| Thanks to all for the responses, it does help to hear from others.
This Thursday I get my 3 month blood work and should know my current a1c in a week.
My wife convinced me to try weight watchers with her, the first thing that i noticed is that a diabetic could get in a world of trouble with that program unless they kept close tabs on what was being eaten. The points counting is nuts.
This was one of the reasons i was seeking info on the glycemic index/load data.
If your going to deal with a problem you may as well try to be intelligent about it, heck i was diagnosed back in May 1997 and have not been all that smart in managing my problem. I figure that if i can get a grip on things I can turn things around, first and foremost is weight loss.
I have found that from say October 15 to January 1, the eating habits in our home go down in flames, during the warmer months we cook out pretty much every day and a salad, some veggies and a piece of meat become real easy to do. Being an Italian American, pasta was one of the staples in the pantry when i was a kid and its hard to get away from it. The same goes for bread, i don't like the stuff they sell in the stores and have been making my own bread for the past 20 years, i know whats in it!
Well its time to go to work, thanks again for the input!
JD  | 
