[Diabetes-talk] Food Questions

[David Andrews]

One way in which my current situation is different from most of you 
is that, for a variety of reasons, my Doctor is not having me test my 
blood glucose level, so I am doing this "blindly" pun intended, for 
now. That could change, of course, and I think the primary reason is 
that I am so borderline anyway.

So, how about eating potatoes -- baked potatoes.  I used to do so 
three or four nights a week?

Dave



At 07:06 AM 7/27/2016, Bernadette Jacobs wrote:
>Good Morning Dave and all:
>
>Bridgit is right on the money.  But, I'd like to add a few techniques
>I use to help me along.
>
>To help with portion control, instead of using a large dinner plate, I
>use a smaller luncheon plate.  They fill up more quickly and of
>course, believe it or not, it does toy with your psychy a bit, (making
>you think you're eating the right portion because your plate suddenly
>becomes full faster.  There are certain dishes I use for things like,
>I use the same type of cereal bowl when I eat it in the morning.  For
>breakfast in the morning, I eat a bowl of oatmeal with exactly one
>tablespoon of raisins.  I find I never have to add any sweetener at
>all.   the raisins do the trick.
>
>Another trick I used on my psychy is that before I eat, I drink at
>least one full glass of water so I fill up more quickly.
>
>As for fast food, I too, do not "super-size."  I simply try to limit
>how many times a week I do the fast-food thing.
>
>Stay away from the "fat-free!!!"  Just because they say "fat-free"
>doesn't mean it really is.  Years ago, My mother-in-law served us a
>salad for dinner one evening and had "fat-free" salad dressing on the
>table.  I poured some on my salad.  As I began eating that salad, I
>started coughing and choking uncontrolably!  I ended up in the
>bathroom, throwing up my dinner.  Low and behold, my husband read the
>label and discovered that although the dressing was listed as
>"fat-free," it had 39 grams of sugar per serving.  My mother-in-law
>started to cry.  I'm not going to continue that one any further.  This
>is merely an example of the "fat-free" myth.  My feeling is, you're
>better off eating the real McCoy with less sugar and other
>preservatives that "fat-free"  has that they don't tell you about???
>I'm sure that people are going to want to turn me over their knee.
>But, I don't eat "fat-free" or "lite" anything.  Be careful of the
>"Sugar-free."  Make sure you have help reading labels.  Often times,
>"sugar-free" candy has hidden alcohol sugars.  The key is moderating
>your portions and while you eat, for a wile, at least, drink more
>water with your meal.  It will help fill you or make you feel fuller.
>
>Just one more word of advice.  Whatever you do, if you think you're
>going off the band-wagon, even if you really are, don't kick yourself
>in the teeth!!!  There isn't any one of us here who is perfect!!!  The
>more you kick yourself in the teeth over it, the more you run the risk
>of binge-eating to make yourself feel better???  Not gonna happen.
>Just move on.  Another thing that will help, is test, test, test!!!!!
>The more numbers you have, the better you're going to be able to
>figure out what makes your numbers rise and maintain with whatever
>foods you eat.  Also the more numbers you have, the more ammunition
>you have to better your control.  Don't fall for this "PRE-DIABETES"
>poppy-cock!!!  Whoever takes "pre-diabetes" seriously anyway?
>Really???
>
>Bern
>
>On 7/26/16, David Andrews via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > As a new Type 2 diabetic I have a few food questions.  I know these
> > are probably stupid, but I will ask anyway.
> >
> > 1. are there lists of good stuff to eat, and bad?  I know that is a
> > simplistic approach ... but all the books, and diets I have read have
> > this highly composed, 3 meal a day, 3 snack a day, and have you make
> > all this stuff.  I work two jobs, and have two kids, and don't have
> > the time or energy for all that futzing around with food.
> >
> > 2.  If I eat at a fast food restaurant ... yes, I know it is bad, but
> > anyway, are onion rings better than french fries, or are they equally bad.
> >
> > I had a third, but I forgot!
> >
> > Dave