well, still got more testing but will know for sure saturday morning
not looking wonderfull
Sheba said
04:38 AM Feb 1, 2013
Glad you're still with us Milo. I was starting to wonder how you are. Any idea of what it might be ? I have to go see my Dr. tomorrow.
Just hope I get north-side again before the river comes up in the afternoon.
Good luck Milo.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Gerty Dancer said
07:03 PM Feb 1, 2013
Good luck milo, it would be nice to find something that can be fixed, so you can get better.
pauline said
03:07 AM Feb 2, 2013
Hope it goes well for you Milo, please keep us updated.............
milo said
07:48 AM Feb 2, 2013
thanks ,will do,.. hope you guys dont mind all the stuff with Milo Air (Milo Airlines ) etc just a bit of stress release for me I guess, Wombat has been a big help off line for me the last couple weeks and I do appreciate it all.. And every one on here...
milo said
01:25 PM Feb 2, 2013
Hi guys,
Been back to the docs, looks like I have type 2 diabetes , and controlled by tablets, thank heavens for that!!
so on tablets for the rest of my life now.. and shopping is so bloody hard now, trying to read lables isnt easy!! but seeing a diatition on wendesday which hopefully will help me out more..
some times life is a pain in the ass.. but that's life I guess
thanks for all your support
-- Edited by milo on Saturday 2nd of February 2013 01:25:58 PM
Gerty Dancer said
11:39 PM Feb 2, 2013
Theres a thread here about diabetes type 2 Milo, its not difficult once you get into the habit, and you can still travel and enjoy life. you'll feel much better on the new treatment.
Dougwe said
12:19 AM Feb 3, 2013
At least it can be controlled Milo. Now you can get back to the travel plans etc. Keep on keeping on mate, and,
grill n chill said
02:13 AM Feb 3, 2013
Hi milo...You can buy one of those 7 day pill organizers you see in the chemist shops. Just a plastic container with flip lids for each day/night of the week. That way it would be easy to get it all sorted out in one hit and no messing around each time you need to take a pill or two.
I beleive pilots and truck drivers are not allowed to drive if they are diabetic unless their Drs. allow them to.Yearly check ups required. Just an idea but why dont you take this chance and sack wombat as CEO from your airlines and reappoint yourself as chief? Probably a good thing to do now before its to late.
-- Edited by grill n chill on Sunday 3rd of February 2013 02:14:42 AM
milo said
08:40 AM Feb 3, 2013
well, I need a temp ceo for a while so wombat stays..
been reading that diabetes thread..
till im back at the helm.. or flight deck..
-- Edited by milo on Sunday 3rd of February 2013 08:41:11 AM
Dougwe said
05:43 PM Feb 3, 2013
You will get through it mate, you see. Slight adjustments to a few things and all will be fine.
Gerty Dancer said
06:18 PM Feb 3, 2013
You havent realised that from now on Milo, with the new treatment, you are gonna feel Better! Watch out flightdeck, here comes the new and improved captain Milo!
milo said
08:18 PM Feb 3, 2013
is just so freaking peeving me off ,first dentures stopping me with most foods normal people (2 years ago) eat and now this.. so peeeved off ... went to my niece's engagement party, food every where , softrindks every where...just &^%%^&^&&^&^&^*
driving home from sydney tonight, passing several macca's along the way i said to dad I would kill for a big mac and a choc sunday and fries and a coke
thing is i was never a really big junk food eater .. how or why this has happend i dont know..
i really felt like giving up today....but still here. dont know if thats a good thing or a bad thing...
sorry guys just needed a vent been on the road all morning and evening ..been a long long day
-- Edited by milo on Sunday 3rd of February 2013 09:00:38 PM
pauline said
04:22 AM Feb 4, 2013
and your still here so that's a good thing Milo...............chin up all will be good as Gerty said think of the positives, at least you know what the problem is and how to make it better
Cheers
milo said
05:43 PM Feb 4, 2013
Thanks Pauline, It's just so darn frustrating now, Never ever take your health forgranted ..
Happywanderer said
01:48 AM Feb 5, 2013
Milo, you can turn your diabetes completely around. I know of people who have done the right thing, eaten all the right foods and got their diabetes back to normal and don't need to take any medication at all. That of course is only with doctors check and ok. It can be done. Doc should have given you a list of food you can eat or your dietition will. Stick to it and you will be ok.
