"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

Misplaced Hillbilly said:
Well not to derail the bafoonery and general good times happening in here,but I got some news from the doctor today. Turns out the reason I've felt like rewarmed crap, been going to the bathroom every 45 minutes, blurry vision, insanely thirsty all the time is I now have type 2 diabetes. However I am NOT letting it be bad news, I need to change up some things anyway. I'll be 44 next month and being overweight is caught up to me I reckon. So no more Mountain Dews, Pepsi, cookies, white breads rice and pasta. Hello lean meats and veggies! We got good well water, I can have all the pinto beans I want, and a cup of black coffee. So it isn't all bad, except doc says no bourbon. Bourbon is too sugary, and I just aquired a taste for it. 🤦🏻‍♂️ I reckon if I want to live long enough to see my great niece and nephew reach adulthood I needed to change things anyway. This is wake up call! To good health!
Now back to the bafoonery and jolly conversation!
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Lose weight and it could go away. I was pre diabetic at 263lbs a year ago, and now at 212lbs my HgA1c is well within normal limits. I did make changes to my diet as you are, and I cut down on alcohol as well.
 
Will Power said:
Have to say I think it's nonsense about sugar in Bourbon- distilled spirits Rum, Vodka, Whiskey, Gin etc don't have sugars. It's what you MIX them with that provides the sweeteners, so no Kentucky Mules or Coke or anything but ice and water and moderate amounts and you're ok.
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The way I look at it is that when you are losing weight you burn through the sugar in your blood and the glycogen stores in your liver and it leads to burning fat for energy, but when you drink alcohol you decrease the effectiveness of insulin and it raises blood sugar levels. Many people like me will store the excess energy as fat, and in my case all weight loss/maintenance suffers.
 
Misplaced Hillbilly said:
Well not to derail the bafoonery and general good times happening in here,but I got some news from the doctor today. Turns out the reason I've felt like rewarmed crap, been going to the bathroom every 45 minutes, blurry vision, insanely thirsty all the time is I now have type 2 diabetes. However I am NOT letting it be bad news, I need to change up some things anyway. I'll be 44 next month and being overweight is caught up to me I reckon. So no more Mountain Dews, Pepsi, cookies, white breads rice and pasta. Hello lean meats and veggies! We got good well water, I can have all the pinto beans I want, and a cup of black coffee. So it isn't all bad, except doc says no bourbon. Bourbon is too sugary, and I just aquired a taste for it. 🤦🏻‍♂️ I reckon if I want to live long enough to see my great niece and nephew reach adulthood I needed to change things anyway. This is wake up call! To good health!
Now back to the bafoonery and jolly conversation!
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That is not Good News , but a guy of your intestinal fortitude can handle it and not let it get worse . I have had to control my A1C for 30 years without doing the daly pin pricks . Just make up your mind to do it . Take care my friend .

Harry
 
DocJekl said:
The way I look at it is that when you are losing weight you burn through the sugar in your blood and the glycogen stores in your liver and it leads to burning fat for energy, but when you drink alcohol you decrease the effectiveness of insulin and it raises blood sugar levels. Many people like me will store the excess energy as fat, and in my case all weight loss/maintenance suffers.
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Don't disagree and your own and professional experience are far beyond mine. Large intake of carbs plus alcohol will of course worsen the whole situation considerably even irrevocably. Your point about weight reduction/diet change being a way of reversing or warding off pre D is vital, far too many people are over medicated in my opinion and less is better where possible. The amount of useless carbs in most peoples' diets is staggering, sugar gets to be a whipping boy and rightly but artificial sweeteners are just as bad in that they stimulate the craving for sweet things, plus they may well contain undesirable chemicals....

