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02-06-2006, 08:36 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Jersey
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| |  Eating and the pump
Do you all eat whatever you want on the pump or still try to follow a limited carb diet? For those who eat whatever they want, are you satisfied with your A1C levels? |
02-06-2006, 09:02 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Jose, CA
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Originally Posted by Lynne1 Do you all eat whatever you want on the pump or still try to follow a limited carb diet? For those who eat whatever they want, are you satisfied with your A1C levels? | Well, being a T1 on a pump certainly allows for more flexibility, but I always feel guilty when I'm eating fries or a Lindt bar! <g>. Eating "simple" carbs is easier to control with a bolus than a high fat meal, but even that can be controlled somewhat by an extended bolus. My bg's remain much more stable when I refrain from eating "bad" stuff and I'm less likely to get hypo from large boluses intended to prevent high bg's from overindulgence.
Watch out for weight gain when pumping due to the extra flexibility is affords in eating. |
02-06-2006, 09:12 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 4,815
| | | As Spike mentioned, being on a pump allows for more flexibility. I started pumping in December, and I did "indulge" over the Christmas holiday. I try to limit my carb intake to under 100 grams per day.
Karen |
02-06-2006, 01:51 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern California
Posts: 7,391
| | | Karen doesn't count the wine though. hehehehehe Sorry KGM
You can eat more normally on the pump, but you have to still bolus for what you eat. Like anyone, the more you eat, the more you gain. Add the fat producing hormone (insulin) and you will gain weight quick if you indulge daily. |
02-06-2006, 02:03 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Miami, Fl
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Originally Posted by spike Watch out for weight gain when pumping due to the extra flexibility is affords in eating. |
The pump does have this advantage. As long as you cover whatever you eat, it works out well. But Spike is VERY right about this. So many diabetics find they do gain weight easily due to the fact they are eating more and they need more insulin. One of the bad sides of insulin 
__________________ T1- 25 yrs MM-715 (6/05)
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02-06-2006, 02:22 PM
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| | | I eat what I want, but within limits. It seems that once we are freed of our diabetic bonds, we seem to want to go nuts and eat donuts and cake and french fries, etc. But I keep in mind that even "normal" people have to eat healthy and "watch what they eat", so if I "eat bad" I do so in some moderation.
My last A1c is in my sig...
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02-06-2006, 02:26 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North-Central Indiana
Posts: 3,732
| | | I for one eat what I want but I don't over do it. If I want a potato I have one if I want some pasta I have it. I don't see nothing wrong with eating one whole baked potato. A person shouldn't have to cut a potato in half then cut the half into half only to have a spoonful left. You only live life once and if I only stick to hard, tasteless broccolli and a hamburger without a bun I will go nuts.
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Pumping for almost 6 years
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Just because I've been on df for a whole day doesn't mean I'm ADDICTED... my chair is just COMFY... |
02-06-2006, 03:19 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 535
| | | Occasionally I will allow myself a treat and bolus for it. However I'd have to say that 95% of the time I am still very careful about my diet.
I tell you one thing tho.......Christmas was sure a ALOT easier this year on the pump than the previous year on oral meds!
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Mommy to Maxmillian,the "send me a Fax" Cat
Using an Pretty Silver Animas 1200 Pump with Novarapid! It arrived November 2, 2005.
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02-06-2006, 05:52 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Grove City Ohio
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Originally Posted by Lynne1 Do you all eat whatever you want on the pump or still try to follow a limited carb diet? For those who eat whatever they want, are you satisfied with your A1C levels? | Yes I eat what I want, when I want it and my A1C are below. So if I want a donut and OJ for breakfast I have it. If I want pizza for dinner then I eat it. I don't over eat, but I eat what I want. I did this when I was on DMI, however it was just a little harder to control The pump to me is a pancreas with buttons.
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02-06-2006, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jeggeman31 Yes I eat what I want, when I want it and my A1C are below. So if I want a donut and OJ for breakfast I have it. If I want pizza for dinner then I eat it. I don't over eat, but I eat what I want. I did this when I was on DMI, however it was just a little harder to control The pump to me is a pancreas with buttons. |
DMI? Device Mode Indicator?
oh, you probably meant MDI...  |
02-06-2006, 07:47 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Grove City Ohio
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Originally Posted by spike DMI? Device Mode Indicator?
oh, you probably meant MDI... |
Lmao... You say MDI I say DMI.... Or something like that
Guess I should hold off posting until after my kids are all in bed
__________________ Jim Diagnosed April 1990 Pumping with the OmniPod now
Last A1C 7.1 ( February 2008 ) Diabetes & Endocrinology Center Of Ohio Website Proud Fan Of NASCAR Nextel Cup Driver Jimmie Johnson, Lowes #48 the 2006 AND 2007 Nextel Cup Champion. The opinions expressed are mine alone and do not necessarily represent
those of my wife who runs our house and makes more important decisions
than I do |
02-06-2006, 08:03 PM
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I am a: Parent | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Palm Harbor,FL
Posts: 1,092
| | Thomas pretty much eats what he wants when he wants and sometimes even more. He is a growing boy. We don't keep "junk" food in the house anymore (well once the football party junk is gone  ).
As a parent I love the flexability! I don't have to cook on a schedual anymore or even not cook at all if I am not up to it, we can go out to eat without worrying too much.
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Thomas (13) diagnosed Sept 24th, 2003, a week before his 10th birthday, pumping since Deecember 2003 - Animas 1250
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02-06-2006, 08:16 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas
Posts: 1,120
| | | I eat whatever I want, with SOME meals ranging from 200-250 carbs and have had excellent A1Cs.
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02-07-2006, 07:26 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Jersey
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Wow! That is so interesting. A1C's in the low 5s with flexible eating. Nice!
I have resolved to improve my eating habits to manage my diabetes and high triglycerides. However, I don't want to go on a low carb diet or completely deny myself...just want to eat healthier. It's good to hear I can do that and still have good diabetes management. |
02-07-2006, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by jeggeman31
Lmao... You say MDI I say DMI.... Or something like that
Guess I should hold off posting until after my kids are all in bed |
I don't have that excuse for my typos, so I blame them all on low blood sugar. |
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