Carol welcome!

July 13, 2004

In a message dated 7/13/2004 12:58:28 AM Pacific Standard Time,

descartesmum@... writes:

and various web sites. I love Rick Mendosa.

I see the doctor's practice nurse this afternoon after a wait of 3

weeks. Thankfully she is a trained diabetic nurse, so hopefully I can

get some information from her.

Do I sound whinging? Sorry, but I guess I have the 'newbie blues'.

Carol

Hi Carol, this makes me sad. There should be adequate teaching for everyone

with diabetes. I guess in a fairey tale world it would be so. So, the

alternative is to look for and find the group on line that can meet our needs.

I

hope this is the site you need. I am happy you are also at the other site, it

also is not strictly recipes, but a family leading and guiding each other to

better health. So, my first question to you is, how high are the highs you are

so worried about? Also, is this 2 hour after eting? Do you know your HBA1c

reading? It is a blood test that is done every three months and provides the

average number for the previous three months. It is a vital number to

diabetics. If yours is below 7, you are not doing as badly as seem to think.

Are you

also attempting weight loss now? If so, a small loss, even 10% of your

weight will bring about a good change in your BG's. Salad is lovely, I love it,

but is not adequate food intake. You need a balance to have a healthy body.

Carbs are important for your brain to function to it's capacity. Protein is

also importand. Peanut butter is full o protein, but has a ratio of fat you may

wish to buy a RF SF peanutbutter. Also, if you have a blend of protein, fat

and carbs at the same time, there is less impact on your BG's. Ask questions,

we wish to help you ;-) Hugs, Marilyn

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