Swimming For Exercise

So the pool pump motors are finally fixed and/or replaced at our local health club in the hotel and I can’t wait to go back and swim every morning for my exercise.  I loved swimming but haven’t swam for so long because the pool was closed for repair and they found that they had to replace the pool pump motors.  And yes, I had been very lazy and haven’t done a lot of walking to replace the swimming but now that the pool is open again – I’m all for going back tomorrow morning for a work out – hopefully I don’t get tire out or get out of breath so easily – since I haven’t swam for months.

Simply For Life

Simply for life had been around town for a few years now and I’ve seen some people who’ve had success with them – but no one wants to talk a lot about it for some reason.  And a customer of ours – who stopped going there – put on weight immediately, so as much as I would loved to try it out – I don’t really know what they are recommending?  just healthy food with no exercises ?  or healthy food with exercises ?  of course, if I don’t go sit for one of their talks – I certainly wouldn’t know what they are offering or how much it is to join right?  so I’m going to make an appointment this week and check it out – stay tuned.

Thank You Gifts For My Doctors

Some of my doctors are very nice here – some not so – and in all my years in Canada there had been some people in the hospital who have made my life a lot easier and encouraged me when I was having difficulty with my health issues.  And because of them – I have had better control of my health now – but what do you give those doctors who have everything money can buy?  I don’t really want to buy some generic thing just because – so the spouse said some cufflinks in a nice gift box would be a really nice gesture.  So knowing that one of them is leaving the town to start a practice in Halifax – I decided to get him a nice cufflink as a thank you gift and hope that whenever he wears it – he will remember me.

Snacks Suitable For Diabetics

Diabetes suxs!  I know and big time – and when you need a snack – you can’t eat a piece of chocolate or a piece of cookie and I can understand it.  Therefore, I’m constantly searching for snacks that diabetic people like myself can eat and then post it online – so that you know that you can snack on this – without worrying too.

I saw these at Walmart one day and took a look at the ingredients and found that it had very little sugar in the packet of cookies and about 100 calories – this definitely beats have 3 tim bits from Tim Hortons.  So check it out – it was ony $2 at Walmart – and it does stop my craving to snack on something in the late morning and tide me over till lunch time.

Scrubs For My Favorite Nurses

A couple  of years ago, when I had my huge operation to take out my fibroid, the nurses down at the blood transfusion center treated me really well.  I’ve always kept in touch with them and each time I visit the doctors, I would drop in and say hi.  Some are transferred to another department but some are still there and I say these nurses don’t get enough credit.  So last Christmas, I decided to get some discount scrubs from Marcus and not just ordinary ones – some really fun looking scrubs as presents for them all.   They all loved the ones with the owl print and the scrubs sells from $5.99 – so they were really worth getting for these nurses.  I wished more patients would appreciate the good nurses a lot more.

Gestational Diabetes

I was extremely lucky when I had Missy Moo – I didn’t have gestational diabetes – but Mr Moo said – it could be because I couldn’t eat at all without feeling that I needed to puke.  Maybe that was the reason but I was sure happy because Missy Moo was not at risked.

A friend of mine is having a baby soon and a few months ago, she found out that she had gestational diabetes – poor girl!  just when she started to feel better and could eat.   The hospitals and doctors take gestational diabetes very seriously and if you cannot bring your blood sugar level down – they would strongly suggest that you take insulin and that is no fun at all – that’s for sure.  My girlfriend started doing more exercises and also cutting back on carb to have to lower her blood sugar and I think she is doing well with it after the initial shock  but what about those who don’t have as much determination as my friend?

So what else can one do to help with the gestational diabetes if you have one while you are carrying a baby?  try to move around a lot – lots of walking is really good i heard for those with  gestational diabetes – cut off all juices and sugary drinks and definitely cut down on pasta and rice – I know easier said than done and if all else fail – listen to the doctor and take some insulin and you only start off with very low dosage.

Keeping Warm During Winter

My in laws work outside a lot in the winter – they owned a hundred acres land like Winnie the Pooh.  From cutting down trees for wood/fireplace – they also collect maple syrup in the spring.  So this Christmas, we bought him some very good quality overalls as presents because we know he will appreciate it.  Overalls like the one above are great for their hunting expeditions as well.  And while some people wants to keep fashionable while they are outdoors – the above overall looks rather stylish – so no worries about not looking good but if you are an outdoor person – all you should care about is keeping warm and keeping safe.   It was definitely a great buy and the best present for something who wants to keep warm when working.

Spaghetti Squash For Diabetics

Truth be told I didn’t know what Spaghetti squash is – well, not until I learned that by eating Spaghetti squash – you actually cut down on your carb.  But for those who knows me – you know how much I loved my real spaghetti – could eat tons of it – but now I too cut back on them.   But with Spaghetti squash – it is said that it is only 10 % what you would normally eat for your spaghetti and spaghetti squash is pretty good tasting too.

Prepare to be pleasantly surprised when you swap the mildly sweet and nutty flavor of spaghetti squash for regular carb-heavy spaghetti. Packed with vitamins and nutrients — including omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin C, and B vitamins — spaghetti squash is a true power food.

Lower Morning Blood Sugar

So you wake up each morning – worried and wondering what is your blood sugar like this morning -  and even though you didn’t eat anything out of the ordinary last night – your blood sugar is still high.  So what do you do?  or you’ve tried everything – and it’s still high.

While many people were told that what you eat affects your morning blood sugar, it is not always true – in fact new studies showed that it could be your hormones that is causing your blood sugar to go up over night. Because when you sleep – you liver and muscles will tell each other to generate more glucose supply since you are sleeping and not eating at all and since you don’t have enough insulin when you are sleeping – you wake up with high blood sugar in the morning.   Sounds pretty logical to me – what about you?    So what do you do?

Some changes in your lifestyle is needed and so is some medication – talk to your family doctor quickly and they can work with you immediately.  Having said that – losing weight I know does gerat for your blood sugar.  So good luck everyone.