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NowISeetheLight

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9. Diabetes

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Oct 1, 2023, 03:03 PM

Oct 2023

My husband had a doctor appt last week to go over labs. His A1C is way up (9.1) from six months ago (7.6) despite being on insulin. It's mostly him not eating right and not getting any exercise. I've been on Ozempc myself and it's a miracle drug for me. He can't get it because we can't afford the 25% copay which would be around $300 a month. Yet it's only $250 a month with no insurance in Canada.

I took him grocery shopping and we bought keto type meals, no more pasta or rice (which he ate daily), low carb stuff, even some salads. Absolutely no junk food allowed.

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Big Food vs. Big Pharma: Companies bet on snacking just as weight loss drugs boom [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2023 OP

DURec leftstreet Oct 2023 #1

+1,000,000. Always make a list before you shop for groceries, and stick to it highplainsdem Oct 2023 #3

Smart manuvering bdamomma Oct 2023 #5

Thanks! There are junk-food-baited traps even around the perimeter, highplainsdem Oct 2023 #6

I gave up all sugar, sweeteners and ultra processed food in June Richard_GB Oct 2023 #2

Good for you! We'd all be healthier if we did that. highplainsdem Oct 2023 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Oct 2023 #7

Glad it worked for you. I usually follow a modified paleo diet, since I highplainsdem Oct 2023 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Oct 2023 #10

Diabetes NowISeetheLight Oct 2023 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Oct 2023 #11

That's nice but there's many diabetics Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #13

I agree. highplainsdem Oct 2023 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Oct 2023 #18

As I said in another post here, I'm happy that your diet changes, to keto and then highplainsdem Oct 2023 #17

Kudos on taking charge of your diet! And it sounds like you're rescuing highplainsdem Oct 2023 #12

Ozempic has helped my cousin immensely. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #14

As I said in the OP, it's okay to use the drugs if absolutely necessary. Someone like your highplainsdem Oct 2023 #15

I looked at the offerings at nearby Whole Foods and Trader Joe's usonian Oct 2023 #19

Stores do give more space, and the most valuable space, to junk food, if highplainsdem Oct 2023 #20

I'm always surprised by how many overweight young people I see. Sky Jewels Oct 2023 #21