basmati rice had a different starch chain to it........ this makes it
easier on our bg levels

it's a very nice rice with a slightly nutty flavour to it

i'm sure you would find the change easy to make (i did after 40 yrs of
sticky rice)

good luck
kate

That's now. If you start eating brown rice, wild rice & basmati rice,
after a few weeks, you'll probably wonder why you ever put up with the
insipid lack of taste of the short grain white rice. ;-)

You'll also find your portion sizes go down, as they're more filling.

It's a comfort thing, you're like everyone else, you don't want to
change, but I'm willing to bet that with the determination you're
showing so far, you'll manage fine. :-)

I see elsewhere that someone was asking if you've been referred for a
digital eye photo to check for retinopathy. Did your doctor use eyedrops
to dilate your pupils when he checked your eyes, & then do a full
examination? (The one where he shines an annoyingly bright light into
your eye, not the one checking for short sight & so on, but actually
looking into your eye). If so, then he was obviously happy with the
results, if he didn't, then ask him about being checked for eye problems
next time you see him.

The UK standard is to go to the optician for a (free under our system)
diabetic eye test every year, & they take a series of pictures of both
retinas, which are kept by your doctor to keep track of any deterioration.

If you wear glasses, next time you go to the optician for a checkup,
mention you're diabetic, & he should do the full check automatically.
Diabetes can also make you slightly more short sighted if your BG levels
are high, so he needs to know. Often, here, if you buy a pair of
glasses, they waive the charge for the eye check.

snip

Later as you get to know how different foods react to your diabetes you
will be able to cut back on your testing so it will be cheaper. It is
money well spent though.

It needs an ophthalmologist.

No idea, actually! How it works is to delay the body's breakdown of a
hormone in your gut that controls your insulin response to carby
foods. I guess it might actually help a fair bit on the rice front. So
I also guess it might work immediately, as its action is in the same
place as the drug enters your body.

If you have a spike, marching on the spot will do - or climbing the
stairs, or doing squat thrusts, anything that uses the large muscles.
Walking is just nicer : ) Dancing is good too...

It'll be interesting to hear about your Januvia experiences. It's not
a common drug over here.

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

I did a bit of Googling and found this

http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/08/januvia-smackdo.html

Have a read of the page but dont get all worked up over it. Januvia does
have some side-effects, just like almost every single drug on the
market. This page will give you an idea of what to watch for.

On the positive side there is a strong indication that januvia is
actually well tolerated in the majority of people compared to some other
similar treatments. So it seems like a sensible choice for you in that
respect.

Firstly you need to get your diet tweaked whilst ramping up the full
benefit of the medication, and that is dealt with in other posts. Good
luck as ever, and you may indeed find diabetes to be a positive life
change as you get fitter and slimmer.

Ratty