Mycarb ratio is 10 to one. And I eat whatever I want to - well, not really. I have a lot of intolorences, so I have to be so careful - but I don’t cut out sugary products or reduce ,my carbs. If I were to do that, I don’t think there would be much I could eat.
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I just don’t subscribe to the idea that having birthday cake and icecream or any other treat (fine cheeses and great wines for me) on the verbotten list. It pretty much sucks the enjoyment out of enjoying food, and leaves me wanting the forbidden all the more and in a bad mood about diabetes. I’d rather control it than have it control me. And overeating is unhealthy for anyone, regardless if they have diabetes, but that shouldn’t be confused with enjoying a treat.
Your nutiritionist and endo need to become informed of current diabetes therapies. The bottom line with diabetes is to maintain good bgl control. That is what carb counting and matching your insulin dosage does for people using pumps or using MDI therapy with long acting and rapid acting insulins.
So to answer your question of how do I manage my diet with regard to avoiding sugary goodness - I follow what I call my 80% plan. I eat a Mediterranean style diet 80% or more of the time. I leave room to have that piece of birthday cake, or Christmas fruitcake (yes, I actually like that stuff!), or an Easter treat or that wedding anniversary souffle, etc! I either take insulin to cover the treat, or I schedule in exercise to burn those carbs off through “ex-carbs” (read up in John Walsh’s books), or combination thereof.
I would expect to gain a lot of weight if I made it a habit to eat all those extra calories, so I keep that in mind, and either plan for the calories (eat less or exercise more), and through it all, manage to maintain a healthy weight, good bgl control, and still have my cake and eat it too.
Type one since 2000.
I agree whole heartily. I watch my weight, so i dn’t stuff my face. But that doesn’t stop me eating what I like. The only things I avoid, and it is only because it is harder to control, is quick acting sugars (such as Lucosade) unless I am low.
I agree that we need to allow ourselves the full range of foods…just behave responsibly. The problem I find is that with certain things such as fruit or milk, I have to bolus ahead aggressively and check frequently for lows for hours afterwards…unless I just accept the high #'s. I have to be aware and on top of it so I only do it at home …and it uses a lot of expensive test strips.
Some things I have not figured out how to deal with, such as pizza. Can anyone dose for that successfully?
PS I like fruitcake, too…but I love to have a big glass of milk with it…one of my major challanges!
I have problem foods too. Chinese food is totally insanely evil as far as I’m concerned! It doesn’t matter what I do, I end up with screaming highs for hours and hours later. So I just don’t eat it anymore, unless I make it myself.
Have you tried dual-wave bolusing for pizza and other problem foods? I love pizza too, but tend to stick to home made - the family prefers it and again, I know what’s in it.
I am not on the pump, and assume “dual wave” refers to pumping. I only dose basal once a day, at this point, but I do overlap my bolus trying to keep ahead of spikes.
I have just ordered Walsh’s book in anticipation of pumping in the future and to see what he has to say about exercise.
I so appreciate what I have learned from everyone’s experiences and recommended resources on this site.
Oh, okay - sorry for making the assumption, my bad! Yes, dual-wave is a pump feature. Basically, it splits your bolus, delivering a percentage up front, then the remainder of the bolus later on. It could be done by injection, but my goodness, that would be a lot of injections to take.
I really don’t mind the injections…that’s why I am not yet on the pump. The pain (not literally) to me is the testing. I am eagerly awaiting the “artificial pancreas” pump…that I think is in the testing process in 4 or 5 cities. I only want o have to be hooked up to one thing. Of course, if my new campaign to get my A1c lower is not succesfull, I will probably be on the pump before too long and I’ll be dual waving and all the rest of it with the best of you!
I was reading an article where diabetic girls were not taking their insulin because they wanted to loose weight. This is dangerous and life threatening. Please, no body do this.
I for one would rather be fat than dead.
That is an interesting point. I have heard also of young women deliberately being high in order to control their weight. How are we so concious of every bite that goes into our mouths without becoming obsessive? It may be because our motivation is health, not esthetic?