kurt can't you take it to another thread?  SignatureMâck©® Deltec CoZmore Pumper Type 1 since 1975 http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org http://www.diabetic-talk.org http://www.insulin-pumpers.org "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." ...Theodore Roosevelt (o ô) --ooO-(_)-Ooo-------------------- "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." ....Bilbo Baggins Jesus never hated anyone. DISCLAIMER If you find a posting or message from me offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it. If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate... . >> In fact, for me, exercise has never made any difference in my weight or >> blood sugar control. > Oh come on! You've got to be kidding, this makes absolutely no sense > at all. I take it that what you mean is that it isn't in your textbook so you don't believe it? You really should get out more. "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." SignatureChris Malcolm cam@infirmatics.ed.ac.uk +44 (0)131 651 3445 DoD #205 IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK [http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/] >>> In fact, for me, exercise has never made any difference in my weight or >>> blood sugar control. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your > philosophy." I put in a whole year going to the gym 5 times a week or more, treadmilling for at least 20 minutes using a heart monitor to set targets and greatly increasing my fitness, I also swam laps for 3 months, and did selected weight training exercises that wouldn't make my back worse. I didn't lose any weight and my cholesterol worsened, and my blood sugar control deteriorated over that year to where I had to visit the endo and start metformin. Some study I don't have at hand determined that there is a subgroup of people who do not get any benefits from exercise. In my case, it may be because I have defective insulin and possibly my mitochondria don't work properly, either, which is common with type 2. Now that I'm on the basal insulin, I have lost a couple pounds this spring doing a lot raking and moving of mulch and stones, and I'm wondering if perhaps substituting the injected insulin for my defective stuff may be making a difference. What is most notable is that after exercise now I have more energy, not less which is something people describe but which I had never experienced before. --Jenny http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes Diabetes Info http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm Get Your Blood Sugar Under Control > Some study I don't have at hand determined that there is a subgroup of > people who do not get any benefits from exercise. *no* benefits? How can you be sure? even if bg & lipids got worse & you didn't lose weight, those aren't the only benefits of exercise. And maybe they would have gotten even more worse w/o the workouts. Maybe your bones are in better shape. Maybe your brain is. Who knows? JMO bj > >>> In fact, for me, exercise has never made any difference in my weight or > >>> blood sugar control. > > > >> Oh come on! You've got to be kidding, this makes absolutely no sense > >> at all. > I put in a whole year going to the gym 5 times a week or more, > treadmilling for at least 20 minutes using a heart monitor to set [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > and my blood sugar control deteriorated over that year to where I had to > visit the endo and start metformin. All of those problems could have been a result of so many OTHER factors. Imagine what your condition would have been like if you didn't exercise. > Some study I don't have at hand determined that there is a subgroup of > people who do not get any benefits from exercise. I'm sure that there is a study somewhere that shows a subgroup of people don't need to breathe air to exist. > In my case, it may be because I have defective insulin and possibly my > mitochondria don't work properly, either, which is common with type 2. Again, it is highly doubtful you can dismiss exercise as not working for you at all. > Now that I'm on the basal insulin, I have lost a couple pounds this > spring doing a lot raking and moving of mulch and stones, and I'm > wondering if perhaps substituting the injected insulin for my defective > stuff may be making a difference. What is most notable is that after > exercise now I have more energy, not less which is something people > describe but which I had never experienced before. The benefits of exercise - and that involves more than just raking and working in the garden - are many, among them... Build and maintain healthy muscles, bones, and joints Reduces psychological problems such as depression and anxiety Reduces the risk of developing heart disease Reduces high blood pressure or the risk of developing high blood pressure Reduces high cholesterol or the risk of developing high cholesterol Reduces the risk of developing colon cancer and breast cancer Reduces or maintain body weight or body fat Best, Kurt > >> In fact, for me, exercise has never made any difference in my weight or > >> blood sugar control. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I take it that what you mean is that it isn't in your textbook so you > don't believe it? It's in everyone's textbook. >You really should get out more. Pun intended? >"There are more > things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your > philosophy." Believe me, I do not believe thee, man. William Shakespeare - King John, 2. 2 The believer is happy; the doubter is wise. Proverb He that knows nothing, doubts nothing. Author: George Herbert >> >> In fact, for me, exercise has never made any difference in my weight or >> >> blood sugar control. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> I take it that what you mean is that it isn't in your textbook so you >> don't believe it? > It's in everyone's textbook. Nope. Check out "hard gainers" in one of the exercise newsgroups. They're a sub-group who don't respond to the usual forms of muscle-building exercise. Within that sub-group is a smaller group who not only don't build muscle but also fail to show some of the generally accepted other health benefits of exercise. AFAIK the reasons for this are not yet known. You have a really strange attitude to knowledge. How could you possibly know that "it's in everyone's textbook"? Firstly to know that would require of you a level of medical expertise far above that which you have. Secondly it is a very well known phenomenon in science that the basic introductory textbooks simplify and generalise. You have to get to the very specialised post-grad level texts before you find out all the exceptions to what are put forward as general truths in the introductory texts. SignatureChris Malcolm cam@infirmatics.ed.ac.uk +44 (0)131 651 3445 DoD #205 IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK [http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/] Seated aerobics. Use an armcycle if you can get access to one. Good luck! bj > If anyone has any good ideas for someone who cannot bear > weight on one foot (or get it wet), please share! > Hello, asd faithful. Tomorrow I'm having bunion surgery. I would love > your