IM BACK....did anyone miss me?

IIIM BAAAACK!

i was sick for a week with somekinda weird bug.

threw my weight loss stuff and monitoring of my TYPE 2 DIABETES all over the place into a spin.
didnt do much pricking, or eating, or monitoring, or meds takign while i was under the weather for the duration of the illness.

so, i feel well enough again, to pick the pieces back up and start again on the task of the journey TOMARROW.

ive joined a couple of really neat sites that help in support of the issue (whatever yours happenes to be)
one is:
www.SPAKPEOPLE.com
this ones neat because it has a CALORIE COUNTER on the site that you can follow, OR you can put in your food and it COUNTS THE CALORIES FOR YOU!!!
how neat is that?!?!?!?!
they also have a point system, for things like: drinking your daily water intake...for each glass, you get a point. when you enter it in.
they have a ton of HEALTHY recipes. which i have to go thru and look over.

then the other site is:
www.DAILYSUPPORT.com
and you can join a group, specific to your issue, and they have a TON of issues you may fall into...and you can ask advice, support, get to know ppl, and in both develop great realtionships with ppl who are struggling in the same areas of life you are.

im on both for:
TYPE 2 DIABETES
HIGH CHOLETEROL
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

this whole diabetes thing has me very lost....theres so muc to know, but no real avenue to a good starting place.

the DR recommended a nutritionist, and i really need to get to one, but it takes away from craigs job, and money to do it.
DR review is in 2 weeks i think, and hes going to be very disapointed to know i havnt seen a nutritionsit yet.
all i need to know is WHAT CAN I AND WHATCANT I EAT WITH DIABETES?

i keep hearing watch the carbs, but WHICH carbs?
weve practically switched from regular pasta to WHOLE GRAIN: SPAGETTI, veggie based (tri-colored) SPIRALPASTA, and everything else were weeding OUT of the lifestyle.
i eat WHOLE WHEAT BEAD. i have for years. i actually prefer it to white bread.
not alot of SWEET stuff in the house. the guys make PB & honey sandwiches instead of jellie or jams which are allmost ALL sugar.
no kool-aid drinks, water and UNSWEET juices.
2% milk
HEALTHY CEREALS as opposed to SUGARED
GROUND TURKEY meat over GROUND BEEF.
CHICKEN BREAST (SKINLESS) as opposed to WHOLE CHICKEN PARTS
fruits/ veggies
i even opt for vinigtrette dressings as opposed to cream based ones.

so for the nmost part, im on the program.

**SIGH**

MICHELLE