Gout and Diabetes

It has been a while since I talked about gout and diabetes. Even though these two conditions are not directly related their cause are are very similar in that they are diet related. Gout was known in the earlier days as the disease of kings because of the life style of kings. Follow the link to "Disease of Kings" Gout is caused or at least aggravated by an unhealthy diet. For example high purine foods like organ meats, shell fish, and high sugary drinks can increase the risk of having a gout attack. The eating habits of those who get gout may also cause obesity, and with obesity the risk of type 2 diabetes increases. The conclusion of all this is that those who get gout may have a high risk of getting type 2 diabetes as well. For more information please follow the link to webmd, this site will explain the risks and how you may reduce the risks of both gout and diabetes. Eat well, Live well.

Weight loss and gout

There is a lot of talk about the effect of obesity and gout. This prompts the question of how do we loose weight and keep it off? There are may products that claim that they will help you drop the weight and keep it off if you take this pill and keep taking it the rest of your life. There is also the shakes, drinks, bars and supplements. Some of them work others are just a gimmick to get your hard earned cash. I have a friend that started to use SENSA®, he is about 60 years old with diabetes, bad back and other ailments. I saw him about a year ago and he looked sick and unhealthy. Then the other day I ran into him in the pharmacy, he looked healthy with more energy. I asked him what he was doing that he looked so healthy. He told me that he started to use SENSA® and that he has lost about 40 lbs. He said that he started to feel so good that he was swimming every day at a local fitness center. I am not sure if it was the SENSA® or the swimming that has made the difference. I think it was a combination of both. All I know is he looks more healthy than he has in years, he looks like he has more energy and his attitude seemed to even have improved. Dr. Oz had a special on his show about SENSA® and if I remember it correctly they were unable to disprove it or prove it. I guess that you will just have to give it a try and see if it works for you. Keep an open mind and the write about your experience. Good Luck Check Out the SENSA® website through this link.

Over weight and Gout

What affect does being over weight have on gout? See the following; Risk factors Gout is 9 times more common in men than women. Gout often affects men in their 40's and 50's although gout attacks can occur after puberty. Gout attacks are more common in women after menopause. Gout attacks are also more common in people with kidney disease. The following factors increase your risk for gout: advancing age drinking a large amount of alcohol, particularly beer eating purine-rich foods exposure to lead family history of the condition male gender obesity other, serious illness organ transplants thyroid problems use of certain drugs, including diuretics, aspirin, cyclosporine, or levodopa The sooner gout symptoms are treated the better. Many people experience a gout attack every few weeks, months or years. It's impossible to predict whether gout will strike again, however over 50% of people experience a second attack within 12 months of the first gout attack. To learn how to identify the first symptoms of gout, read the section on Gout Symptoms that follows. For more information on gout follow this link, GOUT Stay healthy

What is Gout?

What is Gout? gout is pain, redness, and hot to the touch. Gout HURTS Gout causes a person to become immobile. Below are some segments I've taken from a recent website I have visited.

What is gout? It is a chronic medical condition characterized by recurring attacks of pain or inflammatory arthritis in affected areas. Over time, uric acid levels can build up in your bloodstream and eventually, the acid will crystallize. When this happens, gout results.

The website lists symptoms of gout and treatments for gout. Follow this link to

GOUT

I hope it helps you.

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Greetings All

Here it is Jan 30th, 2013 and my gout has been almost non existent. I have had some pain in my toes (the big toe joint) on both feet.  The pain has only lasted one day or even less and never bad enough to keep me from getting things done.
I am looking for work either part time or full time.  Oh by the way I was visiting with a manager of a local restaurant and it appears that because of our new "Affordable Healthcare" that some small businesses are only hiring part time help because of the fines associated with the New Plan. The manager told me that she was going to try to employee share. That means that she is going to work with other managers and share a cook.  The cook would then get close to full time hours and both businesses would have the benefit of a skilled cook. I could see how this might work for other businesses.

Welcome to the new way of doing business.

See ya

Kevin  

Greeting all

Here it is the 6th of January 2013 the world didn't end, the sky hasn't fallen and despite our White House and Congress unable to make any decision on any one thing the government is still operating (poorly and inefficiently).  Those in congress and the white house still are getting raises and collecting money after they have left their respective offices which is wrong on several levels, and their approval rating  lower than any time history.  Life isn't bad, it is our attitudes that make all the difference.  With a good attitude we are able to tolerate many things. Even gout; we find that if you can keep a good attitude and  we find that if we can joke about the condition and maintain a positive attitude that condition of gout seems to shorter and less intense.

So in the end keep a positive attitude and live life at your best at all time.

Best Regards

Kevin  

The challenge

I have been volunteering at a employment resource center helping the unemployed get employed.  I have written many resumes that have gotten interviews and led to employment.  I am also in a position where I could use work, but when I look through the job postings I find myself very dis-satisfied with what I find.  Most of my career I have worked in a factory situation in Quality Control departments.  I have been a Process Inspector all the way to a Quality Manager. Now when I look at factory work I get a feeling of being confined.  What do I do now? What other type of employment is out there, and how do I find it?

I believe that I would like to do some work from my home, for example a personal call center, maybe a researcher, or an article writer. If anyone has a great idea please feel free to comment on my blog.

Happy reading

Kevin

No Gout but Diabetes is here to stay.