good thoughts for me. I use exercise as a big part of my T2 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > :-) > Barbara the mildy nervous Barbara, you'll be up and around really soon, I promise! I'd say "break a leg" for luck, but somehow that doesn't seem appropriate here. ;-) Susan >Hello, asd faithful. Tomorrow I'm having bunion surgery. I would love >your good thoughts for me. I use exercise as a big part of my T2 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >:-) >Barbara the mildy nervous well if the post op-BG is affected due to lack of exercise, hopefully it will only be short term. Here's to a speedy recovery. SignatureMâck©® Deltec CoZmore Pumper Type 1 since 1975 http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org http://www.diabetic-talk.org http://www.insulin-pumpers.org "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." ...Theodore Roosevelt (o ô) --ooO-(_)-Ooo-------------------- "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." ....Bilbo Baggins Jesus never hated anyone. DISCLAIMER If you find a posting or message from me offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it. If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate... . best wishes for a speedy recovery from this surgery Barbara kate SignatureJoin us in the Diabetic-Talk Chatroom on UnderNet /server irc.undernet.org --- /join #Diabetic-Talk More info: http://www.diabetic-talk.org/ http://www.diabetic-talk.org/freeveggies.htm I have no medical qualifications beyond my own experience. Choose your advisers carefully, because experience can be an expensive teacher. > Hello, asd faithful. Tomorrow I'm having bunion surgery. I would love > your good thoughts for me. I use exercise as a big part of my T2 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > :-) > Barbara the mildy nervous : Hello, asd faithful. Tomorrow I'm having bunion surgery. I would love : your good thoughts for me. I use exercise as a big part of my T2 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] : :-) : Barbara the mildy nervous load up on sugar-free Jello and such at home so you will have something to eat when the urge hits you. also, lotsof celery, radishes, green peppers, etc. I find when I am inactive and not on the computer, i keep lookin gof rsomething o put into my mouth. Be prepared! Aslo, the jarred gefilte fish is not a bad snack or meal, a it is redaily aailable, quick adn not igh in carbs or calories and actually feels like food. . Wendy Best of luck with your surgery Barbara. I wish you a speedy recovery. I think Susan had bunion surgery, so I'm sure she can give you some ideas. Best to you. -- Cheri sharppointy1 wrote in message <1146144082.779933.49280@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>... >Hello, asd faithful. Tomorrow I'm having bunion surgery. I would love >your good thoughts for me. I use exercise as a big part of my T2 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >:-) >Barbara the mildy nervous > Hello, asd faithful. Tomorrow I'm having bunion surgery. I would love > your good thoughts for me. I use exercise as a big part of my T2 > diabetes control, and I'm going to be quite limited in what I can do > for an indeterminate period of time. I will be able to use my home > exercise bicycle next week after clearance by doc Barbara, all my heartfelt best wishes go out to you... Having been through several surgeries over the years, I really sympathize. But you have to believe you *WILL* feel better once you have begun to heal... Good Luck! Will, T2 >Hello, asd faithful. Tomorrow I'm having bunion surgery. I would love >your good thoughts for me. I use exercise as a big part of my T2 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >:-) >Barbara the mildy nervous Best wishes to you Barbara. Be sure to keep us up to date. > Hello, asd faithful. Tomorrow I'm having bunion surgery. I would love > your good thoughts for me. I use exercise as a big part of my T2 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > :-) > Barbara the mildy nervous You seem like someone who is determined to find a way and I'm positive that you will! Best wishes with the surgery and the recovery. May it be as fast as gas prices are rising. Best, Kurt Thanks to all! May asd remain diabetes focused like tonight :-) And Kurt - Thanks for the laugh! I snort when I laugh and the snort drew my husband in to ask what's so funny - he laughed too! Here is wish for a real super fast recovery. Always imagine a healthy recovered active Barbara. Once recovered go for it. You did it before. You can do it again. We will be awaiting your energetic participation here. Eat plenty of green veggies while inactive :-) (Dr permitting!) Anil Wonder how Barbara is doing right about now? 3:45 cdt Barbara, thoughts across the miles are with you right now. Billie SignatureA Happy Pumper in Arkansas! bh-wages @ swbell.net Pumping with MiniMed Paradigm 715, 2/06 Humalog. Symlin, 20u : Here is wish for a real super fast recovery. Always imagine a healthy : recovered active Barbara. Once recovered go for it. You did it before. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] : : Anil > Hello, asd faithful. Tomorrow I'm having bunion surgery. I would love > your good thoughts for me. I use exercise as a big part of my T2 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > :-) > Barbara the mildy nervous Hello, Barbara, Hope everything went well for you today. I wouldn't think you should worry, if the surgery itself goes well. You can ride your bike next week and be back on track. The surgery itself might throw things out of whack for a bit, but that sort of thing settles down quickly. Anil is surely correct in suggesting positive imaging of the desired result. regards, rudy bantista@thuntek.net T2, last A1c 5.6 > If anyone has any good ideas for someone who cannot bear > weight on one foot (or get it wet), please share! Is it the whole foot, or just the ball or the heel? Because you can ride a bike with one foot heel-only or ball-only. Of course, I'm thinking a bit down the road, not right away. If this is a stupid suggestion, please flame me gently. I bruise easily. Chak SignatureAt least two-thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity: idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religous or political ideas. --Aldous Huxley : > If anyone has any good ideas for someone who cannot bear : > weight on one foot (or get it wet), please share! : Is it the whole foot, or just the ball or the heel? Because you can ride : a bike with one foot heel-only or ball-only. Of course, I'm thinking a : bit down the road, not right away. : If this is a stupid suggestion, please flame me gently. I bruise easily. : Chak Just a mall, nit-picky point. shouldn't that be burn easily? Wendy -in fey mood >: If this is a stupid suggestion, please flame me gently. I bruise >: easily. > >: Chak > > Just a mall, nit-picky point. shouldn't that be burn easily? LOL! Quite right, this is. Chak, in Yoda mode for unknown reasons SignatureAt least two-thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity: idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religous or political ideas. --Aldous Huxley |
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