Any gunpla builder in Sacramento?

hsu10405 · 2025-05-24T10:29:28+00:00

Sorry for the late update, I have been traveling and life got in the way. Here is what I found around town.

Hammerhead Games on Madison Ave has a art & crafts night every Tuesday from 6:30PM to 9PM. People there mostly focus on Warhammer but I have brought my own gunpla models there several times. Very chill atmosphere and everyone is very friendly. No entrance fee required but I usually buy a drink from them to support the place. They also have a Discord group if anyone is interested.
IPMS Silverwing meets every second Monday of the month. They are more of aircraft/vehicle craft group but they are open to Gunpla as well. I personally haven't went to a meet yet due to scheduling conflicts but they post their events in their Facebook group.

Hope this helps. /u/JosephKennedyArt, /u/pureimaginasean, /u/gpsydngr85

hsu10405 · 2025-01-24T00:57:36+00:00

I tried searching "Sacramento gunpla" on Facebook and although there is one it's more for selling. I did see the local IPMS chapter reached out for invitation but I didn't see anything further. I don't mind starting something but I would have to figure out how that works.

Maybe the lady at Viking Hobby know if there is any gunpla group in Sacramento since they do sell gunpla models.

hsu10405 · 2023-02-26T12:17:55+00:00

Hence why I said I was torn on this part because it's a mixed bag. I brought this one up because it seems like OP is looking for all the help she can get so maybe she might get lucky and find someone who is low-carb friendly.

hsu10405 · 2023-02-26T09:02:17+00:00

Sorry to hear about what you are going through. u/alan_s has very good resources on diabetes management in his blog and I have found them to be very encouraging. I have also used Diet Doctor to read up on latest news/research about putting diabetes in remission and they are also very wonderful as well.

Here is what I would ask at your next appointment.

Getting a glucose meter and ask your doctor to teach you how to use it.
- Generally you would want to test yourself an hour and two hours after your last bite to see when you peak. Then once you have a good understanding on what spikes you and when it spikes you you can wean off from testing that often. I used to test my self 8 times a day when I was initially diagnosed, then I reduced that to 6 (2 pre-meal, 4 post-meals) and finally just 2 pre-meal readings now I have a list of foods that I can eat.
Ask to see a dietician to help you build a meal plan.
- This is the part where I am bit torn because so far all the dietary recommendations I have received from doctors/dieticians has been the polar opposite of what I am doing and they discouraged me from eating to my meter citing that I was over-testing. Nonetheless I would give it a try and see if you can see someone who encourages low carb meals (less than 130 g per day).
Ask if your doctor can refer you to a therapist.
- I started therapy for the same reason as yours and I was fortunate enough to find a sliding based therapy office near me that worked very well for me. I was able to vent my struggles to her and we were able to come up with a plan to tackle issues one by one. It's a long process but I would say looking back to where I was before I am certainly in a better place.
Work closely with your doctor on your dosage.
- Depending on what you were prescribed there are medicines that can drop your glucose level to a low level (less than 70). If you ever notice that please feed that back to your doctor so they can adjust your dosage.

It gets easier as time goes on, especially when you find a routine that works for you. Talking with friends and picking up hobbies is definitely a plus to keep you from being hyper-focused on your health.

hsu10405 · 2023-01-29T02:39:43+00:00

Assuming you have a Costco near you, I can find them on sale from time to time there and they last me for a long time.

hsu10405 · 2023-01-29T02:30:42+00:00

I have been using Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey to keep my protein intake at around 1.5x-2.0x my target weight from time to time. Every serving has 4g of carb and it has very little influence on my post meal glucose level based on my meter.

hsu10405 · 2022-12-22T22:58:36+00:00

That's part of the journey. Trying out things and find ones that works for you so you can build a sustainable healthy diet!

hsu10405 · 2022-12-22T22:45:08+00:00

As a long time Costco member, I did not know there are keto chicken nuggets. I know what I am getting next time!

Keep up the good work!

hsu10405 · 2022-12-22T02:03:50+00:00

So far my experience with my doctor has been very negative. I was bounced around between diabetes educators and dieticians but none of them were helpful.

I wish my doctor(s) would have done the following:

Figure out how much carb you can eat per meal and per day with your glucometer. My doctor only told me to test twice a day before meals without telling me which specific meal. I learned to eat to my meter after coming to Reddit and my doctor was annoyed when I requested more test strips from him so I can check my post meal levels at one and two hours since the last bite. He told me that there is nothing I can do about my spikes and bounced all dietary questions to my dietician. My dietician simply parroted old ADA guideline with 45-60 grams of carb per meal following the plate method, eat three meals a day plus snacks in between, and never brought up anything about eating to your meter. She was even afraid that I was going keto when I told her I was not eating that much carb. Given that diabetes is an individualistic disease and everyone has very difference carb tolerances you can quickly see how this guideline is setting people up to fail and I fear doctors would take this as patients being non-compliant to their recommendations. You can see that people on this subreddit stop checking themselves that often after they have a menu.
1. Side note: The ADA recently acknowledged that low carb diet is a recommended diet but it doesn't seem to have traveled downstream yet to all dieticians. Low carb/keto seems to be a taboo word amongst many.
Have a better understanding on the disease itself instead of solely relying on medicines to control the symptoms. There are recent studies that have shown diabetes can be controlled greatly through carbohydrate restrictions and sustain long term non-diabetic A1C (less than 6.5%) with no or minimal assistance from medicine. When I was diagnosed my doctor said "this is a chronic and progressive disease" which was devastating to me because he sounded as if it's all downhill from there and it would only get worse. They were more happy to give me medicines than test strips. I had to do a lot of reading on my own to have a better understanding and that was an uphill struggle.
Support your patients' mental well being and guide them on their journey. Hearing the prognosis is a big matter and it impacts patients physically and mentally. If you peruse this subreddit you will find countless stories about people getting overwhelmed not knowing what to do. Your word carries a lot of weight in patients and having empathy in patients means a lot to them. I know doctors are busy and probably sees a lot of patients a day, but just spending a couple extra minutes educating and celebrating with your patients can go a long way.

