Discussing health issues with adult Kids?

Your right, they said they didn't care about any except that I didn't have a criminal background. As a matter of fact Im here getting my physical, I hope I pass? I'm Not in shape at all😖
 

Aneeda72 said:
Patnono,

A lot of doctors don't do daily testing but simply rely on the three month A1C testing especially if your diabetes is pretty well controlled. I also gave up white foods. I never did care for cookies or cake. Potatoes were hard to do without, especially chips. But after not having chips for years when I try a new flavor-they just taste like grease. I have no desire to eat them anymore.

I do love my sugar though. I still eat a restrained amount of candy. Last year I became very ill, that illness effected my blood sugar as well and I am considered uncontrolled. My blood sugar drops a lot overnight so in the morning I am 51. In the late afternoon I can be 258. I believe it's due to "hidden carbs" in food. I am going to try and watch for those.

Attempts to add additional medication almost killed me-twice. I tried insulin but simply cannot stick myself. Since being diabetic is one of my least life threatening medical problems, I've decided not to let it rule my life. Actually I've never worried too much about it. Mine has a genetic component. Several people in older generations have it.

My husband is diabetic, thanks to Agent Orange and viet nam. Just go with what your doctor says.

As for telling the family, I keep my family informed about my medical problems. I will die someday and there should be no surprises. Plus, they need to know about the genetic stuff so they can watch for it.
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And I don’t mean to be such a nit picker but there are NO HIDDEN carbs in foods.
There are now labels that list almost every single ingredient in whatever item you are buying minus a very small percentage that doesn’t have to be listed, but it’s a minuscule amount.

My husband works with a diabetic who doesn’t care at all what he eats. He will eat cookies, chocolate bars and drink plenty of pop regardless of his health condition. He’s obese but young. These lifestyle choices will catch up and he will end up with various serious health conditions that he will moan and complain about later.

People who aren’t accountable for their life decisions end up paying for them in the long run.
Thats just how life works. You reap what you sew.
No mystery there.
 
Physical shape depends on the job you are applying for. If you work in a mail room, you must be able to lift up to fifty pounds. If you sit at a keyboard, probably not.

I think I read on another thread that you stayed in bed for two years. If that is correct, I can't imagine how you did so. Also, if this was you (I have a terrible memory), it's great you are getting out now. I noticed recently, due to my medical problems, I was sitting around way too much so I bought a puppy. Lol, nothing better get you up and moving.
 
Well, those carbs seemed hidden from me, lol.

But, yes, while I try to be reasonable I don't buy into a lot of the doom and gloom on diet choices. In order to get damage from diabetes, you have to fall in the so called "red zone ". My sugars have never fallen into that zone. As far as your husband's friend, he probably treats his condition with meds that keep his sugars controlled.

He probably checks his blood sugars, and his A1C level. Whether controlled by diet or meds, it's simply a matter of keeping ones sugar under a certain level. There are lots of obese people who do not have medical problems! Lots of thin people who do. My sugars are hard to control due to other health problems. If I didn't have these complications, I wouldn't have an issue.
 

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