Screwed up again...

Rainy day. Home. Wife at work. Kids at school. Hungry. Cupboards
are empty. There IS, however, some fresh raviolli in the fridge. I
boil up a plate, knowing that I shouldn't. 13.5. Downstairs to the
treadmill... (The worse thing is that I was eating like this all the
time prior to dx.)
How depressing this blood testing can be.
--
Andy H (Type 2 in Greater Vancouver, Canada)

Andy H wrote in message ...
>Rainy day. Home. Wife at work. Kids at school. Hungry. Cupboards
>are empty. There IS, however, some fresh raviolli in the fridge. I
>boil up a plate, knowing that I shouldn't. 13.5. Downstairs to the
>treadmill... (The worse thing is that I was eating like this all the
>time prior to dx.)
>How depressing this blood testing can be.
>--
>Andy H (Type 2 in Greater Vancouver, Canada)

Hang in there Andy, tomorrow is another day.

Cheri

Andy H wrote:
> Rainy day. Home. Wife at work. Kids at school. Hungry. Cupboards
> are empty. There IS, however, some fresh raviolli in the fridge. I
> boil up a plate, knowing that I shouldn't. 13.5. Downstairs to the
> treadmill... (The worse thing is that I was eating like this all the
> time prior to dx.)
> How depressing this blood testing can be.

IMO, it's better to know what happens than not.

I *always* test when I cheat. I still get to decide if a cheat is worth
it or not, but want to *know* what I'm deciding.

--
http://www.ornery-geeks.org/consulting/

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:45:35 GMT, Andy H <sorry@no.thanks>
wrote:

>Rainy day. Home. Wife at work. Kids at school. Hungry. Cupboards
>are empty. There IS, however, some fresh raviolli in the fridge. I
>boil up a plate, knowing that I shouldn't. 13.5. Downstairs to the
>treadmill... (The worse thing is that I was eating like this all the
>time prior to dx.)
>How depressing this blood testing can be.

Keep some nuts in the pantry for moments like that or try to
make sure there are always some eggs in the pantry or
fridge. An omelette is quicker to cook than ravioli.

Preferably, keep the fridge well-stocked.


Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
Psyllium, Fibre, Muesli and Nuts

In article <l8mdneuj0upSMKHanZ2dnUVZ_vqpnZ2d@inreach.com>, "Cheri"
<gserviceatinreachdotcom> says...
>
> Andy H wrote in message ...
> >Rainy day. Home. Wife at work. Kids at school. Hungry. Cupboards
> >are empty. There IS, however, some fresh raviolli in the fridge. I
> >boil up a plate, knowing that I shouldn't. 13.5. Downstairs to the
> >treadmill... (The worse thing is that I was eating like this all the
> >time prior to dx.)
> >How depressing this blood testing can be.
> >--
> >Andy H (Type 2 in Greater Vancouver, Canada)
>
> Hang in there Andy, tomorrow is another day.
>
> Cheri
>
>
>
Thank you. I feel better now after a good work out. Who knows, I may
have put off the work out if I had not cheated with the raviolli....

In article <23dpj31pfreiah1fhr8n8rbdqm4i6lic52@4ax.com>,
loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com says...
> Keep some nuts in the pantry for moments like that or try to
> make sure there are always some eggs in the pantry or
> fridge. An omelette is quicker to cook than ravioli.
>
> Preferably, keep the fridge well-stocked.
>
Good ideas. Thursday morning is a bad time for the fridge. We get
organic vegetables delievered Thursday evening every week. The fridge
is at its emptiest today.

