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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 4:08 pm
Konamouse, could you answer another question? I have researched and still cannot quite connect what triglyceride levels have to do with diabetes.
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 5:42 pm
I cheated on my low carb diet today. I've been getting really sick of chicken so I went out and got myself a whopper junior and a small fry. I know neither one of them are the greatest for me but as my doctor said, sometimes you just have to cheat and eat something you've been craving, but just do it in moderation. Kristy have you tried light bread, there are all types of them out there and they have less carbs and are pretty high in fiber. With the whole wheat and grain bread I can only have one slice, with the light bread I can have 2 slices. Makes eating a sandwich easier with 2 slices LOL. Rissa I have never looked at the salt content before. I just looked and the bottles I drink have 50mg sodium per serving, so when I drink a bottle of it I am consuming 100 mg. I am assuming this is pretty high but I really don't know. I keep telling myself to pick up some of the Crystal Lite and try it out, I've heard from a lot of people, especially people here that it's pretty good. Probably cheaper than the bottled stuff I'm drinking now. Twinkie I also like the Kiwi-Strawberry flavor I get from Costco, it may be the same stuff seeing as how Costco is owed by Walmart I think. I also like the orange splash flavor.
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 5:52 pm
Jagger, I just tried it today and I really like it! You are right it just makes a sandwich when you can have to slices.LOL
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 6:06 pm
dh loves Crystal Lite. he takes it with him to work and makes it instead of buying cokes.
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Racsan
Member
04-09-2004
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 7:20 pm
Twinkie I also like the Kiwi-Strawberry flavor I get from Costco, it may be the same stuff seeing as how Costco is owed by Walmart I think. I also like the orange splash flavor The generic "water flavor to go" from Wal-Mart and Crystal light are the exact same thing. Same ingredients. Wal-Mart and Sam's Club have the same owner. Not sure who owns Costco
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 7:30 pm
Walgreen's has flavors like that too under their generic brand. Jim Sinegal is Costco's founder. no relationship to Walmart or Sam's at all. http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Extra/CostcoTheAntiWalMart.aspx
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 10:39 pm
Cnd, tell hubby I said congrats! Way to go!! I had to cheat tonight because we went to dinner at friends' house and they had mashed potatoes. Oh well, it won't kill me to have it one night.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Sunday, September 23, 2007 - 7:54 am
Jagger, probably isn't a big deal depending on how much you drink. My flavoured water (Nestle Pure Life) has 100mg per bottle which is 4% of the daily recommended amount. But I was drinking 4-5 a day which means up to 20% of my daily salt amount!! The green tea ones are by the same company, also come with flavours but have only 15mg per bottle, so my 4-5 bottles work out to less sodium than just one bottle of water. We are on a well, so I have no choice but bottled water, I am sure for most people its a non-issue.
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, September 23, 2007 - 10:22 am
Konamouse, could you answer another question? I have researched and still cannot quite connect what triglyceride levels have to do with diabetes. There are many forms of hypertriglyceremia - some genetic, some lifestyle (i.e. alcoholism). As I try to explain the relationship: Chronically elevated blood glucose levels means there is not enough glucose getting into the muscle/brain cells. So hormones are triggered to have the body release free fatty acids as an energy source, causing elevated fats in the blood (triglycerides). Treatment recommendations I give include: No juice. Limit fruit (and never before 10a). No alcohol. Get those blood glucoses under control. Start a Fish Oil supplement (Omega 3) with 1000 mg (1 g) a day.

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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Sunday, September 23, 2007 - 11:38 am
Thanks so much Konamouse.
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Monday, September 24, 2007 - 2:22 am
Rissa that is the same brand as I picked up at Costco. I also drink about 3 to 4 bottles a day. I may have to try the green tea, never been a fan of tea but I can give it another try. I knew either Costco or Sams Club was owned by the same company as Walmart, just wasn't sure which one. Twinkie it doesn't hurt to have mashed potatoes from time to time, you just need to limit the amount. I bet they tasted really good. I can't wiat for my low carb ones to arrive, I'm hoping they taste like normal instant potatoes. I've thrown away several halves of potatoes when I made baked potatoes, or kept them for my lunch the next day. I'm finding that since I changed one of my medications for an unrelated problem that I am having a hard time sticking with my low carb diet, I am hungry ALL the time, even right after I eat.
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Scotchbright
Member
10-05-2006
| Monday, September 24, 2007 - 8:56 am
I go through periods of time like that too, Jagger. I don't know what causes it -but I know that I have such a difficult time since nothing satiates me. I try to keep healthy snacks nearby for the munchies (raisins, nuts, low-carb snacks in general). Also, I drink lots of water. If I can eat some crackers the water and crackers makes me feel fuller.
