[Diabetes-talk] Sugar drinks

[Mike Freeman]

A G&T is great for that also but has some carb. 

Mike Freeman
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On Mar 26, 2013, at 11:18, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I love ice tea, grin. Especially on a hot summer day.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 10:16 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Sugar drinks
> 
> 
> 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
> sent from my iPhone
> 
> 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,
> 
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