In article <473cb43f$0$27041$470ef3ce@news.pa.net>, jpatti@ccil.org
says...
> Andy H wrote:
> > Rainy day. Home. Wife at work. Kids at school. Hungry. Cupboards
> > are empty. There IS, however, some fresh raviolli in the fridge. I
> > boil up a plate, knowing that I shouldn't. 13.5. Downstairs to the
> > treadmill... (The worse thing is that I was eating like this all the
> > time prior to dx.)
> > How depressing this blood testing can be.
>
> IMO, it's better to know what happens than not.
>
> I *always* test when I cheat. I still get to decide if a cheat is worth
> it or not, but want to *know* what I'm deciding.
>
>
I agree. Still sucks sometimes.

x-no-archive: yes

Andy H wrote:
> Rainy day. Home. Wife at work. Kids at school. Hungry. Cupboards
> are empty. There IS, however, some fresh raviolli in the fridge. I
> boil up a plate, knowing that I shouldn't. 13.5. Downstairs to the
> treadmill... (The worse thing is that I was eating like this all the
> time prior to dx.)
> How depressing this blood testing can be.

And the good news is that you're not eating like this all the time, and
that you got on the treadmill.

Next time you get a yen, make the ravioli a side portion and eat
something low carb as the main feature, and see if your numbers are better.

Susan

In article <MPG.21a641b0b57c0fa0989861@shawnews.vc.shawcable. net>,
sorry@no.thanks says...
> Rainy day. Home. Wife at work. Kids at school. Hungry. Cupboards
> are empty. There IS, however, some fresh raviolli in the fridge. I
> boil up a plate, knowing that I shouldn't. 13.5. Downstairs to the
> treadmill... (The worse thing is that I was eating like this all the
> time prior to dx.)
> How depressing this blood testing can be.
>
I just tested again post work out and got 3.9. Is a swing like this
possible?

ajh <ajhenderson@gmail.com> wrote:
: In article <MPG.21a641b0b57c0fa0989861@shawnews.vc.shawcable. net>,
: sorry@no.thanks says...
: > Rainy day. Home. Wife at work. Kids at school. Hungry. Cupboards
: > are empty. There IS, however, some fresh raviolli in the fridge. I
: > boil up a plate, knowing that I shouldn't. 13.5. Downstairs to the
: > treadmill... (The worse thing is that I was eating like this all the
: > time prior to dx.)
: > How depressing this blood testing can be.
: >
: I just tested again post work out and got 3.9. Is a swing like this
: possible?

No:-) And it didn't happen to you. Ask a silly question and some wag is
bound to post:-)

Wendy

In article <fhif23$kfe$1@reader1.panix.com>, wbaker@panix.com says...
> No:-) And it didn't happen to you. Ask a silly question and some wag is
> bound to post:-)
>
Heh. Thanks Wendy. I guess I a better question would have been: What
does a swing like that mean? Is it good to be able to bring it down so
far so fast, or does it mean it is out of control?

PS: I finally get to attend the Diabetes class at Burnaby General
Hospital tomorrow.

PSS: The Food channel is one of my favorite channels, (speed channel is
the other one). I am beginning to think that I should stop watching it.

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:48:01 -0800, ajh
<ajhenderson@gmail.com> wrote:

>In article <MPG.21a641b0b57c0fa0989861@shawnews.vc.shawcable. net>,
>sorry@no.thanks says...
>> Rainy day. Home. Wife at work. Kids at school. Hungry. Cupboards
>> are empty. There IS, however, some fresh raviolli in the fridge. I
>> boil up a plate, knowing that I shouldn't. 13.5. Downstairs to the
>> treadmill... (The worse thing is that I was eating like this all the
>> time prior to dx.)
>> How depressing this blood testing can be.
>>
>I just tested again post work out and got 3.9. Is a swing like this
>possible?

Yep. Welcome to the Roller-coaster of reactive hypos.

I liken it to noisy parties. If someone calls the cops
because of the noise at 1am, they turn up at 3 am. But all
the revelers have gone home at 2am or passed out and there
is no longer any disturbance. So they arrest the people who
rang for wasting Police time.

My insulin/glucose system is like that. The excess glucose
is the noisy party and my insulin arrives late when the
party is over and sends me low.

The way I stopped that was to try not to send it high in the
first place.


Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
Psyllium, Fibre, Muesli and Nuts

In article <t8hpj3lukgs6ohpadecot7i1dnbr1u0omo@4ax.com>,
loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com says...

