Some cool diabetes diet images:
Gallbladder
Image by National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Gallstones are hard crystals that may form in the gallbladder, a small pear-shaped organ located on the right side of the abdomen, under the liver. The gallbladder helps the body digest foods by storing and releasing bile into the small intestine. Bile, a liquid made in the liver, has bile salts and other substances that help break down fats so they can be digested.
From: www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/weight…
Credit: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Serving Size…
Image by BenSpark
I’ve been contemplating blogging about weight loss and my diabetes (Type 2).
Facts:
1.) I have a gym membership that has been collecting dust.
2.) I need to lose weight.
3.) I am not in control of my blood sugar
4.) I have given up many sugar related items.
5.) I have been bad about testing
Goals
1.) Test according to my doctor’s recommendations. (2 a day every other day)
2.) Go to the gym at least 3 times a week
3.) Lose 40lbs slowly and without gimmicks.
4.) Eat better
5.) Document food and blood sugar on this blog
Today’s stats
Breakfast
Bowl of Cheerios, Water.
Blood Sugar 2 hours after Breakfast – 150
Lunch
Turkey sandwich w/ Smart Balance mayo, Grey Poupon mustard 1 slice of cheese and pickles, Tostitos chips, 5 green olives. Water.
Dinner
1 Stouffer’s French bread pizza w/ 5 pepperoni slices. 1 handful of tiny Rold Gold Pretzels, Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi
Blood Sugar 2 hours after dinner – 166
Snack – 1/4 cup M&Ms
I have also begun taking Fish Oil 2x a day and take my medications daily to help control the Blood Sugars.
More at www.utterz.com/~u-NTA1OTIyOA/utt.php
actos pioglitazone HCI
Image by elycefeliz
www.actos.com/actos/home.aspx
ACTOS is a once-daily oral prescription medication that, with diet and exercise, has been shown to be effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. ACTOS helps control blood sugar levels in your body by reducing insulin resistance—a condition in which your body’s cells don’t respond to a hormone (called insulin) that allows them to turn blood sugar into energy.
#116 in a series for one photo a day for a year
