Hot apple juice or cider spiced with pumpkin pie spice or any combination of nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon etc. works for me as well as spiced teas. Apple juice or cider is far less likely to spike blood sugar than say orange juice.
I’ve actually been taking cinnamon since the last time I had high glucose on a blood test. I looked at my results and my A1C is fine, so I’m not worrying too much. I’ll cut down on sugar, get more exercise, and see how things look in a couple of months.
Well I literally just joined the "club". Had labs done yesterday and saw my PCP this afternoon. Much to my surprise my glucose count was 13............ And I have a UTI.......
60 is awesome. But yes, cutting back or eliminating refined sugar from the diet rarely causes any bad effect and can have some significantly positive effect. After our son's heart episode and they ordered a very low salt diet, I have been experimenting with ways to reduce or eliminate salt from my recipes and have had both good and not so good results. I demand that there be sufficient satisfying flavor to produce at least satisfaction if not pleasure in the food and when you've been a salt-o-holic all your life that isn't easy. But I'm gradually getting there.
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I tried Dark Reader not long ago, waaaaaay too dark on too many pages. Besides most main stream browsers have a dark mode setting. No it doesn't work for every site but that's slowly changing alsoFound a great browser extension that turns all your pages into dark mode...Even works on Yayhoo! fantasy, which removed their night game mode years ago....
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Goodness, Ringel. Sorry to hear it. If you're taking Metformin I think the rule of thumb is to let go of homeopathic measures, and stick with the doctor who prescribed it. My prayers are for your good health and happiness, Ringel, along with all of us here in Foxfire's beautiful coffee lounge. I think of you all every day, and how fine it is to read opinions, laugh my backside off at Oddballs' Saturday cartoons, and hoping SFC Ollie keeps showing up and wondering what happened to some who never show up again. I adore Foxfire for this fine establishment where people become friends and love to hear when you get well, ahem, Mr. Ringel05.
Best wishes, sir, for beating back Type 2. 'Night everyone. 
I realized last night I wasn't getting severe dry mouth and woke up without severe dry mouth (a symptom of diabetes) so the medication they gave me appears to be working. I'm also feeling a little better over all. Yeah, my comfort food has always been simple carbs with salt and fats, primarily saturated fats........
The pecans have a leveling effect in dietary stuff. Nuts are generally good for leveling off dietary stuff, and so does dark chocolate. We're so used to chocolate in candy, sweet hot chocolate, etc. that we do not realize it is one of nature's finest sources of antioxidants and minerals plus is associated with lowering blood pressure, in moderation, of course, because if your physician is giving you medicine to lower the blood pressure, then moderation is the only way to go. 7 Proven Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate
www.webmd.com
I hope you read up on Dr. Gundry's research on Aspertame (Equal) and other sweeteners. He said something to the effect that Aspertame is the #1 worst compound causing early dementia and Alzheimer's. To find out the worst 5 compounds that will make people forget things, names, even relatives, Dr. Gundry has a great series of help for those who are starting to worry about forgetting stuff, I'll go see if I can find one of his videos with the hope it will help a few of our friends live with their minds intact into their 90s and beyond, if longevity runs in your family. He doesn't think well of butter-flavored popcorn, which has no dairy product in it whatsoever.
Me too. I enjoy winter clothing actually but I don't like cold weather anymore and it has not been comfortable here for several days now.
Vigil list? Could be a blessing in disguise but you already seemed to be pretty health conscious and not a sugarholic. But good to take care of it before it does real damage.
