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From FatCatAnnaPosted: Aug 2, 2010
I went away for the weekend to visit some friends - the main reason for this trip was to go to the Renaissance Fair in Sterling, NY. Road trips tend to throw my diabetes off abit, but since re-educating myself with how insulin works, and counting carbs properly, my carb filled w/e was actually quite successful (and I ate alot - including the Ninja burgers - on a low-carb bun mind you). I'm still on a pump vacation, and with the few BG (blood glucose) tests (10 over a 72 hour period - usually it's alot more) I did when I had some time to do it, I seem to be getting the hang of it with MDI (multiple doseage injections) - just like I was with the insulin pump. FCA (me) wrote on her profile page - Woke up to #bgnow 5.2 - pretty good - considering all the high carb foods I ate on the w/e - mananged to maintain pretty good blood sugars the whole w/e on MDI - pretty impressed I can do as well with D management on needles as I did on insulin pump :)DJD - See ... I keep telling people they won't die without the pump. You're proof of the pudding - so to speak. Related posts:Riding thru' the mountains of the Adirondacks | My Porky Pig fingers are tired | King Tut and his diabetic owner Marilyn Pharo | A birthday treat gone evil ... | How to describe having a hypo to a non-PWD! | Weight Loss Challenge for the Summertime | Airing out the house ... | Don't look a gift horse in the mouth | Less-invasive insulin delivery options | Crisp bread pizza - low in carbs / fatFrom FatCatAnnaPosted: Jul 29, 2010
Okay – I’ve been out of the loop lately with the D-OC (diabetic online community) – summer is here – so I try to get away from the screen that wants to lure me away from the real life outside (remember summer is over with a blink of the eye here in Canada). Anyway, I’ve been reading other PWD’s (people with diabetes) blog posts – that are plugging away #DFeast (thanks for correction from AmariT) in Twitter. Take for instance, George Simmons aka Ninjabetic and his yummy burger aka Ninja Burger recipe (hope to sink my teeth into these this weekend with some friends we’re visiting in Seneca Falls, NY). UPDATE: To participate - go to This Is Caleb - and the instructions on how to participate are all there. It's that easy! You can also click the picture above to add your recipe to the D-Feast Friday list. Put the name of your recipe in the "Your Name" box and the URL of your blog post in the "Your URL" box.
1 Flatout Flatbread (or whatever is similar for “rolling”) ½ tomato diced (I used Roma) ½ Tbs chopped basil (or more which is what I did) 1 Tbs balsamic vinaigrette (I used Kraft Fig Balsamic Olive Oil) 1 tsp of minced garlic (or to your taste preference) 3 oz. part-skim mozzarella – cut into 1-inch cubes) 1 Tbs of your fav tomato sauce (I use a Puttanesca Sauce from Allrecipes.com) 8 Kalamata olives – remove pits and slice up Preheat outdoor grill to Medium heat. Marinate mozzarella, tomato, garlic and basil in bowl with Balsamic Vinaigrette for about 10 minutes (I did it for about ½ an hour). Lightly oil both sides of flatbread – place directly on grill for no more then 3 minutes. Remove, and spread tomato sauce, marinated mixture, top with olives. Place your piece of artwork directly back onto grill for 4 minutes (watch carefully) with lid closed. Remove and gobble up. You can also cook this in your oven: Preheat oven to 350F, place lightly oiled flatbread directly on grate for 4-6 minutes. Take out of oven, and then arrange toppings as above. Remove to oven and cook for 5-7 minutes – or until cheese has melted to your satisfaction. Remove and enjoy! Best served up with a side salad – and like George – a beverage of your choice is best enjoyed while preparing / consuming meal. I had a glass of Bottle Shock – Bloc E Signature from Julia Wine during the preparation of the above meal. Bon appetite!! (in Julia Child style) Related posts:Riding thru' the mountains of the Adirondacks | BMI Calculator | BOOK REVIEW: Eat To Beat Diabetes - a great low carb cookbook for diabetics | What's for dinner Ma? | Diabetes-friendly pizzaFrom FatCatAnnaPosted: Jun 18, 2010
Well, since starting Ginger Viera's 15 week weight loss challenge I've been having a few issues with trying to complete my 30 minute exercise every day due to low blood sugars in the morning. I've managed to get in abit of exercise by parking the car further away from the store front (I've always done that - now I go ... further). Last night I managed to get my hubby to go for almost an hours walk along the river, we haven't done that in years! Only thing I forgot to bring was my Dex4 since my blood sugar went down. One thing that I really owe to Ginger, is making sure I have a breakfast in the morning. I've never been a big lover of that. Usually an espresso would do and I'd eat later mid-morning. She's like me, loves yoghurt, though I guess I'm the evil one, since my yogurt is 6% fat, compared to her 0%. I sometimes find low fat yoghurt sold in stores is higher in carbs, and I'm trying to reduce my carbs. Therefore, I have a smaller amount of yogurt, 1/2 a cup, sprinkled with fresh fruit and sometimes when I feel like going overboard, sprinkle on some museili.
