[Penny]

A neighbor made 6 cookies for me with Spenda, peanutbutter with big peanuts topping each one. Still they had around 20 carbs in each one. I have a weakness for cookies, so do not even buy them for my grandchildren. Anything else, icecream, candy, chips....I can resist with no problem. I ate two of the cookies, hmmm for this cookie deprived grandmother, they were soooo good. I wrapped the rest, put them well up in the cabinets, thinking I would have one a day as a special treat. They kept calling me from that cabinet, I was downstairs doing laundry and they whispered to me, "You know you want one." I went to just check and make sure they were still there, and decided I would just have my afternoon snack a little early. Just to be safe and keep them from talking to me, I put them in the freezer. Later, after a few hours of hard work, we decided to have a snack and have a late supper.....guess what I opted for. At this point, I figured I had already blown it and had another one. Then I decided since there was only one left, I might as well finish them up and remove the temptation once and for all. Six cookies in less than 9 hours! My BS never got above 135 all day. I thought sure I would pay for it with a high fasting level this morning, it was 115.
The only thing I can figure that saved me is that I have been sort of low all week. The only thing that accounts for this is that I have been on antibiotics all week. I just know that I cannot have cookies in my house at all. I am weak!

[camjen1]

LMBO.. Way to go Penny!

For me that would have been around 10 units of insulin so unfortuantley I would have had to skip dinner.

[valc3]

Step away from the cookie and no one will get hurt. I'm envious. If I had the cookies in the house, I would do the same thing. Way to go Penny , but you might want to think twice before doing it again.

[Penny]

Took 5 units for the first 2 cookies, and ate a light salad for lunch. Three more units for the late snack, and 5 more for my almost "no carb" supper.

[liz32]

You're speaking my language Penny! It's that time of the month and last night I made chocolate chip cookies...my favorite; and I make the good kind...crunchie on the outside ohy, goey on the inside. I lost track of the cookies I ate, along with the cookie dought. I haven't done that in a long time. I ended up taking 5 units at supper and then I corrected with another 3 later that evening. I came out fairly ok but won't do it again for a long time. But boy was it fun!!!!!
Liz

[amccrazgrl]

great story

i had a oero klondiake bar last night it has cookies n cream ice cream only 26carbs as well as the reese's kind thats 26carbs too

[sydneya]

At least there was splenda in them instead of the real white sugar. I have a horrible time using self control with cookies or candy sitting in my face (or in the freezer). Years ago I would freeze hostess cupcakes for my kids lunches. Then I discovered that there is nothing better than frozen hostess cupcakes. My in-laws find something they think is good for me and can't let me just have one small helping. Last night the fruit salad was wonderful--fruit is good for people. They can eat all they want (if they don't have diabetes.) So after my first small portion "That can't be all you eat. It is good for you." "Are you trying to make us feel bad. We made it for you." (I've only told them 300 times that a small amount of plain fruit is fine, if I haven't all ready eaten my allotment for the day.) So I finally got up and started the dishes. Shame on me. They are only trying to be helpful (I think!!)

Oh, well, it could be worse. Not in the mood to figure out how though.

[Penny]

Originally Posted by sydneya

So after my first small portion "That can't be all you eat. It is good for you." "Are you trying to make us feel bad. We made it for you." (I've only told them 300 times that a small amount of plain fruit is fine, if I haven't all ready eaten my allotment for the day.) So I finally got up and started the dishes. Shame on me. They are only trying to be helpful (I think!!)

Oh, well, it could be worse. Not in the mood to figure out how though.

Do I know about that! I can't make people understand that I limit myself to one small "high carb" carb food a meal. If I have some potato or rice, I do not have bread or fruit. They can't understand why I can't have bread with my bowl of healthy vegetable soup(always has potato and carrots). They mean well, they just think they know more about it than we do. Just like the neighbor giving me cookies...she did it because I told her I never bake anymore. She thought she was showing me I could have cookies if I just did it right.

[shanda]

I can SO relate to your story.... lol

I found these delicious chocolate chip cookies at the drug store made for diabetics so I decided to try them. 2 cookies equals 20 carbs so I thought for a treat it would be nice. The problem was I couldn't stop at 2 cookies and ate 4!! They were just so good I could not believe they were 'diabetic' cookies.

