[Diabetes-talk] Sugar drinks

[Mike Freeman]

bridgit: 
I agree with you completely. Believe it or not, though, some people just have to have their sugar fix! Although I occasionally drink diet sodas because my wife likes them, I never buy them for myself. I would just as soon drink ice tea. 

Mike Freeman
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On Mar 25, 2013, at 23:09, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com> wrote:

> You mention not drinking sugar drinks, and this makes me think of
> something. Is this really a problem for diabetics? Of course this is
> rhetorical, but what's the problem with diet drinks? Maybe it's because
> I've been diabetic since the age of four, but I always opt for diet
> drinks or water. I know so many diabetics who don't do this, and I guess
> I don't understand why it's such a big deal. I always assumed it was a
> given a diabetic  would avoid the sugary drinks but guess not... And
> it's kind of like alcohol, it's empty calories, and I'd rather spend
> calories on actual food than a drink, grin.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Sandi Ryan
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 10:00 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] victoza
> 
> 
> Last year my husband and I drove to convention.  We brought along a big 
> cooler full of eggs, some bacon, salad veggies, little pouches of
> chicken, 
> ham, etc., and we brought along our Keurig single-cup coffeemaker and a
> tiny 
> electric frying pan.  We replenished food as needed at local grocery
> stores 
> and ate breakfast and lunch in our room.  At dinner we went out to a
> local 
> restaurant and enjoyed reasonable food.
> 
> If you didn't drive, you could probably ship the cooler, pan, and any
> canned 
> goods ahead, then buy food when you get there.  The fridge is an even
> better 
> idea.
> 
> If you want to eat breakfast and lunch out and not have the hassle of
> making 
> your own food, you can usually get eggs or cereal or an English muffin,