Widely Spaced Meals-Kathleen: was- 50g/day & snack

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Kathleen,

With meals spaced so far apart, it's even more important that you eat enough

protein which digests typically in 4-5hours & a portion is converted to

blood glucose. That will help carry you thru until the next meal.

Also, I'm a firm believer in eating sufficient fat (the good kind if you

wish) because it slows the digestion of carbs, giving you their energy over a

longer period of time plus it provides energy on it's own. I find that fat

mitigates hunger & allows me to go long spans between meals without hunger.

All that said, couldn't you sneak in some cheese-sticks, nuts (primarily

fat/protein) or some other snack in between meals (at recess or ???)?

Allowing yourself to be hungry just makes sticking with any eating plan

tougher.

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, T2, dx'ed 4/98 with Fasting bg 350mg/dl & HbA1c 15.5%

Controlling until last month with LC-D & very little E

Average Fasting bg 105mg/dl, Last HbA1c 6.0%

7+ Year Historical HbA1c 5.6%-6.0%

Now Experimenting with Metformin, Glyburide & " Merlot Therapy " for HbA1c

nearer 5.0%

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My schedule will be even worse starting next Tuesday, I teach at a

small all girls school set up for girls who have learning issues and

are from families living below poverty level ...

School starts at 8:30, so I try to eat by 7:30 and often I'm hungry

before lunch at noon. Then school lets out at 4pm and I usually don't

eat supper until after I am finished grading.

Kathleen