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, September 24, 2007 - 10:09 am
i had a really tough weekend. even though i tested my BG saturday night (it was 121), i forgot my insulin, and woke up with a 240 BG in the morning. the whole day was wonky. i was extremely lethargic. i didn't know what to do since i take NPH insulin and only take it at night. so i just tried to do what you're supposed to for a high. i DID not forget last night, and am having an okay day today.
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 24, 2007 - 2:45 pm
Scotchbright - raisins are not a good "low carb" snack. Better option would be veggie sticks. Nuts are low carb but high calorie so you have to be careful with the amounts. Landileigh - if your BG is high, stick to your medication & eating plan, drink extra water to help you flush out the extra glucose. If it stays high all day, call your doctor and ask about getting some quick acting insulin (like Novolog or Humalog - requires a prescription - get a pen since your dose would be small & infrequent, and once you open the vial, it's only good for 30 days).

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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, September 24, 2007 - 3:45 pm
I use the Humalog pens and love them. So easy to use and you get a pack of 5 pens and for me, each pen lasts a week or a little more. Also, my needles are free if I get them everytime I get the Humalog.
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - 5:35 pm
i'm sick. this is the first time i've been sick since i was diagnosed with diabetes. i've had a fever. it was 101.8 but now it's down. i had chills when it was hot out. i'm watching my BS very carefully.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - 6:21 pm
Yikes landi, (((hugs))) from a distance.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 6:52 am
Maybe this belongs in the Dumb Questions thread, but here goes....Is turnip considered a "white" food to be avoided, like potatoes, white flour and white rice? What about cauliflower? How about the orange-colored cauliflower?
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 7:09 am
I'm not an expert in this Mak but will give it a stab. Turnip's are a root vegetable in addition to being white so my guess would be that it is more starchy than other types of veggies. I don't eat them but I cut them into french fry size strips and bake them for my kids. The kids eat less than they would if they were potatoes and don't put butter or ketchup on them so it works out as a great alternative. There is a glycemic index online but it doesn't seem to list turnips or cauliflour. Generally the rule is that the more colour a food has the better it is for you. So its not really that cauliflour is bad for you, just that loads of other veggies are better.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 7:25 am
Thank you, Rissa. That is the same thing I was thinking. I do wonder about the darker orange-colored cauliflower. Thank you for the glycemic index link. I'll go check that out right now.
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 8:14 am
mak, i do not avoid foods. i just eat them in moderation. are you eating a GI diet? if so, then things are much highly controlled. i have found that i just carb count. it is much easier. some people have found that certain foods may raise their BG, but it IS an individualized thing. you should check to see if certain foods raise your BG before just putting them on a master list.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 8:31 am
I don't avoid foods, either. I treat myself every so often to things I love but I keep it to just occasionally. For me, potatoes actually raise my BG more than sweets do but sometimes I just have to have some french fries. I'll just take it easy on everything else that day.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 8:32 am
Landileigh, generally that's a good theory and works for most people. But it's also a pet peeve of mine. My father is dying from diabetes. Heart failure, kidney failure, some sort of strange bone cancer {sigh}. He has a great diet.. for 99% of the population. For lunch everyday he has a half of a sandwich made with whole grain bread and loads of veggies with a small bowl of soup (my mother has the other half of the sandwich). For dinner they have the traditional meat, veggies and a starch (potatoes, rice or pasta). He also has diabetic gout so he no longer eats red meat. Very health meals but he is dying. So when he tells me that he can eat bread and potatoes in moderation it makes me want to bash his head against a wall and yell "How is moderation working for you???" At the end of the day its a freakin' potato. If there is something healthier then why eat the potato? Especially with diabetes where the physical damage is cumulative. You could pay 5 years from now for a meal you had today. Like I said this is a pet peeve for me so sorry if I sound agitated. LOLOL
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 9:13 am
i'm not going to get into an argument. I can see how you feel rissa. carbs are a necessary part of a daily diet. my CDE (certified diabetes educator) has recommended that i eat 5 times daily. 7am/10am/1pm/4pm/7pm i need to eat 3 meals about 45 carbs and the other two around 25 carbs. fish/chicken/beef/veggies have very small amounts of carbs. a half a potato, a half a cup of rice or pasta is enough carbs to keep those numbers. last night i had chicken soup with saltine crackers and also a sugar free pudding. i kept within my carb limit, and my BG was right in line where it should be. i am also diabetic and am in kidney failure. in my case the kidney failure was first not secondary as is usually the case.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 9:18 am
Poking my head in, but I was told that carbs were necessary for proper kidney and renal function.
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