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Frisbee® - 29 Nov 2007 15:02 GMT

Since I typically do not eat breakfast, but I do almost always wake up in
the middle of the night, I usually stumble into the kitchen and have a bowl
or two of cereal (Special K High Protein) but this morning I awoke at about
4:00 AM (don't have to get up until 6:00 AM) and figured I'd eat a pair of
Pop-Tarts instead. I hadn't looked at the carb content, but knew it was
high. Oreo flavored, yum.

I also usually don't check my BG in the mornings, but this time, I figured
since it had only been two hours since I ate those Pop-Tarts, it was a good
test.

Dang. 248.

I don't think I've been over 189 since being diagnosed.

Last night, egg foo yung and I was 86 before and 116 after. I've been
having numbers like that for quite some time now, but I've been avoiding
testing in the mornings. I'd better be more careful of those midnight
fridge raids.

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Tim Shoppa - 29 Nov 2007 15:14 GMT

On Nov 29, 10:02 am, "Frisbee(R)" <billLASTN...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Since I typically do not eat breakfast, but I do almost always wake up in
> the middle of the night, I usually stumble into the kitchen and have a bowl
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
> testing in the mornings. I'd better be more careful of those midnight
> fridge raids.

I think it depends on the flavor, but I recall that two pop-tarts are
like 90 grams of carbs for at least some of the varieties.

90 extra carbs puts me well into the 400's, by the way! Yes, that
means "been there done that" :-)

Tim.

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Paul L - 29 Nov 2007 15:15 GMT

> Since I typically do not eat breakfast, but I do almost always wake up in
> the middle of the night, I usually stumble into the kitchen and have a
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
> testing in the mornings. I'd better be more careful of those midnight
> fridge raids.

I've spun off the wagon from time to time but today wasn't one of them.

Breakfast this morning was 25 pushups and black coffee.

Livin' large, friends.

cheers

Paul

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ray - 29 Nov 2007 16:26 GMT

I used to like those suckers as a 'mid-morning snack'. I've not had one
since I was diagnosed.

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Loretta Eisenberg - 29 Nov 2007 19:46 GMT

I think it is very important that you test the first thing in the
morning. Knowing what your numbers are will enable you to determine how
many carbs you will be able to eat.
With those numbers, no carbs

You could also have dawn phenomenon if you didnt eat during the night .

Testing is our number one allie in our fight against diabetes
complications

Loretta

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DonnaB shallotpeel - 29 Nov 2007 21:12 GMT

In alt.support.diabetes on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:46:23 -0500 in Msg.#
<17162-474F170F-304@storefull-3237.bay.webtv.net>, sassybklynlady@webtv.net

> I think it is very important that you test the first thing in the
> morning. Knowing what your numbers are will enable you to determine how
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> Testing is our number one allie in our fight against diabetes
> complications

I think if you're new to all of this that testing in a way to learn about
your body & food (and even more things) is the best way to go. That works
out to be testing more, but also to testing at times where the information
is of value to you and not just to turn in to your medico/s. I think if
something changes in your life you need to go back to the newbie way of
testing ... and learning.

Other times, I think it's really important to get your FBG, true.

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for a long time. Though neither of us was aware of the other before we met,
there was a kind of mindless certainty humming blithely along beneath our
ignorance that ensured we would come together." - Robert Waller

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Alan S - 29 Nov 2007 21:50 GMT

>Since I typically do not eat breakfast, but I do almost always wake up in
>the middle of the night, I usually stumble into the kitchen and have a bowl
>or two of cereal (Special K High Protein)

<snip>>

>I also usually don't check my BG in the mornings,

I did a little selective snipping there, to give you
something to think about. It may not just be pop-tarts.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com

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Alan S - 30 Nov 2007 22:22 GMT

>>Since I typically do not eat breakfast, but I do almost always wake up in
>>the middle of the night, I usually stumble into the kitchen and have a bowl
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>I did a little selective snipping there, to give you
>something to think about. It may not just be pop-tarts.

You didn't respond, so let me make it clearer for the
lurkers.

I strongly recommend that type 2's eat at least a small
breakfast, and I also recommend that when they do they test
an hour after breakfast until they find one that doesn't
spike them.

That Special K in the middle of the nigh could be considered
breakfast. I wonder what your spike is after those.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com

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Lerp - 30 Nov 2007 02:08 GMT

On Nov 29, 10:02 am, "Frisbee(R)" <billLASTN...@yahoo.com> wrote:

I love pop tarts but gave them up. Every morning I eat a big sausage
patty with cheese and 2 eggs on top, sandwiched between 2 slices of
toast. yummy.

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Nicky - 30 Nov 2007 20:14 GMT

>I don't think I've been over 189 since being diagnosed.

I bet you are at least that from the Special K, never mind the
pop-tarts.

Nicky.
T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid
D&E, 100ug thyroxine
Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25

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