DIABETES AMAZES ME!

[Guest guest]

Last night for dinner I made Salad with Salsa Chicken. It has almost

no carbs. 2 hours after dinner my bs was 273!!!!

Tonight I decided to try an experiment. My before dinner bs was 215. I

ate the exact same thing I had last night except I ate dessert. I had

a pack of choc. chip cookies that had 28 carbs. 2 hours after dinner

my bs was 158!!!! in Ohio

[Guest guest]

susan...

believe me, i comiserate with you...what else did you eat throuout the day,

maybe you had more carbs than you thought? check the salsa...did it have fruit

in it? also, what was your bg before dinner on the first night? was your

activity level any different?

my sugars are out of control, (i just started testing regularly, and my drs are

changing my meds constantly) but now its getting rediculous...last night 2 hours

after dinner (whole wheat pasta with veggie meatballs) my bg was 226...this

morning my fasting bg was 236...explain???????? then tonight, i had a turkey

wrap with (gasp and shock...i know) french fries, and my 2 hour post dinner bg

was 163...who know what tomorrow will bring. i thought potatoes were one of the

WORST things to have!!! but i couldnt help it, i havent had them in months! im

so frustrated!!!!

melania:)

dippyauntsuzie@...> wrote: Last night

for dinner I made Salad with Salsa Chicken. It has almost

no carbs. 2 hours after dinner my bs was 273!!!!

Tonight I decided to try an experiment. My before dinner bs was 215. I

ate the exact same thing I had last night except I ate dessert. I had

a pack of choc. chip cookies that had 28 carbs. 2 hours after dinner

my bs was 158!!!! in Ohio

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Guess I better introduce myself since I am more than likely to put my 2

cents in, LOL.

I am Laurie Broussard, and found out about this group from a wonderful

internet friend, Alice. I am from New Orleans, and currently live in Baton

Rouge. I am 52 years old, I am married to my 2nd and last husband, , a

very wonderful man, have one son and one step son, both are 27. Also, have

2 absolutely perfect grandbabies. My husband's son did us proud. Hopefully

one day my son will find a great woman and marry her, but he has a lot of

improving to do still.

I am very fat, have 3 beloved furchildren, love to antique, have a condition

called Fibromyalgia which was diagnosed in 96. As most of you know, our

state, especially the southernmost part, has been really devastated by last

year's hurricane Katrina. Most of my family still lives in either New

Orleans, or more accurately, the group of suburbs around New Orleans called

the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area, usually abbreviated GNO. My

mother, sister, and brother suffered great losses. Sister and brother were

covered by insurance, but my mother, since she sold her house and rents, was

not, and lost everything. At 80 years old, this has not been easy for her,

not that it is easy for anyone. Sister is still trying to make her house

livable, she, like my mother, had over 9 feet of water in her house which

ruined everything. My younger brother was lucky, his house only had 5

inches of water, but the house is still a mess. Because of the huge scope

of damaged houses, there are just not nearly enough companies or volunteers

to get everyone fixed. So, 9 months later, things are still very awful down

there. Where I lived suffered wind damage, but we are further inland, and

by the time the winds/storm gets here, it is usually not nearly as intense

as it was when it first comes in.

Anyway, a month of so after the storm, when my family had gone back to the

city (they had been living here with me) I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes.

Joy joy. I think the stress of watching my beloved city in ruins and

knowing the loss my family suffered helped push me over the edge.

Coping with this has not been easy, but I know one thing, it is a learning

process. And I have learned that pasta, even whole wheat, is very hard on

my bgs. Potatoes are not quite as bad, but then they are loaded with butter

and sour cream. No pasta for an Italian girl is no fun. I still have a lot

to learn, and am researching an alternative to pasta.

Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself, and say hi.

Laurie

[Guest guest]

Hi Laurie,

The bad thing is, that it seems that the next hurricane season is almost upon

you, and the devastation from the last one is not yet resolved.

I find I cant eat potatoes which are mashed, or baked, but I can tolerate 5 or 6

of the tiny new potatoes, I cook them in their skin, and eat the whole thing.

The skin is fibre.

Re: DIABETES AMAZES ME!

[Guest guest]

I love baked potatoes, , and my favorite part is the skin!

I know it will be years and years before the GNO area even comes close to

looking like it did before. It is scary to think another storm could hit,

and devastate the already very fragile residents and their homes. Right

now, driving through, it still looks like a bomb went off.

Laurie

[Guest guest]

laurie...

i thank you for introducing yourself and for the bits of advice, im still trying

to figure this Type 2 thing out...although i was diagnosed almost 5 years ago, i

was in " denial " about the severity of it, and have only in the last few weeks

been diligent about getting control of my disease. and so far its been noting

but frustration.

i am so very sorry for your family's loss, and cannot even begin to know what

youve been gowing through. the devastation from even watching the results of

katrina have been overwhelming. my best to you and your loved ones!!!!

on a lighter note, too bad youre so far away...id offer to meet your son, im

available! lol!

melania:)

Laurie mrmossis@...> wrote: Guess I better

introduce myself since I am more than likely to put my 2

cents in, LOL.

I am Laurie Broussard, and found out about this group from a wonderful

internet friend, Alice. I am from New Orleans, and currently live in Baton

Rouge. I am 52 years old, I am married to my 2nd and last husband, , a

very wonderful man, have one son and one step son, both are 27. Also, have

2 absolutely perfect grandbabies. My husband's son did us proud. Hopefully

one day my son will find a great woman and marry her, but he has a lot of

improving to do still.

I am very fat, have 3 beloved furchildren, love to antique, have a condition

called Fibromyalgia which was diagnosed in 96. As most of you know, our

state, especially the southernmost part, has been really devastated by last

year's hurricane Katrina. Most of my family still lives in either New

Orleans, or more accurately, the group of suburbs around New Orleans called

the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area, usually abbreviated GNO. My

mother, sister, and brother suffered great losses. Sister and brother were

covered by insurance, but my mother, since she sold her house and rents, was

not, and lost everything. At 80 years old, this has not been easy for her,

not that it is easy for anyone. Sister is still trying to make her house

livable, she, like my mother, had over 9 feet of water in her house which

ruined everything. My younger brother was lucky, his house only had 5

inches of water, but the house is still a mess. Because of the huge scope

of damaged houses, there are just not nearly enough companies or volunteers

to get everyone fixed. So, 9 months later, things are still very awful down

there. Where I lived suffered wind damage, but we are further inland, and

by the time the winds/storm gets here, it is usually not nearly as intense

as it was when it first comes in.

Anyway, a month of so after the storm, when my family had gone back to the

city (they had been living here with me) I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes.

Joy joy. I think the stress of watching my beloved city in ruins and

knowing the loss my family suffered helped push me over the edge.

Coping with this has not been easy, but I know one thing, it is a learning

process. And I have learned that pasta, even whole wheat, is very hard on

my bgs. Potatoes are not quite as bad, but then they are loaded with butter

and sour cream. No pasta for an Italian girl is no fun. I still have a lot

to learn, and am researching an alternative to pasta.

Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself, and say hi.

Laurie

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