I did a NO-NO
@2ndchances24 (5351)
Cloverdale, Indiana
December 25, 2023 4:05am CST
It's 4 am in the morn, merry Xmas to you all
I went to a friends place yesterday watched
a good football game & my team won 23-17.
We had some good conversation about things
to bring back the memories of our lives as we
grew up, things we remember as kids.
I hadn't really ate B-4 going over there & came
home & had a Tv dinner, yeah you heard right
it was whole corn with instant potatoes & gravy
with 6 pieces of chicken tenders, I ate it all.
I took my sugar test & it was M-265 N-261 this
was B-4 I went to my friends place & hung out
a few hrs & came home to eat my t v dinner.
I took my night meds 2 hrs later & took my S
test again B-4 bed & it was over the top, HI
I took my F-acting insulin & went to bed, 7pm.
After taking my F acting Insulin & went to bed
I had gotten up a few hrs later 11pm & wasn't
feeling to good, so I took my S-test & it was
245, it's going on 5 am now & took time to get
some things done while hubby's asleep.
I'm feeling a little better, but I see my T v
dinners are out cause my system & body
can't have it, which sucks cause I love
my tv dinners, I have to make a food list
of the things I can eat & STICK to it. . .
I can't wait to hear & know just what I can
have & can't have so I know what I can stock
up on, I'm thinking all my pasta will be whole
wheat along with my bread, & my milk will
be 2-1%, I have instant dry milk enough to
last me a GOOD while, so that's a help.
I've cut my ham out, cause of the salt, we
didn't buy a turkey of any kind, hubby has
some things pulled out for a Xmas dinner
to put together, I will figure out what I'm
eating depending on what he makes for us.
After I got my sugar back down I went in
the storage rm & did a little rearranging
in the extra stuff we have that I can't eat
I put like 10 bags of each, in a box, noodles,
mac a roni, speghettie, & what ever else I
had, that's going to the friends house in a
few dys, the sooner the better so it's gone.
Hubby loves hamburger helper that I can
stock up on & replace the pasta with whole
wheat type pasta, which will help him too.
At his age & what he weighs & his health
I think if he was to lose a few lbs & start
eating SOME of the food I eat would help.
I KNOW he's not going to eat everything
I do & I understand that & that's alright
but I need him to eat more fruits than he
does, cause he want's me to have it.
He goes to ALL my dr appts & he will be
with me when I go to the sugar Dr to tell
me what I need to know on the food I need
to be on so HE KNOWS what is going on.
Not to make this a book but I'm learning
what I KNOW I need, to what I DON'T need
to eat, but every now & then we bend the
rules knowing BETTER that we shouldn't.
I hope you all have a great awesome Xmas
eat all you can & enjoy every bite, cause
there may be a time where you can't.
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6 responses
@just4him (308692)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Dec
Pasta is usually whole wheat, or at least a wheat product. Look into pasta alternatives. There are some good ones that are gluten-free. Ronzoni makes a good pasta product. I need gluten-free. This works for me. It should also work for you. I'd stay away from wheat of any kind.
Be careful with fruit as they are high in natural sugar. Natural sugar might be okay but talk to your doctor about it.
I know you'll get it all figured out. TV dinners are OUT!!!!!!!!!!!
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@2ndchances24 (5351)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
25 Dec
Why stay away from wheat? they say wheat whole grain
breads & pastas are better than white breads & pastas.
Your right I'll figure it out when I talk to the dr's about
what I can & can't eat & GET on the right track then.
Yea I learned that T V dinners are OUT. . .
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@just4him (308692)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Dec
@2ndchances24 Whole grain, yes. But a lot of wheat products aren't whole grain. I can't have gluten. It messes with me.
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@2ndchances24 (5351)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
26 Dec
@just4him o.k maybe that's what I'm thinking
I don't know, I just know I can't wait to get it all
figured out where I KNOW what I can & can't eat.
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@celticeagle (160060)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Dec
It's good you are able to make some adjustments food-wise. I don't know if I could do it. I eat what I want when I want. It is my one enjoyment lest to me.
