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03-16-2008, 11:45 AM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ohio
Posts: 4,473
| | | Mexican food ?
I am going out to eat with my Red Hat ladies in a couple of hours. We are eating at Don Pablos. Besides the fact that I am not overly fond of Mexican food, I have no idea what will be OK for me to eat. I tried to find it online, but did not come up with a carb count for their food. Any suggestions?
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8/26/08 A1C 6.4
Cholesterol below 100
BP 114/64
Still anemic
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03-16-2008, 12:11 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mass
Posts: 77
| | | Ive never been to that particular restaurant but when we go out for Mexican I either get the fajitas and not use the flour tortillas that accompany it. I forgo the Mexican rice and have a small serving of refried beans instead as it doesn't affect my numbers as much as the rice. The other option I sometimes use is to get the taco or fajita salad. It's filled with lots of tasty salad stuff and has the meat and cheese. It's usually served in a large fried flour tortilla "bowl" that I choose not to eat. I find that I can still enjoy the occasional Mexican meal without getting my blood sugars all out of whack if I chose one of those options.
~Mariah~
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Diagnosed Type 2 Jan 2007
Metformin 1000mg 2x a day
Synthroid 75mcg daily
Multi-Vitamin daily
A1C results:
04/2007: 6.2
08/2007: 5.5
02/2008: 6.2 -- went 21 days prior to testing w/o Metformin
Down 90 lbs as of Sept 7th 2008
Only 10 more lbs to go!
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03-16-2008, 12:14 PM
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| | | The salad option sounds good. Thanks, I can find their menu, so will check for it.
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"Life ain't easy. but it ain't that bad.
Sing the song that tell it,praise the man that sells it.
You're alive,you might as well be glad."
Neil Diamond...Surviving the life
8/26/08 A1C 6.4
Cholesterol below 100
BP 114/64
Still anemic
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03-16-2008, 12:27 PM
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Posts: 4,473
| | | WOW Just found a nutrician site for Don Pablo! A Caesar chicken salad is 85 carbs! I may just get a steak and side salad.
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"Life ain't easy. but it ain't that bad.
Sing the song that tell it,praise the man that sells it.
You're alive,you might as well be glad."
Neil Diamond...Surviving the life
8/26/08 A1C 6.4
Cholesterol below 100
BP 114/64
Still anemic
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03-16-2008, 12:38 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 6,842
| | | I find re-fried beans great on BGs. I usually bolus a dual wave when I eat them. |
03-16-2008, 12:42 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South Dakota
Posts: 617
| | | Rice and Refried beans are high in carbs, go easy.
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03-16-2008, 12:56 PM
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Hope this works....I found a menu and one of those fun things.
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"Life ain't easy. but it ain't that bad.
Sing the song that tell it,praise the man that sells it.
You're alive,you might as well be glad."
Neil Diamond...Surviving the life
8/26/08 A1C 6.4
Cholesterol below 100
BP 114/64
Still anemic
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03-16-2008, 07:06 PM
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| | Had a great time talking with my bunch of ladies......the food is another story. I admit I was in the minoriity, since I am not crazy about Mexican food. It was all too spicy/hot for me. Their vegetables were very good though, and the food was not too expensive, service about average. I had a combo plate with beans and veggies, and ate little of the Tortilla wrapped around the 3 enchilatas (sp?). I was still pretty high 2 hours later (200), but am down to 112 now. Over all, I would have been happier overindulging in carbs at Wendy's or with pizza. 
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"Life ain't easy. but it ain't that bad.
Sing the song that tell it,praise the man that sells it.
You're alive,you might as well be glad."
Neil Diamond...Surviving the life
8/26/08 A1C 6.4
Cholesterol below 100
BP 114/64
Still anemic
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