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11-03-2009, 08:34 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 105
| | | Thought I could get away with a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
I did really well at keeping my BG under control at dinner tonight. Pre-meal was 122. At one hour PP it was 135. Two hours PP it was 104. I didn't bolus before the meal which had, essentially, no carbs. I had a salad and a huge hunk of prime rib.
I was feeling really good about myself as I walked into the pharmacy to pick up some test strips when I was assaulted by a sign saying, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups were on sale. Three packages of two each for just two bucks. You have to understand these things are my nemesis. I don't generally have a sweet tooth, except for Reese's! I figured it was worth a try to see what it did to my BG.
I'm sure you can guess what happened next. Thirty minutes after devouring just one package my BG was up to 125. Thirty minutes later it was at 173. Thirty minutes after that it was at 205. Vision got blurry. Thirty minutes later it seemed to have stabilized at 206. I decided a small bolus was in order based on past experience with spikes into the low 200s. In another 30 minutes it'll be time for my bedtime test so I'll know more then.
Live and learn. This is how we learn what our bodies can tolerate, right?
My Using Insulin book arrived today! 
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Alright! I know I'm in there! If I don't come out, I'll have to come in after me!
Misdiagnosed T2 September 2009 with a BG of 1,240
Diagnosed T1 November 2009
A1c 9.4% November 2009
Novolog MDI
Lantus 25 morning / 30 evening
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11-03-2009, 08:40 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 15
| | | These are my nemisis too! I feel your pain!
I have been on a rollercoaster with those darn things since Halloween! |
11-03-2009, 08:54 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Missouri Ozarks
Posts: 1,880
| | | (Psst . . . Atkins Endulge bars include a PB cup that comes mighty close! Not enough difference for me to quibble about . . .)
I've been hooked on Reese's since I was still in jr. high, so you know it's a long-term addiction! I think they cost about 5¢ back then, and the fountain coke to go with 'em was mebbe 10¢!
__________________  "Reputation is what others know about you.
Honor is what you know about yourself." Lois McMaster Bujold "Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go;
it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow." Alice Mackenzie Swaim
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11-03-2009, 08:58 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 105
| | We must be close in age because I recall those days too!
Thanks for the tip. I've never seen Atkins Endulge bars in the supermarket, or anywhere else for that matter. What kinds of stores typically carry them?
ADDED: Gah, looks like I'm going to bed high tonight. Latest BG was 188! I can only imagine what kind of an effect that's going to have on my DP. Oh well. Good night friends. See you all tomorrow! 
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Alright! I know I'm in there! If I don't come out, I'll have to come in after me!
Misdiagnosed T2 September 2009 with a BG of 1,240
Diagnosed T1 November 2009
A1c 9.4% November 2009
Novolog MDI
Lantus 25 morning / 30 evening
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11-03-2009, 09:04 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Missouri Ozarks
Posts: 1,880
| | | You're significantly younger than I, Gary, but you have a very auspicious birthdate. We have a son, a grandson, and a son-in-law all born June 2!
(I'm 64)
__________________ "Reputation is what others know about you.
Honor is what you know about yourself." Lois McMaster Bujold "Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go;
it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow." Alice Mackenzie Swaim
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11-04-2009, 07:12 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 6,393
| | | I LOVE Reese PB cups! I buy a bag of the mini's to keep on hand for when I'm having a chocolate craving! One or two of them, along with a small bolus, satisfies me.
Karen |
11-04-2009, 07:49 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 10,080
| | | The sugar-free Reeses taste very close to the regular ones...but too many can cause diarrhea.
Russell Stover has a s/f peanut butter cup....not quite a Reeses, but close enough in a pinch.
You might find you can tolerate ONE regular Reese cup just fine, if you can....it's always hard for me to share them!
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T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Metformin 500 mg twice daily
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets
Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (after dealing with shingles & bronchiti)
2/09: 5.5 |
11-04-2009, 07:57 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: KCMO
Posts: 5,429
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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. |
11-04-2009, 09:15 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 105
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Originally Posted by Granny Shanny  You're significantly younger than I, Gary, but you have a very auspicious birthdate. We have a son, a grandson, and a son-in-law all born June 2! (I'm 64) | Like I said, we're close in age!
All those birthdays on the same day is quite something. Do you have one big birthday party for everyone? Seems to me like it could be a lot of fun! Quote:
Originally Posted by kgm0612 I LOVE Reese PB cups! I buy a bag of the mini's to keep on hand for when I'm having a chocolate craving! | Knowing I've got two more two-cup packages in the fridge is enough of a temptation. I can't imagine what having a whole bag of minis would do to me! You must have a massive amount of willpower. Quote:
Originally Posted by princesslinda You might find you can tolerate ONE regular Reese cup just fine, if you can....it's always hard for me to share them! | Just ONE? Yeah right!  Ok, seriously, Shanny told me about an Atkins Endulge bar that seems like it might do the trick most of the time. I just have to find someplace here that carries them. But for those, gotta have the real thing, cravings, I'll see if just one will do the trick. Perhaps I should test that theory today! Quote:
Originally Posted by foxl | Or perhaps I should just "forget" to check my BG after indulging!
Thanks for the link. I've found so many helpful links thanks to you guys. I'm most appreciative for your sharing, caring nature!
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Alright! I know I'm in there! If I don't come out, I'll have to come in after me!
Misdiagnosed T2 September 2009 with a BG of 1,240
Diagnosed T1 November 2009
A1c 9.4% November 2009
Novolog MDI
Lantus 25 morning / 30 evening
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11-04-2009, 09:24 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: KCMO
Posts: 5,429
| | | Keep them in the freezer .... they are relatively flavorless until you thaw them, so you are compelled to plan ahead and thaw them ... one at a time!
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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. |
11-04-2009, 09:33 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southlake, TX
Posts: 2,780
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Originally Posted by foxl Keep them in the freezer .... they are relatively flavorless until you thaw them, so you are compelled to plan ahead and thaw them ... one at a time! | Linda,
You have more willpower than you know. I would eat them frozen. Anything sweet shows up in my house, it's gone usually the same day. I guess I've had the all or nothing mentality for a long, long time. I just play head games and convince myself that candy is nasty.
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Type 1 since 1979
Currently MDI
Last A1c was 5.9
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11-04-2009, 09:38 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: KCMO
Posts: 5,429
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Originally Posted by Jan B Linda,
You have more willpower than you know. I would eat them frozen. Anything sweet shows up in my house, it's gone usually the same day. I guess I've had the all or nothing mentality for a long, long time. I just play head games and convince myself that candy is nasty. | I think it is shame in the face of opening the freezer door, that stops me! And yes I have worked on the head games too!!!
And Jan ... I have no choice -- I am raising three el-ed-age kids! And they are slender, active kids at that ... so ... we ARE gonna have all the things I cannot eat -- candy, pasta, noodles, mac and cheese ... GEE, what kind of karma is THIS? ROFL.
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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. |
11-04-2009, 09:41 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Topanga CA
Posts: 756
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Originally Posted by Jan B Linda,
You have more willpower than you know. I would eat them frozen. | Jan...I have to laugh! What a trip down memory lane...the "in" lunch when I was a senior in high school was a cup of coffe and a frozen Milky Way (or Snickers if the MW's weren't available). All us very sophisticated senior girls would take our power lunch into the music room (yes - music geeks all) and give our Beta cells a real workout!
Jen |
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