Re: EASIER!!! Worrying/Judith

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In a message dated 6/1/2006 2:53:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

helperdogs2@... writes:

I do worry, though, about how high my BS# really can get before doing my

body harm

Hi Judith,

Worrying can do your body just as much harm as an occasional high number.

This happened with my mom. I was trying to get her to eat the way I thought

she should eat. I was trying to get her to learn how to test. My mom is

not in the best of health, so she still lives alone and takes care of herself.

We would test her and she would have a high number, around 165. She was

very unhappy, she was stressed. Well, I decided that having my mom happy was

more important than have her stressed about everything she ate or did.

We stopped saying anything about her food choices. She doesn't test.

Her A1c in Jan was around 5.22. Her A1c in April was around the same

number. I'm not telling others to not test. This works for my mom. She is

happy,

not stressed. Now, if only I could get her to be more positive about

everything.

hugs

Eunice

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Yup, Eunice, there are good days and bad days and then those days inbetween.

:-) Yesterday started out as a good day and all day my #s were good. It is

the Jewish festival of Shavuot where traditional Jews will spend the whole

night studying and Reform Jews such as myself set a few hours aside in the

evening to get together and explore a topic or two of religious interest.

So my dh and I went. They had a 'dairy' dinner with absolutely nothing I

could eat. I planned ahead and took something with me that I could eat but

I was so disgusted seeing everyone else eating what I wanted to eat and

couldn't anymore that I lost my appetite. I tried eating, but I just

couldn't so I didn't get any dinner. Surprisingly enough my night numbers

were still ok. So yesterday was counted as a good day and an iffy day at

the same time.

Today I decided I'd just test 4x and hope that is what I do, but I am going

to try and just do whatever is the least stressfull for me today one day at

a time I guess....

I do wonder though, IF I decided to say the 'h' with it and have myself a

wonderful icecream cone and my number went up just how much trouble or

danger would that put me in? I don't mean a 'nice vanilla scoop' - I mean

something I want to eat!

oh well, maybe I'll get the nerve to just go try. On the other hand, maybe

I'll just go get the ice cream maker you talked about and make vanilla ice

cream and my own cocoa mix to put on it? someone mentioned a choc syrup

yesterday I'll track down. Maybe this will do the trick? still smiling :-)

JUDITH

> Hi Judith,

> Worrying can do your body just as much harm as an occasional high number.

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>

> I do wonder though, IF I decided to say the 'h' with it and have

myself a

> wonderful icecream cone and my number went up just how much

trouble or

> danger would that put me in? I don't mean a 'nice vanilla scoop' -

I mean

> something I want to eat!

>

> oh well, maybe I'll get the nerve to just go try. On the other

hand, maybe

> I'll just go get the ice cream maker you talked about and make

vanilla ice

> cream and my own cocoa mix to put on it? someone mentioned a choc

syrup

> yesterday I'll track down. Maybe this will do the trick? still

smiling :-)

>

> JUDITH

>

Judith:

I have a nice low fat ice cream cone every night before bed. My

diabetes educator said the sugar free was bad for us because of the

sugar alcohols, so to eat low fat. It comes in many flavors other

than vanilla, and is really, really tasty. Check it out at your

grocery, and buy some ice cream cones, and have one. It makes me

feel like I am cheating, but not. My fasting numbers are always

around 100, so must not be hurting me too much.

> > Hi Judith,

> > Worrying can do your body just as much harm as an occasional

high number.

>

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It seems to me from eating and testing that if I eat before sleeping during

the day or overnight my numbers go up. Can't seem to have much more than

20g carb at each meal either. Eating has become no fun, not enjoyable, and

always a stress now. Been sick and tired all day, took two naps, one in the

a.m. and on awakening BS# was fine, but in the p.m. BS# was 16 pts higher

than usual. And, of course before napping I did some exercise in the p.m.

but it didn't make a difference. Pretty soon I think I'm just going to give

up on all this. There doesn't seem to be any pattern at all with me other

than finding out all the things I can't eat anymore. I think that leaves me

with about 5 food choices. not good.

JUDITH

> Judith:

>

> I have a nice low fat ice cream cone every night before bed.

