12-27-2013 12:09
12-27-2013 12:09
Wondering if there are any diabetics out there who are using the FB and working towards weight loss? I'm insulin dependent and trying to lose weight but more importantly trying to regain my health and physical strength while balancing everything. A challenge a day! Love to hear your stories....
10-23-2014 19:31
10-23-2014 19:31
Great on-line article about how sunshine can combat Type II Diabetes:
10-31-2014 09:31
10-31-2014 09:31
I have been a Type 1 for 59+ yrs. I just got my FB and am trying to use it to help lose 10lbs. I have a treadmill that I'll be using, and I hope to be able to make use of my free Silver Sneekers membership to get good workouts. Hopefully the FB will help too!
10-31-2014 09:35
10-31-2014 09:35
11-06-2014 05:13
11-06-2014 05:13
Great on-line article about good and bad foods for Diabetics:
Best & Worst Foods for Diabetes
11-12-2014 20:47
11-12-2014 20:47
Hi Laura,
I am Type 2 Diabetic, insulin dependent and take oral meds. Losing weight is definately a struggle! I bought my Fitbit far a challenge sponsored by my work for us to walk 10,000 steps a day for a month and I joined that challenge. The challenge with work ended in Septmber but I still get excited to see how much I have walked. Everyday is a challenge but keep on moving!
Mary
11-16-2014 13:06
11-16-2014 13:06
Type 2 diabetic here as well as a bunch of other stuff including sleep apnea... I got my fitbit flex for tracking my sleep rather than steps (though thats been revealing, seems I walk more than I thought I did) and recently acquired a set of scales because I never remembered to record what the mechanical scales said... today, it claims I lost 12Kg in the last week... yes Kg not lb... and I dont believe it even though I want to. (the mechanical scales show me to be where I thought, no loss this week because I have been "bad")
I'm doing LCHF (read at dietdoctor.com) and I am losing weight, but I need to drop something like 50Kg to get to where I ought to be... I havent been there since I was 15 so I dont think its too likely. I'm aiming shorter than that and will reassess once the goal is reached.
In the meantime I must ask a Q in whichever forum deals with the Aria scales 😕
11-20-2014 19:11
11-20-2014 19:11
I am diabetic, and recently got a fitbit to help with weight loss. I am not on insulin, and trying to get off
p erscription drugs completely. I have lost 40 pounds, and need to lose another 30. Logging my food is helping me control the amount of food I am eating.
11-20-2014 19:45 - edited 11-20-2014 19:47
11-20-2014 19:45 - edited 11-20-2014 19:47
I was able to ascertain that the scales have become attached to one location only. I had lost another 2Kg 🙂
I was logging food for a while but found it as tiresome as manually recording my BGL (I use Glooko and my iPhone now) and of course sleep and steps are recorded automatically. I look for the easiest way to deal. Now, fitbit, how about a BP machine?
11-20-2014 19:46 - edited 11-20-2014 19:48
11-20-2014 19:46 - edited 11-20-2014 19:48
... NVM
a safari script for ebay was rudely inserting itself every time I posted.
11-30-2014 21:20
11-30-2014 21:20
Hello everyone,
I'm brand new to Fitbit. I don't have diabetes, but my youngest has T1D. She was diagnosed a year and a half ago. I understand what a strugle it can be to have it and to deal with testing blood all the time and getting injections. I help my daughter with her injections (when she is not on the pump) and help her with testing and carb counting. Since she was diagnosed she has only gained around 2 pounds. She is only 9. She did gain back the 10 pounds she had lost when we first found out. Now any time she gets sick she drops 10 pounds in one day. I would love to be able to talk to others that are diabetic or not.
Thanks for reading!
11-30-2014 22:36
11-30-2014 22:36
12-04-2014 15:20
12-04-2014 15:20
Count me in. Diabetic and Insulin dependent (at least at present; optimistic that I can reduce or eliminate Insulin once my weight gets lower). Finding the FitBit Flex a great motivator since we tend to do more steps than we sometimes realize --- even at 2,000+ step/average per day, I think I'm doing OK. Would like to get the steps increased and am looking forward to doing so once I get my sleep issues organized so I can get out and step it up during the day instead of making up sleep hours and losing my days. In any case, I've been more optimistic since I got my fuschia band FitBit Flex and am considering getting some more vibrant coloured bands to keep my mood up there. G.
12-04-2014 18:08
12-04-2014 18:08
Way to go, GoldaT! Every journey begins with the first steps and it sounds like you are committed to reclaiming your health. It's important to remember that diet and exercise are a lifestyle change, and not something that will end once you achieve the goals you have set for yourself. I haven't posted anything for awhile, but have found that the fitbit commuity is a caring and supportive bunch. My fitbit has been a wonderful tool to help remind me to get my steps in everyday. Best wishes for continued success!!!
12-05-2014 06:01
12-05-2014 06:01
Thanks for posting Lew. Very helpful.
12-05-2014 20:39
12-05-2014 20:39
12-05-2014 21:46
12-05-2014 21:46
12-06-2014 03:09
12-06-2014 03:09
12-06-2014 08:57
12-06-2014 08:57
12-06-2014 14:34
12-06-2014 14:34
Dr Bernstein is a smart guy, and right on the money. Another website worth reading is http://www.dietdoctor.com. He also has some recipes which are diabetes friendly (be careful though, not all of them are)
12-06-2014 16:53
12-06-2014 16:53