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Tags: weight (1) carbs (1) beer (1) breakfast (1) blood sugars (1) BG (1) exercise (1) walking (1) Related posts:Riding thru' the mountains of the Adirondacks | My Porky Pig fingers are tired | King Tut and his diabetic owner Marilyn Pharo | BMI Calculator | A birthday treat gone evil ... | How to describe having a hypo to a non-PWD! | Weight Loss Challenge for the Summertime | Airing out the house ... | Don't look a gift horse in the mouth | My carb filled weekend in New York State!From FatCatAnnaPosted: May 13, 2010
To carb or not to carb – that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The ups and downs of blood sugar fortune Or to take arms against a sea of cheese sauce on broccoli ...
I feel like I’m in London at the Globe Theatre getting ready to watch Hamlet holding a high carb banana in one hand and a cheese curd in the other. What fate befalls us as we contemplate their destinies! When I was younger, my Mum followed the Canadian Diabetes Association way of eating (aka American Diabetes Association). It was what all diabetics followed, and as a child, full of energy I had no problems with the diet which was maybe higher in carbs then what the CDA recommends today. This is all my Mum had to follow on, since young children with diabetes were a very small percentage of diagnosed diabetics (less then 1%). She was VERY strict with measuring out my food, no seconds, even if I was hungry, you ate what you had on your plate. Going to friends house was my way of escaping her careful food planning. It seemed that my friends had food like there was no tomorrow, but then, none of them had diabetes. Even worse, going to a birthday party was something that my Mum had I think a hard time dealing with, as there was really no control with what I ate again. So, birthday parties, sleepovers, didn’t happen too often. I keep on wondering, if I had been a Mum with a diabetic child like myself, if I would have been the same way, maybe not so much now, but still I can understand her worry. When I left home at 19, it was hard to not break the “training” my Mum had taught me, with measuring out food since the age of 7. Though as most of us know, with time, we eyeball what we are eating, but still, we always are calculating in the back of our minds. Take for instance the spaghetti (tossed with tomato pesto sauce) that I just had for lunch. It’s about ¾’s of a cup, so I’m “guesstimating” about 30 grams of carbs. My blood sugar (BG) at the time was 4.9 mmol/l or 88 mg/dl – so I took a few units of fast acting insulin and hopefully I’ll stay within range. That’s one thing I miss with my pump holiday – the combo bolus – where you can spread out the insulin coverage. I’ll probably be checking my BG’s in about 2 hours and a correction may have to be made. I am a human dart board for the pen needle these days, but it’s okay, 32 gauge needle, way better then needles of the “Stone Age” when I first got diagnosed. So, as you can tell, I love to eat carbs with a limit (though sometimes I go hog wild and don’t feel bad about it as it’s only once in awhile)! I try not to go over 30 grams of carbs per meal if I can help it. I do tend to eat smaller portions then what my friends would eat. I find that this way of eating, to me is subconsciously done (calculate, calculate), is how I have kept my diabetes in control of 43 years. I’m not sure if a really low crab (LOL on Kerri Morrone Sparling blog post today) diet would work for me since I do cook a few vegan meals, and of course, beans are high in carbs, so those meals generally are >30 grams or more. Off to test my BG's - as I have a feeling the insulin is doing it's job a wee bit too well for what I just ate! The Roller Coaster Ride of Diabetes - Whoo! Whoo!
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Tags: carbs (1) #diabetesblogweek (1) vegan (1) BG (1) blood sugar (1) CDA (1) ADA (1) parent (1) diet (1) diabetesblogweek (1) Related posts:Riding thru' the mountains of the Adirondacks | My Porky Pig fingers are tired | King Tut and his diabetic owner Marilyn Pharo | A birthday treat gone evil ... | How to describe having a hypo to a non-PWD! | Weight Loss Challenge for the Summertime | BOOK REVIEW: Eat To Beat Diabetes - a great low carb cookbook for diabetics | Airing out the house ... | Don't look a gift horse in the mouth | My carb filled weekend in New York State!From FatCatAnnaPosted: Apr 29, 2010
Last week I went to visit my Mum and Dad in Ottawa. It's only a 2 hour drive, I'm used to longer drives by myself, but this was going to be my first time ever driving, alone, without Salvador Dali aka my Animas 2020 being plugged into me. I arrived at my parents home, and of course, they are all set to eat (my Mum eats by the clock - if she was a diabetic - she would be very well controlled). My first thing I wanted to do, test my BG. Of course, it was high and here was my Dad wanting to know if I wanted a pizza (yikes - high in carbs) or a tuna fish sandwich. Like all we PWD's do, calculations are going off in my head as to how many carbs are in this, how much extra insulin to give for the correction. At this point in time, I was wishing I had Salvador Dali with me - I was REALLY missing him big time. Meanwhile, everything my parents are serving up screams carbs glorious carbs, e.g. did I want a V8 juice, apricots, biscuits. I know they mean well, but it's too many carbs for me to handle when I'm high like I am and personally even if my BG's were alright, I just can't stuff that much into me.
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Tags: Lantus (1) Levemir (1) basal (1) MDI (1) injections (1) carbs (1) insulin (1) pump (1) hypo (1) Related posts:Lantus Causing Cancer? | The Brain Battle | Riding thru' the mountains of the Adirondacks | My Porky Pig fingers are tired | King Tut and his diabetic owner Marilyn Pharo | A birthday treat gone evil ... | How to describe having a hypo to a non-PWD! | Weight Loss Challenge for the Summertime | Don't look a gift horse in the mouth | Less-invasive insulin delivery options |
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