Christmas cheating

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Hi all.

Thanksgiving I posted a message cautioning folks to watch carbs. How many

actually did? Probably not many but some I'm certain did. In addition, some

seemed bummed out by me cautioning them on the carbs. So, this Christmas

post/warning I'm going to teach you how to cheat some if you are using humalog

insulin or novalog. If you are not, don't bother cheating it won't work! You'll

just be high sugared.

We have turkey and ham for Christmas and all the other carb infested foods:

pies, cookies, candy, rolls, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and on and

on the devilish food goes *grin*. I load up on turkey and green beans and find

the lowest carb bread around, normally my 6 grams a slice bread with butter on

it, and I will do my best to limit myself to 60 grams of carbs and no more. Of

course, that is with dosing humalog to cover the 60 grams of carbs. Type twos

don't even think of it or you'll be running your rear off for 1 hour or more to

burn off just 60 grams and still be high and feel like crap. If I eat more than

60 grams, here is what I do... I'll have to do my routine of " total carbs

divided by 15 times 2 units of H per 15 " .... then tag on 6 more units to grow on

*grin*. So I tag on 6 units extra to cover the carbs but in order to tag on 6

more units, I have to eat at least 90 grams or more. Then I do a two hour post

meal test and if am running low I pop 2 or 3 glucose tabs and am done with it

and got some holiday goodies too. So, to rcap, if I am going to tag on 6 extra

units of H, I have to eat at least 90 grams of carbs to do it. Other than that,

I keep it 60 grams or less and stick with my normal mathematical equation that

works. I.E total carbs, divided by 15, times 2 units of H per 15 grams.

Not recommended for the newbie or those just starting out using humalog and carb

counting. However, after a while, you learn to manipulate the system some and

*occasionally* enjoy some carb foods. I still say, stick as close to 30 to 60

grams of carbs as possible though even if eating a little more carbs and dosing

humalog. If you skip the two hour post meal test then bye bye nice knowing you.

I can just see it happen... someone on list here reads this, says I'm going to

try it, and then at holidays folks get involved in family talk, doing this or

that, lose track of time, next thing you know they are passed out on the floor

with a piece of pumpkin pie in their hand loll. I'm not kidding, set an alarm on

your watch for 2 hours past the time you dosed the humalog or novalog. When it

goes off, stop whatever you are doing and check your sugar!

Some holiday ball park carb counts:

* any piece of *normal* size pie or cake 30 grams

* half cup of icecream around 20 grams

* 3 normal sized *round* cookies 30 grams

* 1 cup of mashed potatos 40 grams

* 1 roll 12 to 20 grams based on the size of it.

* half cup of corn 20 grams

* chocolate... risky but... if you have ever ate a bite sized snickers piece

that has 5 grams in it. 1 hershey kiss has 5 grams in it, and so on. So, you can

size your piece of chocolate based off a hershey kiss, for example, and then

count the carbs *roughly* and then do a 2 hour post meal test.

Even more important than this... have someone sighted tell you the carbs in the

foods you are going to eat off the bag... just make certain they read it

correctly or your dead/a goner!

Note: if you eat a normal sized candy bar, they normally have around 30 to 35

grams of carbs in it. Normal meaning kit kat, m & m's, snickers bar, and so on.

Not the giant sized, just the normal sized bar you would purchase at a store.

Do any of this at your own risk! If you pass out, it's because you misjudged the

carbs, didn't do a two hour post meal test,and you passed out from not following

guidelines. BTW I'd say if this will be your first time doing this, do a 1 hour

post meal test, 2 hour post meal test,and a 3 hour post meal test just to catch

any possible lows.

Remember, large numbers, large mistakes, small numbers, small mistakes!

You want to play? You have to pay the piper on your finger tips *grin*.

Also, if you don't use humalog or novalog don't even bother trying to cheat

you'll just be high sugared.

A final warning is you could pass out from doing this so do it at your own risk!

Normally my 2 hour post meal tests are around 75 and then my 2.5 is at 45 and my

3 hour is at 30. How do I know? I tested my body under super vision to see what

my curve would be like with large doses of humalog. Be aware that using large

doses of humalog or novalog can cause the effect of it to go on clear up through

3 hours.

So, you really think it is worth it after reading all this? If so, go have fun

and if you pass out, you were warned!

Finally, why do I post this? Because last time some folks seemed bummed out when

I encouraged them to bac off carbs and watch them at thanksgiving. If you were

bummed by my post, how do you feel about this one me posting how to cheat and

risk your life?

All this is really to just simply say its easier to watch the carbs and limit

them!

Regards,