[2ndDivisionVet]

You are like a family to me, even those I disagree with on this or that issue or subject. I don't know where I'd be without my many FRiends.

[melissa_in_ga]

My prayers are with you! Bring that blood sugar and high blood pressure down. You can do it!

[Tanniker Smith]

Good luck. Get walking.

[HereInTheHeartland]

You are in my prayers

[FrdmLvr]

I will pray for you! Please take care of yourself! Eat healthy and keep up the daily walking!

[Windflier]

Geez, old FRiend. I really hate hearing that news. You’re a pillar of our community, and a valued supporter of everything we all hold dear.

Please take that walk every day. We need ya around.

[Genoa]

Prayers for you, 2D. You’ll enjoy the new you!

[Maine Mariner]

My numbers are not quite as high, but I am on a fairly
strict diet and have begun to exercise. To really get my weight down I need to walk for about 1-2 hours per day.

Good Luck!

[freedumb2003]

Prayers amigo!

The BP is up there but not too awful. I can’t interpret A1C, but can you give us a handle on the mg/dl?

I am sorry about your wife — the burden for you must be really heavy and difficult to carry. Of course if your health is flagging, that is even more a problem and compounds your burden — let us all pray to break the cycle.

I don’t know who we ping for the prayer warriors but you have mine and a BTTT for what it is worth.

[Duchess47]

Praying for you.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Prayers for your health !

[microgood]

You need to get that weight down to improve your A1C.

[Lakeshark]

Do your walk twice a day if you can, try to eat with wisdom.

We want you here for a long time 2dv.

[bd476]

Prayers extended 2ndDivisionVet for your health to improve immediately if not sooner!

[babygene]

Well, good luck with this... I don’t understand the sugar thing and I’m a type II. I take glempride and monitor my sugar every morning and it’s in the double digits. I think the biggest thing regarding blood sugar is not to eat anything after dinner. It works for me anyway...

Your blood pressure probably is a bigger concern. Need to get it down.

[meyer]

Get yourself walking, but don’t push yourself too hard at first. Gradually build up to 1/2 hour a day or more.

[Huskrrrr]

Prayers for you, Vet!

[grey_whiskers]

Read this.

My advice?

Walking is *good*.

Cut the carbs, particularly the pasta / potatoes / bread / etc.

Go with Atkins or The Zone Diet.

Fish oil rocks.

Cinnamon can help your cells become more sensitive to insulin.

I'm not an MD, just a PhD (or an NRD "not a real doctor). But I *do* want to see all fellow FReepers as hale and hearty as possible.

Cheers!

[MestaMachine]

You just do whatever you need to do bccause we are gonna have some celebrating to do and you just can’t miss it!!! Please know you and your wife are in my prayers.

[Ditter]

So sorry to hear all your bad news and about your wife as well. I remember how hard my mothers stroke was on my father. You can get that blood pressure down and stop eating the sugar and carbs, I know you can. My prayers are with you.

[DBrow]

You can do it, and we’re behind you. You mentioned A1C, do you have a monitor? You can get one for free.

Maybe pick up a second hand treadmill (and mount a keyboard on it so you can post here as you walk), then you can stay close to your wife.