No Sugar Left For The Pilgrims
Hmm. Some of my comments have disappeared. How odd. And annoying, it was all the sweet and supportive comments you guys left after the diabetes revelation. I don’t understand it, if it was a database hickup then I’d think the entries would have disappeared as well. But only the comments. I don’t get it. Sorry about that.
But I am home from the hospital again. I do not have to spend any more nights there. Thank heavens for that. I should be back home for good.
My last two blood measurements have been 4,7 and 4,8. I was like woah. That’s almost too low. Excellent.
And everything went fine at the hospital. Just a bit of talking with nurses and doctors. Things are progressing nicely. I’m going to go back Tuesday next week. Until then I’ll continue measuring my blood sugar level four times a day. And take insulin injections. And pills. And hopefully everything will keep going well.
After I had gotten some fresh supplies of needles and pills and etcetera I went to talk to the dietician. A very nice lady. We talked a little about my previous eating habits. And my future ones. She said the changes I had already started making were very good. Switching to sugar free soda. Eating more green stuff. Cutting the candy. Switching to mini-milk and drinking less of it. She also told me about some low-fat candy that I could try out. And I have tried them out. There’s liquorice and gummi. And I had a bit of it between the 4,7 and 4,8 mesurements. So it seems to work well. Not that I should eat tons of them, but psychologically it just feels good to have a little something left. For many, many years I have practically lived off candy and chocolate and chips. It’s hard to change all that. But I guess it’s going well so far, so that’s good.
I’m thinking of not going to the christmas party at the playground. It’s going to be a feast of fatty foods, I don’t know if that’s a good idea right now. In a couple of weeks. I’ll think about it.
I’ll be going up there tomorrow most likely. I do miss me some goats. They’re going to start forgetting me soon. First I was sick and then the hospital. They’ll probably be angry at me. Also because now I have to eat green stuff, so we’ll be competing for food. Could be trouble!
November 11th, 2008 at 5:29
Mini-milk??? Is that like skim milk?
Sure you can go to the playground Christmas party! Just let a couple of people at the playground know about your diabetes. They’ll spread the word around ahead of time, so no one will make a big deal about it at the party.
Eat a nice small meal at home before the party and take some diet pop with you that night. Allow yourself a small portion of the least sugary foods there. Since you’ve already eaten at home, you won’t be so hungry that you’ll eat a whole pie or anything like that!
Do they have a relish plate there? Or if the playground people ask you what you can eat, you could suggest some carrots, celery, crackers, cheese, low-fat dip, fruit, etc.
You have already done the really, really hard stuff (going to the doctor, changing food habits, talking to new people, doing injections). You deserve some fun time like just being with the playground people for companionship or a small nutritious snack.
They all obviously like you and I’m sure want to include you in the party. You don’t have to stay a long time. I know it’s stressful, but think of what you have accomplished in the last few days.
Give yourself a pat on the back and keep up the good work. Have a little fun at the party. Maybe “socialize” a little bit?
November 11th, 2008 at 9:33
What Debster said.
Also, beware of sugar free sweets. They give you the skids if you eat a lot. Also, the artificial sugar metabolises into “real” sugar and will affect your blood sugar (almost) same as sugar. But the dietician probably told you that already.
Better get used to luscious dark chocolate. You’ll find yourself satisfied a lot quicker than with ordinary milk chocolate, so it’s definitely worth it. If you can get Black & Green Organic dark chocolate, go for it. Try 70% to start with – it’s so, so nice. If I see some somewhere, I’ll send you some;) As Debster said, you have to mind what you eat, but it’s just as much portion sizes as it is what you eat – as in, you can definitely go to the Xmas do and still be able to enjoy yourself and the food.
I’m still and continuously proud of you, Plume. You’re doing so well. And when you begin to feel overwhelmed, let us know and we shall send waves of support to carry you right through.
November 11th, 2008 at 22:17
Debster – I’m not sure exactly what it would be called in English, but it’s the lowfattest of the lowfats.
Thanks for all the advice on the feast. i’m still not sure though. But I’ll give it a think. *pats my back*. *coughs*
Desiree – Yes the dietician told me how most of the sugarfree candies just had artificual sweetener that was pretty much as bad as sugar anyway. But that particular brand she told me about was the only one she’d found that didn’t replace the sugar with other bad stuff. So that’s why it’s so good. I’d appreciate some chocolate sometime. Then I can see what you recommend. Oh sugar, my sweetest friend and most dangerous enemy.