Re: DIABETES AMAZES ME! - potatoes

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In a message dated 6/20/2006 10:07:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

fearlessmango@... writes:

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!!i

Hi ,

Potatoes are bad for some people, but they don't bother me at all. I have

them once or twice a week.

hugs

Eunice

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In a message dated 6/20/2006 10:59:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

fearlessmango@... writes:

what about sugar free desserts?

Hi ,

I eat some sugar-free desserts, but when I make cookies, I'll eat one or two

of them without any problems. I'll have a couple bites of cake or pie. I

usually eat a small piece of chocolate every day.

There are no foods that I avoid, some I just eat in small amounts.

hugs

Eunice

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thanks!!! i guess ill have to keep trying to figure ot what works and what

doesnt...anything other than the obvious i should try to stay away from? what

about sugar free desserts?

ERWachter@... wrote:

In a message dated 6/20/2006 10:07:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

fearlessmango@... writes:

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!!i

Hi ,

Potatoes are bad for some people, but they don't bother me at all. I have

them once or twice a week.

hugs

Eunice

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Eunice I dont think anything ever bothers your sugars.

sharon

Re: DIABETES AMAZES ME! - potatoes

In a message dated 6/20/2006 10:07:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

fearlessmango@... writes:

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!!i

Hi ,

Potatoes are bad for some people, but they don't bother me at all. I have

them once or twice a week.

hugs

Eunice

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Hi Eunice,

I am trying to lose some weight, and maybe, just maybe, get off some of

this medication for high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.

And also stop some of these effects of Neuropathy. I have lost around 15

pounds since last November. I was taking Metformin 1000 MG, 2 times a

day, and Amaryl 2 MG, taking 1/2 tablet twice a day. I have just recently

been able to quit half of the Amaryl, and am now taking only 1/2 tablet

once a day.

Okay, back to the subject of potatoes. I am just on a regular diabetic

diet. I can't however eat a whole baked potato without getting a high

reading 2 hours after I eat. What I do is cut the potato in half and eat

the other half at the next meal. I do the same thing with oranges. I eat

just about everything, but eat less of those things that make my blood

glucose reading too high. - Pam

On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:17:41 EDT ERWachter@... writes:

In a message dated 6/20/2006 10:07:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

fearlessmango@... writes:

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!!i

Hi ,

Potatoes are bad for some people, but they don't bother me at all. I have

them once or twice a week.

hugs

Eunice

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In a message dated 6/21/2006 11:24:10 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

pamelasuejones@... writes:

I am trying to lose some weight, and maybe, just maybe, get off some of

this medication for high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hi Pam,

I was on diabetes meds and 2 meds for high blood pressure, but once I lost

the weight, I " lost " the meds.

I am on meds for cholesterol and will probably have to remain on that. I am

taking a med, Femara, that can cause higher cholesterol and it did for me.

hugs

Eunice

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thanks...will try to curb my sweets...

ERWachter@... wrote:

In a message dated 6/20/2006 10:59:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

fearlessmango@... writes:

what about sugar free desserts?

Hi ,

I eat some sugar-free desserts, but when I make cookies, I'll eat one or two

of them without any problems. I'll have a couple bites of cake or pie. I

usually eat a small piece of chocolate every day.

There are no foods that I avoid, some I just eat in small amounts.

hugs

Eunice

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In a message dated 6/21/2006 11:36:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

shar2@... writes:

I dont think anything ever bothers your sugars.

Hi Sharon,

Once in awhile I'll get a high number, but that is to be expected. People

without diabetes get high number occasionally, so I should expect to get them,

I have diabetes.

The other day after lunch I had a reading of 141. I have eaten the same

food for lunch and got a reading of 110. What was the difference, I don't have

a clue. Will I eat that lunch again? I will the next time we go to that

restaurant.

If I stopped eating foods because I got a high number, there would be very

few foods that I could eat. I realize there are so many other things than

food that will cause my bg's to be high.

There are some foods I eat less of, but there are no foods that I will give

up. LOL

hugs

Eunice

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I think I am beginning to understand that Eunice has learned how to NOT let

things in general bother her which is why she is happy and healthy and

diabetes does not run her. I try to learn from reading between her lines on

every post she gives us!

JUDITH

> Eunice I dont think anything ever bothers your sugars.

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Food is not the only thing that causes blood sugar to go up. I was in the

hospital for four or five days hardly eatting anything. I could not understand

why my sugar was spiking over 200. The doctor said the stress the operation

placed on my body could cause my body to produce the extra count in my sugar.

They told us in class that starving yourself just won't do to control your

levels. I don't have anybody elses answers & I usually don't have mine. I guess

thats why were all here.

Happy Trails

Victor

ERWachter@... wrote:

In a message dated 6/21/2006 11:36:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

shar2@... writes:

I dont think anything ever bothers your sugars.

Hi Sharon,

Once in awhile I'll get a high number, but that is to be expected. People

without diabetes get high number occasionally, so I should expect to get them,

I have diabetes.

The other day after lunch I had a reading of 141. I have eaten the same

food for lunch and got a reading of 110. What was the difference, I don't have

a clue. Will I eat that lunch again? I will the next time we go to that

restaurant.

If I stopped eating foods because I got a high number, there would be very

few foods that I could eat. I realize there are so many other things than

food that will cause my bg's to be high.

There are some foods I eat less of, but there are no foods that I will give

up. LOL

hugs

Eunice