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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 133964" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I managed to talk to the pharmacist today - I didn't get the prescription filled because he had to order it in. When I found out last night about the colouring problem, I rang him this morning to check. Apparently it comes in two strengths and both have this colour as far as he could tell. I was out all day today (during business hours) so I didn't get a chance to call the manufacturer. Hopefully I will manage to tomorrow.</p><p></p><p>The gastroenterologist - I left a message for him, he didn't call me back. Again, maybe tomorrow.</p><p></p><p>I see the GP tomorrow (I'm also dealing with a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) which seems to be not responding well to the antibiotic injection I had). If I have to go onto the only oral antibiotic I can take, that is likely to reduce my food intake because the tablets make me sick. But maybe if I take them with food and antiemetics, they'll stay down.</p><p></p><p>Nutritionist - I was thinking that tonight, but they'd have to be a lot better at their job than the last one I saw. On her diet, I gained weight!</p><p></p><p>Thank goodness I'm not a comfort eater - when I'm upset or depressed I don't eat. I do sometimes eat 'comfort food' - usually when I'm really cold, or not feeling well. But I'm talking about risotto, or mashed potato. I don't eat biscuits or cake, I don't eat junk food, I don't drink lemonade or other sugary drinks, I use one sweetener in decaf coffee, I don't drink alcohol. What I do eat, is much less in quantity anyway, than most (judged by what others in the family eat, and what I see friends eat when we go out). I generally serve my evening meal on a bread and butter plate.</p><p></p><p>mother in law is shocking at sabotaging me - she does it to everyone, but we have a hard time making her eat properly herself. But I'm used to her and have succeeded in avoiding her snares.</p><p></p><p>So, what I'm doing for now - I'm going to try to make time to do more walking than I already do. I'll probably go back to wearing a pedometer through the day, and try to up the ante each day, to push the numbers ever higher.</p><p></p><p>I'm cutting out all things with sugar in them. I'm cutting out as much fat as I can. Then I'm minimising carbs, but still making sure I'm eating a healthy range of natural foods. I'm going to keep cooking at home, but really concentrating on those principles (which I have done to a large extent lately anyway). I've been turned off packaged food since finding a rat molar in a pre-packaged family pack lasagne.</p><p></p><p>I'm NOT going to count calories for now. If I'm going to try this pill, I suspect I need to start from a baseline of as normal a metabolic rate as I can. If I start taking it AFTER my metabolism has gone into 'famine' mode, then I suspect it won't work properly.</p><p></p><p>I'll look into the WW thing, it may have changed from the last time I checked it out. I didn't get the CSIRO book today, maybe tomorrow. There are a number of foods I can't eat, which can really interfere with the more typical diet plans. I can't eat oats, for example, so muesli is out. And I can't eat more than a very few beans. Chickpeas are OK, but I need to check their carb level. I do have a fairly low oil hommous recipe, plus a bread recipe which uses a lot of chickpeas and tastes fabulous with salad.</p><p></p><p>One thing I have stopped eating - I used to have an evening bowl of ice cream (two to three scoops) because despite eating it my weight has been stable. But for the sake of my liver, I'm dropping it - even though ice cream is moderately low GI, it's too high in sugar.</p><p></p><p>And we will see what happens.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and my thyroid - someone was asking. The hormone levels are OK, although I haven't had it checked out for a while. But I've had no change in the sort of symptoms I would expect. I would probably really benefit from an overactive thyroid about now! We don't get underactive thyroid in our family, just the other one - the motor set too hot.</p><p></p><p>Next time some doctor wants bloods done, I'll suggest checking thyroid as well. But this one is fairly clear - the fasting insulin was high, with normal BSL.</p><p>But maybe I could use the insulin resistance to get a referral back to my endocrinologist... he might have some clues.</p><p></p><p>There's nothing like teamwork.</p><p></p><p>Thanks, guys.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 133964, member: 1991"] I managed to talk to the pharmacist today - I didn't get the prescription filled because he had to order it in. When I found out last night about the colouring problem, I rang him this morning to check. Apparently it comes in two strengths and both have this colour as far as he could tell. I was out all day today (during business hours) so I didn't get a chance to call the manufacturer. Hopefully I will manage to tomorrow. The gastroenterologist - I left a message for him, he didn't call me back. Again, maybe tomorrow. I see the GP tomorrow (I'm also dealing with a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) which seems to be not responding well to the antibiotic injection I had). If I have to go onto the only oral antibiotic I can take, that is likely to reduce my food intake because the tablets make me sick. But maybe if I take them with food and antiemetics, they'll stay down. Nutritionist - I was thinking that tonight, but they'd have to be a lot better at their job than the last one I saw. On her diet, I gained weight! Thank goodness I'm not a comfort eater - when I'm upset or depressed I don't eat. I do sometimes eat 'comfort food' - usually when I'm really cold, or not feeling well. But I'm talking about risotto, or mashed potato. I don't eat biscuits or cake, I don't eat junk food, I don't drink lemonade or other sugary drinks, I use one sweetener in decaf coffee, I don't drink alcohol. What I do eat, is much less in quantity anyway, than most (judged by what others in the family eat, and what I see friends eat when we go out). I generally serve my evening meal on a bread and butter plate. mother in law is shocking at sabotaging me - she does it to everyone, but we have a hard time making her eat properly herself. But I'm used to her and have succeeded in avoiding her snares. So, what I'm doing for now - I'm going to try to make time to do more walking than I already do. I'll probably go back to wearing a pedometer through the day, and try to up the ante each day, to push the numbers ever higher. I'm cutting out all things with sugar in them. I'm cutting out as much fat as I can. Then I'm minimising carbs, but still making sure I'm eating a healthy range of natural foods. I'm going to keep cooking at home, but really concentrating on those principles (which I have done to a large extent lately anyway). I've been turned off packaged food since finding a rat molar in a pre-packaged family pack lasagne. I'm NOT going to count calories for now. If I'm going to try this pill, I suspect I need to start from a baseline of as normal a metabolic rate as I can. If I start taking it AFTER my metabolism has gone into 'famine' mode, then I suspect it won't work properly. I'll look into the WW thing, it may have changed from the last time I checked it out. I didn't get the CSIRO book today, maybe tomorrow. There are a number of foods I can't eat, which can really interfere with the more typical diet plans. I can't eat oats, for example, so muesli is out. And I can't eat more than a very few beans. Chickpeas are OK, but I need to check their carb level. I do have a fairly low oil hommous recipe, plus a bread recipe which uses a lot of chickpeas and tastes fabulous with salad. One thing I have stopped eating - I used to have an evening bowl of ice cream (two to three scoops) because despite eating it my weight has been stable. But for the sake of my liver, I'm dropping it - even though ice cream is moderately low GI, it's too high in sugar. And we will see what happens. Oh, and my thyroid - someone was asking. The hormone levels are OK, although I haven't had it checked out for a while. But I've had no change in the sort of symptoms I would expect. I would probably really benefit from an overactive thyroid about now! We don't get underactive thyroid in our family, just the other one - the motor set too hot. Next time some doctor wants bloods done, I'll suggest checking thyroid as well. But this one is fairly clear - the fasting insulin was high, with normal BSL. But maybe I could use the insulin resistance to get a referral back to my endocrinologist... he might have some clues. There's nothing like teamwork. Thanks, guys. Marg [/QUOTE]
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