Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Happy birthday and Sharon. Take along a bag of pork rinds to the movie. They are crunchy, salty and yummy and no carbs. Re: Here's Thea > > Woops, Pat, forgot to wish you happy birthday. > How do you handle the birthday cake thing? > Thea > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Yes, if you are a type 2 and not using a short acting insulin like Humalog or Novalog, then getting that blood sugar back down to normal levels can take longer. This is also why I do not partake in those wonderful desserts and sweets. I am one of the original sugar addicts. Now I infrequently indulge myself. Re: Here's Thea > > , you're probably used to type 1, but I don't envy you. As a > type 2 I'm grateful I had 39 years, roughly, to indulge in sins of the > tummy. I worked with a type 1 lady who was always so isolated at social > functions, even stayed away from the cafeteria. This was in my > pre-diabetic days. We all worked as Braille proofreaders at CNIB, and > the sweets and carbs were always going around: Christmas, birthdays > every time you turned around, baby showers, promotions, everything > revolved around food. > Here in Hawaii, it's the same. I feel kind of left out now bc I can no > longer enjoy a luau. I mean the whole point of a luau is food. > Hawaiian culture is so wrapped up in food, and I don't mean carrots and > celery. Our church has social occasions my husband and I don't attend > because sins of the tummy are the ever present pivotal point around the > social occasions. > Bring our own? Nah. Neither of us drives, so that would present a > problem. > I've really accepted this diabetes thing with grace, huh? Not. > But I guess I get along tolerably. > Thea > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 I love chocolate cake. We have popcorn at home so I don't have to go to the movies for that. Can birthday cake be made with Splenda? Thea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 I saw a diabetic have a low sugar reaction on insulin, and it scared the bejeepers out of me.Glad I don't take insulin, and in that sense, I'm glad I'm a type 2. Thea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Better yet, several cans of Mikelob Ultra or Aspin Edge. Two or three carbs per can and if the movie is lousy, you can suck down enough that you won't care! Yee haw! Mike > Happy birthday and Sharon. Take along a bag of pork rinds to the > movie. They are crunchy, salty and yummy and no carbs. > Re: Here's Thea >> >> Woops, Pat, forgot to wish you happy birthday. >> How do you handle the birthday cake thing? >> Thea >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Sorry for an obscure subject line, but I liked it better than constipation. <smile> anyway, this is for Thea specifically, but anyone in general. As some of you will recall, I have talked about using walnuts to raise my htl, but I also stated it really helped keep things moving. I also had cronic constipation (if there is such a thing) but now that I eat walnuts, probably at least 5 or 6 a day, I am very pleased to be a regular mover again after many years. I do not see any problem with my bg readings with the large intake of walnuts, but some may. I don't think they are necessarily fattening, although they are a very high fat food according to the nutritional data. The study I based my daily amount on suggested 8-10 walnuts daily to help raise htl, but I don't think I eat that many. My wife buys me the packaged ones which are of course allready shelled. hth Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Low sugar reactions are not all that bad, if you can recognize when you are having one. Fortunately, most type 2 diabetics get a low sugar reaction warning, and can test to verify and they also use glucose tablets to counter them. The glucose tablets insure the diabetic of not running extremely high blood sugars, since bs of 160+ are definitely to be avoided and better yet to avoid bs levels over 140. On average a 4 gram carb glucose tablet will raise on average the blood glucose level around 20 points or so in 45 minutes to an hour. Compared to eating a candy bar, or drinking apple juice, orange juice or a regular Coke, which any one of these sugar foods can raise your blood sugar 200 points or so in the same amount of time, pushing the bs well above safe levels. This is why it is advisable for the diabetic to purchase and have with them at all times a supply of glucose tablets. I buy mine from Walmart for a bottle of 50 of them for around $10. Some type 1 diabetics do not have a low sugar warning, and when one of them has a low sugar reaction, it can be dramatic and scarey. Re: Here's Thea >I saw a diabetic have a low sugar reaction on insulin, and it scared the > bejeepers out of me.Glad I don't take insulin, and in that sense, I'm > glad I'm a type 2. > Thea > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 I am a long time beer lover. My beer of choice these days is Mikelob Ultra, due to the low carb content of each bottle of beer. While it does not come near at all to being what I call a good beer, it at least is a beer. I always keep a twelve pack in my refrigerator. While I prefer a Giennis or a Bass Ale, preferably on draft, at least Mikelob Ultra will do. Re: Here's Thea >>> >>> Woops, Pat, forgot to wish you happy birthday. >>> How do you handle the birthday cake thing? >>> Thea >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 I am a long time beer lover. My beer of choice these days is Mikelob Ultra, due to the low carb content of each bottle of beer. While it does not come near at all to being what I call a good beer, it at least is a beer. I always keep a twelve pack in my refrigerator. While I prefer a Giennis or a Bass