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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / November 2007If you have answers in the next 15 minutes, I would appreciate it
Hi! I just found out that the first ski resort is going to open at noon today, which leaves me only about 15 minutes to get ready and go...OPENING DAY!! Anyhooooo, what foods should I have in my pocket so I stay pretty steady in the sugar department? I can get chicken and rice and veggies for lunch, but what about on the lift? Cindy www.adayinthelifeofcindy.blogspot.com > Anyhooooo, what foods should I have in my pocket so I stay pretty > steady in the sugar department? I can get chicken and rice and > veggies for lunch, but what about on the lift? Pepperoni or other lunch meat. Chunks of cheese. Hard-boiled eggs (peel them in advance and put them in a sandwich bag with some salt). Celery and carrot sticks. Half an apple with the core filled with peanut butter.  Signaturehttp://www.ornery-geeks.org/consulting/ >> Anyhooooo, what foods should I have in my pocket so I stay pretty >> steady in the sugar department? I can get chicken and rice and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > them in advance and put them in a sandwich bag with some salt). Celery and > carrot sticks. Half an apple with the core filled with peanut butter. For carrying *in* the pocket? Not me! I carry snack/cereal bars or individually wrapped mini-candy-bars for running fuel if necessary. They can go in my pocket or in my fanny-pack & being wrapped are still edible even if squished. I also eat extra *before* exercise so I don't need to *during* (it's harder to eat on the run than on the lift) unless it's a very long run. bj > >> Anyhooooo, what foods should I have in my pocket so I stay pretty > >> steady in the sugar department? I can get chicken and rice and [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > to eat on the run than on the lift) unless it's a very long run. > bj Ok y'all, get out your wet noodles. I thought this was cute: hard boiled eggs in my pocket? hehe I ski the double black diamonds and can you imagine what they would look like after a fall? But, I did eat an egg salad sandwich from the gas station (you know the ones, in the little triangle packages) on the way up. Now, get out the noodles, people. I was skiing along and having a fabulous day when after about seven runs I started to feel kinda funny. "Ok, one more run and then I will get food." Any bets if I stopped after one more??? Four runs later and my hands were shaking like crazy. This is what sucks about diabetes, when I feel fine, I feel great. But...within a very short time I go from great to get me some food or someone is getting hurt. I did end up getting a chicken patty (it was all they had) and some chili. I was angry because I really wanted to keep skiing, but needed some food. Would M&M's with peanuts be a good choice? I need something that I can put in my pocket and last several hours. Are snickers a good choice? They are loaded with sugar so I don't know. I am a die-hard skier and will go eight hours if I could, so I need to pack the right foods, foods that can withstand freezing temps, and some good crashes every so often. Yes, I did learn my lesson and I was lucky there was no line in the cafeteria, but I just didn't want to stop. Grrrr. Cindy www.adayinthelifeofcindy.blogspot.com >> >> Anyhooooo, what foods should I have in my pocket so I stay pretty >> >> steady in the sugar department? I can get chicken and rice and [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > Cindy > www.adayinthelifeofcindy.blogspot.com Oh yeah... some M&M and a Snickers... maybe a Baby Ruth or two (do they still make those?) ... grab a few more of those gas station sandwiches, too. That's the ticket....hehe. John >>> >> Anyhooooo, what foods should I have in my pocket so I stay pretty >>> >> steady in the sugar department? I can get chicken and rice and [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] >still make those?) ... grab a few more of those gas station sandwiches, too. >That's the ticket....hehe. You shouldn't do that to new people, you know.... I was angry because I really wanted to keep skiing, but needed > some food. Would M&M's with peanuts be a good choice? I need > something that I can put in my pocket and last several hours. Not M and Ms, just nuts, peanuts or other. I always have almonds in my car. Cheese sticks are very portable, too. Are > snickers a good choice? They are loaded with sugar so I don't know. I > am a die-hard skier and will go eight hours if I could, so I need to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Cindy > www.adayinthelifeofcindy.blogspot.com Cindy, the egg salad would have lasted you longer without the bread because you wouldn't have had such a strong insulin release. Candy bars are a bad idea, period. Some bars, like South Beach bars or Kashi Trail Mix bars aren't so bad, if you're being very active, but real foods like nuts and cheese are a more nutritious way to go. Susan > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Susan Thanks. I just wrote entire thing on my blog and how I felt like an idiot who had a big sign over my head saying: Cindy has diabetes, and she can't keep up with the rest of you. She has to stop. It really bothers me that I have to stop and eat when my friends don't have to. Is this something that gets easier to deal with over time? I was pissed I had to stop when I didn't want to. Does this happen to you guys or am I a freak of nature? hehe :) Cindy www.adayinthelifeofcindy.blogspot.com > It really bothers me that I have to stop and eat when my friends don't > have to. Is