Re: Unusual thing happening, your thoughts?

[Guest guest]

Black tea is nothing more than green tea that has been

fermented/oxidized.

Green tea indeed can affect blood sugar. Black tea is slightly

less effective.

SulaBlue

--- In diabetes_int , " C. Redden "

> The only thing I can think of that may be different, is that I

started

> back drinking iced tea again. I can go though a gallon a day

easy, and

> it's usually black, because finding decaf green is virtually

> impossible at times. (Lipton green feels slimy, even their

brewed

> type, and I cannot stand any of their bottled teas because of

that

> weird flavoring.) Bigalow is the best I've had, but as I said, Dec

> green is very difficult to get even with it.

>

> So is this normal? Is there a seasonal thing too that might

steady

> BGs? I think I heard that tea has a insulin mimic in it, which

would

> explain why suddently my BGs have steadied out.

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Black tea is nothing more than green tea that has been

> fermented/oxidized.

>

> Green tea indeed can affect blood sugar. Black tea is slightly

> less effective.

Sula:

[Hehhe] I see about tea then. I thought I remembered something about

tea and lower BG, but when i started my education, I didn't really

comprehend a lot due to many factors.

Thanks for the alert, Sula.

[Guest guest]

I'm with you, Anne. I pick Choice B. I inject some extra so that I can have

sweet tater pie, cornbread dressin', mashed taters (I hardly ever eat regular

taters except at Christmas or Thanksgiving anymore), and German chocolate

poundcake. If I went to Choice A, I'd be bingin' quicker 'n' you could sic a

duck on a Junebug. It's the psyching out of your body involved, idn't it though?

Having moved back home South, I noted with glee the other day a barbecue place

nearby that advertises smoking a turkey for you. Yippee!!! Haven't had any

smoked turkey in nearly seven years now. Can't wait to get one (no doubt it will

be a small turkey!) and have them do their magic on it. Nothin' like smoked

turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas both, as far as I'm concerned! And at

least THAT food will be totally carb-free...thus I won't have to inject for it.

Somethin' to cheer about, yes?

Bron

Happy in Florida

[Guest guest]

Aw, Sky. (((hugs)))))) I know how you feel, that was how I felt before I started

on insulin..um, I think it's been about two years now. I'll be honest, I hate

sticking that needle in my stomach still, but at least I can eat things that are

pleasurable and have good mouthfeel after that action.

Eventually, *everybody* will have to go on insulin anyway, you know? So...why

don't you see if your doc will let you go on it now? (should I put on my flame

suit soon? <g>)

I'm listening to 50s music and right now the Doris Day song, " Que Sera, Sera "

has just come on the station. :>) Seems rather appropriate for this insulin

discussion somehow!

Bron

[Guest guest]

Sky, shooting insulin is not the only answer to a special, higher carb

meal. If you are reasonable in what you eat, thereby keeping your rise

under 200, for instance, you can walk it off.

You can speak to the doctor about using prandin or starlix occasionally,

just for these times.

Before eating, you can take a gram or two of l-arginine - having checked

at another time its effect on you.

You might even try some meditation with imagery to see if you can

influence your bgs that way.

Helen