Another thing to cope with
In life’s eternal circle of surprises
Be brave, I think. Be brave
No need for panic. No need for tears
Advice aplenty, sympathy loads
I haven’t died, you know.
But a part of me has.
I was indestructible. At least I thought I was.
No more Fanta, no more Gu
Five portions of fruit
Sparkling water with Lime
Is that my whole future?
Down with sugar. Down with carbs
Pills galore, until the end
But the odd treat won’t hurt.
Will it? Just the one.
A stone lost, but it will be easy to find
Blood sugars reach normality
I tell myself everything’s fine
But my feet tell another story
I’ve done the hard bit
But the harder bit is ahead
Today it starts
With no looking back
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Taking yourself too seriously again, Iain?
The trouble with biscuits and cakes
Is the length of the time that it takes
To break down all the glucose,
And needing the loo close
Can cause me to suffer the shakes.
Are you already experiencing neuropathy? The "cotton wool" feeling sort of the "pains-in-the-toes" sort?
It's a bugger, isn't it? Up your walking and try reflexology (foot massages) and put your feet up - literally - as often as you can. Oh, and you could try some orthotic insoles in your shoes to change the way you stand and walk.
Keep drinking the water though -that's a must.
Good luck from a fellow sufferer!
Well done, this will encourage you:
Your butt is wide, well mine is too
Just watch your mouth or I'll sit on you
The word is out, better treat me right
'Cause I'm the king of cellulite
Ham on, ham on, ham on whole wheat, all right
My zippers bust, my buckles break
I'm too much man for you to take
The pavement cracks when I fall down
I've got more chins than chinatown
Well, I've never used a phone booth
And I've never seen my toes
When I'm goin' to the movies
I take up seven rows
Because I'm fat, I'm fat, come on (fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it
(fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, come on you know
(fat, fat, really really fat)
Don'tcha call me pudgy, portly or stout
Just now tell me once again who is fat ahhhhhh!ahhhh!
When I walk out to get my mail
It measures on the Richter scale
Down at the beach I'm a lucky man
I'm the only one who gets a tan
If I have one more pie ala mode
I'm gonna need my own ZIP code
When you're only having seconds
I'm having twenty-thirds
When I go to get my shoes shined
I gotta take their word
Because I'm fat, I'm fat, sha mone
(fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it
(fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it you know
(fat, fat, really really fat)
And my shadow weighs forty-two pounds
Lemme tell you once again who's fat
If you see me comin' your way
Better give me plenty space
If I tell you that I'm hungry
Then won't you feed my face
Because I'm fat, I'm fat, come on
(fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it
(fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it, you know
(fat, fat, really really fat)
Woo woo woo
(when I sit around the house
I really sit around the house)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, come on
(fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it, you know it
(fat, fat, really really fat)
You know, you know, you know, come on
(fat, fat, really really fat)
And you know all by myself I’m a crowd
Lemme tell you once again
You know I'm huge, I'm fat, you know it
(fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, you know, hoo
(fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it, you know
(fat, fat, really really fat)
And the whole world knows I'm fat and I'm proud
Just tell me once again who us fat
Set to the tune of "Mamma Mia"
Type 2 diabetes can be associated with sleep apnea and hypopnea. Have you had a sleep test?
Try Res Med in Wimpole Street. Find on the web.
I thought Type 2 could be controlled with diet - lots of ground linseeds and refined fish oil.
Good luck.
Go for it Iain. You're the greatest!
Oh, bugger. This morning I passed my first weight-loss target. I was feeling really chipper. Then I read this. You rotter, Dale.
have you looked at the diabetes uk website? Bi-monthly magazine is usually interesting and the recipes OK.
Also have a look at www.childrenwithdiabetes.com - yeah yeah, I know, it says 'children' = it is a US charity mainly for kids, not a quack site, run by drs & nurses with specialist knowledge of diabetes etc - the ask the d team page is a q & a page from diabetics of all types and all ages around the world - they do answer every q privately first then shortly after on the site. Also the news & research page is fascinating.
GOOD LUCK!!
With a talent like that you could give e.j.thribb a run for his money.
All the best, and thoughts and prayers. As I think I have mentioned before, a lot of people in my family had it/have it, as well as a close friend of mine and I know what a torture it can be
Hi Iain, I'm 35 and have struggled with weight for years. Following my divorce I set about changing my life and have lost 3 stone through diet and exercise. I've also started blogging about my experience - and posted some tips that worked for me. Patrick Holford has some very good advice. All the best. http://johnmillward.blogspot.com
Hi Iain, I'm 35 and have always strggled with weight management. Following my divorce I decided to change my life and have lost 3 stone through diet and exercise. I've also started blogging about my experiences - and have published the tips that worked best for me. I did it because I was warned that health problems could be waiting to strike. I'm also a victim of the economic climate, so post on that too. All he best. http://johnmillward.blogspot.com
As someone with a BMI of 29 this poem scares the hell out of me.
My husband is having a hard time controlling his. His starvation diet has produced no results since almost a year ago, according to his GP his body is retaining the fat and won't shed it. Can't say I'm convinced by that argument, anyway, he was told to lose 5lb and the doc would start him on fat busters.....
Don't like the sound of that, all I know is I've been giving him all the right stuff to eat, and we're now looking at the portions, to see if any reductions can be made there, but crickey - he has put on 2lb this last fortnight!
We're at our wits end trying to control this effing thing, with very minimal results for so much effort. He has the added problem of gout and with sitting behind a desk all day, not a lot of time for exercise and even less enthusiam for it...
woe is us eh?
Beautiful, stirring words and all that Iain, but isn't it a bit self-indulgent?
Diabetes is a self inflicted illness caused 90% of the time by poor diet and lack of exercise. Taxpayers have to fund treatment of this illness which to my mind is as bad as subsidising indolence through dole money.
At least smokers cough up an excess amount of tax money!
You have Diabetes
So you can`t eat sweeties
I find reading blank Verse
Is perhaps even worse
Cheer up Iain, (He said scoffing the morning Almond Croissant.I saw an article about diabetes in the Telegraph this morning , am i right in thinking that the wrong type ?
Ahem sorry Iain the article about type 2 diabetes is in the Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/sep/08/medicalresearch.health
I daresay you saw it
PS Flo there was an article about gene therapy enabling the ear to re-grow follicles a few days ago.
Ian, I believe you have just composed the first t-ode.
Geddit?
OK, best of luck.
i found fear of losing a competition with two distrespectful children over who can lose 14 lbs by the first of december works for me
Ann - I'd advise you to try SureSlim (just google it). They do a blood test at the outset and tailor a diet to suit your metabolism. It's a strict regime but very nutritious and certainly not a starvation diet - three meals a day are mandatory. They do a lot of work with people with mobility problems with a very high success rate. They also do weekly phone calls to keep you on track. I've lost 15 lbs after 6 weeks and my health has improved no end. It costs but it's well worth it. It works for most people and I don't see why your husband shouldn't be one of them.
No more Gu? Good lord. Where do you find the will to blog?
He said his name was Dale
Out poet laureate
We asked to see his licence
It was ten years out of date
Good luck for the next stage, whatever that is. Keep us posted.
how is the gym going?
Sorry to hear this Iain.
I hope the treatment regime works.
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