this something that gets easier to deal with over time? I > was pissed I had to stop when I didn't want to. Does this happen to > you guys or am I a freak of nature? hehe :) > Cindy > www.adayinthelifeofcindy.blogspot.com Cindy, after you stop eating sandwiches and candy for pick me ups, it should go away completely. I used to get wobbly an hour and a half after eating, and now I can go 6 hours without feeling anything but hungry. Keep nuts and cheese with you, leave Snickers and M & Ms for Hallowe'en treats for kids and your energy should keep improving. And don't forget to hydrate with plain water! Susan > Cindy, after you stop eating sandwiches and candy for pick me ups, it > should go away completely. > > I used to get wobbly an hour and a half after eating, and now I can go 6 > hours without feeling anything but hungry. Are you excercising vigorously during that time? bj >>Cindy, after you stop eating sandwiches and candy for pick me ups, it >>should go away completely. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Are you excercising vigorously during that time? > bj No, I wasn't, as a rule, just at PT and then the gym. It happened every time I ate just before I low carbed. I started with the Zone, but I still felt clammy and shaky an hour and a half after eating til I went much lower carb. Susan > It really bothers me that I have to stop and eat when my friends don't > have to. Is this something that gets easier to deal with over time? I > was pissed I had to stop when I didn't want to. It takes maybe a minute *max* to open a small candy bar & stuff in your mouth. I do it on the run sometimes (just put the wrapper in your pocket, please don't litter!). So you're a bit hungry, why should that make you feel like a freak? Similar questions come up from runners, hikers, etc. -- "how do I cope with needing a snack when nobody else *needs* to stop? I don't want to hold up the group/feel like a wuss/be peculiar...." But supposedly you are out with *friends* who should cut you some slack if you need -- just as you would them if they needed (I hope). Do you *really* ski all day so fast you can't stop & take a breather for a moment now & then? Look at the view. Wait for the lift. On the lift. When you adjust your goggles at the top of the run. Whatever. (yes, I have skied, I know it's not all non-stop-all-day, or at least doesn't have to be) There's nothing wrong with a little sugar if you're actually working it off as you go. Better to build in adequate fuelling along the way then to risk bonkin -- & thus ruining your run anyway! Talk severely to yourself about it! Besides, how do you know the others won't be asking *you* for some candy too! bj (feeling a certain lack of sympathy; I can't run as fast or as far as some of my friends the same age. :-( ) >> It really bothers me that I have to stop and eat when my friends don't >> have to. Is this something that gets easier to deal with over time? I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >please don't litter!). So you're a bit hungry, why should that make you feel >like a freak? why are you telling her to eat candy bars? >Similar questions come up from runners, hikers, etc. -- "how do I cope with >needing a snack when nobody else *needs* to stop? I don't want to hold up [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >bonkin -- & thus ruining your run anyway! Talk severely to yourself about >it! there is if it spikes you enough, right? And then causes a low. Sounds like Susan's advice is better. >> x-no-archive: yes >> [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > was pissed I had to stop when I didn't want to. Does this happen to > you guys or am I a freak of nature? hehe :) Nope. It doesn't get better over time. And it does happen to me. I have to plan shopping trips after meals so I don't go hypo. Or too high. >>> x-no-archive: yes >>> [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > Nope. It doesn't get better over time. And it does happen to me. I have > to plan shopping trips after meals so I don't go hypo. Or too high. Me too! Definitely know the feeling. >Ok y'all, get out your wet noodles. I thought this was cute: hard >boiled eggs in my pocket? hehe I ski the double black diamonds and can [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >Cindy >www.adayinthelifeofcindy.blogspot.com Best snack I know for "on the go" times is a nuts and raisins mix. 50/50 mixed nuts with raisins or sultanas. A good mix of protein, carbs and fat. Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. -- http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com Psyllium, Fibre, Muesli and Nuts > On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:39:19 -0800, CindyB > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > - Show quoted text - I will try that, and it should be safe in a crash. :) I seem to average one broken bone a year so this year I am trying for NO broken bones, but I might have a crash every so often. :) This isnt 15 mins but for next time a trail mix of nuts and a very small few bits of dried fruit you know doesnt spike you much such as maybe dried pinnaple or berries or maybe even raisins. Or even nuts and a very tiny few m&m's..just somthing to keep you fueled up as you go. Thats what ya snack on..your mini meter other pocket and some hard candies just in case you go really low..but prob wont if you snack on the nuts and eat the chicken and veggies at the lodge. KROM > Hi! > I just found out that the first ski resort is going to open at noon [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Cindy > www.adayinthelifeofcindy.blogspot.com |
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