Ale, preferably on draft, at least Mikelob Ultra will do. Re: Here's Thea >>> >>> Woops, Pat, forgot to wish you happy birthday. >>> How do you handle the birthday cake thing? >>> Thea >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 I am a long time beer lover. My beer of choice these days is Mikelob Ultra, due to the low carb content of each bottle of beer. While it does not come near at all to being what I call a good beer, it at least is a beer. I always keep a twelve pack in my refrigerator. While I prefer a Giennis or a Bass Ale, preferably on draft, at least Mikelob Ultra will do. Re: Here's Thea >>> >>> Woops, Pat, forgot to wish you happy birthday. >>> How do you handle the birthday cake thing? >>> Thea >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 You can say that again! `Re: Here's Thea > Actually, this is one of those discussions like whether apples or > oranges are better; they both have their plusses and minuses. I consider > insulin my friend. Keeps those diabetic complications away and, as > says, one can corect for high bG much faster than one can any > other way. Low bG can be a problem but, like everything else, for most > people, with enough monitoring, one can avoid most of it. And with a > little planning, even low bG can be managed. It is my observation that > most people who have insulin reactions (I say most, not all) have fouled > up somewhere -- too much insulin for what was eaten or too much > exercise. And such persons often didn't have materials on hand to take > care of the reaction. > > I'd much rather have a low bG problem than lose my kidneys, have a heart > attack or lose a limb. Just a matter of perspective. > > Mike > > > >> I saw a diabetic have a low sugar reaction on insulin, and it scared the >> bejeepers out of me.Glad I don't take insulin, and in that sense, I'm >> glad I'm a type 2. >> Thea >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 My sentiments exactly! (grin) Mike > I am a long time beer lover. My beer of choice these days is Mikelob Ultra, > due to the low carb content of each bottle of beer. While it does not come > near at all to being what I call a good beer, it at least is a beer. I > always keep a twelve pack in my refrigerator. While I prefer a Giennis or a > Bass Ale, preferably on draft, at least Mikelob Ultra will do. > Re: Here's Thea >>>> >>>> Woops, Pat, forgot to wish you happy birthday. >>>> How do you handle the birthday cake thing? >>>> Thea >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Hmmm? I thought I created a new message and gave it the subject of " my solution. " Well, I guess after sending out umteen-thousand email messages over probably 18 years one is entitled to goof one up. <smile> anyway, the message body is correct. Dave Re: Here's Thea Sorry for an obscure subject line, but I liked it better than constipation. <smile> anyway, this is for Thea specifically, but anyone in general. As some of you will recall, I have talked about using walnuts to raise my htl, but I also stated it really helped keep things moving. I also had cronic constipation (if there is such a thing) but now that I eat walnuts, probably at least 5 or 6 a day, I am very pleased to be a regular mover again after many years. I do not see any problem with my bg readings with the large intake of walnuts, but some may. I don't think they are necessarily fattening, although they are a very high fat food according to the nutritional data. The study I based my daily amount on suggested 8-10 walnuts daily to help raise htl, but I don't think I eat that many. My wife buys me the packaged ones which are of course allready shelled. hth Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 As a writer, I sometimes forget to eat, and have some low BG reactions, like weakness. I've never gone so low I don't know where I am or can't respond, like this gal did who was on insulin. She was ok the next dzay, and told me she'd forgotten to compensate for some exercise she'd done, and taken a bit more insulin than needed. Thea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Yes, anything can be made with Splenda! Look at their web site. There are all kinds of cooking tips. But, birthday cake is made with flour, so thre are still a lot of carbs from that. I personally have been all that fond of cake or frosting-too sweet. Would rather have pumpkin pie. Re: Here's Thea I love chocolate cake. We have popcorn at home so I don't have to go to the movies for that. Can birthday cake be made with Splenda? Thea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Yes, anything can be made with Splenda! Look at their web site. There are all kinds of cooking tips. But, birthday cake is made with flour, so thre are still a lot of carbs from that. I personally have been all that fond of cake or frosting-too sweet. Would rather have pumpkin pie. Re: Here's Thea I love chocolate cake. We have popcorn at home so I don't have to go to the movies for that. Can birthday cake be made with Splenda? Thea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Yes, anything can be made with Splenda! Look at their web site. There are all kinds of cooking tips. But, birthday cake is made with flour, so thre are still a lot of carbs from that. I personally have been all that fond of cake or frosting-too sweet. Would rather have pumpkin pie. Re: Here's Thea I love chocolate cake. We have popcorn at home so I don't have to go to the movies for that. Can birthday cake be made with Splenda? Thea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Thanks for the hint, harry, but I can't stand pork rinds! As we are going to dinner first, I am sure I won't need anything at all in the movie. Re: Here's Thea Happy birthday and Sharon. Take along a bag of pork rinds to the