My complaint was singling out Bourbon to be avoided as spirits don't harbour sugar, the mixers people use with them are culprits and as you point out, alcohol reduces the efficiency of weight loss no question, so selective reduction is needed. If people stopped eating bread of all kinds, cakes, biscuits(cookies) for a month they would be amazed at the improvement in weight and insulin tolerance. I'd even suggest no soft drinks or juices at all, drink water, tea, coffee and moderate alcohol with meals and the results could be astounding, no breakfast cereal either it's the worst invention ever!
 
Will Power said:
Don't disagree and your own and professional experience are far beyond mine. Large intake of carbs plus alcohol will of course worsen the whole situation considerably even irrevocably. Your point about weight reduction/diet change being a way of reversing or warding off pre D is vital, far too many people are over medicated in my opinion and less is better where possible. The amount of useless carbs in most peoples' diets is staggering, sugar gets to be a whipping boy and rightly but artificial sweeteners are just as bad in that they stimulate the craving for sweet things, plus they may well contain undesirable chemicals....

My complaint was singling out Bourbon to be avoided as spirits don't harbour sugar, the mixers people use with them are culprits and as you point out, alcohol reduces the efficiency of weight loss no question, so selective reduction is needed. If people stopped eating bread of all kinds, cakes, biscuits(cookies) for a month they would be amazed at the improvement in weight and insulin tolerance. I'd even suggest no soft drinks or juices at all, drink water, tea, coffee and moderate alcohol with meals and the results could be astounding, no breakfast cereal either it's the worst invention ever!
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Yeah, bread and pastries, and useless carbs are worse than alcohol.

But in my case, with proper diet and excercise I could only lose about 1 lb a week while still drinking 2-3 days a week. But I started to lose 2-3 lbs a week after I abstained from alcohol. I dropped from 263 to 209 during that 8 months, but in the first 12 weeks I had only dropped 10 pounds!

At the end of March 2022 I stopped alcohol, and by the end of April I'd lost another 10 lbs that month alone (245)! By the end of May I was down another 9 lbs (236). By the end of June I was down 11 lbs to 225, and by the end of August 2022 I was down another 16 lbs, at 209 lbs for the wedding.

It was the weight loss and improved diet, plus more exercise (as tolerated by my lungs and knees) that reduced my high HgA1c levels, not the reduction of alcohol. But reducing the alcohol helped me lose the weight and become less insulin resistant. I have an expensive collection ($2500-3000) of Japanese whiskey and other spirits that I won't likely finish (and my son is not a big drinker), but my son-in-law could go through a $200 bottle of Yamazaki or the Hakushu in a week if I gave it away 😂

Meanwhile, since last Christmas' feasts my weight has floated between 211 and 215 lbs. I was 212 yesterday and 213 today, and maybe by midweek I might be 211 again. I have dropped from a 40 waist pants at Duluth Trading to a 36 waist, and from 2XL T-shirts to XL T-shirts and Polos. Up until a joint flare up 2 weeks ago, the weight loss had really helped my bone-on-bone knee arthritis, and with a new 5 lb oxygen concentrator I was hiking a lot more with my wife and daughters.
 
Misplaced Hillbilly said:
Well not to derail the bafoonery and general good times happening in here,but I got some news from the doctor today. Turns out the reason I've felt like rewarmed crap, been going to the bathroom every 45 minutes, blurry vision, insanely thirsty all the time is I now have type 2 diabetes. However I am NOT letting it be bad news, I need to change up some things anyway. I'll be 44 next month and being overweight is caught up to me I reckon. So no more Mountain Dews, Pepsi, cookies, white breads rice and pasta. Hello lean meats and veggies! We got good well water, I can have all the pinto beans I want, and a cup of black coffee. So it isn't all bad, except doc says no bourbon. Bourbon is too sugary, and I just aquired a taste for it. 🤦🏻‍♂️ I reckon if I want to live long enough to see my great niece and nephew reach adulthood I needed to change things anyway. This is wake up call! To good health!
Now back to the bafoonery and jolly conversation!
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Sorry to hear that David. I went through a similar situation 1 year ago at age 40. I convinced the doctor to give me 6 months to change my lifestyle and see if it was controllable without meds. Cutting out sugary drinks was crucial, but general carbs and starches as well, along with sugary fruits. And checking ingredients in things you buy from the grocery store.

