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04-20-2008, 11:47 PM
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| | | wow 63 carbs is a lot. when you say 2.7 units for the machiatti how many carbs is that for you?
and how did you know i live in seattle?
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Diagnosed September 18th, 2006
Pumping with Animas IR 1250 from December 18th, 2006-January 25th, 2007 (I don't like stinging boluses)
Pumping with Minimed 722 since January 25th, 2007 |
04-21-2008, 01:42 AM
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Posts: 85
| | | Cafe americano with a touch of half and half. No sugar, none, never. I do sometimes just drink a nice cup of black coffee. I don't really like Starbucks, I usually go to another local place if I am buying coffee. But ordinarily we make it at home. I grind my own beans and brew in a Cuisinart machine. It make a decent coffee that rivals any of the coffeehouses I've tried and I am certain it saves us a fortune!
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Robbie
Type2, diagnosed 2004
Metformin 2000mg
Glipizide 10mg
Lantus at night
Novolog Flexpen before meals "But Mama, that's where the fun is..." |
04-21-2008, 05:41 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: NC
Posts: 6,508
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Originally Posted by Eddy 
I suppose I could try decaf, but where's the fun in that?  | Such foul language in a coffee thread.  LOL.
There is no fun in decaf !!!!! |
04-21-2008, 07:11 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Long Island
Posts: 110
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Originally Posted by MinimedPumper07 when you say 2.7 units for the machiatti how many carbs is that for you? | I use an insulin:carb ratio of 1 unit:10g carb - thus for a tall caramel macchiato which is about 25 -27 g carb, the 2.7 units of insulin - although I have to admit to getting the grande (34 - 35g carb) more often - what can I say, I'm addicted!  starbucks® beverages & food details
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Diagnosis: April 9, 1968
Pump (508): September 2001
522 + Sensor: February 18, 2008  |
04-21-2008, 07:37 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The city on the edge of forever.
Posts: 4,817
| | | I don't drink coffee but I bought a cinnamon latte for a friend recently and got to try a little and really liked it.
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Brandy
My Little Princess
August 18, 1990 - May 3, 2006 
Say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime . . .
Lead me, save me
from my solitude . . .
Say you want me
with you ,
here beside you . . .
Anywhere you go
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Christine,
that's all I ask of . . .
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04-21-2008, 08:08 AM
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I am a: Pre-Diabetic | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North of purgatory and west of torment.
Posts: 1,675
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Originally Posted by MinimedPumper07 wow 63 carbs is a lot. when you say 2.7 units for the machiatti how many carbs is that for you?
and how did you know i live in seattle? | Yeah but I'm going to enjoy life (White Chocolate Mocha) until they take it away next month.  
First endo visit is on the 8th. So part while the parting is good. 
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Praying for a fast and speedy recovery for Eri.
I know I have the betes. We just don't know the type yet. My pancreas is not winning the fight against hemochromatosis, chemo. and radiation therapy.
Great Grandmother, grandmother, mother and sister all have or had type 2 on insulin all except great grandmother (she was before insulin).  TourdeCure
Last day of finals May 12, 2008. Then summer break
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04-21-2008, 08:25 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 5,131
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Originally Posted by gettingby Such foul language in a coffee thread. LOL.
There is no fun in decaf !!!!! | I would drink water if I didn't want a caffienated drink.
Starbucks has all their nutrition info online, so if I decide what I'm going to drink before I go, I'm good.
I find an extended/square bolus works best over 30-60 minutes depending on how much I plan on savoring it.
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Officially type 1, really type "we-have-no-stinkin'-clue"
Clear Minimed Paradigm 522 w/ occasional sensor use
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04-21-2008, 08:51 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kingston, NY
Posts: 187
| | | Not only does Starbuck's products have lots of carbs but the taste is much too strong and way too expensive. I tried it twice at an airport but never again! For me it is an absolute waste of money. I use instant coffee at home, one teaspoon with one teaspoon of Cremora. Three carbs. tastes just right, to me.
Richard
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04-21-2008, 09:02 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kent, WA USA
Posts: 2,438
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Originally Posted by MinimedPumper07 and how did you know i live in seattle? | Because when you first signed up here you had your location in your profile.  I don't know if you're in high school or college, because you've never said...but you have said that you are on your parents' insurance, and have IIRC posted that you asked for your mom's okay on something, so I assume high school.
Sometimes having an eidetic memory can be bad... |
04-21-2008, 10:01 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas, US
Posts: 509
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Originally Posted by MinimedPumper07 and how did you know i live in seattle? | Quote:
Originally Posted by Keezheekoni Because when you first signed up here you had your location in your profile. | Actually, Rikki is a government spook. She's been following your every move for some time now.
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Eddy
DXed 2007/04 : presented with advanced-stage DKA, A1c of 12.9%, and BMI of 21.3 kg/m^2
Post-DX A1c : 5.2% @ 2008/04; 5.3% @ 2007/12; 5.3% @ 2007/08
current BMI : 25.4 (84kg on 182cm); want to get back to 23-24
basal : Levemir; 18U @ 0800, 18U @ 2200 (have also used Lantus)
bolus : 1:15 I:C ratio; varying mix of Novolog, Novolin-R, Novolin-N (have also used Humalog, Humulin-R, and Humulin-N)
not a low-CHO eater... not even close!
last updated 2008/05/09
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04-21-2008, 10:24 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne Australia
Posts: 286
| | | No Starbucks for me, they are hardly around here anyway, (so far... but they are marching in). I do love a good caffe latte, skinny or soy, preferably by some local italian cafe barrista who doesn't overdo it and cleans their machine regularly.
I bolus for the milk. Caffeine does seem to have a (random) upward effect on my BG, so I (should) try and keep them to a minimum.
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Some boring but vital statistics:
31 year old male. Type 1 since age of 15. On Minimed Paradigm 722/Novorapid since Dec 07.
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04-21-2008, 03:37 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 145
| | Cafe Americano is good, barely any carbs.
I usually order a latte with soy milk, sugar free carmel, and an extra shot of expresso. Usually about 1 unit will cover the larger size
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Type 1 (MODY - maybe) April 2007
Mimi Med pump w/Apidra 10/24/07
CGMS - I would be lost with out it
Byetta 10mc - not typical for a type 1, but it's working!!!!
Metformin 1000 mg at night
Getting married 5/3/08
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04-21-2008, 05:15 PM
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Posts: 6
| | | I never drink at Starbucks, and don't really bother that much with the cold drinks I buy out, as I learnt to inject one unit of insulin for every teaspoon of sugar that'll probably be in it (about 3 units for every big cup of Coca Cola for example) just before drinking, which doesn't bring my blood sugar up high.
That said, I tend to make my own hot chocolate at home, to my awsome recipe that makes a delicious creamy instant hot chocolate, using sweetners. |
04-21-2008, 05:49 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Virginia
Posts: 571
| | | I only drink there Unsweet Passion Fruit Ice Tea. Unsweet meaning made with water instead of the lemonade.
Its only good cold...hot is nasty!
They sell it in grocery stores now.
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T1 DX'd 4-16-96
Cozmo blue pump since 7-8-05
Latest A1C levels:
4-30-08 A1C 5.9
1-18-08 A1C 5.9
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04-22-2008, 03:13 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France
Posts: 605
| | Luckily the nearest Starbucks is about 500kms away in Paris. I checked they're definitely on the march, about 30 in Paris and one in Lyon )
I normally have a Grande creme. My favourite cafe serves it as a large expresso served with a little jug of hot milk.
I normally have one after shopping in the market and often on the verge of a hypo. The milk is just enough to up my BS level. |
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