[Diabetes-Talk] Starting to feel a sense of panic when it comes to my diabetes

[sjryan2 at gmail.com]

Bridgitt and Terri,

It isn't that I disagree that Subway and any other eating-out place are not
best, or that TV dinners can be bested by cooking your own. But either of
these choices are better than what Terri is currently eating. One does not
go from eating as she is to eating as you do in one giant step! Right now,
learning about portion sizes and eating less are more important than eating
only whole foods and organic and anything else she will gradually work into.
When I was still a dietitian, I was able to help a friend who ate whole cans
of things at a time and 8-ounce chocolate bars, and 2-pound roasts and such,
and three burgers and two orders of fries when he went out, change his diet
gradually by using Healthy Choice, Stouffer's, and other meals (choosing the
ones lower in carbs, of course!), and to eat two burgers and skip an order
of fries and remove a bun, and learning to eat things in servings rather
than by the container. This was step 1. Later he got down to a burger and no
fries when he went out, and he stopped eating so much at a time. Over about
nine months, because of the huge change that was step 1, he lost 85 pounds.
I've lost track of him now, but he kept it off, and last I knew was on no
diabetes medication and running A1c's of 5.3-5.4.

Nutrition is not an all-or-nothing science, not every meat at Subway is
processed, and it is possible to eat a sandwich in a wrap rather than a huge
bun, which is a better choice. It's also possible to get any of their
fillings as a salad, which takes away all the bread carbs. Foods one eats
out are not empty of nutrients. Many are prepared with lots of things I
wouldn't use, and are higher in sodium, fat (though I don't worry about that
as much as I used to), and carbs than foods prepared at home. But as step 1,
Subway would be an excellent choice, as would TV dinners (individual ones,
not things made for multiple servings). In these foods, portions are
measured, so Terri (and others) can just buy, nuke, and eat them, knowing
that, having chosen wisely by reading the labels and keeping the carb counts
low, they are safe to eat and the right size. And if one is still hungry,
add a serving of the steamable vegetables--even the kind with cheese sauce),
or a small piece of fruit (or one of the little containers done in Splenda
(sucralose) rather than with sugar). And is you must have a snack, you can
still have nuts: Eat three or four whole-grain crackers with a bit of peanut
butter on each. If you eat small crackers, like Wheat Thins, you can only
fit a teaspoon or a bit more on each, so that keeps the serving size ddown,
too. Other nut butters are also excellent choices, but they're lots more
expensive, so for me they're a splurge.

And as I said yesterday, if you eat about a half-cup of fruit of any kind at
a time, not half the 40-ounce fruit bowl, you will likely not find major
blood sugar spikes. 

I hope this helps further. There are no no-no's here, for any reason. Later
you'll find what you like to and can live with. The choices the rest of us
have made are our choices. 

Sandi






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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Bridgit
Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Sunday, October 6, 2019 12:04 AM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Starting to feel a sense of panic when it comes
to my diabetes

Subway isn't really any better than other eat-out options. First, it's high
in carbs. Second, processed meats and cheese are unhealthy and study after
study shows the negative impact processed meats and cheese among other
processed foods have on the entire body. It's fine to eat these things every
now-and-then, but just be fully aware of what you're consuming.

Same goes for frozen meals even Lean Cuisine and Weight Watcher's.

Bridgit

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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Doula
Jarboe via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2019 8:48 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Doula Jarboe <doula.jarboe at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Starting to feel a sense of panic when it comes
to my diabetes

 I'd suggest you learn about food and the glycemic scale. The more you know
about what's in your food, the more you know how it might impact your body.
For instance, pineapple is higher on the glycemic scale, it's one I stay
away from. You can find TV or frozen meals that are healthy. We do lean
cuisines, I think Wait Watchers is another brand that you can look for.
Exercise is tough to do when you hurt a lot, I'm right there with you. But
the more you move, the easier your pain will get. Some mornings I really
have to push myself to get up and move around to make my lain better. Keep
in mind that pain can also impact your GG, so less pain may help with
lowering that too. If you can find a good water aerobics class, that might
be a good place to start. I've been attending a health and wellness center
for about a year and a half. I see a Dietician every 6 weeks, and we discuss
diet and exercise and pain issues I'm dealing with. I got referred by them
to doing physical therapy to work on core building, and that's made quite a
difference for me. If you are going to order from Pizza Hut, I know they
used to have salad, so that might be something to think about. We don't eat
out a ton, but when we do, we do Subway sandwiches, because you can still do
something fairly healthy and good for you. Some days, standing for a long
period of time is difficult for me too. And I'm the cook at my house, my
husband doesn't handle kitches well. If I have a bunch of chopping to do, I
do as much of it as I can sitting at the kitchen table. Also, I love my
crockpot.
Because you can do meals where you dump in all the ingredients, and then let
it cook. Hope some of these thoughts and ideas are helpful. I know how it is
to go see your endo and want to cry. In my younger years, I would go to a
visit with my endo, get bad numbers and hear him say I needed to watch what
I ate and exercise. And I would come home and cry, and be depressed and not
want to eat at all. As Sandi said, it has to be up to you to truly make the
choice and the effort and have the will power to make the changes necessary
to control your diabetes. Keep at it, and keep asking for support from here,
and hopefully you'll get there.
Doula

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