The next morning my bg was 11, the highest it has been since I got it under control 3 months ago. It just showed me I can't cheat that much and get away with it. I have decided not to buy them again because I just can't resist them.

[HelenM]

Well maybe I'm lucky but for me exercise=cookies! Yesterday was a 3 cookie day.
I see them as a medicine(!?) for when I'm too low but not very hypo between meals.
Yesterday I did some gardening and midmorning BS was 65... cookie time. Late afternoon went for a long run on the treadmill , had dinner and 2 hours later was 71... cookie time, checked again at bedtime and was still 71 so time for another cookie!
My diabetalogue suggested that fruit would be healthier and she's right and sometimes I'm good but not yesterday.

[poodlebone]

Penny,

I'm the same way with certain foods. Last weekend I bought a lowfat wild blueberry pie from Trader Joe's. The nutrition facts weren't bad. Serving size = 1/6 of pie. 170 calories, 26g of carbs (I think) and only 3g fat. It was delicious. I bought it while I was at work, and my boss had one slice. I also had one slice with my lunch so that left 4 to bring home. Of course I had one with dinner that night. Then another for a snack later on. Next morning I had a piece for breakfast, and the final piece for dinner. I kept telling myself that since it was a cut pie, I didn't want it to go bad/stale so I'd better it eat it quickly. I also have a jar of individually wrapped chocolate covered pretzel rods. I bought it in January and still have several left. That's no huge temptation, even though I love them, because they're pre-portioned, and they're wrapped and in a jar so they'll last a long time. Anything that comes in small, pre-measured packages works best for me. Show me a plate of freshly baked cookies or a cake/pie and I'm in trouble.

[Penny]

Liz,
Blueberry pie, that would do it for me! This is why I do not bake anymore, I cannot resist the things I love. I bake pumpkin pies for my husband, because I do not like it. I buy licorice jellybeans or whips because he and the kids like it, it makes me gag. I will only buy a cake or pie, if I know there are enough people to eat it at one sitting. As I said, I am weak.

[poodlebone]

Originally Posted by Penny

Liz,
Blueberry pie, that would do it for me! This is why I do not bake anymore, I cannot resist the things I love. I bake pumpkin pies for my husband, because I do not like it. I buy licorice jellybeans or whips because he and the kids like it, it makes me gag. I will only buy a cake or pie, if I know there are enough people to eat it at one sitting. As I said, I am weak.

Penny,

You can send your pumpkin pies to me. Last month I had a weird craving for pumpkin pie. Not only had I never made one before, but I had never even eaten a piece before in my life. Still, I wanted it. I had bought a can of plain pumpkin to mix into my cat's food (he had diarrhea) and reading the can is what did it to me. So I bought more pumpkin and pie shells. I bought regular shells but the recipe called for 1 deep dish shell. Of course that meant I needed to make 2 pies. I'm pretty sure it only took me a week or so to eat both pies.

You can also send me all black licorice/jellybeans you don't want! I love the stuff and just last week I bought an assortment of different kinds of licorice from various places - Holland, Sweden, Germany, Australia. Some salted, some sweet, all good! I started to get out of control eating it when I first bought it but I've been very good about it now. I only pack a few pieces with my lunch sometimes, or have a few pieces after dinner. I bought some licorice flavored hard candy as well so if I get a craving I have a piece of that.

I made baked oatmeal about 2 weeks ago. Ate so much of it, and finally froze the remaining portion before I ate it too. I have no idea if it can be frozen but I guess I'll find out when I try to thaw it.

Baked goods are so evil. So tasty and so evil.

[Cyborg]

Gotta get the recipe for those cookies!

[Penny]

Liz, you are on the pump, aren't you? Even with MDI, I cannot keep my BS under any kind of control if I eat the things I like. Also, I think I read that black licorice raises your blood pressure. At least my FIL who had a problem keeping his blood pressure up, ate it for that reason. Now I do like cherry licorice.....you know those kind you pull apart into strips....I could eat a package without blinking.