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<blockquote data-quote="KTMom91" data-source="post: 706625" data-attributes="member: 4040"><p>Two years ago, I jumped the line from pre-diabetic to diabetic. In addition to Metformin, I was prescribed Victoza. It's supposed to help with appetite control. I also started walking daily (mostly), and eventually got up to two miles a day. I dropped 30 pounds.</p><p></p><p>Then some other health issues intervened, bringing chronic pain and with the pain, increased depression. After a perfectly awful 18 months, where everything hurt and all I wanted to do was sleep, my breaking point came when we visited Miss KT in Oregon...and the 90 minute plane trip put me in such agony I ended up in a wheelchair going through the airport. I had to go off the Victoza because I couldn't afford it any longer, even with relatively good insurance.</p><p></p><p>I've put the weight back on, I know, but since I've got the pain sort of under control, I can work full days (upward of 12,000 steps) and be pretty much OK. I plan to start walking again. Our neighborhood is perfect for that. I want to keep my numbers under control. I don't want to go blind or have my feet or legs amputated. I'm also getting really really tired of the recurring yeast infections (sorry if that's too much information). </p><p></p><p>I have yet to find a traditional diet that works for me. I'm sticking to the "eating less and moving more" program, but I'm eating real food. No fake sugars, no processed fats, no low cal/carb/whatever. Eggs, meat, fruit, veggies, yogurt, pasta, milk, butter - in moderation.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, if your daughter doesn't buy in to the desire for health, there isn't a lot you can do, except to buy only ingredients for meals instead of frozen lasagna, for example. Buy bananas instead of cookies, and yogurt instead of ice cream. Lead her by your example. And good luck to you both. Weight loss is no joke. I've been struggling for most of my life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KTMom91, post: 706625, member: 4040"] Two years ago, I jumped the line from pre-diabetic to diabetic. In addition to Metformin, I was prescribed Victoza. It's supposed to help with appetite control. I also started walking daily (mostly), and eventually got up to two miles a day. I dropped 30 pounds. Then some other health issues intervened, bringing chronic pain and with the pain, increased depression. After a perfectly awful 18 months, where everything hurt and all I wanted to do was sleep, my breaking point came when we visited Miss KT in Oregon...and the 90 minute plane trip put me in such agony I ended up in a wheelchair going through the airport. I had to go off the Victoza because I couldn't afford it any longer, even with relatively good insurance. I've put the weight back on, I know, but since I've got the pain sort of under control, I can work full days (upward of 12,000 steps) and be pretty much OK. I plan to start walking again. Our neighborhood is perfect for that. I want to keep my numbers under control. I don't want to go blind or have my feet or legs amputated. I'm also getting really really tired of the recurring yeast infections (sorry if that's too much information). I have yet to find a traditional diet that works for me. I'm sticking to the "eating less and moving more" program, but I'm eating real food. No fake sugars, no processed fats, no low cal/carb/whatever. Eggs, meat, fruit, veggies, yogurt, pasta, milk, butter - in moderation. Unfortunately, if your daughter doesn't buy in to the desire for health, there isn't a lot you can do, except to buy only ingredients for meals instead of frozen lasagna, for example. Buy bananas instead of cookies, and yogurt instead of ice cream. Lead her by your example. And good luck to you both. Weight loss is no joke. I've been struggling for most of my life. [/QUOTE]
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