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06-22-2008, 01:42 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North East Texas
Posts: 61
| | | Milk Alternative
At Wal-Mart, I buy Carb Countdown "milk". I've noticed that any type of actual milk you can buy, whether it's skim or whole, it all has 12g of sugar per cup. Milk drives my BG through the roof. So I found that Carb Countdown stuff (which you can buy in chocolate form also and has a little higher sugar and carb content than the regular) and it has only about 4 carbs per cup and 3g of sugar per cup. It tastes similar to skim milk. Doesn't have a whole lot of flavor, but works for cereal. 
__________________ *Type I diabetic since April '05* *Currently taking 50 units of Lantus, sliding scale Novolog for meals and corrections, and 500mg metformin with evening meal.* *Have had to start taking less insulin since I've jumped on the low-carb bandwagon. Down 9 units of Lantus a day and have only taken 20-25 units of Novolog total, compared to 10-15 per meal every day before. Still taking the 500mg of Metformin with night meal.*  *Have been low-carbing for 36 days now, 8lbs lost.* |
06-22-2008, 03:07 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NYC
Posts: 1,447
| | | I buy light soy milk (one kind is sweetened with Splenda and has very few carbs) or unsweetened almond milk (3g carb per cup).
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Liz
Type 1 dx 4/1987
Minimed Paradigm 722 6/2008 + CGMS
Minimed Paradigm 715 5/2005 - 6/2008
13mm Silhouettes
Lifescan UltraSmart & UltraMini
Last A1c: 10/08/08: 5.6
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06-22-2008, 03:17 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North East Texas
Posts: 61
| | | What's the almond milk like? I'm guessing it has a definate almond flavor??
__________________ *Type I diabetic since April '05* *Currently taking 50 units of Lantus, sliding scale Novolog for meals and corrections, and 500mg metformin with evening meal.* *Have had to start taking less insulin since I've jumped on the low-carb bandwagon. Down 9 units of Lantus a day and have only taken 20-25 units of Novolog total, compared to 10-15 per meal every day before. Still taking the 500mg of Metformin with night meal.* *Have been low-carbing for 36 days now, 8lbs lost.* |
06-22-2008, 03:18 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North East Texas
Posts: 61
| | | Also.. forgot to ask.. what about the soy milk? Never tried it.
__________________ *Type I diabetic since April '05* *Currently taking 50 units of Lantus, sliding scale Novolog for meals and corrections, and 500mg metformin with evening meal.* *Have had to start taking less insulin since I've jumped on the low-carb bandwagon. Down 9 units of Lantus a day and have only taken 20-25 units of Novolog total, compared to 10-15 per meal every day before. Still taking the 500mg of Metformin with night meal.* *Have been low-carbing for 36 days now, 8lbs lost.* |
06-22-2008, 08:14 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vermont
Posts: 1,484
| | | I was never excited about even trying soy milk. But I decided it's better than milk so I "sucked it up" and tried it. It's good, go ahead and check it out.
__________________ T2 Dx 9/2007 A1c 8.8, 12/2007 6.0, 4/2008 5.7, 9/2008 6.1
No meds, daily 81mg aspirin and multivitamin, nutrition & exercise.You can call me   Postcard exchange #2: 20 out & 17 in, exchange #1/2: 9 out & 4 in |
06-22-2008, 08:30 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NYC
Posts: 1,447
| | | I like 8th Continent Light Vanilla soy milk for cereal. The almond milk I buy is Almond Breeze. It comes sweetened or unsweetend and is available plain, vanilla or chocolate. I buy the unsweetened vanilla and use it mostly in hot cereal, even tea. I have never tried drinking it straight or pouring it over cold cereal, which I rarely eat. So, I can't even tell you much about the flavor since it's always mixed in with other stuff! The vanilla soy milk is good and I have used that on cold cereal or for making chocolate milk.
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Liz
Type 1 dx 4/1987
Minimed Paradigm 722 6/2008 + CGMS
Minimed Paradigm 715 5/2005 - 6/2008
13mm Silhouettes
Lifescan UltraSmart & UltraMini
Last A1c: 10/08/08: 5.6
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06-22-2008, 08:47 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas, US
Posts: 1,091
| | I like Silk brand unsweetened soy milk. Or, if I want to shoot a bit more insulin... unpasteurized goat milk! Yum, yum. 
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Eddy
DXed 2007/04 = advanced-stage DKA, A1c of 12.9%, and BMI of 21.3
post-DX A1c = 5.4% @ 2008/07; 5.2% @ 2008/04; 5.3% @ 2007/12; 5.3% @ 2007/08
c-peptide = 0.0% @ 2008/07
current BMI = 26.0 (86kg on 182cm); want to get back to 23-24
basal = NPH and Levemir, ~35U daily (I really should start a thread)
bolus = 1:15 I:C ratio; varying mix of aspart, human R, human N
not a low-CHO eater... not even close!
last updated 2008/11/03
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06-22-2008, 10:27 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon, USA
Posts: 226
| | | Almond milk all the way!
I like the taste although I don't use it straight.
It is great for making sauses or adding to protein smoothies.
I use it to make fake alfredo sause for a fraction of the carbs but still very tasty and it lends some creamy-ness that water alone just can't do.
my mom uses on cereal and likes it just fine. I don't do grains so can't personally say on that one.
Not a fan of soy - as some say that is not so good for you, and personally I don't like the taste so much. |
06-23-2008, 06:36 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 7,178
| | | I enjoy the Hood Calorie Countdown in chocolate. Its a real treat to enjoy chocolate milk again!
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
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 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)  |
07-02-2008, 06:11 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northern VA
Posts: 113
| | I LOVE unsweetened Almond Breeze. If you decide to try almond milk, beware that not all brands are created equal. I recently tried one called Almond Dream, and it was pretty disgusting. The Almond Breeze is great, though, and I use it everywhere I used to use regular milk, including on cereal and for making chocolate milk!
Oh, and if you're having trouble finding the almond milk, it is not refrigerated--it is in a box-type carton with the other non-refrigerated soy milks, rice milks, etc., typically in the health food aisle. The cheapest I've found Almond Breeze is at Trader Joe's for $1.99/carton, so I'd check there if you have one in your area 
__________________ *Jill* Diagnosed Type 2 May 21, 2008, A1C 9.5, Fasting Glucose 214
50/500 Janumet with breakfast, 1000mg Metformin with dinner
Goals:
- HBA1C as close to 7.0 as possible by next test in August...DONE! HBA1C 6.2 as of 8/12/08 
- HBA1C down to 6.0 within 6 months after that (so, February, I guess)
- get off all diabetes medications in 3 years or less...Revised: have DS surgery to cure diabetes in 2009 |
07-02-2008, 08:32 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Alabama
Posts: 891
| | | Most grocery stores in our area carry the Almond Breeze. It's O.K., but I do like the Hood's Calorie Countdown. Unfortunately, I can't find it in chocolate around here. Soooo, I make my own! Yes, it can be done. Simply mix 2 teaspoons Splenda with 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder in a cup with a dash of salt. Add 2 teaspoons water and stir until you form a paste of sorts and all the cocoa is moistened. Add milk and a dash of vanilla flavoring and stir. Yum, yum.
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Glycemic impact diet
exercise
Metformin 2000 mg
Byetta 5 mcg/2x daily
Enalapril 40 mg
A1C, 11-14-08: 5.2!! 
A1C, 8-7-08: 6.3 
A1C, 5-1-08: 5.6!!
A1C, 2-5-08: 7.4  |
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