movie. They are crunchy, salty and yummy and no carbs. Re: Here's Thea > > Woops, Pat, forgot to wish you happy birthday. > How do you handle the birthday cake thing? > Thea > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 But, Dave, are you on a tricyclic antidepressant? That's what's fouling me up. Other than that, I don't have constipation, only since I started the tricyclic antidepressants. The SSRI's made me gain weight, feel nausea, and have diarrhea--the nausea and diarrhea came after I became diabetic. I appreciate all the health articles about laxatives, and I'd rather not use them. It just seems that folks aren't getting what I'm saying: I've tried all the natural alternatives, and they don't work. I have tried various fruit, lots of water, walking, Metamucil, stool softeners, and have experienced variously, water retension (another side effect of tricyclics), stomach cramps bc the fiber wasn't going through my system, sluggishness, flatulence, and general intestinal discomfort. My psychiatrist consulted with a gastroenterologist who said there were fewer gastro side effects on Desipramine than on Nortriptyline or any of the other tricyclics, so he put me on that. I'm also on Klonopin, which appears to cause the same side effects, according to what I read on the net. Guys, it's my psych meds that are causing the intractable constipation. Either I have to quit my psych meds or take laxatives while being treated, for as long as the treatment lasts. That, according to my MD. Thea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 But, Dave, are you on a tricyclic antidepressant? That's what's fouling me up. Other than that, I don't have constipation, only since I started the tricyclic antidepressants. The SSRI's made me gain weight, feel nausea, and have diarrhea--the nausea and diarrhea came after I became diabetic. I appreciate all the health articles about laxatives, and I'd rather not use them. It just seems that folks aren't getting what I'm saying: I've tried all the natural alternatives, and they don't work. I have tried various fruit, lots of water, walking, Metamucil, stool softeners, and have experienced variously, water retension (another side effect of tricyclics), stomach cramps bc the fiber wasn't going through my system, sluggishness, flatulence, and general intestinal discomfort. My psychiatrist consulted with a gastroenterologist who said there were fewer gastro side effects on Desipramine than on Nortriptyline or any of the other tricyclics, so he put me on that. I'm also on Klonopin, which appears to cause the same side effects, according to what I read on the net. Guys, it's my psych meds that are causing the intractable constipation. Either I have to quit my psych meds or take laxatives while being treated, for as long as the treatment lasts. That, according to my MD. Thea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Harry, our diabetic educator, herself a type 1, recommended RelyOn tablets. We use those, though I've been known to forget to bring them with me. Thea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Where do you get these tablets, Thea? I have a friend who is bad dhspe with his diabetes and can no longer take metformen as it can even more complications with his heart than he is already having. Maybe these would help him. Re: Here's Thea Harry, our diabetic educator, herself a type 1, recommended RelyOn tablets. We use those, though I've been known to forget to bring them with me. Thea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 What does your doctor say, Thea about the constipation problem? Re: Here's Thea But, Dave, are you on a tricyclic antidepressant? That's what's fouling me up. Other than that, I don't have constipation, only since I started the tricyclic antidepressants. The SSRI's made me gain weight, feel nausea, and have diarrhea--the nausea and diarrhea came after I became diabetic. I appreciate all the health articles about laxatives, and I'd rather not use them. It just seems that folks aren't getting what I'm saying: I've tried all the natural alternatives, and they don't work. I have tried various fruit, lots of water, walking, Metamucil, stool softeners, and have experienced variously, water retension (another side effect of tricyclics), stomach cramps bc the fiber wasn't going through my system, sluggishness, flatulence, and general intestinal discomfort. My psychiatrist consulted with a gastroenterologist who said there were fewer gastro side effects on Desipramine than on Nortriptyline or any of the other tricyclics, so he put me on that. I'm also on Klonopin, which appears to cause the same side effects, according to what I read on the net. Guys, it's my psych meds that are causing the intractable constipation. Either I have to quit my psych meds or take laxatives while being treated, for as long as the treatment lasts. That, according to my MD. Thea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Tell you what Pat, Hit Harry up for some of his Mick and then you will like the pork rinds...(LOL) Cy, the Ancient Okie... Re: Here's Thea Happy birthday and Sharon. Take along a bag of pork rinds to the movie. They are crunchy, salty and yummy and no carbs. Re: Here's Thea > > Woops, Pat, forgot to wish you happy birthday. > How do you handle the birthday cake thing? > Thea > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 You have a good point. Since flour has so many carbs in it, I would rather have a piece of sugar candy than a cookie. Re: Here's Thea > > I love chocolate cake. We have popcorn at home so I don't have to go to > the movies for that. > Can birthday cake be made with Splenda? > Thea > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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