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John S. Bell

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small town lawyer, part-time farmer, newly diagnosed diabetic

Weight Loss Chronicles: Mastering the Push-Up

After laying out my very ambitious exercise routines last week I found that this week everything has gone out the window. Why? I blame sheep and an upper left molar. And what, you may ask, do teeth and livestock have to do with weight loss and fitness? Well, I spent an hour in the endodontist's chair last week and an hour and a half this week... Read moreChevron
posted 06/10/2010, comments (0)|
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John S. Bell

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small town lawyer, part-time farmer, newly diagnosed diabetic

Diabetes Type 2: Achieving Better Than Normal Health

I had my regular checkup last Friday and got the news on my latest lab results. Seven months ago when I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes I weighed 210 pounds, had an A1C of 9.6, LDL cholesterol of 193, a triglyceride reading of 181 and a metabolic panel that indicated I had fatty liver. This morning the scale read 172.8 pounds. The lab says... Read moreChevron
posted 06/07/2010, comments (0)|
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John S. Bell

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small town lawyer, part-time farmer, newly diagnosed diabetic

Conquering Diet Fatigue and Exercise Boredom While Living with Type 2 Diabetes?

It is spring here in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Weather-wise, we have been switching daily between unseasonably warm and unseasonably cold, with rain thrown in the mix. Just the kind of weather that gives conniptions to both your house and your body's thermostat. It makes it hard to know what to wear on any given day or what outside... Read moreChevron
posted 05/21/2010, comments (0)|
brenda

Need much help!!!

I need to get my diabetes under control and I don't know anything about diabetes. I have an arterior venous malformation in my brain and I have many health issues. I was doing good with my sugar levels but now I have had bronchitis and my sugar levels have been up tp 520 since last night. I am on actoplus met. I don't know what else to do to get... Read moreChevron
posted 05/09/2010, comments (0)|
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John S. Bell

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small town lawyer, part-time farmer, newly diagnosed diabetic

Life Lessons about Living with Type 2 Diabetes

Last week I noted a few things that dealing with diabetes has taught me over the last few months. This week I will, again without much in the way of organization or order, pass on a few more life lessons.   Much to my surprise, diabetes has turned out to be quite a good teacher. Before my diagnosis I had pretty much made my peace with the... Read moreChevron

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