buffy61 said
03:42 AM Feb 6, 2013
Hey milo, Don't worry too much about it. Have been living with type two diabetes for about ten yrs. been on insulin about 4 yrs. it's not a biggie. The dietician will be a big help. Exercise, watch what you eat but don't let it rule your life. You can have a burger on occasion. Drink diet drinks, lay off white carbs (bread, potatoes) and you will be fine. The pill box thing is a good idea but if so far you are only on Metformin (diabetex) you won't need a pill box! Wait til you shovel down about 6 pills a day as I do! :) aspirin 100mg a day is a good cardiovascular protection. Can buy over the counter at a chemist. Good luck. Don't stress! Oh... And don't be a couch potato like me! Lol
milo said
12:04 AM Feb 7, 2013
I saw the diabetes nurse today, still yet to see the diabetes doc or what ever next month, bloody forms and stuff i had to fill out today. can any one tell me if pasta is ok, ie home cooked? stil yet to find out ie like
Hi Milo Checked out your pasta pics. Was hard to tell what the first pasta was made of. If it is made with wholemeal flour it will be lower GI than white pasta so is better for you than white pasta. The ravioli... Nah..that is prob quite high GI. Also, read the carbohydrate count on the side of packs. I give myself 4 units of insulin for each 10gms of carbohydrates so that would indicate carbs are your enemy! I try to stick to around 15 carbs per meal... Not always easy to do! I can cheat tho and give myself more insulin... You can't do that. Watch the sauces too... Lots of sugar in those tomato pasta sauces. There are some really good carbohydrate counters out there. Have a read of them and familiarise yourself with the better options. Your diabetes nurse is your new best friend! I would often email mine with any problems and she was great at advising me of some better options. It's pretty scary and a big learning curve to start with but in no time at all you will adapt and life will be normal. Good luck. Vicki
milo said
01:37 AM Feb 7, 2013
thanks vicki, this is all doing my head in... so long till i see the dietitian ... struth...
way2gokev said
11:27 PM Feb 19, 2013
G'day Milo, Sorry to hear about your medical condition mate but the main thing is to be positive, a few adjustments to your lifestyle is nowhere as bad as being dead, so chin up mate and take the advice given to you and you will be around along time to enjoy this great country.
Listen to music to give you relief from thinking about your troubles and get Slim Dusty disc with the song on it titled "How Good it Is" the words in this song will enlighten and lift you up.
"HOW GOOD IT IS" Sung by Slim Dusty words by Don Walker
How Good is Life
Come on Look around
Just take awhile and Grin
How Good it is
How beautiful this World
How wide the sky
Just stand awhile alone and Smile
How good it is
How good it is to smell the air
One minute maybe five
I'd give all my cares, everything I own
To Know that every moment I,m alive
How sweet this Day
Come on look around
From these feet on out to miles away
How Good it Is
There are moments when the heart is filled
All Breath is taken Away
Everything you feel inside goes still
For no reason, just to listen to the day
How Good Is Life
Come On Look Around
Just Take It in Awhile and Grin
How Good It Is
Chin Up Mate! and Have a good one.
Kev
jules47 said
12:36 AM Feb 20, 2013
Lovely song Kev - and Milo - "just listen to the day" -
pricey43 said
01:38 AM Feb 20, 2013
Hey Milo,
Think about the half full part of the glass.
You get special attention some times when you let them know you're diabetic. Any operations or medical procedures they always put you first on their list. No waiting around.
After a while you get to the stage where you don't even look at the things you can't have and many things can still be had but just in smaller quantities, or in a different way. Instead of fish and chips from the shop, oven chips and grilled chips are fine. There are alot more worse things in life than Being a Diabetic.
AnnaRose said
03:02 AM Jul 20, 2013
I always has a feeling in my mind, whatever is the situation it's all good for me, take these things normal and in positive sense, it will helps you to think positive and find the solution. May be you are in bad condition with these health issues but taking these things positive will show you good results.
well, still got more testing but will know for sure saturday morning
not looking wonderfull
Glad you're still with us Milo. I was starting to wonder how you are. Any idea of what it might be ? I have to go see my Dr. tomorrow.
Just hope I get north-side again before the river comes up in the afternoon.
Good luck Milo.
Cheers,
Sheba.
hope you guys dont mind all the stuff with Milo Air (Milo Airlines ) etc
just a bit of stress release for me I guess, Wombat has been a big help off line
for me the last couple weeks and I do appreciate it all.. And every one on here...
Hi guys,
Been back to the docs, looks like I have type 2 diabetes ,
and controlled by tablets, thank heavens for that!!
so on tablets for the rest of my life now..
and shopping is so bloody hard now, trying to read lables isnt easy!!
but seeing a diatition on wendesday which hopefully will help me out more..
some times life is a pain in the ass.. but that's life I guess
thanks for all your support
-- Edited by milo on Saturday 2nd of February 2013 01:25:58 PM
At least it can be controlled Milo. Now you can get back to the travel plans etc. Keep on keeping on mate, and,
Hi milo...You can buy one of those 7 day pill organizers you see in the chemist shops. Just a plastic container with flip lids for each day/night of the week. That way it would be easy to get it all sorted out in one hit and no messing around each time you need to take a pill or two.
I beleive pilots and truck drivers are not allowed to drive if they are diabetic unless their Drs. allow them to.Yearly check ups required. Just an idea but why dont you take this chance and sack wombat as CEO from your airlines and reappoint yourself as chief? Probably a good thing to do now before its to late.
