| I never gave a thought to anything I ate before my recent diagnosis. Memorial Day was tough as I knew it would be. We had our usual cookout and I basically ate nothing I made. One thing I did was to plan the day before what I was going to eat. I ate very unhealthy, but my sugars stayed pretty stable all day. You can still eat garbage from time to time, just plan ahead for it. Being spontaneous and gobbling a handful of cookies is gone for most of us. However, if you know you'll be in a situation with wall to wall carbs you can plan ahead and treat yourself to a cookie or two, some proper BBQ, anything you want really. I'm new as well so I can't offer real specific advice. Just think ahead and stick to your plan. | 