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Judith:

I'm currently experiencing all the things you mentioned. Like, I can

have a modest portion of popcorn at work and suffer dizzy sick

feelings, and at some other time have a LARGE bag of popcorn and have

no problem with it at all, and a normal BS. So, no pattern. Also,

sick and tired with normal blood sugars, but then feeling fine with a

high blood sugar at other times, and etc., etc.

I have concluded that there are just many more possible factors in

our bodily organs and chemistry that are the variables that cause

this " patternless " malady.

I have found at this time that it actually helps me if make it a

point to shop for food in a relaxed, peaceful way, shopping mainly in

the produce and deli/meats department, letting my imaginary " voice "

tell me to pick different things instead of the same things, which

wouldn't occur to me if I was just shopping tensely (like I do

everything). I also get a bigger variety of low sugar types of

things -- you have to concentrate not to pick up what " looks

exciting, " or things that have always appealed to you.

Then, I am always glad when I get home. I have not wasted my money,

it's all the right stuff. If I do cheat, I have to go out on a

separate trip.

Just to check, have you found that you can have a half an orange

safetly? Some nuts? Popcorn doesn't bother me much, I pick a very

low-fat one. Some diet bread with sugar-free jelly? Nuts? I also

discovered snacking avocados -- excellent at providing HDL's for

lowering cholesterol. But if I eat more than 1/2 an avocado every

other day, I get queasy and have learned my bilirubin goes up.

Hope this might help some,

Love from the nut factory,

Janie

>

> It seems to me from eating and testing that if I eat before

sleeping during

> the day or overnight my numbers go up. Can't seem to have much

more than

> 20g carb at each meal either. Eating has become no fun, not

enjoyable, and

> always a stress now. Been sick and tired all day, took two naps,

one in the

> a.m. and on awakening BS# was fine, but in the p.m. BS# was 16 pts

higher

> than usual. And, of course before napping I did some exercise in

the p.m.

> but it didn't make a difference. Pretty soon I think I'm just

going to give

> up on all this. There doesn't seem to be any pattern at all with

me other

> than finding out all the things I can't eat anymore. I think that

leaves me

> with about 5 food choices. not good.

>

> JUDITH

>

>

> > Judith:

> >

> > I have a nice low fat ice cream cone every night before bed.

>

>

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Janie,

Can't seem to have fruits or nuts. Carbs too high. haven't figured out how

to work fiber in yet if I ever will.

yes to rubber bread with sugar-free jelly but in 4 mos that has gotten old -

no satifying taste or texture most days although I eat it anyway.

I do have peanut butter and jelly sandwiches which leave me hungry wiht a

higher BS# than I like, but heck, I have to eat something don't I? No

wonder I keep loosing weight. Eating is a chore now. Comfort foods? Gotta

be kidding.

I do popcorn now and again but after the first month it doesn't taste good

anymore, made me sick yesterday, and just leaves me hungry for food I can't

have.

great life. I keep reading how diabetes doesn't run my life????? ha

JUDITH

===

Just to check, have you found that you can have a half an orange

safetly? Some nuts? Popcorn doesn't bother me much, I pick a very

low-fat one. Some diet bread with sugar-free jelly? Nuts? I also

discovered snacking avocados -- excellent at providing HDL's for

lowering cholesterol. But if I eat more than 1/2 an avocado every

other day, I get queasy and have learned my bilirubin goes up.

Hope this might help some,

Love from the nut factory,

Janie

>

> It seems to me from eating and testing that if I eat before

sleeping during

> the day or overnight my numbers go up. Can't seem to have much

more than

> 20g carb at each meal either. Eating has become no fun, not

enjoyable, and

> always a stress now. Been sick and tired all day, took two naps,

one in the

> a.m. and on awakening BS# was fine, but in the p.m. BS# was 16 pts

higher

> than usual. And, of course before napping I did some exercise in

the p.m.

> but it didn't make a difference. Pretty soon I think I'm just

going to give

> up on all this. There doesn't seem to be any pattern at all with

me other

> than finding out all the things I can't eat anymore. I think that

leaves me

> with about 5 food choices. not good.

>

> JUDITH

>

>

> > Judith:

> >

> > I have a nice low fat ice cream cone every night before bed.

>

>

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