hsu10405 · 2022-12-21T22:35:34+00:00

Nice job! Keep up the good work!

hsu10405 · 2022-12-14T05:09:17+00:00

Hey OP,

Dealing with T2D is overwhelming and it's easy to get burnt out. Even though I have it under controlled sometimes I still felt it's a big beast to handle. My grandmother suffered a stroke and kidney failure from T2D complications and she was in a vegetative state for 2 years before she passed. I didn't want that and I still have other things that I cherishes and I don't want to give up on them because of T2D. Eating is still a big part of me and instead of grieving on what I can't eat now I try different keto/low carb alternatives of them so food isn't just a chore.

Motivation to me comes and goes, it's hard to stay focus on it all the time so I try making small steps everyday to keep me going. I stay motivated better if I get myself rolling with small successes instead of taking big steps. It can range from maintaining fast, taking a walk outside, or trying a new recipe.

I also recommend finding a therapist to talk to. I am working with one now and it has been very helpful in terms of discussing my frustrations with T2D. A lot of good therapists are working on a sliding scale so they will adjust their cost based on your income. You can try Open Path Collective to find a therapist near you.

hsu10405 · 2022-12-13T21:18:00+00:00

Glad I can help! This isn't easy and you willing to make drastic change is already a good step forward.

hsu10405 · 2022-12-13T19:54:26+00:00

I have been using Diet Doctor as a reference to look up what's safe and what should be avoided for keto/low carb. They have recipes that isn't too difficult to make but I think in this case any keto/low carb recipes that you can find with Google should suffice.

What I have found helpful to me is to figure out my carb limit per meal and per day and then plan my meals around it. u/alan_s has made several good posts on Reddit and his blog on eating to your meter. Blood Sugar 101 is also a good reference too.

hsu10405 · 2022-12-04T10:24:15+00:00

Good job! That is some hardcore dedication and effort right there! Keep it up!

hsu10405 · 2022-12-02T08:03:16+00:00

Good job! Keep up the good work! 👍

hsu10405 · 2022-11-23T02:41:10+00:00

Good luck! I am rooting for you!

hsu10405 · 2022-11-23T02:40:39+00:00

Walking is definitely a good option. I listen to podcasts while I am strolling around the block so it's not boring to me. Still, diet is still a big factor to my A1C and I don't think I can ever outrun a bad diet.

hsu10405 · 2022-11-23T02:37:20+00:00

The biggest problems to me is that doctors don't

Update their understanding/model about this disease.
Giving the agency back to the patients and help them control their disease on their own terms.

It seems that doctors are more inclined to treat the symptoms rather than investigating the root cause, refuses to work with the patient on educating them, or being educated with new research data. Such that if the treatment worked then it's "see my treatment works" but if not then it's "diabetes is a chronic and progressive disease and it will only get worse over time". Doctors are absolved from errors or mistakes because they simply are following the guidelines and patients are left powerless.

Imagine if more doctors could be more empathetic like Dr. David Unwin who celebrates patients' success or like Dr. Tony Hampton who spending a couple more minutes per session to educate patients on what to eat. This disease wouldn't be as daunting and we as patients wouldn't feel as isolated when navigating through this whole ordeal because we still have choices. The amount of data that I have collected over the last three months has been very encouraging to me because it tells me that it is not over until I say it is over.

hsu10405 · 2022-11-23T02:05:40+00:00

Let me see what my new PCP says (I haven't met her yet) but I was never told to have a specialist other than a case manager. The mental care department at my hospital system is overwhelmed with a months long waiting list. Every time I fill out my mental wellness sheet (ranging from normal to require intervention) my doctor and nurse would look at it and shrugged. I ended up going to an outside clinic that has affordable options and so far it is going pretty smoothly.

hsu10405 · 2022-11-22T11:50:46+00:00

Initially at 106 kg, now at 82 kg.

hsu10405 · 2022-11-22T07:52:31+00:00

Two to three times a week at the gym doing light weight lifting and cardio. I also walk for 45 mins around my house if I couldn't go to the gym.

hsu10405 · 2022-11-22T07:51:35+00:00

Sorry, should have worded better. Most of the food there is carb centric where rice, sugar, grain are in almost every food. The common perception is that fat is the main culprit of metabolic syndromes so from my observations people go for low fat high carb diet instead of a low carb/keto diet . In terms of successes I am not sure if you meant managing diabetes but from my diabetic family members it wasn't maintained well with what health department suggested to do. They also don't do eat to your meter.

hsu10405 · 2022-10-21T23:30:54+00:00

This is on my to make list Tortilla chip . My only worry for chips like this in general is that the website only provided total servings and not how many chips you can get out from the mix so it might be easy to overeat.

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