Re: [gardeners] Getting ready already

Rosemary Carlson (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 23 Nov 2002 20:32:59 -0500 

George: Yes, I knew you were diabetic and I think I knew you weren't
brittle. I'm not on insulin - so I'm probably more brittle than
insulin-dependent diabetics (Type 2). Trying to use
medications/diet/exercise in place of insulin. Don't know how long I'll be
successful. It's gotta worse in the last few months - or really the last
year. My A1C isn't looking so good. My weight has gone up as well - not
badly but bad enough to make me unhappy!

30 grams of carbs is LOW!! Wow! Congrats - no wonder you can keep a rein on
your blood sugar. That's barely enough to stay out of ketosis, isn't it? I
shoot for about 45....but probably should lower it. How does Splenda lower
the carb count in recipes? It's not one to one with sugar, is it?

I, too, will eat things I shouldn't at Thanksgiving -- and then exercise and
probably feel badly for a day or two! BTW, I have a chocolate cake recipe
with 11 grams of carbs if anyone is interested - and it's delicious!

Rosemary


----- Original Message -----
From: "George Shirley" <gshirl@bellsouth.net>
To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: [gardeners] Getting ready already


> I'm diabetic too Rosemary but not brittle. I eat whatever I want but try
> to stay below 30 grams of carbs a day. At that rate I keep a fairly
> normal blood glucose and lose weight to boot. Mostly I eat protein but
> occasionally, like tomorrow, I will eat some pie, lots of dressing, etc
> and then go walk around the block a couple of times.
>
> George
>
> Rosemary Carlson wrote:
> >
> > George: Like Margaret said, I have to watch carbs so I look for cake/pie
> > recipes with little flour. Not an easy thing to find!
> >
> > Rosemary
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "George Shirley" <gshirl@bellsouth.net>
> > To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 5:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: [gardeners] Getting ready already
> >
> > > Blue Bunny sugar free no fat ice cream is also pretty good, usually
> > > found at Walmart Superstores.
> > >
> > > George
> > >
> > > Margaret Lauterbach wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Rosemary, there are sugar substitutes available. you need to watch
carbs
> > > > very closely.  DH is diabetic, and found Healthy Choice's fat-free,
> > > > sugar-free, mint chocolate chip ice cream is very, very good.  He's
> > having
> > > > trouble finding it, though.  I think you can google for sugar-free
> > > > recipes.  Someone else may be better informed about that than I.
> > Margaret L
> > > >
> > > > >Hi all: As a diabetic, with lots of diabetic family, Thanksgiving
> > dinner can
> > > > >be a challenge! Anyone out there with a sugar-free (or almost!)
pumpkin
> > pie
> > > > >recipe? I'm always looking for sugar-free recipes for everything!
> > > > >
> > > > >Garden content: We've finally had a hard, HARD freeze. The
perennials
> > have
> > > > >been shocked into submission. I'm hoping some (supposedly hardy)
mums I
> > > > >planted in the fall with make it through the winter. It's iffy here
for
> > > > >mums. I seemingly lost 2 pussywillows and 1 witch hazel during our
long
> > > > >summer drought. Wonder if they are dormant and will return?
> > > > >
> > > > >Rosemary - on top of a mountain in Eastern KY where it's cold and
> > blustery
> > >
>