-- Edited by grill n chill on Sunday 3rd of February 2013 02:14:42 AM
well, I need a temp ceo for a while so wombat stays..
been reading that diabetes thread..
till im back at the helm.. or flight deck..
-- Edited by milo on Sunday 3rd of February 2013 08:41:11 AM
is just so freaking peeving me off ,first dentures stopping me with most foods normal people (2 years ago)
eat and now this.. so peeeved off ...
went to my niece's engagement party, food every where , softrindks every where...just &^%%^&^&&^&^&^*
driving home from sydney tonight, passing several macca's along the way
i said to dad I would kill for a big mac and a choc sunday and fries and a coke
thing is i was never a really big junk food eater .. how or why this has happend i dont know..
i really felt like giving up today....but still here. dont know if thats a good thing or a bad thing...
sorry guys just needed a vent been on the road all morning and evening ..been a long long day
-- Edited by milo on Sunday 3rd of February 2013 09:00:38 PM
Cheers
It's just so darn frustrating now,
Never ever take your health forgranted ..
That of course is only with doctors check and ok.
It can be done. Doc should have given you a list of food you can eat or your dietition will. Stick to it and you will be ok.
Don't worry too much about it. Have been living with type two diabetes for about ten yrs. been on insulin about 4 yrs. it's not a biggie.
The dietician will be a big help. Exercise, watch what you eat but don't let it rule your life. You can have a burger on occasion. Drink diet drinks, lay off white carbs (bread, potatoes) and you will be fine.
The pill box thing is a good idea but if so far you are only on Metformin (diabetex) you won't need a pill box! Wait til you shovel down about 6 pills a day as I do! :) aspirin 100mg a day is a good cardiovascular protection. Can buy over the counter at a chemist.
Good luck. Don't stress! Oh... And don't be a couch potato like me! Lol
I saw the diabetes nurse today, still yet to see the diabetes doc
or what ever next month, bloody forms and stuff i had to fill out today.
can any one tell me if pasta is ok, ie home cooked? stil yet to find out
ie like
http://www2.woolworthsonline.com.au/#url=/Shop/ProductDetails%3FStockcode%3D11253%26name%3Dsan-remo-fettuccine-egg-noodle-pasta
http://www2.woolworthsonline.com.au/#url=/Shop/ProductDetails%3FStockcode%3D54267%26name%3Dlatina-ravioli-beef%26search%3Dravioli%2Blatina
the last one supposed to have low GI on it...
Checked out your pasta pics. Was hard to tell what the first pasta was made of. If it is made with wholemeal flour it will be lower GI than white pasta so is better for you than white pasta.
The ravioli... Nah..that is prob quite high GI. Also, read the carbohydrate count on the side of packs. I give myself 4 units of insulin for each 10gms of carbohydrates so that would indicate carbs are your enemy! I try to stick to around 15 carbs per meal... Not always easy to do! I can cheat tho and give myself more insulin... You can't do that.
Watch the sauces too... Lots of sugar in those tomato pasta sauces.
There are some really good carbohydrate counters out there. Have a read of them and familiarise yourself with the better options.
Your diabetes nurse is your new best friend! I would often email mine with any problems and she was great at advising me of some better options. It's pretty scary and a big learning curve to start with but in no time at all you will adapt and life will be normal.
Good luck.
Vicki
G'day Milo, Sorry to hear about your medical condition mate but the main thing is to be positive, a few adjustments to your lifestyle is nowhere as bad as being dead, so chin up mate and take the advice given to you and you will be around along time to enjoy this great country.
Listen to music to give you relief from thinking about your troubles and get Slim Dusty disc with the song on it titled "How Good it Is" the words in this song will enlighten and lift you up.
"HOW GOOD IT IS" Sung by Slim Dusty words by Don Walker
How Good is Life
Come on Look around
Just take awhile and Grin
How Good it is
How beautiful this World
How wide the sky
Just stand awhile alone and Smile
How good it is
How good it is to smell the air
One minute maybe five
I'd give all my cares, everything I own
To Know that every moment I,m alive
How sweet this Day
Come on look around
From these feet on out to miles away
How Good it Is
There are moments when the heart is filled
All Breath is taken Away
Everything you feel inside goes still
For no reason, just to listen to the day
How Good Is Life
Come On Look Around
Just Take It in Awhile and Grin
How Good It Is
Chin Up Mate! and Have a good one.
Kev
Lovely song Kev - and Milo - "just listen to the day" -
Hey Milo,
Think about the half full part of the glass.
You get special attention some times when you let them know you're diabetic. Any operations or medical procedures they always put you first on their list. No waiting around.
After a while you get to the stage where you don't even look at the things you can't have and many things can still be had but just in smaller quantities, or in a different way. Instead of fish and chips from the shop, oven chips and grilled chips are fine. There are alot more worse things in life than Being a Diabetic.