Guest guest Posted November 12, 2000 Report Share Posted November 12, 2000 << Does lawry's have citric acid cant remember. >> If you used Lawry's salt I think it has monosodium glutamate and that makes my BG go really high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2000 Report Share Posted November 12, 2000 Carol, Thank you for the information. The bottle itself says there's no carbs in it... I looked at that and not for sugar. I'll check it again tonight to double be sure. He didn't add extra on his food after it was cooked though and I only used about a tablespoon to cook in. I'll check that... this is scary! I'm just a newbie side-order cook for a diabetic, LOL... I'll get the hang of it soon Tonya > Try omitting the soy sauce, I believe it has sugar in it, it may affect his > bg this way. Try the same meal without it and see how it goes, then test. > I use olive oil, and lemon pepper seasoning. > I was using balsamic vinegar, but found sugar in it so I use regular vinegar > to make my own salad dressing. > Just some things do affect us this way, you'll need to eliminate things one > at a time, and keep testing, then you'll know what to use. > otherwise great meal in my opinion. > carol > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2000 Report Share Posted November 12, 2000 He had more beef than he did vegetables. I know this is going to sound like a lot, but I used 2.5 pounds of bottom round steak, fat trimmed. Then one bell pepper and one onion. My food counts book said the onion only have 3. something of carbs?? CONFUSION. No rice... he was eyeballing it, but he didn't get the rice I did though... couldn't resist it, lol. As for him being stressed? I think this is going to end up getting him. He works in two fast food joints. Mcs at night and then Taco Bell during the day. However, Taco Bell, he's on his own as all he does is clean the parking lot all morning long... he took that on for exercise, lol. Said if he's gotta do it, might as well get paid for it, LOL! He's silly. Anyhow, he tests twice while working at Mcs and he usually holds a steady rate. Sometimes it does go up, but mostly, not. He holds an average of 233 according to his graphs at diabetesnow where I put everything in at night to keep up He writes it all in his journal and I log it there at night. Tonya > > << I also made stir fried beef > with green bell peppers and onions. To stir fry, I used soy sauce, > vegetable oil, and lawry's seasoned salt. > >> > Gosh, just looking at these ingredients it seems fine so let me nit pick a > little bit. > > Was there a lot of beef VS vegetables or did he have more vegetables than > beef? I say this since for me I have to have more beef (protein) VS more > vegetables (carbs). > > How many onions did you use? For 1/2 cup raw there are 6.9 carbs but if they > are cooked (boiled according to NETZER's FOOD COUNT book) they go up to 10.7 > carbs in that 1/2 cup. > > There is sugar in seasoned salt but still I can't see how this meal could > raise him that high. You sure you didn't serve it over a big bowl of rice, > LOL??? > > <> > > Nope, not at all. This is how you learn, by eating and testing. Testing is > SO very important to find out what is going to work for him and what is not. > > You mentioned that you were stressed..is he stressed also? That could be > playing into these high numbers too. > > Hang in there.......it WILL get better. > > Meniowl@a... > type2,dx7/99, low-carbs > (last A1c 5.0) Normal range 4.8-6.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2000 Report Share Posted November 12, 2000 Hi there, If Harold was to wait until his levels went down, he'd never be able to eat. His average is 233 He was diagnosed a week ago and he has come a long way. He was in the upper 400's when he came home or at least they ended up there... they stayed in the 300's all week and they are now in the 200's... We were told by someone here I think that he may have to go on insulin shots to get in the average? I don't know if that's so or not, but this is really scary for the two of us. About the killing him with my cooking, seriously? It wasn't a joke. It's my biggest fear!! All throughout the week, I took the advice of another here and kept him on 12g of carbs a day. This pulled him into the lower 300's and upper 200's. One day, we tried skipping a meal and the BG went up... another day we tried cutting out all carbs and that didn't make a difference at all. I have him testing several times a day. As soon as he gets up, then 2 hours after breakfast, again before lunch, two hours after lunch, before supper,then two hours after supper, then at bedtime. Tonya > How long after eating anything at all was he when he measured the > 169, Tonya? How long after he measured the 169 did he start to eat > supper? What is his usual fasting BG? > > My wife and I have a simple rule that we don't start to eat anything > until we have a pre-meal BG near or below our fasting BG. If either > of us had 169 we would both wait at least another 2 hours then the > high one would take another reading before we ate anything. > > I am a firm believer in letting the BG fall to baseline before > starting the next meal - no matter how long it takes. > > Try again with exactly the same meal but when his pre-meal BG is > normal. If he again gets 200+ at 2 hrs then he might need his > treatment adjusted. > > Don't even think about loading blame onto yourself for the 266, > Tonya! I know you meant it as a joke, that about killing him, but it > would be wise to avoid that kind of joke if you can. Was that his > idea? If so, he might have a problem in that area so be careful if > that is something new. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2000 Report Share Posted November 12, 2000 Sam, he always washes them before testing and then uses the alcohol swab. He has to otherwise his blood doesn't circulate enough to get a test. I actually thought about asking if there was another place on his body where he could draw blood for a test? He's fingers have always been calloused and it's hard to get a sample sometimes. He may have to do several pricks on several fingers before getting enough blood Tonya > Tonya, it suddenly occurred to me, the first rule is wash the hands, a > trace on the hands can throw readings off badly. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2000 Report Share Posted November 12, 2000 Tonya wrote: << For supper, he had a garden salad with a vinegar based dressing which had 3g of carbs... he used serving size. I also made stir fried beef with green bell peppers and onions. To stir fry, I used soy sauce, vegetable oil, and lawry's seasoned salt. I did something wrong, there, didn't I? I don't think so, darlin'. You will come to call this disease this *infernal* disease because of the way it confounds you. You are doing a great job of helping your husband recover from a serious health crisis. Please don't beat yourself. You need some hugs for all the fine work you are doing! Hugs to you, gal, Susie ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2000 Report Share Posted November 13, 2000 > I am intrigued by this declaration that > carbs are poison. I have been under the > impression that SUGAR is poison. How many > servings of carbs does everyone have per day? Don't get confused, Mimi, nobody said carbs are poison. I think Susie said carbs are poison for diabetics, which isn't quite the same thing. Just the same, she has got it all wrong, poor dear, but I have given up trying to get her to see the error of her ways. Don't believe everything people tell you! Take a look at the literature (like first-year physiology textbooks) and then judge for yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2000 Report Share Posted November 13, 2000 > How many servings of carbs does > everyone have per day? Mimi, I am up to 250 grams/day (7-day average), heading for 268 grams, and feeling fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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