Re: [gardeners] Getting ready already
Margaret Lauterbach (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 24 Nov 2002 08:15:51 -0700
>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!
Sorry that's happened, Rosemary. DH is not insulin dependent either, and
he's doing a great job just with diet alone. He doesn't get the recommended
exercise. He claims he works too much at home to have time, but that's not
true, to put it nicely. He's allowed 60 grams, I guess, of carbs per meal
(he said 15 grams is counted as one carb, and he's allowed 4 per meal).
>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 think the info is on the package. There is a faux brown sugar available
too, Rosemary.
>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
We're interested in your cake recipe. It's melauter@earthlink.net. I'm
glad you're having such a positive experience with your guard dog,
Rosemary. I don't think abused dogs ever forget their abuse. Our beloved
dog apparently was in a household of quarrels, at least. If I begin
cursing, he tucks his tail and leaves the room. If an intruder rings the
doorbell and wears a UPS or mailman's uniform, I'll be well-guarded. If
not, it's questionable. His worst habit is attacking animals (and some
people) on the television screen. Margaret L
>----- 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
> > > >
> >