I have found that anti-depressants can sometimes have weird side effects for the first couple of weeks that then go away.

Yeah, I remember that happening with Zoloft for me -- it gave me insomnia, but that stopped after a couple of weeks. So as long as I'm not having an allergic reaction (and it seems like I'm not), I'll stick it out another week at least. These are just 2 bad weeks to be dopey tired, because I have so much to do, including going to my brother's graduation and going to Chicago.

Best of luck getting everything done, Teppy. Wishing you much energy~ma.

Forgive me if I mentioned this already, but I still have pregnancy brain and can't remember things. One of the things I talked about with the diabetic counselor was exercise. She wanted me to take a 30 minute walk every day, which is not doable for me. So we agreed on 10 minutes of exercise 3 times a day. She didn't think walking around the supermarket should count toward this, but then again I don't think she fully understood my disability issues. Anyway, I've been doing light weights in the morning, which really has been helping my post breakfast numbers, but I'm still struggling to get exercise in during the rest of the day.

sj, are there any kind of websites/online groups or books that recommend exercise that is better suited to your disability? This seems like a case where general advice isn't going to be a help to you.

It's good that the weights are helping, though -- that sounds like a good start!

sj, are there any kind of websites/online groups or books that recommend exercise that is better suited to your disability? This seems like a case where general advice isn't going to be a help to you.

Nothing specifically for Spina Bifida that I have ever been able to find. There is lots of stuff out there for when you're a kid, but there is not much at all for when you become an adult and have adult issues. Everything is geared toward parents dealing with babies and kids with Spina Bifida. Mostly though I just need to find some motivation to get my ass in gear and not to sit on the couch all afternoon. Get out of the house and do some errands (which I do consider exercise for me and does affect my bloodsugar readings), or actually do some housework. I've been exhausted this pastweek, and yesterday I had a massive headache all day because of the rain. So, it has been easy to just fall into sloth mode.

Can you continue to do the light lifting? If it's helping your numbers in the morning, it will continue to help no matter when you do it. And if you're worried about bulking up, it won't be an issue. You'd need much heavier weights and more repetitions for that.

As far as I'm concerned, walking for whatever reason is exercise. And vacuuming burns more calories than you think. If you see the difference in the numbers, then stick with it, despite what the counselor says. If it works, it works.

I think doing the weights three times a day may be a little much for me right now.

Fair enough. I hope you're able to find the balance you need. Being an adult about health issues is demoralizing and unnerving at times. I wish I could snap my fingers and give all of us the best health possible.

Thanks, Maria. There was also the discussion of what I'm going to do to lose weight after ltc arrives to cut my diabetes risk. Taking care of a newborn was apparently not the proper answer. She wanted me to agree to join a gym, which I know would be the best thing, but seriously there is no way I'm going to be able to get myself to the gym with a newborn.

It's not like diabetes will develop in the first couple of months of the baby's presence. I think you have time to get used to the new arrival before having to do anything deliberate about dropping any weight that doesn't go away by itself.

sj, is it possible to do gentle/light yoga? Yoga Journal has some great podcast routine things that clock in at about 25 minutes, if it is possible.