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11-01-2009, 10:36 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Long Island
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| | Lucky last kid, Nancy - send him or her here as I have a bowl of treats going begging and that need to be removed from near me! It's the Reese's mini peanut butter cups that are my downfall - they call to me from the bowl of treats. At this time of year, I sometimes allow myself one to go with a mug of tea or coffee - at least I try to keep it to one! 
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11-01-2009, 10:43 AM
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| | | I didn't cave in last night either; I guess I'm fortunate in that I am not a chocoholic. I like chocolate okay, just don't crave it. I do have a sweet tooth though.
I ate one bite sized almond joy and had that right after dinner so my bolus more than covered it.
Usually I buy the Halloween candy and I buy stuff I don't like (sweet tarts, sour gummy worms, etc) so that I'm not tempted to eat any of it, but this year my daughter and husband went out and bought the candy and bought stuff I usually like (Reese's peanut butter cups, Twix bars, almond joy bars) so I had to really watch myself.
I have tried the Lindt 85% cacao bars, but I just plain do.not.like any of the dark chocolate bars. I've tried the "letting it melt in your mouth" to get rid of sweets cravings, but they just never work for me. I find that I get by better with sugar free candies - they are self limiting in that if I eat more than about three pieces I end up in the bathroom with gastric distress for hours on end. Russel Stovers makes some really great sugar free candies and they come in many varieties. My absolute favorite is the Peanut Butter Crunch.
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11/3/07: 7.5
2/23/08: 7.4
8/30/08: 8.1  1/29/09: 5.7 5/21/09: 5.7 9/28/09: 5.8 Triglycerides:
11/3/07: 321
2/23/08: 328
8/30/08: 330 1/29/09: 166 5/29/09: 230
9/28/09: 201 |
11-01-2009, 10:48 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: KCMO
Posts: 5,429
| | | I ate one peanut butter cup.
I can eat straight chocolate that is not too sweet anytime, so that is what I chose.
The PBC was too sugary-sweet tasting for me! LOL. I am good til next year ...
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Aug 24 A1c (MD office) 5.5%
Jul ... C-pep 1.3, GAD-65 > 30
metformin 1000 mg BID
Simvastatin 80 mg
Ramipril 5 mg
T4 125 mcg
baby aspirin
Vitamin D3, 2000 IU (blood values normal, advised to continue this dose by endo)
CoQ10 100 mg
Eating 70 - 90 g carb per day
Interval training on recumbent cycle
BMI is down to ca. 25.8 According to Joslin's Diabetes, 2005 ed., 5 - 30% of those diagnosed as Type 2 actually have LADA. |
11-01-2009, 12:11 PM
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| | | there was once a post on df suggesting melting a bit of dark chocolate with a tiny bit of butter.... stir then add a packet or so of splenda and add some whipping cream and blend (either whipped or not will work) this will give more the "mouth fee" of milk chocolate....whipped will be more like a pudding....
hope this helps!
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11-01-2009, 09:26 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Apr 2009
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Originally Posted by Coppernob  ... - they call to me from the bowl of treats ... | OMG, I've got the exact same bowl at my house! Each time I walk by, a tootsie roll tries to jump into my hands. Two finally jumped straight into my mouth late this afternoon.
Before I knew it, I was chewing and slurping up a storm. And here I was patting myself on the back for being so strong on Halloween. 
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11-02-2009, 05:41 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada
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| | | ok so after hours of raking leaves yesterday, i had a mild low (3.2) which i decided to experimentally treat with one half of a halloween sized kit kat (omg..heavenly...).
in an hour, it raised me up to 5.6!! wow.
but at least now i have an indication as to how much to bolus ;-)
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11-02-2009, 06:32 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2006
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| | | I eat a pack of peanut butter M&Ms almost every day.
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11-02-2009, 06:52 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Originally Posted by e||ement ok so after hours of raking leaves yesterday, i had a mild low (3.2) which i decided to experimentally treat with one half of a halloween sized kit kat (omg..heavenly...).
in an hour, it raised me up to 5.6!! wow.
but at least now i have an indication as to how much to bolus ;-) | So is it in keeping with your I:C ratio, do you think?
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11-02-2009, 07:13 AM
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| | | scratch - how do you bolus for them? when you eat it? or do you split?
subby - hard to say since my I:C is changing at warp speed because of the pregnancy. but one half of those kit kats is roughly 4.5 g carbs. right now my I:C goes from 1:20 to 1:15 depending on the time of day.
pre-pregnancy 4 g would raise me about 1 mmol; my I:C was 1:24.
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A1C (July 7 2009): 6.2 — getting closer...!
AIC (Sept. 8 2009): 5.9 — yeah!!
AIC (Nov. 5 2009): 5.7
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11-02-2009, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by e||ement scratch - how do you bolus for them? when you eat it? or do you split?
subby - hard to say since my I:C is changing at warp speed because of the pregnancy. but one half of those kit kats is roughly 4.5 g carbs. right now my I:C goes from 1:20 to 1:15 depending on the time of day.
pre-pregnancy 4 g would raise me about 1 mmol; my I:C was 1:24. | I just account for them along with the rest of the carbs I eat. I've never found any need to split my bolus for them, my body absorbs them fast. I've also been using them as carbohydrate fuel while stretching out my long runs this fall for marathon training.
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11-02-2009, 09:21 AM
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| | | I have been known to take the 70-85% choc bars, slap a thin layer of crunchy peanut butter between them, works for me every time.
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11-02-2009, 09:26 AM
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| | | YUM that sounds good MCS!!!
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11-02-2009, 10:18 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: KCMO
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| | | UH HUH. HIGH quality PB cup!!!
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Linda Initial A1c Feb 6 09: 12%
Aug 24 A1c (MD office) 5.5%
Jul ... C-pep 1.3, GAD-65 > 30
metformin 1000 mg BID
Simvastatin 80 mg
Ramipril 5 mg
T4 125 mcg
baby aspirin
Vitamin D3, 2000 IU (blood values normal, advised to continue this dose by endo)
CoQ10 100 mg
Eating 70 - 90 g carb per day
Interval training on recumbent cycle
BMI is down to ca. 25.8 According to Joslin's Diabetes, 2005 ed., 5 - 30% of those diagnosed as Type 2 actually have LADA. |
11-02-2009, 02:14 PM
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| | | uhm yeah!
i tried this at lunch. i only had smooth pb...but yes, it was truly and absolutely awesome.
thanks for the tip! i plan on eating another square (or two) tonight!
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A1C (May 6 2009): 6.6 — getting there!
A1C (July 7 2009): 6.2 — getting closer...!
AIC (Sept. 8 2009): 5.9 — yeah!!
AIC (Nov. 5 2009): 5.7
MDI with Humalog and Humulin-N
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