I did Chinese food [Archive]

poodlebone

11-09-2006, 08:23 PM

Last night I got home really late and didn't even want to think abut making food. I stopped at the Chinese take out in my neighborhood, for the first time since I started pumping. I did actually have it once last year at my sister's and it was a disaster...

I got an order of moo shu chicken, and a small order of broccoli in garlic sauce with brown rice. I was so hungry I ate 1/2 the moo shu chicken and all of the pancakes/wrappers (5 of them). I ate half of the broccoli (in very greasy sauce) and 1/2 cup of brown rice.

I had a hard time deciding how to count the carbs. I found a listing online for moo shu chicken with 2 pancakes, but it didn't indicate exactly what a "serving" was. I ended up counting 137 carbs, but part of that was taking the fat and protein into account. I bolused 7 units, 4 normal and 3 over 6 hours. My BGs were great all night. I woke up early, around 6:30am and checked my BG - 147, a little high but nothing I couldn't live with.

One day I'll be really brave and try my absolute favorite, sweet & sour chicken. I know it will be trickier than moo shu pork & broccoli in garlic sauce.

Stuboy

11-10-2006, 06:27 AM

Woo hoo! Well done :D

I did an Indian restaurant two nights ago... i was in target after! :D

Cinnabon

11-10-2006, 06:59 AM

Good going!!!
I still havnt had the courage.. lol

poodlebone

11-10-2006, 07:04 AM

Woo hoo! Well done :D

I did an Indian restaurant two nights ago... i was in target after! :D

I've tried Indian twice (or 3 times?) now and still haven't gotten that one yet. I came close one time but didn't run the square wave bolus long enough. Guess I'll just have to experiment some more!

Diana

11-10-2006, 07:45 AM

Hmm, I had Indian tonight and am scared to test.. It was good though!

ETA: Hmm, just tested, I had good reason to be afraid. Gah.

Mich

11-10-2006, 06:10 PM

poodlebone

11-10-2006, 07:23 PM

Hmm, I had Indian tonight and am scared to test.. It was good though!

ETA: Hmm, just tested, I had good reason to be afraid. Gah.

With Indian food, I'd have good readings at 2 hours and then they'd start creeping up but still not bad. It was 4-5 hours later that I had to worry about. I was probably only doing the square portion for 2 or 3 hours.

poodlebone

11-10-2006, 07:25 PM

Thanks, Poodlebone! You are giving me courage to try it some more. I LOVE Chinese food. Maybe I am just not running that square wave long enough and after 6 months, I still tend to count carbs low. I don't eat many very often and haven't had much practice! Let us all know if you tackle sweet and sour! Mich

With high fat food I have become aggressive in putting a high enough carb count into my pump. I really had to guess with the moo shu pork and the garlic sauce because I couldn't find nutrition info for them, or at least nutrition info with serving sizes.

For Chinese I will definitely use the 6 hour square portion again. That seemed to work out well. It will be awhile before I try the sweet & sour chicken. Not only is the stuff breaded & deep fried, but then there's that lovely toxic, sweet sauce all over it. I love that stuff and totally drown the rice in it.

tanyatype1

11-24-2006, 09:29 PM

Have you ever tried making sweet and sour sauce at home with Splenda? I've thought about it. Hmmmm. I've had chinese food a couple times and usually take a huge blast to cover it. Those are the nights (not often) that I set my alarm for the middle of the night to check my bg. I wish it was a simple calculation that we could all follow!

w5wjp

11-29-2006, 02:12 PM

I don't have much of a problem with Chinese food as long as I take it easy on the rice. I don't like the sweet and sour stuff tho......but love the seafood and fish stuff and generally make a pig out my self on it.

Mexican is what gives me trouble and living in Texas, Mexican food is a way of life.

aeromarv

12-01-2006, 01:21 PM

Did chinese for lunch today...buffet. Ate WAY too much! By 3:30 was at 132 mg/dl. Finally getting the hang of chinese!