> Yep. Welcome to the Roller-coaster of reactive hypos.
>
> I liken it to noisy parties. If someone calls the cops
> because of the noise at 1am, they turn up at 3 am. But all
> the revelers have gone home at 2am or passed out and there
> is no longer any disturbance. So they arrest the people who
> rang for wasting Police time.
>
> My insulin/glucose system is like that. The excess glucose
> is the noisy party and my insulin arrives late when the
> party is over and sends me low.
>
> The way I stopped that was to try not to send it high in the
> first place.

Thanks Alan.

"ajh" <ajhenderson@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.21a65cb625df7e98989757@news.buzzardnews.c om...
> In article <23dpj31pfreiah1fhr8n8rbdqm4i6lic52@4ax.com>,
> loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com says...
>> Keep some nuts in the pantry for moments like that or try to
>> make sure there are always some eggs in the pantry or
>> fridge. An omelette is quicker to cook than ravioli.
>>
>> Preferably, keep the fridge well-stocked.
>>
> Good ideas. Thursday morning is a bad time for the fridge. We get
> organic vegetables delievered Thursday evening every week. The fridge
> is at its emptiest today.

I get mine on Wednesdays. Come Tuesday, the only stuff left is the stuff we
didn't want to begin with. This week I screwed up and got a Carnival
Squash. I thought I substituted something else for that. Either I didn't
or they messed up. Either way, it will make a nice Thanksgiving decoration
for my porch.

"Andy H" <sorry@no.thanks> wrote in message
news:MPG.21a641b0b57c0fa0989861@shawnews.vc.shawca ble.net...
> Rainy day. Home. Wife at work. Kids at school. Hungry. Cupboards
> are empty. There IS, however, some fresh raviolli in the fridge. I
> boil up a plate, knowing that I shouldn't. 13.5. Downstairs to the
> treadmill... (The worse thing is that I was eating like this all the
> time prior to dx.)
> How depressing this blood testing can be.
> --
> Andy H (Type 2 in Greater Vancouver, Canada)

I can no longer eat Ravioli because I am allergic to eggs and dairy. But it
used to be one food that worked quite well for me. I had to watch my
portion size though. Could be 5 to 7 Raviolis, depending on the size.

"ajh" <ajhenderson@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.21a65e6e5fcbe035989759@news.buzzardnews.c om...
> In article <MPG.21a641b0b57c0fa0989861@shawnews.vc.shawcable. net>,
> sorry@no.thanks says...
>> Rainy day. Home. Wife at work. Kids at school. Hungry. Cupboards
>> are empty. There IS, however, some fresh raviolli in the fridge. I
>> boil up a plate, knowing that I shouldn't. 13.5. Downstairs to the
>> treadmill... (The worse thing is that I was eating like this all the
>> time prior to dx.)
>> How depressing this blood testing can be.
>>
> I just tested again post work out and got 3.9. Is a swing like this
> possible?

Yes. Or one or the other of your tests wasn't right. Could be your hands
weren't clean for the high or you didn't get enough blood on the strip for
the low.

On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:03:10 GMT, "Julie Bove"
<juliebove@verizon.net> wrote:

>
>"ajh" <ajhenderson@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:MPG.21a65e6e5fcbe035989759@news.buzzardnews. com...
>> In article <MPG.21a641b0b57c0fa0989861@shawnews.vc.shawcable. net>,
>> sorry@no.thanks says...
>>> Rainy day. Home. Wife at work. Kids at school. Hungry. Cupboards
>>> are empty. There IS, however, some fresh raviolli in the fridge. I
>>> boil up a plate, knowing that I shouldn't. 13.5. Downstairs to the
>>> treadmill... (The worse thing is that I was eating like this all the
>>> time prior to dx.)
>>> How depressing this blood testing can be.
>>>
>> I just tested again post work out and got 3.9. Is a swing like this
>> possible?
>
>Yes. Or one or the other of your tests wasn't right. Could be your hands
>weren't clean for the high or you didn't get enough blood on the strip for
>the low.