No gout, but the diabetes is causing my calves to swell and ache. Most of the time they feel like they are raw and even the socks and pant legs rubbing against them feels painful. They also have twinges of pain frequently. I have been watching my A1C, the last two time it was above 7, before that I have several that were in the high 6's I hoping to bring it back down into the 6's next time I check.  That is just about a month away.  How is your health, gout, diabetes, obesity, or a combination of things. Please feel free to comment.

Have a great day

A new project

Here we are it's Nov 30, 2011. Thanksgiving is behind us and we are looking forward to Christmas. My wife and I are on the Dave Ramsey budget, we just started so we have a lot of work to do. Our debt is fairly low in respect to total debt, but our debt to income ratio it's very lop-sided. I have selected one debt to focus on and when that is paid off I will move to the next debt in line. I have several items for sale including my motorcycle and my 1998 Jeep with these two items sold we will have our emergency fund in place and a good jump on the second or third bill in line.
Well this will be an exciting new project for us to work on, and I'm excited to see success as we move forward in this project.

Well I'll let you know how things go.

Things have been going so well that I may need to change the name of my blog to "I don't Got Gout". That's true, I haven't had gout for a long time. It's been great.

Here it is August 2011

Hello All

Here it is Aug 2011 and my gout seems to be very well under control. I'm am on a regular dose of Allopurinol and very seldom miss a day. It's also been about 5 years from the heart surgery I think that has something to do with it also. Any way just thought I give an up date. How are the rest of you doing?

Regards

Kevin

No joint pain, no gout, no problem

Greetings all
Today is January 30Th 2011. I have been without gout for six months or so. I still have some stiffness in my joints, but nothing too bad. My wife has started the diet and exercise program that Jillian Michaels promotes. She is dragging me along with her and we are both are doing good. She has lost eight pounds and I have lost six. Aside from the weight loss my diabetes is much more under control. My insulin usage has dropped from 120(+) units to ten units a day. I have been exercising on a daily basis and even though it's been only a week I am feeling better already. Having said all that I am far from perfect at sticking strictly to it, but I'm getting better. So if you're like me start a diet and exercise program and you'll feel better. Don't worry if you aren't perfect, even the smallest change will help.

Better run, have a great day and start something good.

Kevin

Just a short note

Greetings all
It's now almost the middle of January, the temperature out doors is cold at best. I sure like the warm weather better. I think Spring and Fall are my favorite times of year. Not too hot and not too cold.

I have been gout free for some time now and it has been great. I'm not doing anything special, I take my allopurnal and have cut back on the sugars and calories. Not enough to contribute any significant weight loss.

Just wanted to give an update.

Kevin

My December 2010 Post

Here we are the end of December. The new year is just around the corner, with all its new adventures a head of us. If we're lucky the green headed gout monster will not be one of those adventures. This promises to be a year of challenges, political as well as personal. We can affect the political, but our area of greater influence will be in our personal lives. I plan on taking several steps to improve my health and quality of life. Take a look at your life and find one or two areas that will make your life more meaningful to you and your loved ones. Set some goals and establish mileposts, measure your progress and adjust your goals.

I have been gout free, or at least mostly for about a year or more. I need to loose about 130 lbs this will help lower my risk of having high uric acid. Anyway good luck with your goals and wishes for the coming year.

Best wishes

Kevin

The Last Several Weeks!

Here it is, the day after Thanksgiving and my wifes birthday. I'm sure I don't know what I did to deserve such a wonderful woman to share my life with. She has been my best friend from the day we met, and will be until the end of eternity. Thank you Lorie and Happy Birthday!

Well a few weeeks ago I got the gout again. I was in the ball of my foot and felt like I was walking on a marble. It lasted several days and then slowly went away. Then shortly after I got a cold, spent one day in bed and have been coughing now for about three days. It's one of those coughs that tickle in the chest and won't move when you cough. I hate that kind of cough!

Well Hope all had a good Thanksgiving

No gout today.

This morning I woke up and felt pain in my toes, I thought "oh no", here comes the gout again. After a few more half asleep and half awake moments I realized that it wasn't gout but just my usual morning stiffness. So today I thought I'd look up some other blogs or web sites about gout. I found this one " Gout Relief Cures " . Check it out and see if you like it as much as I did.

Have a great gout free day.

The end of Aug 2010

Greetings all

Here it is the end of August and I have had a little gout in my wrist the last couple of days, but not bad enough to stop me form being active.
The work up the canyon is coming to an end and so I'll need to come up with more projects to keep me busy. I called about some volunteer work with "Meals on Wheels" I think that would be a fun thing to do.

Well I better run, sorry for the short entry but I'm having a hard time staying focused.

Stay gout free.

The gout monster raises its ugly head

Greetings

Well here it is Aug 17Th 2010, and I have gout! I felt it starting to come on last night and by morning I was having difficulty walking. I kept moving cause that seems to help and then at around 10:00 AM I took some Colchicine then at around 1:00 PM I took 4 Ibuprofen and by 8:00 PM the pain was just about gone. I'm not sure it'll stay way until morning but for now it OK.

Well that's it for now. I'm still helping my son up the canyon as camp host. We meet a lot of interesting people. I'm not sure what I'll be doing when this ends but I'll have to find something cause I have to be busy.

Have a gout free week, Month and well year.

Kevin