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metal detecting with diabetes its tough sometimes!

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Hank68

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I found out recently that I was a diabetic,so it was a shock for me and does alter your life style a bit, now my feet hurt after short hunts and more breaks than I use to,I know this is not about a certain tesoro metal detector here but I own one so I felt like I could post on here about my situation,point is that I didn't stop what I love to do and it sure beats walking around the block to get exercise it just takes me a little longer now. I will never put my detector down for nothing!
 
way to think! i am waiting to be hit with large family and bunches of diabetics on moms side. 26 first cousins and half of them are type II. gdad and gma both were, and most aunts and uncles, some type 1. there are diabetic shoes available. ugly some are, but good, real good. aint cheap but am told worth it. i work with person who has had both feet cut on, and uses them for comfort. wife had foot surgery and also looking at them. medical supply places have them, some pharmacies, specialty shop in my town in ga carries them. internet cheaper too. dr comfort and a bunch of brands. hang in there.
 
Yes, you have to make adjustments. I don't walk as far now, but still get out detecting. My legs hurt from getting up and down too many times. Also make sure your sugar does not go too low, always have a snack with you. I think I might need to get a TID machine to save my legs a little. Hope you do well.
 
God bless you guys. That reminds me of my bicycle riding to hunts to keep me healthy. Could stay inside in a/c with one of those "clothes dryer" aerobic bikes but hard to stay away from this hobby.
 
Thanks, metal detecting hobby has been fun and good to me, I wouldnt change a thing, hope everybody can enjoy to!
 
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I had a major heart attack 10 years ago ! I was expected not to make it, I fooled everyone, except my wife, she knows me as a fighter! After I was released from the Hospital. It was several months before I had any stamina to walk ten feet. I keep looking at my detector and dreaming about going detecting again. At first I did about 5 minutes and gradually built up my detecting time! I am only able to go for an 1 hour or 2 nowadays, in that time I am in my own little world. Detecting I feel brought me back from the brink !
Detecting is one hobby that keeps me active and I also never quite. Hopefully the day the Lord call me home I'll have a detector in my hand. When I am at the gates of Heaven I'll have my detector with me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I'm right there with you, type 2 diabetic, tough when beach hunting in florida your blood sugar can drop in a instant,it sucks but I will never stop hunting
best of luck
 
Hank, a little bit of advice. Take the best of care, of your feet. That is a weak spot when one has diabetes. I will leave it to you to read up on it. However, pay the utmost attention to the care/maintainence of the feet. Wear the highest quality shoes/socks.....even if ya don't want to pony up the extra money for top quality. And of course, take good care of yourself in general:)
 
I would also walk at least a mile a day. It makes a huge difference. If you are off your feet for a while then it is hard to get back with it. Try and maintain the muscle tone in your legs and feet. It really is a matter of use it or loose it. If you are having problems doing that much, see a trained therapist and get the muscles built up so you can. It is important.

Good Luck

Jerry
 
Thanks for all the advice I got on here I up graded on shoes last week but after a day working my feet hurt pretty bad but I can deal with the pain as long as I can swing my detector, thanks again best wishes and happy hunting to all . Hank:usmc:
 
yep,i am one too,been a diabetic for 8 years,do you take insuline or pills?still detecting when i can, still having a drought here for 8 months.need a jack-hammer:rofl:thank care.CJM
 
I'm on meteform hope I spelled it right twice aday my BS was when the doctor found it at 575 he said that was stroke level but I'm about 115 now and not sweating like I use to do, on the rain part we had some today but still dry.
 
I am a diabetic on metformin like a lot of the people on this site. Take it easy and do the walking on a daily basis and you should be alright. I also had a knee replacement this year and I still try to get out as much as I can. The best to you and all that have this problem.
 
Hard to realize that there are so many of us in the same boat! With this summers heat I had a few bad spells! might be time to get a hunting partner? Best thing we can do is to keep getting out there! The hobby is so great that we sometimes forget to drink water and have a snack! I have been out detecting for up to 8 hours,
totally focused on searching! and pay for it later! Good luck out there and take care of yourselves! HH..C-Dog
 
I am also type II. I started out on metformen but can no longer take it. Have been through a whole list of medications that all seemed to do the same thing. That is crash my blood sugar if I did not eat enough to keep it up. Just crazy way to loose weight!

About five years ago I went off of all meds and just watch what I eat and walk at least a mile a day. A1c's have been good so hoping things will stay that way.

Jerry
 
Hey guys reading all the determination in your posts is really mood elevating and there are several good suggestions on how to keeping oneself fit. From someone who has been there EXERCISE is the best thing one can do--walk every day and get you a set of hand weights that you can add or subtract small round weights to. I promise you will be amazed at how fit you can become with just hand weights and walking. Good and keep swingin'!!!
 
Hi Craig, Dang, I thought I had the fever bad but you got it really bad too! That's a Good thing, cause it keeps us active no matter how tuff things get. Retirement for some folks ain't what it's cracked up to be, but it is to be expected that getting old enough for it does have some disadvantages. Near dying every now an then and living through it can be a great learning experience, and we won't stop learning till we are done. Retirement introduced me also to a heart attack, ,then an open heart surgery,then a colon resection,then another open heart surgery,Then a collapsed lung and a couple weeks in the hospital, followed with a pacemaker /defibulator. Defibulator lasted only 5mo. and fritzed out sending a charge into my lower abdomen every few seconds and had me twitching like I had a supersized dose of hickups. Didn't hurt but was very uncomfortable to say the least. Took 2 weeks before I was able to get the defib. shut off.Scattered in during the last 3 years was also 3 trips to the ER in a sever state of Congestive heart failure (fluid on my lungs). God has been so good to me through it all! I can still go detecting when the weather is just right, I am much closer to God now than ever before and when He speaks to me I am finally learning to listen.. When we "listen, " it is much better than just hearing, and that is one of the Greater Blessings /lessons to be realized.May God bless all us puny folks to keep on diggin! HH, Charlie
 
Thanks to all who posted much appreciated for the advice,Keep it swinging!:detecting:
 
Hey guys, I'm new to metal detecting (just got my first MD) but I'm a long time diabetic. I was diagnosed in 1961 and started on insulin a couple of years after that. It's funny because I was wondering if there were any other diabetics on this forum and I stubmbled across this thread.

First...regarding your feet, consider some custom orthodics (insoles). They may make a world of difference. A podiatrist will do a lot more for you than just cut your toenails.:thumbup:

Now, my best advice from experience is that before you go out and metal detect/exercise you should check your blood sugar with the best invention ever for us diabetics...a glucometer. You don't want your blood sugar to drop while you're out so if it's borderline low beforehand, grab something to eat first. I have personally found that 15 grams of carbohydrates will raise my blood sugar by about 60 points...your mileage may vary and experience will show you how much your metal detecting activities will drop your glucose readings.

In any case, make sure you have something that will raise your blood sugar with you. When I used to golf a lot I would always carry a Snickers in my bag. That was handy until it melted. So now I always carry some jelly candies since they don't melt...and they taste good, too. BTW, I detest those glucose tabs....but they serve their purpose.

Also, if you're insulin dependent, talk to your doc about an insulin pump. It took me years to finally decide to get one and now that I've been wearing one for over ten years I can kick myself in the arse for not getting one sooner. The flexibility that it will give you is pretty much unsurpassed.

So all in all, by golden rules for diabetics are to 1) know your limitations and 2) check your blood sugar.

Happy and healthy hunting from a diabetic lifer!

John
 
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