no that was great. I think that if I were newly diagnosed with diabetes I would find it quite helpful
Dana On 7/8/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But getting back to Jerry, lacking persdonal experience with this all > > I can say is that from what I can see from friends who do is that > > compliance alllows a very normal life, whereas trying to tough it out > > is a mistake. > > I'm currently on a very regular diet. I eat basically the same thing > for breakfast and lunch every week day, and I'm careful about portions > at supper and before bed. But this doesn't mean that I can't > occasionally have something considered "outside" my diet. > > An original glazed Krispy Kreme has 22g of carbohydrate. I normally eat > 45 for breakfast. So, if I ditch half the carbs from my normal > breakfast, make sure I get something substantial with my morning protien > in first, and take my insulin before I start on the donut, I'm okay -- > once in a while. This does cause my blood sugar to spike, but not > catastrophically. > > A few weeks ago, I really really wanted candy. I took half the bread > off my sandwitch at lunch, forwent the chips, and ate a measured amount > of candy slowly over a couple of hours. > > Last Monday, I went to a friend's place and had dinner. It was > significantly larger than what I typically eat. I upped my dosage of > insulin to what I thought would cover it (based on a decade of practice) > and was sure to check my blood sugar before bed and the next morning. > > Consistency in diet with diabetes is important because it lets you set a > baseline and figure out how your body reacts to different foods, how > much insulin you need, etc. It also means that you're not constantly > having to think, calculate, and guess about your medication. But being > occasionally, carefully inconsistent is OK. > > Wow. That was pretty long winded. Um... Sorry? > > --Ben > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:163734 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
