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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / June 2007Penalty for cheating on diet
I was doing well until yesterday afternoon when the munchies got too much for me. I must have had 50-75 grams of carbs in the late afternoon. Today FBS and AC lunch numbers were at least 2 mmol higher than usual and it wasn't until the AC supper that my glucose reading was anywhere in the ballpark. Goes to show me how important sticking to the plan is. I didn't think that it would take this long to recover from my slip. Gives me something to think about. Sally >I was doing well until yesterday afternoon when the munchies got too >much for me. I must have had 50-75 grams of carbs in the late [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >to the plan is. I didn't think that it would take this long to recover >from my slip. Gives me something to think about. Is why I have naughty-but-nice low carb munchies in the freezer. I'd rather cheat on the calorie count than the carb one. Nicky. T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid D&E, 100ug thyroxine Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25 > >I was doing well until yesterday afternoon when the munchies got too > >much for me. I must have had 50-75 grams of carbs in the late [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > D&E, 100ug thyroxine > Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25 Hi Nicky, what kind of munchies do you use? I am still trying to find things that seem to be treats but not too bad for the numbers. I guess that portion control is a big issue too... lol Sally >> >I was doing well until yesterday afternoon when the munchies got too >> >much for me. I must have had 50-75 grams of carbs in the late [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> D&E, 100ug thyroxine >> Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25 > Hi Nicky, what kind of munchies do you use? I am still trying to find > things that seem to be treats but not too bad for the numbers. I guess > that portion control is a big issue too... lol Sally Among my lowish-carb snack treats are a small Granny Smith apple, a very small oatcake and plenty of cheese, a small salami sausage, beef jerky, a square of very dark chocolate, a tin of sardines, an unsweetened latte coffee, even a mocha if made with just a small amount of particularly dark chocolate. If I'm on the hoof and hungry I'll permit myself carbier snacks. Yesterday when out cycling and hungry I took refuge from a shower in a small seaside cafe and in a moment of weakness ordered a cheese and ham toastie. The cafe had been struck by the fashionable supersized menu items, and instead of a cheese toastie they gave me what I would call two cheese toasties with a large salad, a whole meal in itself, despite being from the snack section of the menu. Well, what can I say? I was probably a bit confused with low BG from cycling. I ate the whole lot and drank nearly a pint of inferior tea. Mmmm! The well known slightly tingly feelings of a high BG began to manifest in my fingers. I used to have neuropathy in them and they're still very sensitive to BGs. So I got back on the bicycle and cycled the nine miles home into a mild headwind. So the high BGs wouldn't have lasted for long (wasn't carrying a BG meter). Cheating, but not too often, is part of my diet plan :-)  SignatureChris Malcolm cam@infirmatics.ed.ac.uk DoD #205 IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK [http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/] >Among my lowish-carb snack treats are a small Granny Smith apple, a >very small oatcake and plenty of cheese, a small salami sausage, beef >jerky, a square of very dark chocolate, a tin of sardines, A tin of sardines??!! Chris, I don't think you get this treat thing :D Nicky. T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid D&E, 100ug thyroxine Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25 >Hi Nicky, what kind of munchies do you use? I am still trying to find >things that seem to be treats but not too bad for the numbers. I guess >that portion control is a big issue too... lol Sally My fave is something like chocolate brownies or mini muffins, made with almond flour and flaxseed. Try these: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/desserts/Low_Carb_Desserts.htm Enjoy : ) Nicky. T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid D&E, 100ug thyroxine Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25 > >Hi Nicky, what kind of munchies do you use? I am still trying to find > >things that seem to be treats but not too bad for the numbers. I guess [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > D&E, 100ug thyroxine > Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25 Thanks for the site. I will definately be trying at least a couple of these. I had already bought the flax meal and it was just sitting here waiting for a use. I am not sure what erythritol is but will look it up. >A tin of sardines??!! Chris, I don't think you get this treat thing :D I wouldn't consider sardines a treat either, but hey whatever does it for you. I was surprised that my glucose readings stayed slightly high for a good 24 hours, I had even done some extra exercies in there to bring it down. What a learning experience. Thanks for the help, Sally > I am not sure what erythritol is but will look it >up. A sweetener - I've only just found some, and haven't used it yet! I tend just to add Splenda to taste. Nicky. T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid D&E, 100ug thyroxine Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25 >I was doing well until yesterday afternoon when the munchies got too > much for me. I must have had 50-75 grams of carbs in the late [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > from my slip. Gives me something to think about. > Sally I've done that a few times. When ever I do I wait an hour or so then check my BG. If it is too high, I've found that a piece of cheese will bring it back down to a reasonable level within an hour or so. Sally, dont beat yourself up. We all have slips ups, The thing is to try just watch a little more carefully. I personally dont have deprivation because I portion control and eat to my meter. Today, I turned psycho. I said to myself I want to eat those lime flavored tortilla chips. I tested and at 134 I should not have them, but I decided to beat the system. I took a glyset, and must have eaten about six ounces of the chips. So being nervous about spiking , I take one mg of amaryl. Then it is time for my byetta and I ate some chicken and then took my metformin. I also had five munchkins. I tested a little while ago and from the meds I took, I was 72 so now I am afraid I am going to have a hypo. so I eat three more munchkins. The reason I have the munchkins was because there was a party and I brought the munchkins. So now I am sitting here in wait, for what I dont know, but I think it is going to be a bumpy ride. I am not beating myself up. I ate out of a stress related issue and it did make me feel better, I will pay the consequences I know, but there is nothing I can do about it now because I already did it. I will be testing every hour till I go to bed. Loretta > I was doing well until yesterday afternoon when the munchies got too > much for me. I must have had 50-75 grams of carbs in the late [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > to the plan is. I didn't think that it would take this long to recover > from my slip. Gives me something to think about. May reading the following help you: http://HeartMDPhD.com/HolySpirit/healing.asp Additional suggested reading: http://HeartMDPhD.com/press.asp May GOD bless you in HIS mighty way making you healthier (hungrier) than ever. Prayerfully in Jesus' awesome love, Andrew <>< -- Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD Cardiologist >> I was doing well until yesterday afternoon when the munchies got too >> much for me. I must have had 50-75 grams of carbs in the late [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > http://HeawtMDPhD.com/HolySpirit/healing.asp SPAM ALERT SCAM SITE > Additional suggested reading: > > http://HeawtMDPhD.com/press.asp SPAM ALERT SCAM SITE > May GOD bwess you in HIS mighty way making you heawthiew (hungwiew) > than ever. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Andwew B. Chung, MD/PhD/NJ/WOKA > Ex-Cawdiowogist Andrew betrayed his discipline in science and left it to construct his own perverse notion of Christianity. He did this so that he could always be right, no matter what. Ironically what he did was so ill-formed that almost everything he posts is one way or another in error. It is likely that this behaviour carries over into other aspects of his life which does not bode well for his future happiness or success. His broken condition is not irredeemable, so... Andy is Evil (but he does not need to be) You know, Sally, I made a reflecion to my wife only this afternoon - since you can't easily change human nature (and it is in the nature of humans to snack on munchies ...) why not provide something with taste, but with a small affect on the system ? I'm so smart, I think I'll patent this ! lol "sallyvel" <sallyvel@hotmail.com> a écrit ... >I was doing well until yesterday afternoon when the munchies got too > much for me. I must have had 50-75 grams of carbs in the late [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > from my slip. Gives me something to think about. > Sally |
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