[Diabetes-Talk] Eating and blood sugars

Tue Oct 13 15:08:49 UTC 2020

Nuts are a good food but they need to be eated in small quantities, like no
more than 1/4 a cup. Also, there is probably not much value in pork rinds.
You can buy frozen foods, like plain Tyson chicken, unbreaded, which takes
very little effort to make and is quite tasty. I sometimes put mustard on a
baked potato instead of olive oil or butter. Also, if you  have a protein
shake, you could add extra protein like a hard-boiled egg, or a piece of
cheese, (one, as it is higher in fat and calories) or part of a piece of
plain chicken, etc. I like "lean cuisine" dinners, as there are some that
are quite good with calories and carbs, but you have to have someone help
you figure that out. I know some people who do oatmeal with a quarter to a
half cup of cottage cheese mixed in--protein and healthy carb. Healthier
sugar pick-me-ups: orange juice, sugar pills, starbursts, life savers, and
more. And you should ask if with your lows your Insulin may need some
adjustment. 

Jeanette 

 Healthier choices than 

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Jude DaShiell via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2020 10:51 PM
To: Terri Stimmel via Diabetes-Talk
Cc: Jude DaShiell
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Eating and blood sugars

Nuts fat in them converts to sugar slowly and cravings for sweets get
cut.
On Mon, 12 Oct 2020, Terri Stimmel via Diabetes-Talk wrote:

> Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2020 22:10:02
> From: Terri Stimmel via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Terri Stimmel <icecreamlover76 at outlook.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Eating and blood sugars
>
> Hello everyone,
>
>
> I am writing to ask for some advice. I know part of what is happening is
due
> to how I am eating. I am trying hard to change this. But it's really a
> struggle for more than one reason.
>
>
> I have had some lows in my blood sugar lately. Today, a couple of hours
after
> lunch, it went down to about 67. So I ate an orange, and some pork rinds.
Not
> the best I know. But knowing things I should eat is really difficult for
me.
> I've really cut down on my candy. And I quit purchasing snack cakes. Also,
I
> even cut back on my diet soda.
>
>
> Saturday night, for dinner my boyfriend and I ordered some barbecue. I had
> pork, and sausage. I did have just a bit of sauce on the pork. I had a
piece
> of garlic bread, and a few good sized bites of some baked beans. I had
eaten
> this before, and it didn't raise my blood sugar. So I figured it wouldn't
this
> time. I was right.
>
> However, a few hours after I ate, my blood sugar went down to 57. Before I
had
> eaten dinner, I took my 30 units of insulin. I take Novalog. I also take
> Treseba in the morning, 80 units. And once a week I take Ozempic. Sorry if
all
> of these are mis-spelled. I can't ever remember how to spell the names
> properly.
>
>
> So I did eat 2 snack-size peanut butter cups. In the morning, my blood
sugar
> was 121. That was good.
>
>
> Sometimes when I get up in the morning, I feel like I am starving! Other
times
> I am not very hungry at all, for a while. Some mornings, I drink the
vanilla
> shake by Premier. But I'm never quite sure what else to eat. So usually my
> blood sugar ends up going low a couple hours later.
>
>
> So first of all, what are some things I could possibly eat, when I have a
> shake? If I'm not careful, I can end up really hungry a few hours after
having
> the shake. I seem to tend to need a good amount of protein. I've noticed
this
> about myself.
>
>
> Also, if I need to snack in between meals, what are some snacks I could
eat
> that will help me not feel so empty? But that won't raise my blood sugar
too
> badly?
>
>
> I'm trying to make small changes. This way I don't get too overwhelmed.
But
> it's hard for me. I feel I get mixed messages. My boyfriend who also has
type
> II diabetes says that part of diabetes and how it affects us is genetic.
> Others say I shouldn't eat any sugary foods at all. Still others say that
> fruits, veggies, and even different meats can be eaten for snacks.
>
> But then when I was talking with the nutricionist, she told me that I
could
> have a sugar-free popsickle, or a sugar-free pudding. So I have done this
a
> few times. I like both of these. But I know sometimes I need something
more
> filling. She also told me to try to rate my hunger on a scale. This way it
> will cut down on me eating when I am bored, or just watching TV. So I have
> started doing this.
>
>
> I don't cook much for myself. A lot of what we eat is pre-packaged, or
frozen.
> Or we order out. Which I have tried to cut back on. But again this is
> difficult. Mainly, because it's not just me here by myself.
>
> I have tried to start doing some cooking. Last week, I cooked some of the
fish
> fellets we like. As well as a baked potato each, and some mixed veggies.
> Instead of having sour cream and butter on the potato, I had put olive oil
on
> it, with a few other seasonings. They were really good.
>
> However, doing all this made me pretty tired.
>
>
> Any thoughts and advice are much appreciated. You all are always so nice,
and
> kind to me. I really do appreciate it. I appreciate the advice. I try to
make
> use of it the best that I can. I know I still have quite a ways to go, to
get
> to where I want to be.
>
> Also, my primary care doctor's office has a diabetes educator that I am
going
> to start seeing. My first appointment with her will be on the 26th of this
> month. I'm really looking forward to it. I'm not sure how often I will be
able
> to see her. But I should find out after this appointment.
>
>
> Thank you to all who read this. It's not the most organized. But my
thoughts
> were kind of all over the place.
>
>
> I hope you all are well, and safe.
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>
> Terri
>
>
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