Diabetic folks

Doug I bet one big reason she veggies out after dinner is because the sugar level has gone up. Before I was diagnosed that's one of the first symptoms I noticed. After every meal I'd get real sleepy. When you have other problems exercise can be a daunting task but I fight through the pain and exercise as much as I can to help keep the weight down. Lost about 32 lbs. since being diagnosed. I used to be 5'8" but due to back issues and 2 surgeries am now only 5'6" and when the doc told me I was diabetic I weighed 210. Now I'm 178. Just that alone helped my sugar readings go down and also somewhat lessened the chronic back pain. Along with reading food labels (a lot of food is just loaded with sugars and carbs), and eating 4-5 small meals a day instead of 3 big meals has dropped my A1C 3 points. As mentioned that's the test the doc gives you every few months. The meter you check your sugar with reads the sugar count in your blood and mine dropped 40 points with the exercise and modified eating. There have been a lot of good tips here and I especially like Rocky's suggestion of taking her for a ride right after dinner to break the cycle she's in. Also the next time she see's her doc for a checkup go with her and ask the doctor if he'll send her to a eating specialist (sorry I can't remember the medical title but he'll know) to discuss what's bad and what's good and when you shop go with her if you don't already and like someone else mentioned read the labels and pick what's better for her, and you.

Been meaning to give you a call but have been so busy lately trying to get last minute things done before the snow flies and dealing with kidney stones again just haven't had a chance. As soon as I get a free minute I'll give you a ring.