Jurnal Grammy Kim, 01 Jun 19

As a diabetic do you follow a special diet or have a goal to reach as to how many carbs you can eat at each meal? 

@Jennifer is everywhere with her red tea troll juice... 

I buy my tea from Adagio so there's no fraud or porn or other nonsense. Amazon works fine, too. Saved you a ton of time and money, bye.  

I'm in the very beginning...in for a month now and the Dietitian has all these rubber foods that are a "normal" portion. She has set my caloric intake at 1200 calories a day and no more than 40 carbs per meal. I am carb sensitive so she is now explaining the glycemic index and glycemic load so I can tailor my meals even further. Not just what can I eat but what to eat with certain foods to even out the rise instead of having it spike. And I must be doing something right as I'm nown 12 lbs and have actually had low blood sugars which I have never experienced before. It's definitely eye opening that's for sure. 

That is good Grammy Kin. I was a bit worried that your plate had too much carb items on it but if you are seeing good results and following your dietitian advice that is all that counts. Your food looked good! 

Liv001 I was worried about the corn it's a small 6" fresh ear and I use that Parkay no calorie spray butter. The chicken is 3.5 oz from the scale and 1 cup of the broccoli. Calories are below the 400 and carbs well below the 40. I do however have to watch what carbs I put together. Because I have the corn there is no fresh fruit of any kind for dinner or I will see 200 numbers after. This however as I've eaten this dinner before will see a number around 135. I'm stage 3/4 kidney disease and nephrologist loves that number. I also have to be very careful with my potassium as well. The Dietitian said it should improve as my numbers become more stable.  

Keyten77 I think I would freak if I saw 50's come up but the Dietitian did tell me I will see low numbers more often. I keep those small individual bottles of orange juice on hand at home and when I go out I have a small pack of peanutbutter crackers I throw in my purse for "just in case" moments. 😜 

Keyten77 that had to be scary, but very happy to hear your BS are now stable 🥰. I want to learn all I can. I've gone far long enough putting others before me, it's time I take care of me before I put me in a situation of no return. Sometimes support has to come from others instead of family for the shear fact of lack of knowledge and understanding because they are not going through it. I'm not going to give in to dialysis or loss of limb because I look fine and therefore must be fine and I'm being over zealous on the severity of the situation. I'm very happy I happened across Fat Secret. So much better than My Fitness Pal for sure 🥰 

So true keyten, and who wouldn't love a brand new car? I'm right there with you lol I have 4 daughters thus the 12 grandbabies. I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world. I want to see them grow up and hopefully see great grandbabies and if blessed and getting myself under control ... great great grandbabies 🥰😇 Both my parents passed before their 70th birthday and I turned 60 last September. I would love to think I had more than 5 to 9 years left to live. 😜😇 

i love fruit too! 

There's nothing like it, it makes your heart grow even bigger 😁😇💖