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[Guest guest]

, do you make any effort to find low fat cheeses and

do you eat whole eggs, yolks included?

For information, Wal-Mart here has frozen egg patties. I am

pretty sure they are just the egg white and nothing else.

They are very easy to nuke and were convenient when I was

doing South Beach.

If you get a chance, I too would appreciate more of your

meal selections. You have certainly peaked my curiosity and

am looking at the Bernstein materials.

Many thanks!

SS

Re: Something to think about

breakfast:

3 eggs, 2 cheese sticks, 1/2 cup spinich - 4 units of

humalog.

4 sausage sticks, 2 eggs, 1 cup of salad - toss meats over

salad with some parmasaun cheese - 4 units of humalog to

cover.

lunch:

1 can of tuna, 3 slices of cheese, 1 can of green beans - 4

units of humalog to cover.

1 can of roast beef with gravey, 1 can of asparagus - 4

units of humalog to cover.

4 ounce chicken breast, slice of cheese, and 2 to 4 cups of

salad - toss meat on salad with some Italian dressing - 4

units of humalog to cover.

dinner

4 ounces of roast and 2 cups of tossed salad - 4 units of

humalog to cover.

5 ounce steak and 1/2 cup of pumpkin with cinnomon/splenda

on it for flavoring - 4 units of humalog to cover.

Note: I dose 2 units of ultrelente at 8 am and 9 units at 8

pm for basal.

Note: doctor bernstein explains in his audio cds that when

you eat anything and your stomach expands it causes an

enzyme to be released from your pancreas

that causes the liver to break it down to glucose and will

increase your sugar. This enzyme is excreted in type 1 and

type 2 diabetics and must be accounted

for when dosing insulin. This is why I have to dose 4 units

of humalog at each meal for only 6, 12, and 12 slow carbos

even though it may seem like such

a little bit of carbos. I also eat 4 ounces of meat at each

meal.

Also, the more familiar you get with the routine you can eat

more meat and so on.

If you need more meal examples, just let me know.

Regards,

Re: Something to think

about

> >

> >

> > Hi ,

> >

> > I'm a bit confused by how the low carb diet and not

going low works. I,

> > for example, take 1 unit of Humalog for approximately

12-15 grams of

> > carbohydrates. If I were to only eat 6 grams of

carbohydrates at a

> meal, I

> > would somehow have to give only half a unit of

Humalog. If I ate 12

> grams

> > that would be about 1 unit.

> >

> > How to you balance basal insulin like Lantus when you

are on so little

> > Humalog? For me that would be about 2-3 units of

Humalog per day! The

> > balance of insulin is supposed to be about 50% as long

acting and 50%

> as

> > rapid acting to cover meals. How much Lantus do you

take? I am assuming

> > that a type 1 cannot take only 6 units of insulin and

not get into

> > trouble. Also, if you eat slow-acting carbs with lots

of protein and

> fat

> > this usually slows carbs down even more, so how do you

avoid going low

> > immediately after a meal when Humalog peaks, if the

food might take

> longer

> > to reach your bloodstream?

> >

> > Also how does exercise work? Right now I have to eat

fast acting carbs

> > before or during exercise, and reduce my rapid and

long acting insulin,

> or

> > else I go low. If you are taking so little insulin and

eating so little

> > carbs, how do you exercise (such as swimming) without

going low?

> >

> > Jen

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi,

no I do not make any effort for low fat anything. My lipids are fine.

Regards,

Re: Something to think

> about

> > >

> > >

> > > Hi ,

> > >

> > > I'm a bit confused by how the low carb diet and not

> going low works. I,

> > > for example, take 1 unit of Humalog for approximately

> 12-15 grams of

> > > carbohydrates. If I were to only eat 6 grams of

> carbohydrates at a

> > meal, I

> > > would somehow have to give only half a unit of

> Humalog. If I ate 12

> > grams

> > > that would be about 1 unit.

> > >

> > > How to you balance basal insulin like Lantus when you

> are on so little

> > > Humalog? For me that would be about 2-3 units of

> Humalog per day! The

> > > balance of insulin is supposed to be about 50% as long

> acting and 50%

> > as

> > > rapid acting to cover meals. How much Lantus do you

> take? I am assuming

> > > that a type 1 cannot take only 6 units of insulin and

> not get into

> > > trouble. Also, if you eat slow-acting carbs with lots

> of protein and

> > fat

> > > this usually slows carbs down even more, so how do you

> avoid going low

> > > immediately after a meal when Humalog peaks, if the

> food might take

> > longer

> > > to reach your bloodstream?

> > >

> > > Also how does exercise work? Right now I have to eat

> fast acting carbs

> > > before or during exercise, and reduce my rapid and

> long acting insulin,

> > or

> > > else I go low. If you are taking so little insulin and

> eating so little

> > > carbs, how do you exercise (such as swimming) without

> going low?

> > >

> > > Jen

> > >

> > >