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First of all Toto, remember that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. Once you have all the facts and have also had a thorough discussion with your doctor and/or consultant, your immediate care path and regime change will be worked out. Until then, you're allowed just a little wee worry, but afterwards, such nonsense no longer becomes an option, as you'll know where you're going and more importantly, how to get there. Positive thinking really is a great aid to wellbeing and when you need to make changes, it wont be too difficult.
We're all rooting for you. Take care old chap,
Bill :)
At 6'4'', Bill is a tall chap, then again, when horizontal he is rather long and people often used to trip over him! . . . and so a nickname was born :)
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Look at it this way, Matt eats celery, so there's the incentive to cut out the bacon sarnies when he is over wiring the layout !! Better off reaching for a carrot stick rather than a fag, although easier said than done…:roll:
Just remember, less bacon sarnies and fags = more trains and a healthier life style. :thumbs
Cheers, Gary.
ps. don't pick Matt up and throw him across the shed, reach for the carrots and celery instead… ;-)
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Good advice coming in later here which I agree with. Get the facts first and then you can deal with it.
You can beat the fags if you are determined to do it. I quit many times, but not until the last time was I absolutely determined to do it. I`ve likened it to getting into a fist fight, where your at that point beyond logic and talk, you`re going in no matter what………probably a silly way to explain it but that`s how it was for me……nothing was going to stop me. I just don`t know how to motivate people to get to that point but I wish I could and non smokers will never understand it.!!
In my case it was a matter of saving face. My then 4 year old son asked me why I smoke. I told him I liked it. He said but it can make you sick. I said I know. He said Mum said you can`t stop. That was it….Mum said you can`t……key word…CAN`T…..stop. That cut me to the core……that was it….fighting words………Gormo`s last fag…….15th November 1984 ( that same day ) and not one ever since.
So Toto…..I feel your pain and understand and wish you well……good luck old mate!!!!
:cheers Gormo
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As regards exercise. Forget the gym. They are an expensive fad and after an initial burst of enthusiasm, you'll probably go the way of most other people and stop going and do no exercise at all because, in your mind, exercise=gym. Do as you already suggest and start by getting out of your armchair for a gentle walk down the road. Gradually increase the frequency and lengths of the walks. Take note of things around you and you might start to enjoy the walking. Set yourself a goal i.e. 'I am going to walk as far as the railway station and back', NOT 'I am going to walk to the pub' or 'I am going to walk to the corner shop for a packet of fags!' Consider joining a walking group and enjoy the countryside and the company of other like-minded people.
Speaking personally, I appear to enjoy good health apart from my anal warts, alopecia, scurvy, halitosis, diarrhoea, and athlete's foot (both feet). Have I mentioned the carbuncle on my backside?
Hope all goes well at the doctor's.
Terry
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once again, many thanks for your comments and advice.
I'm confident that with the backing of my doctor and of course my own determination ( which can only come from me ) there will be a work around. There are many things that I can drop instantly without any real effort for example chocolate bars which …. yes … I do like but would not really crave in their absence. The rest of the diet …….. proper day to day food may be a bit harder due to my previous habit s with regards to salt intake and blatant disregard towards fatty foods. I know you don't have to do without, its a matter of creating a sensible balance and sticking to it. The fags…… well there will be the main challenge for me but it really is not much of an option now and more a necessity.
Exercise……. I like a walk so its no hardship. Its all about insisting on making the time and not letting anyone else rob you of it. I'm confident it will all come together for me but right now its all pie in the sky until I've seen the Doc and find out whats what. All I know right now is that I have type 2 diabetes and not the extent of its progression.
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Blame it on diet, lifestyle and genetics. The first 2 can be addressed, the last is wot you got. I gave up sugar (tea, cereal, soft fruit), no deserts (well, every now and again), exercise at least 20-30 minutes a day (laying track or ballasting doesn't count). Walk the dog or take up swimming - I do 3-5 times a week, 1000 meters, and walk to the pool in the summer. A Canadian winter with -30°C is not conducive to walking anywhere, so a walk around the local shopping mall on both levels twice gives around 3 km.
Good luck with the docs (ask questions).
Nigel
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I'll listen to the Doc and give it my best. It is not a bad thing in a way as my diet was terrible. Time for a change. I'll let you all know what the Doc says on Monday.
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I like it Matt. My progress can be measured on the mattometer.
Better get my finger out.
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I only allow myself something "naughty" on a Monday and it's strictly rationed. On Mondays, I usually buy 7 bags of crisps, 7 chocolate bars and 7 bottles of decent wine.
I ration myself to one of each per day until the following Monday (unfortunately, you can't get bacon sarnies here in France …………..).
That's what I call willpower !!!! cheers:cheers:cheers:cheers
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Well last week Friday told that i to have got diabetes 2, and, tomorrow at 12 noon!!, this Dr is going to tell me what i need to do and other wonderful stuff:???:, if you like Toto, i`ll fill you and the others in when i get back and digested it all; taking the wife to take note as such, seem to forget thing now a days, as i get older, i seem to be accruing to many ailment , and i was just about to start to sort out the garage for my 009 layout, ( 14ft x 16ft ), i will see how my depression is after the consultation!!!!!!!!…………..
All the very best and regards…………….Tom…:);-):cool:
in 60s with a PSA of 2.9 told, that`s good:roll:, funny how the young Doctor tell you how fortunate you are, seeing as they are not feeling the same as you or your age:mrgreen::twisted:……mmmmmmmmm!!!
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Hope all goes well
Chin up and start planning that layout
Toto
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