There was two hours between those two posts. I would bet on
both readings being accurate.


Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
Psyllium, Fibre, Muesli and Nuts

"Jackie Patti" <jpatti@ccil.org> wrote in message
news:473cb43f$0$27041$470ef3ce@news.pa.net...
> Andy H wrote:
>> Rainy day. Home. Wife at work. Kids at school. Hungry. Cupboards are
>> empty. There IS, however, some fresh raviolli in the fridge. I boil up
>> a plate, knowing that I shouldn't. 13.5. Downstairs to the treadmill...
>> (The worse thing is that I was eating like this all the time prior to
>> dx.) How depressing this blood testing can be.
>
> IMO, it's better to know what happens than not.
>
> I *always* test when I cheat. I still get to decide if a cheat is worth
> it or not, but want to *know* what I'm deciding.
>
> --
> http://www.ornery-geeks.org/consulting/

There is a big temptation not to test after you know you've eaten something
you shouldn't have. The feeling is that at least you won't be upset.
Unfortunately I've done that at times. A workout is a good "quick fix"
solution. It blows most of the high bg away. As long as you can avoid
repeating the mistake too often. I "cheated" today at dinner, meaning I took
advantage of my insulin to eat stuff I shouldn't have. At least that came
after a 12 mile bike ride in fairly warm weather with a head wind against
me. I'll try to be good this weekend.

Henry Mydlarz.

On Nov 15, 2:21 pm, Alan S <loralgtweightandca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:48:01 -0800, ajh
>
> <ajhender...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >In article <MPG.21a641b0b57c0fa0989...@shawnews.vc.shawcable. net>,
> >so...@no.thanks says...
> >> Rainy day. Home. Wife at work. Kids at school. Hungry. Cupboards
> >> are empty. There IS, however, some fresh raviolli in the fridge. I
> >> boil up a plate, knowing that I shouldn't. 13.5. Downstairs to the
> >> treadmill... (The worse thing is that I was eating like this all the
> >> time prior to dx.)
> >> How depressing this blood testing can be.
>
> >I just tested again post work out and got 3.9. Is a swing like this
> >possible?
>
> Yep. Welcome to the Roller-coaster of reactive hypos.
>
> I liken it to noisy parties. If someone calls the cops
> because of the noise at 1am, they turn up at 3 am. But all
> the revelers have gone home at 2am or passed out and there
> is no longer any disturbance. So they arrest the people who
> rang for wasting Police time.
>
> My insulin/glucose system is like that. The excess glucose
> is the noisy party and my insulin arrives late when the
> party is over and sends me low.
>
> The way I stopped that was to try not to send it high in the
> first place.
>
> Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
> d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
> Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
> --http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
> Psyllium, Fibre, Muesli and Nuts

Just seconding Alan here. My system works like that too. REALLY HATE
those lows. It keeps me in line most of the time.

It's a new day Andy, and you're learning.

Best regards,
Michelle C., T2
diet & exercise

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:37:45 -0800, "Cheri" <gserviceatinreachdotcom>
wrote:

>
>Andy H wrote in message ...
>>Rainy day. Home. Wife at work. Kids at school. Hungry. Cupboards
>>are empty. There IS, however, some fresh raviolli in the fridge. I
>>boil up a plate, knowing that I shouldn't. 13.5. Downstairs to the
>>treadmill... (The worse thing is that I was eating like this all the
>>time prior to dx.)
>>How depressing this blood testing can be.
>>--
>>Andy H (Type 2 in Greater Vancouver, Canada)
>
>Hang in there Andy, tomorrow is another day.
>
>Cheri

+1 on this -- and while you're waiting for tomorrow to come, go to the
grocery store and stock up on quickie grazing snacks for when you want
to raid the fridge.

Nice work testing, too -- it's better to know than to guess and hope
it's not as bad as you think it is. ;-)

--
BlueBrooke
T2/D&E/June 2005
May 2007 A1c 5.5
Oct 2007 Yellow Belt! Yeah!