Youth and diabetes

[lgvincent]

Hey! A fellow member of the forum just got me to thinking, I've never tasted a banana split, or a chocolate nut sundae, all thanks to my diabetes. Darn! I wasn't allowed to be a member of the track team while in high school because of diabetes, even though I could outrun several members of the team in Physical Education class. I wonder what other fun things I've missed?

[HeatherP]

Wow. I wonder which is better/worse: to get it when you're young, and not have exposure to those types of things? Or get it when you're an adult (I was 24) having had a "normal" childhood, and then have to change your lifestyle? Good question!

Personally, I'm glad I didn't get it 'til I was an adult - I was better able to deal w/ it, I think, than I would have been as a teenager.

If you learn to count carbs, you might be able to "walk on the wild side" every now and then!

[rzrbks]

lgvincent

Hey! A fellow member of the forum just got me to thinking, I've never tasted a banana split, or a chocolate nut sundae, all thanks to my diabetes.

I don't really want a banana split, but if my weight is OK and I'm doing OK on BG, why not have one? as long as I cover it with the proper amount of insulin:confused:

[lgvincent]

Hey! Unfair! I wanted to use the quote that goes something like "I am a river unto my people" from Lawrence of Arabia! I'm just going to have to take all my toys and go home!

[HeatherP]

Now, now, boys! Play nice!

[rzrbks]

yup, lgvincent

it's time for me to re-read Lowell Thomas' Lawrence in Arabia

cause I get this feeling that I'm gonna get a copy of Lawrence'sThe Seven Pillars of Wisdom from Santy Clause

[zookeeper671]

About the banana split (of which I miss terribly... they were one of my favorites)...

Couldn't a person bolus a little more insulin to balance out the carbs in the split? or am I thinking like a sneaky diabetic?

I have yet to do this, of course. Still following the rules because I'm new and chicken... but ohhhh how tempting! :-

Best wishes,
Angie

[rzrbks]

Angie,

Seems to me,
if you keep in mind that banana splits and all that stuff leads to the "Battle of the Huge" and do the right things that a normal person would do, we can eat anything we want to

[am1977]

Having Diabetes at any time in a person's life is not good. I also was dx'ed as an adult and I'm glad it happened then if it had to happen at all. Childhood and adolescence is hard enough as it is w/o dealing with a chronic disease. I don't know how I would have managed it. Now at this age, I am a little more mature,a little more responsibe, and just better equipped to deal with it. Also, I think I would have missed out on alot of things in childhood if I was dealiing with this then.

[zookeeper671]

Hmm. I've been craving a banana split now for the past 2 hours. :eek:

m..u..s..t......t..h..i..n..k.......c..h..e..e..s. .e....

:whistling
Angie

[Tina]

cheese..... cheese...... cheese....... think think think! You dont want that banana split anyways, it would make you so full you would not sleep! LOL! Plus, it may cause heartburn this late at night. LOL then it would be TUMS TUMS TUMS.

[HeatherP]

Am1977, I am in total agreement!

Angie, I can't speak for T2's, but as T1's (or those on insulin) - yes, you can figure the carbs and dose accordingly. HOWEVER, I know it's difficult right now to avoid those things, but it would really be better for you to wait until you've got a handle on things. I find that if I'm having problems and I go ahead and indulge anyway, it just makes things worse. Patience, my dear!

[lgvincent]

Sorry about that zookeeper. My big weakness is brownies. I can't help it, when I get around brownies I'm kind of like a shark in a feeding frenzy. Anything that gets between me and the brownies is in danger of being consumed.

[zookeeper671]

Igvincent~ LOL!!! :D

[Alaska]

A banana split from Dairy Queen on average will have about 100 carbs. Yes I've had one, yes I've bolused for the 100 carbs and it worked out wonderfully :D

[rubybeautiful]

Hiya,
I used to be such a choc-aholic, like that's what I would eat for breakfast, and I would get cranky If i didn't get my daily dose of sugar. LOL

I think what I miss the most is those delicious chocolate cakes I once tried. Man, I'm getting hungry :*(

[Eri's mom]

Splenda is GREAT...my husband's a chef, so he uses splenda a lot when making food here at home. We've all gotten quite used to it.

Also...Eri does play soccer, is quite the runner, biker, tree climber, swimmer and now is into football.
Out of all those activities, swimming is the one that takes her down the quickest, but we have learned to constantly be prepared, b/c of all the hypo's she went through, and she does fine now.(she was dx'd at 6, and yes, she did LOVE those banana splits from DQ and Friendly's)...once in a great while, if her sugar is low, I'll let her share a reeses sundae w/ her friend and adjust her insulin accordingly.

[Lorna]

Glad to hear that!- Lgvincent I cant believe you were not allowed to be on the team because you had diabetes! I've had diabetes for the past 13 years during which I swam at national level, training for up to 20 hours per week, which is also with the right sort of planning a good way to get of with eating the odd banana split. In realtion to the last post, the main danger I always used to find was having hypos over night (up to 15 hours after the exercise.) If this is the case with Eri, best thing is a bit extra to eat before bed on the nights she has been exercising.

[dpav]

I just read this one and wanted to let you know that my doctor insisted that I do every thing that was normal for a youth for activities. I got this T1 at 8 and the doctor told me to do one thing. If the coach told everyone to not eat before exercising, I was to do the opposite. This kept me out of hypos while practicing. I was a 4 year varsity gymnast in high School; I wrestled and worked with the football team. If you are going to burn off 5000 calories or so in a workout you may as well enjoy that banana split prior to your workout. Just make it a small one. Actually complex carbohydrates were best for keeping up energy for me. I ate a lot of oatmeal and honey prior to going to school.
For now If you order a small Banana split blizzard from Dairy Queen you can enjoy a small part of that and toss the rest of it . That way you can enjoy it and stay under control. I usually get one or two bites of my wife’s desert if I am craving, at a restaurant. I never seem to need more. But it is satisfying.
Don

[DDR_Freak88]

im a youth and I do whatever sports I want..