Qantas DIABETIC Meal

[matingara]

OK. i thought i would try ordering this for a flight tonight. just to see what they served up on the 1 hour leg from Melbourne to Sydney. (Yes - Qantas still serve dinners, lunches and breakfasts on this one hour flight!).

*SIGH*

what did i expect. pretty much what i got.

main course a chicken curry with a tomato, eggplant and corn sauce. WITH A CUP (or so) of rice. two water crackers. a banana muffin (which listed 26.5g of carbs on the label). a little slab of butter and a little slab of vegemite. (so what would we estimate - a total of 60g of carbs???)

luckily i had brought on board some pork rinds and cashews.

i am going to write to the CEO of Qantas. i would like to suggest that he/she looks at reviewing this meal. i will ask that the people that provide input to Qantas not only be "dietitians" but also DIABETICS. i plan to draw an analogy using Sonia Sotomajor as someone who is diabetic and very healthy and very successful - to emphasize that healthy and intelligent diabetics will provide them better input than whatever they are getting right now.

:)

-- Joel.

[DeusXM]

Is there a low-carb menu option? Most 'diabetic' meals are drawn up with T1s in mind with the old 'wisdom' that we're all about 30 seconds away from a hypo.

[matingara]

the only choices were diabetic or vegetarian.

when i disembarked i reckon i was 20 seconds away from having a "hyper"!!!

i measured twice and got 12.0 (216) and 9.5 (171). i had 6 units 90 minutes ago and i am down to 7.0 (126) and just did another 2u correction.

i just hung my breakfast order on the door of the hotel room, black coffee, scrambled eggs, sausages, bacon and mushrooms. (oh yeah - and 2 pieces of toast. i may eat part of one piece).

:)

[davef]

Joel,

No harm in writting to the CEO and perhaps CC the customer service manager (or vice-versa), I think the fact that you are planning on offering helpful suggestions/changes will carry more weight than if something just blasts them for what they have on offer. As I always say, I have no problem with somebody telling me I doing something wrong if they can offer an alternative solution, but if you just want to complain then take a number but don't expect to be called ;)

I guess the problem companies like Qantas have is they rely on "professionals/dieticians" to provide guidance but the have know way of monitoring that the information they are being given is up to date.

[matingara]

I think the fact that you are planning on offering helpful suggestions/changes will carry more weight than if something just blasts them for what they have on offer. As I always say, I have no problem with somebody telling me I doing something wrong if they can offer an alternative solution, but if you just want to complain then take a number but don't expect to be called ;)

Dave, this is my method. i am sitting here typing on a brand new laptop (a BEAUTY too) simply because the IT guy at work said; "i like you, you never complain, you always fix things yourself - here instead of upgrading your 18 month old laptop to the new SOE have this new one!!!"

:)

[Funnygrl]

They're likely following the old ADA diet recommendations. This is what hospitals still follow, too. The diabetic dinner last night was pasta, cranberry juice, pineapple wedges, and some meet last night at my hospital.

The idea for a type 2 is that any low cal diet will assist in weight loss and thus control the diabetes.

[GretchO]

yes, when I was in the hospital pre-delivery (6 weeks) if I forgot or was unavailable to select my meal choices I'd routinely get pancakes or bagels for breakfast. lunches and dinners were definitely better because my husband could bring me some carb friendly takeout.