Actually the diet for her isn't too bad. We only count carbs - nothing else matters for her since she's a bean pole. She normally doesn't eat that many carbs anyway. She likes hot dogs without the bun, no condiments on anything, no bread at all really, no sodas.

We met with a nutritionist and she made meal plans that work with the kinds of things she normally eats. Cottage Cheese, lots of milk etc. She has a range of carbs she needs to stay within for each meal. For lunch today we had to add a bit onto what she wanted to have to make the goal so she's getting lots to eat. Plus there are lots of "free" foods that she likes. "Free" foods are anything with no or very low carbs like cheeses, most meats, hot dogs. Those she can have any time between meals.

It's all a trade off - she can have anything at all she wants if she stays in the range. It's just proportions. Ice cream, pizza whatever as long as you count the carbs and stay in the guidelines.

Later - and the docs think with her because she doesn't eat a ton of carbs anyway it will be sooner - they'll swich her to a plan where she basically decides what she wants to eat, how many carbs it is and then takes the right amount of insulin to counteract it. You get more shots but you can pretty much have whatever you want whenever you want.

Type 2 has more dietary restrictions, I think.

Sigh, Hello my name is Steve and I'm a carboholic.




I'm doomed.




(Actually, I should be ok as long as I keep my protein-to-carb ratio in line ... but that's going to take some doing. Which, grrr, I will be doing.)

Don't forget, I'm a type 2 who needs insulin shots !! Make sure you take care of yourself so you can avoid same. However.....

As Katiesue mentioned, sliding scale insulin is your friend. :D I wouldn't have missed that Corn Dog for the world !!! (Not to mention the Monte Cristo...:eek: )

Still, I try not to do it too often, cos: a minute on the lips and a lifetime on the hips, as they say... *sigh*

Oh, and this for Steve, not Maddy:

Don't forget alcohol can lower your blood sugars badly and unexpectedly if you're on meds. I'll never forget the first time I found that out.

Yeah, my doctor wishes me to down Glipizide with dihydrogen monoxide instead of rum....what's up with that;)

I find that Dihydrogen Monoxide is more palatable if you water it down.

I'm not on meds, and I'd like to avoid that.


Cutting down on alcohol consumption is another goal. Only vaguely successful so far. Ugh, so much sugar in EVERYTHING!

:snap: