[Diabetes-Talk] Suggestions for clear liquid diet

[Jamie Gurganus]

When I did my prep, I used sugar-free Jell-O and chicken broth for my main meals and drank Apple juice.  I can’t remember if ice tea was allowed, but I think I remember using peach tea to mix the MiraLAX in. Like Eileenmentioned, you will need to check your blood sugars often unless you use a Dexcom. Thanks for the reminder that I am due for a five year check up colonoscopy! Fun stuff!

     Jamie

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> On Sep 11, 2021, at 4:12 PM, Lisa Belville via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> No, they never said anything about modifying meds.  But they know I'm a diabetic.  And yep, that's it, plus they're doing an endoscopy at the same time.  Glad I'll be in lalala land. <grin>
> 
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> 
> Lisa Belville
> missktlab1217 at frontier.com
> 
>> On 9/11/2021 3:30 PM, Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
>> Sounds like the diet for a colonoscopy. I would recommend having juice or soda for the period you must prepare for the procedure and check your sugars more often than usual. Did they recommend cutting your insulin in any way or other diabetic meds? Even though your getting carbs (sugars) from the clear liquids you might find yourself running low since the high sugars don’t sustain for the length that solid foods with proteins & fats do.
>> 
>> Eileen
>> 
>> From: Lisa Belville via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2021 4:10 PM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>> Cc: Lisa Belville
>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Suggestions for clear liquid diet
>> 
>> Hi, all.
>> 
>> 
>> I'm going to have a procedure which requires me to be on a clear liquid
>> diet for just over 24 hours.  The surgeon's office gave me a list of
>> juices-- white grape, apple, and orange and lemon with no pulp.   but
>> that's about it.  I also can't have anything red, green, or purple, so
>> that leaves out most Jell-O.  I have several pills I regularly take and
>> having a mostly full stomach eliminates stomach upset, etc.  I'm
>> wondering what I should do to keep my sugar under control?  Yes, it's
>> only a day, but the second day is the procedure, so I won't be eating or
>> drinking anything then, either.
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks for the ideas.
>> 
>> 
>> Lisa
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