Hi, I haven't been making making beads lately. I am sill working on my ventilation. I stopped by one of my favorite bead makers site. She has some yummy purple beads for sale. Check them out for yourself, click here .
Now aren't they lovely? Laura used Creation is Messy:
Heffalump encased in Count Von Count and they're decorated with Lapis stringer work. The spacers are Crocus.
Purple is my passion!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
My Diagnosis
Ok, so approximately two weeks ago, I found out that I have diabetes. At first I was in shock and total disbelief about the diagnosis. I then became angry, thinking how could this happen. Eventually I came to the point of needing to be empowered. So I surfed the web to find every bit of information I could.
This information leads me to believe that I personally need to drastically reduce my intake of carbohydrates. I have been slowly cutting back on my carbs, for about a week and a half now. So far I have lost six pounds and my blood glucose levels have dropped. I feel that I am heading in the right direction on this journey. I realize that I have only just begun, but I am staying positive through it.
My goal is to eventually be able to get off the medications my doctor put me on. I am taking Metformin. This is some information I found out about Metformin:
Metformin, sold under the trade name Glucophage, is used to treat diabetes, but several studies show that it also helps non-diabetics to lose weight by reducing hunger (1).
You may be overweight because your body makes too much insulin, especially if your store your fat primarily in your belly. When you eat, your blood sugar level rises. The higher it rises, the more insulin your pancreas releases. Insulin makes you fat by acting on your brain to make you hungry, your liver to manufacture fat, and the fat cells in your belly to fill with fat. So the treatment for this type of obesity is to avoid foods that cause the highest rise in blood sugar and to take medications that prevent your blood sugar levels from rising too high. Avoid bakery products, pastas and all foods made from flour, fruit juices and everything with added sugar. Eat fruits and root vegetables such as potatoes only with meals.
After you eat, sugar goes from your intestines into your bloodstream, and then immediately into your liver. Then your liver releases sugar back into your bloodstream to cause your blood sugar level to rise. To keep blood sugar levels from rising too high, your pancreas release insulin into your bloodstream. Insulin makes you hungry all the time and causes your liver to convert extra calories to fat and it constricts arteries to cause heart attacks. You need insulin to keep blood sugar levels from rising too high to cause diabetes, nerve damage, heart attacks, strokes and kidney damage. Glucophage reduces sugar release from your liver to prevents blood sugar levels from rising too high, so your body doesn't need to produce as much insulin that makes you hungry and causes your liver to make fat.
Since belly fat seems to be a contributing factor I also have a link for reducing belly fat:
The Truth About Belly Fat
This information leads me to believe that I personally need to drastically reduce my intake of carbohydrates. I have been slowly cutting back on my carbs, for about a week and a half now. So far I have lost six pounds and my blood glucose levels have dropped. I feel that I am heading in the right direction on this journey. I realize that I have only just begun, but I am staying positive through it.
My goal is to eventually be able to get off the medications my doctor put me on. I am taking Metformin. This is some information I found out about Metformin:
Metformin, sold under the trade name Glucophage, is used to treat diabetes, but several studies show that it also helps non-diabetics to lose weight by reducing hunger (1).
You may be overweight because your body makes too much insulin, especially if your store your fat primarily in your belly. When you eat, your blood sugar level rises. The higher it rises, the more insulin your pancreas releases. Insulin makes you fat by acting on your brain to make you hungry, your liver to manufacture fat, and the fat cells in your belly to fill with fat. So the treatment for this type of obesity is to avoid foods that cause the highest rise in blood sugar and to take medications that prevent your blood sugar levels from rising too high. Avoid bakery products, pastas and all foods made from flour, fruit juices and everything with added sugar. Eat fruits and root vegetables such as potatoes only with meals.
After you eat, sugar goes from your intestines into your bloodstream, and then immediately into your liver. Then your liver releases sugar back into your bloodstream to cause your blood sugar level to rise. To keep blood sugar levels from rising too high, your pancreas release insulin into your bloodstream. Insulin makes you hungry all the time and causes your liver to convert extra calories to fat and it constricts arteries to cause heart attacks. You need insulin to keep blood sugar levels from rising too high to cause diabetes, nerve damage, heart attacks, strokes and kidney damage. Glucophage reduces sugar release from your liver to prevents blood sugar levels from rising too high, so your body doesn't need to produce as much insulin that makes you hungry and causes your liver to make fat.
Since belly fat seems to be a contributing factor I also have a link for reducing belly fat:
The Truth About Belly Fat
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Happy Birthday Sweetie!
It is my Sweetie's birthday. I just wanted to wish him a wonderful birthday!
Laura is having a drawing!
This is my very first blog. I'm going to make it short and sweet. My name is Michelle. I am beginning to learn how to make glass beads. One of the glass artist that I admire is Laura Sparling.
Laura is a very talented lampwork artist, she makes glass beads. She's having a giveaway! All you have to do is go to her blog spot and comment on her giveaway. Click right here it, you will not regret it: Beads By Laura
Laura is a very talented lampwork artist, she makes glass beads. She's having a giveaway! All you have to do is go to her blog spot and comment on her giveaway. Click right here it, you will not regret it: Beads By Laura
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