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@celticeagle (160060)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Dec
@2ndchances24 .......There's a lane for that? Dang. I've never done a NO-NO just usually NO-NO-NOs.
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@2ndchances24 (5351)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
26 Dec
I use to do the same thing till it laned me
in the hosp danm near killing me twice
& now I have diabeties & clogged arteries.
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@2ndchances24 (5351)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
27 Dec
@celticeagle what lane would THAT be?
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@RebeccasFarm (86976)
• United States
25 Dec
I am like you there Gayle.
I know what you mean..I mean I dont measure any sugars or anything, BUT
If I even tough any junk food, I call it junk even tv dinners, quick food you know what I mean..it is full of sugar and sodium hidden in there..it is how it is manufactured and there you have it, I bloat out like a balloon.
My body can't handle the sugar and salt no more.
Glad your sugar went back down.
What football you mean?
Patriots won here against the Broncos last night.
If I had have been thinking, I would have placed a bet ..but no..I never think.
Merry Christmas to you Gayle you and husband.
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@RebeccasFarm (86976)
• United States
25 Dec
@2ndchances24 What are you going to eat for yourself today then Gayle?
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@2ndchances24 (5351)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
26 Dec
@RebeccasFarm I had some dressing & some
hamburger meat sweet potatoes, & black eyed peas.
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@2ndchances24 (5351)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
25 Dec
Thank you for your response, yea I have to be
more observant about the foods I eat I learned
that, cause it sure makes me sluggish.
I'm trying to rid all the foods that I can't have
cause if I don't it's going to hunt me till I do
this morn I took my S test & it was 163 YES.
Merry Xmas to you & yours as well, hubby
is mixing up some dressing & black eyed peas
with ham that I KNOW I can't have, did that on
thanksgiving & I learned my lesson there too.
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@LadyDuck (460454)
• Switzerland
25 Dec
@2ndchances24 Whole wheat pasta never remains "al dente" and this is why we do not like so much.
My husband started losing weight two years ago, despite he is eating the same as he did in the past he is very skinny. The doctors found nothing wrong.
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@2ndchances24 (5351)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
25 Dec
That's what I'm thinking, (whole wheat pasta) that's
what I'm seeing from the videos I've been watching
about what to eat when or how much.
Yea if he would start eating what puts weight on
he'd gain more than he has right now I think.
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@2ndchances24 (5351)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
26 Dec
@LadyDuck Hum? I wish I could tell you something
but I'm no dr & if it was me I'd find out what's wrong.
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@DianneN (247216)
• United States
26 Dec
It sounds to me that you are new to diabetes. I’m so sorry you have it, but sticking to a healthy diet and lifestyle will be a boon to you and your husband. I hope your doctor provides you with a good list of foods you should eat and not eat.
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@2ndchances24 (5351)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
26 Dec
I am, I'm just winging it on what I'm
hearing on you tube till I see my
sugar dr in Jan the 26th. I hope to
get hubby on board with me BUT??
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@2ndchances24 (5351)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
28 Dec
@DianneN thank you, I'll keep you updated in my post.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60682)
• Perth, Australia
4 May
@2ndchances24 I know you will figure it all out. I know you like to do research especially when it's important like this. I wish you the best. I know you got this though!
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@VivaLaDani13 (60682)
• Perth, Australia
7 May
@2ndchances24 If there are things you need to know about, don't you ask the doctors?
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@2ndchances24 (5351)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
8 May
@VivaLaDani13 Oh yeah, but how much can you believe in what they tell you?
I did go to the Dr the other day & she done some test on what may be going on
with my pancreas & everything came out normal, so it makes no sense if all is
normal why do I STILL have the runs, & the slight pain I have in my left side??
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@2ndchances24 (5351)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
5 May
Yeah I'm a nerd when it comes to my health in doing research
but hell I got to do something cause the Dr's wont tell me what
I need to know & when it comes to my health I'm going to do
as much research as I can so I KNOW what I have to do.
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