sugar
I applaud your rational approach, John. I
understand what Craft is saying but walking that line is too
risky for most of us. I would prefer to try to avoid
sugar at all than to sacrifice good nutritional carbs
to gain some sugar. I feel that gratifying a sugar
taste will sooner or later become a habit and will be
easily overdone.<br
sweet if I had one. Before I was diagnosed and unaware
of the complications of diabetes I worked with a
delightful, very intelligent man who had diabetes.<br
wondered how he was able to eat sweet buns and donuts at
every staff meeting. Now I know, he couldn’t. He died
before he could retire. I know his wife and kids wish he
had abstained.<br
sugar, they can sacrifice other carbs without getting in
trouble but if you need sugar that badly you are unlikely
to have the self discipline to do that.
December 26th, 2004 at 2:48 am
As an insulin pumper, I’ve learned how to count
carbohydrates and how they act in my body. I will eat as I
please (like today at a wedding), and know not to
overdo, simply because I can gain weight just like any
self respecting non-diabetic.<br
Mult. daily injections (MDI), I was eating to ‘feed’ my
injected insulin and now eat when I am hungry. Because of
the wedding today, I know to keep tomorrow’s menus
light, but now can do that with less insulin at each
meal by bolusing a couple of units less than I would
for bigger meals.<br
took almost 2 1/2 times the amount of daily total
insulin as I do now, and was constantly “Soooooo
Hungry!!!”.<br
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