Re: new diabetic with questions

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Fat-free cheese. I haven't found a decent one yet. Most of them don't even melt

right!

SulaBlue

[Guest guest]

OOoh, speaking of which -

For those here in Texas - HEB has boneless skinless chicken breasts on sale for

$1.99,

value pack, limit 2. That's about HALF the price it's been going for. I plan on

stocking up!

SulaBlue

> Got to go shopping for meat. Nothing in the freezer but steak and beef

> shanks (as far as meat goes). I've been waiting for another batch of wild

> salmon to get to the store. Been eying the shrimp but they've been very

> high priced lately. Am off of chicken for some reason. Probably just don't

> want to bother cooking it as I like the skin nice and crispy. Might just

> buy a cooked one at the store. Am also out of avocados and only one tomato

> left. Yep, gotta shop tomorrow (bad deal me not doing that before the

> weekend).

>

> sky

> (stomach growling loudly)

[Guest guest]

At 11:04 PM 7/8/05, SulaBlue wrote:

>OOoh, speaking of which -

>

>For those here in Texas - HEB has boneless skinless chicken breasts on

>sale for $1.99,

>value pack, limit 2. That's about HALF the price it's been going for. I

>plan on stocking up!

My feelings about boneless, skinless chicken breasts is the same as yours

about Wasa crackers....

sky

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Most meters will read up to 600, some a bit more, some a bit less. After that

they usually just

say " High " . On the other end when you go below a certain set point (20?) tjhey

say " Low " . Seems

friendly to me, I often greet people by saying one or the other of these.....

Ted

--- SulaBlue wrote:

> Still - I'd have keeled over with a heart attack if I saw 317 on my

> meter. Heck, I wasn't even sure my meter *WENT* that high. I

> thought they cut out and went 'Error' at 300? At what point do the

> home meters freak out and 'error' and report only HIGH?

>

> SulaBlue

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On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 17:44:57 -0000, " Mike Brown "

wrote:

>Got it. No oats, no wheat bread. Lower carb in take.

>

>Now, how about some examples of what I should eat, because evidently the book

they gave me is wrong. I check the carbs and every meal is below what the book

says I should have. I'll throw the book away and try to do better.

Knock, knock, knock, yoohoo, anyone home? hey, I'm talking to

you!!!!!

Do I have your attention now?

Good.

First off,

THROW AWAY ALL THAT CRAP THEY GAVE YOU!!!! DON'T LOOK AT IT AGAIN.

IT IS TOXIC TO YOUR BRAIN. IT WILL KILL YOU.

REBOOT YOUR BRAIN. START AFRESH. FORGET EVERYTHING THEY TOLD YOU.

IT IS WRONG. IT WILL KILL YOU. IT WILL TAKE AWAY YOUR EYES, YOUR

LIMBS, YOUR KIDNEYS AND YOUR MENTAL ABILITY.

IF YOU DO IT THEIR WAY YOU WILL DIE A HORRIBLE DEATH AS A FOOTLESS,

ARMLESS, BLIND LUMP ON DIALYSIS WITH HURTS THAT NO AMOUNT OF NARCOTICS

CAN FIX. IF THE HEART ATTACK DOESN'T GET YOU FIRST.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? THEN KEEP DOING IT THEIR WAY.

There now. I'll wait a moment while you burn all that stuff and clear

your brain.

....

....

....

OK, now. I'm going to try this again. You MUST track your carbs.

Carbs == sugar after they're digested. Starch == Carbs == Sugar. If

you eat carbs, your blood glucose WILL go up. Period. No doubt about

it.

How do you know how many carbs you're eating? Easy. You read the

labels on packaged foods. You get nutritional info from the websites

of the chain restaurants that you frequent. For other foods, you look

up the info in a nutritional database. On paper or on the computer.

I've posted this URL at least once a day for the past couple of weeks

so I'm getting a little annoyed that you have to ask. This is the

USDA Nutritional database.

It is free.

No cost.

Zero dinero.

Without obligation.

Your tax dollars at work.

Ready?

Here it is, yet again:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/srch/search.htm <<click here

Click on the above url ^^^^^^^^^^. Yes, this one ^^^^

Select the platform you want to use (PalmPilot or windows.) Click on

the appropriate button. Download the software.

Install the software. This is very important, as you can't look up

stuff if you don't install it.

Fire off the software. Type in a food type that you're interested in,

say " wheat bread " .

Read the facts. Look at the carbohydrates line. See that? 17.21

grams per slice. If you make a sandwich out of two slices, that's

34.5 grams of carbs.

That's half of what I allow myself all day.

That would raise my blood glucose maybe 50 points. Two little slices

of bread.

Before we waste anymore time on you, let's see if you can understand

these basic facts and get that database installed. If you're not

going to read what we write, then we're wasting our time.

Pop Quiz:

What is a carb?

What does it do to blood glucose?

Where do you find carb info?

---

De Armond

See my website for my current email address

http://www.johngsbbq.com

Cleveland, Occupied TN

[Guest guest]

>One that usually gets fellas motivated is erectile dysfunction. Yep,

>longterm high BGs can cause that.

And if those words are too big,

High blood sugar will make Mr Happy stay limp. Even when he's

supposed to be standing at attention.

Do you like a limp Mr. Happy?

Then keep doing what your " doctor " (quack) is telling you.

Mr. Happy will be as soft as a raw egg...

Mr Happy will be Mr Sad.

---

De Armond

See my website for my current email address

http://www.johngsbbq.com

Cleveland, Occupied TN

[Guest guest]

On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 14:54:30 -0000, " SulaBlue "

wrote:

>Still - I'd have keeled over with a heart attack if I saw 317 on my

>meter. Heck, I wasn't even sure my meter *WENT* that high. I

>thought they cut out and went 'Error' at 300? At what point do the

>home meters freak out and 'error' and report only HIGH?

My doc uses the same One Touch Ultra that we do. When he finally got

around to diagnosing me, I registered something around 575. I don't

recall, as my mind was quite fuzzy from all the sugar. I think the

specs say it will go to 700, after which it registers " HI " .

---

De Armond

See my website for my current email address

http://www.johngsbbq.com

Cleveland, Occupied TN