Would like your advice/ideas

Hi Gem & Nora,

I am a type 2 also. It does make the holidays a little harder.

Hugs & God bless, Dennis & Gail

:o( Do you like the sugarless foods and drinks? My sister wasn't crazy about them at first, but now she's used to them and says there's not much difference in the taste of them and things with real sugar in them. I personally can't stand the stuff... I can get a definite aftertaste.

Gem

I am on the tablets too. I occasionally have a square of dark chocolate. This time of the year is trying with Christmas parties and all the sweet food going round, cakes, mince pies etc.. My diabetic nurse said that since I keep it well under control it would not hurt to splash out once in a while with a piece of cake.

I am fortunate that I have my own personal nutritionist. My Grand daughter who graduated last month with 2.1 BSc (Hons) Ass. R.P.H Nutritionist degree. She is now a Public Health Nutritionist.

When I started with diabetes 18 months ago I thought that on top of my heart probs. It was the end of my world. Sarah came and gave me a pep talk. She said now Grandma we Shone's do not let these things get us down and we will beat it together. She made me keep a record of everything I ate and drank for two weeks along with any exercise . Very little in my case or I get angina. She analysed them and came up with a diet sheet. She also said I was not eating enough anyway that my body thought I had gone into starvation mode so was storing everything I ate into fat. I was encouraged to eat between meals if only a couple of nuts. Well I lost 32 lbs in 12 months and I have stayed there. Also it eased my angina with not having to carry all those pounds around with me. Shirley

In message , MRH writes

Stollen, anyone make that on here? I make it for d/m/i/l, after I've marzipaned the xmas cake I make the dough for the Stollen and it is put to rise whilst I do the cake, then when the cake is done I have left over almond paste/marzipan to roll into the stollen..

cheers....cher

The sweetened condensed milk is good in coffee for a treat as well!

LauraJ

That is great, Shirley! They say that diabetes and heart disease are related. I know since both of my parents are diabetic. My father had been on pills until his heart by-pass surgery over 10 years ago, when he went on injections. We think that my mother's diabetes is weight related and have been after her for years to take off the extra weight. (I know - Easier said than done!) She also has high blood pressure and might have had a silent heart attack at some point. She has lost a few pounds recently watching what she has been eating. Since her sugar has been behaving so well, the doctor cut back how many pills she has to take per day.

Janise

Well, that's good then. So you can enjoy *some* of the Christmas treats. :o)

Wow, that is wonderful.

She sounds like a definite keeper! :o)

Hmmm... this is likely why I can't lose weight. I eat one main meal a day... occasionally two. I eat much less than my son, and he is thin, and I am.... not thin! ;o)

Wow, that's excellent! I'm going to give it a try (even though I'm not diabetic) and see if I can lose a few pounds too! I find that if I go up or down the stairs (Yes, I know people... I shouldn't do that, especially when Matthew isn't home! By the way, I almost fell over the stairs this morning. I went up to get the wrapping paper down to wrap Matthew's gifts while he is away, and the box was too heavy for me to carry, so I was going down the stairs backwards pulling the box down each step. I got near the bottom where the stairs curve and parts of the steps are narrower, and felt myself starting to tip over backwards, so I reached out behind me and put my hand on the wall to stop myself from falling. Good thing I was close enough to the wall, otherwise I would definitely have fallen... with no one here to help me. :o/ ) I have been getting out of breath a lot... since I don't exercise much during winter. I can't go walking... I slip and fall too easily. In the summer, I was in the pool everyday doing water exercises and I found that I wasn't getting out of breath at all then. I also noticed that I'm beginning to wheeze again this winter, along with that croupy cough.... last winter was the first time either of those things happened to me and the doctor said I had bronchitis then... I think it *might* have something to do with the extra weight and less exercise during the winter months.

I remember one year I lost about 5 lbs a month, not even trying... and after thinking about it, I came to the conclusion that I had been eating an apple everyday during that time, that I hadn't normally done. So, I have a huge bag of apples in my fridge now.... I'm going to start trying that again and see if I can manage to lose some weight again. Thank you for sparking that thought, Shirley! :o)

Gemini

eww.... sorry, I don't like coffee to begin with! LOL

Gem

That's good news about your Mom being able to cut back on the pills, Janise! I hope your Dad is doing well too.

Gem

A tip for all, read the labels on food stuffs, if it states more than 2 or 3% sugar you leave it on the shelf.

Cereals often contain a lot of hidden sugar. You should only eat new boiled potatoes. Then only 3 small ones. Avoid all processed foods. Eat whole grains and wholemeal bread. Imagine your dinner plate in quarters, one quarter should be protein lean meat or fish. The second quarter should be potatoes or other carbs. The remaining half should be green vegetables. It worked for me and my Dh who lost 14lbs. Shirley

In message , MRH writes

Cher, my mother and aunts ALL made Stollen! (they're all first generation American Poles) Noreen remembering....

mem or ies, like the corners of my mind.... misty water coloured mem or ies... of the way we were!

Next time just pick out the paper you want and take that down stairs instead of the whole box.

=Tamar

Well that would have been too easy, and I would have to make frequent trips upstairs to get more. You're right, though, I wasn't thinking and decided that I wanted it all downstairs beside me so I could sit leisurely and pick out what I wanted when I looked at the size of the gifts. Of course it wouldn't have done me any good at all if I had fallen over the stairs with no one here to help me. My Mom always said I was very stubborn about things... guess she's right. ;o)

Gemini

Gem,

I don't notice the taste in sugar free any more. I worry more about the fat content. Almost all is way over 50% fat, a lot at 80% or more. After a triple bypass that worries me more.

I am sure you and Nora will be fine! :)

Hugs & God bless, Dennis & Gail

I thought I had answered this message, but I don't see it anywhere! Anyway, thank you for posting this, Shirley. It look easy enough to follow. No measuring or weighing your food, just quartering your plate... that is such a neat way of doing it. Thank you very much for sharing this! I have it saved now! :o)

Gem

Me? I don't have diabetes... my oldest sister does. I have Fibromyalgia! I eat and drink anything I want. Well... I do have to be careful of some things now. I am finding that some things I used to love (green peppers for instance, which I used to PILE HIGH on pizza, and Subs) my stomach won't tolerate anymore. I had to actually stop eating green peppers completely for a while, but I gradually reintroduced them back into my diet... at a much less amount.

Ah well... such is life! ;o)

Gem

Gem

You ladies make me Drool,,,, i began liking marzipan when i became 40

----it isn`t so hehealthy anymore ,,,oooooph My step father used to bake a cake with the Marzipan , he made from Almonds, baked somehow inside ,,, mirjam

oh I love it...mmmmmnnnn

Cher