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Jun 15, 2021 15:53:38 GMT -6
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Post by ginakay57 on Jun 15, 2021 15:53:38 GMT -6
About 6 mos ago my A1c was 6.5. I had to get blood work last week and my A1c was borderline. Nurse didn't tell me the number and I didn't ask. My glucose was good she said. I need to crack down like I did when first diagnosed. I've kinda relaxed too much and am drinking fountain drinks almost one a day.
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Jun 16, 2021 16:26:04 GMT -6
Post by mountainma on Jun 16, 2021 16:26:04 GMT -6
Gina, since starting KETO I'm just drinking water. I was drinking iced tea with Stevia for the sweetener, but since doing KETO I just don't like the acid in the tea. It gives me too much reflux. I drink ice water and flavor it with some lemon. The lemon helps with the taste.
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Jun 17, 2021 12:19:27 GMT -6
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Post by ginakay57 on Jun 17, 2021 12:19:27 GMT -6
When I'm at home or eating in a restaurant I drink iced tea with stevia. I carry a small bottle of liquid stevia with me. I've gotten used to the flavor. I just need to stay away from convenient stores and those fountain drink machines. There's a brand of sodas made with stevia so I ought to find those. I heard Whole Foods has them so next time dh is in Houston I'll see if he can find them. I know it's better to stay away from sodas altogether but if I'm going to have one it's better to have one with stevia than with sugar or artificial sweetner.
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Jun 17, 2021 16:23:21 GMT -6
Post by MammaMel on Jun 17, 2021 16:23:21 GMT -6
Gina, if you have an HEB they have them, Zevia is the brand. I am not a fan but splenda doesn't hurt me so on the I must have a soda days, I drink coke zero. My fave is cherry vanilla zero.
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Jun 17, 2021 19:21:42 GMT -6
Post by roseofsharon on Jun 17, 2021 19:21:42 GMT -6
Gina: We have switched to Zevia and so far, all the flavors are very good! You can order them online to be shipped to you. We cannot get them here in SE Alabama, but when my daughter moved to KY/TN area last year, she discovered them and now has us hooked!
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Jun 17, 2021 21:22:12 GMT -6
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Post by ginakay57 on Jun 17, 2021 21:22:12 GMT -6
Mel, there's a HEB in Brenham and one in College Station. I'm going to C.S. tomorrow for my pre-op appt with the surgeon so I'll stop and get some. Thanks for the info!
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Post by eyeofthestorm on Jun 18, 2021 4:52:42 GMT -6
Roseofsharon, we're in the B'ham area and DH had a Zevia recently - I will ask where he got it.
Gina, DH likes Virgil's brand rootbeer, and they recently switched from using to stevia.
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Nov 15, 2021 16:22:08 GMT -6
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Post by ginakay57 on Nov 15, 2021 16:22:08 GMT -6
I've been drinking Zevia daily, lol. Our local Brookshire Bros sells them. I had been cheating almost daily on the diet. Not with all my meals or snacks but usually like have white crackers with my summer sausage or a glass of regular milk. I went last Monday for lab work then Thursday I met with my doctor to get the results. I was afraid my A1c would be high but, no, it was 6.2 !!! My dr said that with me acquiring diabetes from the IV steroids that my pancreas may be going back to normal. I don't have to go back in 3 months for labs...I can wait 6 months. She's keeping me on the Metformin.
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May 12, 2022 10:24:23 GMT -6
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Post by ginakay57 on May 12, 2022 10:24:23 GMT -6
My A1c today is 6.0. I’m hooked on the Zevia sodas. If we eat out I get unsweetened tea and use Stevia liquid I order off Amazon. My weight is down 10 lbs since last visit. I’m still taking one Metformin in the morning and one at night. I usually have a small cheat food item a day but still keeping my BG down.
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May 12, 2022 10:51:47 GMT -6
Post by eyeofthestorm on May 12, 2022 10:51:47 GMT -6
Gina, that's great!
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Post by mountainma on May 22, 2022 10:37:15 GMT -6
I finally found zevia here! It's a distance away (45 min one way) but I LOVE the cream soda and root beer ones. I can't have too much though or it sends me to the bathroom and gives me headaches, but one a week is a great treat!
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May 23, 2022 17:03:16 GMT -6
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Post by ginakay57 on May 23, 2022 17:03:16 GMT -6
Amazon has them also.
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May 25, 2022 16:03:44 GMT -6
Post by MammaMel on May 25, 2022 16:03:44 GMT -6
I had my labs today and I was so jazzed. Last May my A1C was 5.9. I have been really stressing it, because since we got sick in December I have been back on the diet soda not water/tea and my daily readings are higher. Well... I was right my number did change... it is now 5.7! Not a huge drop but I'll take it! My average daily the thing said is 103.8.
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Nov 14, 2022 15:07:10 GMT -6
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Post by ginakay57 on Nov 14, 2022 15:07:10 GMT -6
Since I had Covid twice last July my blood sugar has been out of whack. I can eat certain things with carbs or sugar one day and next morning my fasting is normal and the next day do the same and it’ll be 150 or so. No rhyme or reason. Anyway my lab results I had drawn last Thursday showed my A1c is 6.6! Sandra, I want to find that root beer. I like Zevia’s root beer but it’d be nice to have an alternative.
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