Sage's Journal

[CactusFlower]

Hugs all. I think I can control my diet without a lot of effort.  3 days on Metformin now and I've noticed a couple things. I'm not really having the side effects strongly, but they're there. I was playing a puzzle game just now, and all of a sudden, ball of awful nausea exists right under the diaphragm. Like, I was afraid to breathe hard for a few minutes. I'm having some ginger tea now, but it's still slightly there. And yes, I had it with a meal like I'm supposed to. UGH. Let's hope this only lasts a couple weeks at most, like she said.  Preferably less than that, good lord. It's also going to be interesting figuring out what to eat for breakfast to take it with, since I don't like most breakfast foods. I'll just have normal stuff, but I also don't get hungry right away after waking up. This is so much work and brain-ing. it's exhausting.

[sanmagic7]

exhausting, indeed, CF.  here's hoping those initial side effects leave you quickly.  as far as 'breakfast foods', i think you can eat anything you want - pizza, sandwich, rice and beans, pot roast, soup, whatever feels right for you.  we don't have to go by traditions if it doesn't suit us.  i just hope this works out for you in the best way possible.  love and hugs

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[Papa Coco]

HI CF.

Sorry to hear you're dealing with diabeetus too. (misspelling intended)

I just wanted to comment on your breakfast situation. When I need to eat breakfast but aren't hungry for it, I scoop up a bit of plain, unsweetened yogurt. No sugar added. It tastes a bit bitter but believe or not, I like the taste. A person can maybe add some nuts or granola to it to cut the bitter taste if they need. The no-sugar yogurt provides some stable food for the glucose to process slowly. I have always been told that fasting is bad for diabetics The glucose needs help keeping itself level and not spiking up and down with long bouts of hunger, interrupted by sudden large meals. It has always been my understanding that to manage glucose levels, we should graze all day on small bites of food that won't spike our blood sugars.

I just found that the no-sugar yogurt helps me stabilize in the morning without making me choke down a meal I'm not hungry for. I usually don't get hungry until noon. So, I often just say lunch is my breakfast. As I explore my own glucose situation I may have to stop fasting until noon for good.

I'm a step behind you on finding my diagnosis. Diabetes is the first thing my doctor is looking at. If it's not that, then she'll start looking at my cortisol levels. After spending 65 years in a chronic state of agitated fight/flight, I'm easily convinced that my cortisol levels could be failing from exhaustion.

I hope the Diabetes is easy for you to manage. I'm with you on the desire to NOT have to start giving self-injections all the time. Needles. Not my favorite thing.