The doctor was very surprised by my blood results, and weight loss. I'm not fooling myself into thinking I am in the clear for the rest of my life, but for now it was enough of a result to keep me off meds for a while longer. Maybe 5 years, maybe 15. Guess we will see.

I will say that your tongue does give up the craving for sugar after about 1 month once you cut it out of your diet. And I found a lot of alternative ways to still enjoy a lot of foods I like. You can get cauliflower crusts for pizza, low-carb wraps for making sandwiches, etc. I was amazed at the amount of corn syrup in everything you buy from a grocery store, and have really tried to pay attention to what I buy. And I lost around 60 lbs over the past 12 months, which really has my physically feeling a lot better.

I wish you good luck with your changes. I think you have a great mindset. This isn't bad news, just a change of pace.
 
waynorth said:
Used to be mine too!! But it's amazing how much better one feels cutting back on that stuff! I'm a belt size smaller also!!

They wouldn't be my choices!!!
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I am four inches smaller in diameter since I made a somewhat more drastic dietary change a couple of years ago to address some health issues.
(Multiply by 3.14 to get the change in belt size.)

Agree with Charlie that there are benefits to be had by doing so.
 
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btb01 said:
(No offense to any grown men here who wear a fur coat, it’s just not a look I’d go for myself.
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I seldom go out Barrett without my fur coat and these are the boots I wear with it. 😎 hmmmmm...? 😁3174EF2C-11D7-45C3-81DE-53B26ECD8518_1_201_a.jpeg
btb01 said:
Lake Minnetonka Klondike Dog Derby
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Fantastic pics of this super cool race Barrett. Yeah I'm a little slow ...
Misplaced Hillbilly said:
Well not to derail the bafoonery and general good times happening in here,but I got some news from the doctor today. Turns out the reason I've felt like rewarmed crap, been going to the bathroom every 45 minutes, blurry vision, insanely thirsty all the time is I now have type 2 diabetes. However I am NOT letting it be bad news, I need to change up some things anyway. I'll be 44 next month and being overweight is caught up to me I reckon. So no more Mountain Dews, Pepsi, cookies, white breads rice and pasta. Hello lean meats and veggies! We got good well water, I can have all the pinto beans I want, and a cup of black coffee. So it isn't all bad, except doc says no bourbon. Bourbon is too sugary, and I just aquired a taste for it. 🤦🏻‍♂️ I reckon if I want to live long enough to see my great niece and nephew reach adulthood I needed to change things anyway. This is wake up call! To good health!
Now back to the bafoonery and jolly conversation!
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Sorry to hear this David but I have no doubt you will wrestle it down. I agree with Jack about the scotch - Ardbeg Weebeastie... ;)
 
Jack Black said:
Thinking of going vegetarianish for Lent! :eek: What you reckon folks, month is a long time, could I manage it?! :rolleyes::oops::D:thumbsup:
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Jack, when I met my wife, she ate no meat (although she ate cheese, eggs, milk, and other dairy products). And when we married, I ate no meat at home for several years, probably at least 5 years; I think when our daughter was old enough to start eating real food, my wife started worrying about whether it was healthy for our daughter to grow up with no meat, so she "changed the rules" and we began having poultry and fish at home. And I really had no difficulty going without meat. We seemed to get plenty of protein via lentils, beans, tofu, and so on, as well as eggs and dairy. There are actually some pretty good "fake meats", although I can't remember anymore what they were. But I considered myself a "social carnivore" – no meat at home, but if we visited folks who served meat, I'd eat it, or if we went to a restaurant, I'd order meat. But those occasions were probably only a couple of times each month.

I think you can do it!

- GT
 
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