Re: Report on my little experiemnt

[Guest guest]

<< I would rather have something more sinful then bad salad

dressing if I am going to get a number like that.

>>

Jacky, you're doing great! I remember how lost you were when you joined the

list not too long ago...now you know what raises your BGs and what to stay

away from because of Frequent Testing. Congratulations!

And again, I'd point out how much YMMV matters. I can use any kind of salad

dressing with no problem. But give me one segment of orange (undosed for, I'm

a type 1 on insulin) and I'm Way Up.

Vicki

[Guest guest]

--- Good job on the holiday eating!! As for the salad dressing,

that's how we can see what something does to the blood sugar, by

checking the numbers 2 hrs. later.

Madge

In diabetes_int@y..., Jacky <willabee@i...> wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> It appears that I have got a good handle on my diet, even the

holidays

> didn't pose much of a problem. Cheating with a roll on Christmas

Eve

> and a little stuffing on Christmas day didn't cause much of a

problem

> with my numbers, never going over 7.5 or 135, 2 hours post dinner.

I

> was pleased with myself and my numbers. However, today I realized

that

> I was out of my Light Done Right salad dressing so I used a regular

> Italian that I had in my fridge, OUCH! two hours post I had 7.7 -

no

> carbs except those from the salad (about 2 right) 2 from the

cheese and

> from the dressing, another 2. I usually get between 5.3-5.5 (95.4-

99)

> with my post lunch readings (I almost always have a julienne type

salad

> with ham or turkey, cheese and sugar free/low carb dressing). So

that

> was my little experiment, no regular salad dressing for me, not

worth

> the rise. I would rather have something more sinful then bad salad

> dressing if I am going to get a number like that.

>

> Jacky

[Guest guest]

--- Good job on the holiday eating!! As for the salad dressing,

that's how we can see what something does to the blood sugar, by

checking the numbers 2 hrs. later.

Madge

In diabetes_int@y..., Jacky <willabee@i...> wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> It appears that I have got a good handle on my diet, even the

holidays

> didn't pose much of a problem. Cheating with a roll on Christmas

Eve

> and a little stuffing on Christmas day didn't cause much of a

problem

> with my numbers, never going over 7.5 or 135, 2 hours post dinner.

I

> was pleased with myself and my numbers. However, today I realized

that

> I was out of my Light Done Right salad dressing so I used a regular

> Italian that I had in my fridge, OUCH! two hours post I had 7.7 -

no

> carbs except those from the salad (about 2 right) 2 from the

cheese and

> from the dressing, another 2. I usually get between 5.3-5.5 (95.4-

99)

> with my post lunch readings (I almost always have a julienne type

salad

> with ham or turkey, cheese and sugar free/low carb dressing). So

that

> was my little experiment, no regular salad dressing for me, not

worth

> the rise. I would rather have something more sinful then bad salad

> dressing if I am going to get a number like that.

>

> Jacky

[Guest guest]

--- Good job on the holiday eating!! As for the salad dressing,

that's how we can see what something does to the blood sugar, by

checking the numbers 2 hrs. later.

Madge

In diabetes_int@y..., Jacky <willabee@i...> wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> It appears that I have got a good handle on my diet, even the

holidays

> didn't pose much of a problem. Cheating with a roll on Christmas

Eve

> and a little stuffing on Christmas day didn't cause much of a

problem

> with my numbers, never going over 7.5 or 135, 2 hours post dinner.

I

> was pleased with myself and my numbers. However, today I realized

that

> I was out of my Light Done Right salad dressing so I used a regular

> Italian that I had in my fridge, OUCH! two hours post I had 7.7 -

no

> carbs except those from the salad (about 2 right) 2 from the

cheese and

> from the dressing, another 2. I usually get between 5.3-5.5 (95.4-

99)

> with my post lunch readings (I almost always have a julienne type

salad

> with ham or turkey, cheese and sugar free/low carb dressing). So

that

> was my little experiment, no regular salad dressing for me, not

worth

> the rise. I would rather have something more sinful then bad salad

> dressing if I am going to get a number like that.

>

> Jacky