NayNay -
Read my post. Second, you may want to take an education program to help manage your diabetes. All I can say is that for women for each meal including any snacks afterwards should only take as follows:
Middle-aged or older, needs to lose weight - 1200-1400 calories with 135 - 150 grams of carbs (150/3 meals = 50g.)
Younger, inactive - 1500 - 1700 calories with 165 - 180 grams of carbs (180/3 meals = 60g.)
Younger, active - 1800 - 2000 calories with 195 - 225 grams of carbs (225/3 meals = 75g.)
This should help you get started to monitor your carbs. That includes information that states there are zero sugars, carbs converts to sugar.
I do not believe in artificial sweetners. I drink regular tea without any sugar. It took a week to get used to not adding sugar and I have been addicted without a need for sugar. I stopped drinking sodas all together years ago. Once in a great while, I will drink a soda only to realize how sweet it is especially Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, or Coke. Grin.
Give yourself time after about a month and things will appear to be normal again with less glucose testing. It is OK to talk to others about your diabetes, as it is your way of coping and looking for acceptance.
I wish you all the best of luck to good health and maintaining your diabetes.
Have a pleasant day/night.
Donald
Read my post. Second, you may want to take an education program to help manage your diabetes. All I can say is that for women for each meal including any snacks afterwards should only take as follows:
Middle-aged or older, needs to lose weight - 1200-1400 calories with 135 - 150 grams of carbs (150/3 meals = 50g.)
Younger, inactive - 1500 - 1700 calories with 165 - 180 grams of carbs (180/3 meals = 60g.)
Younger, active - 1800 - 2000 calories with 195 - 225 grams of carbs (225/3 meals = 75g.)
This should help you get started to monitor your carbs. That includes information that states there are zero sugars, carbs converts to sugar.
I do not believe in artificial sweetners. I drink regular tea without any sugar. It took a week to get used to not adding sugar and I have been addicted without a need for sugar. I stopped drinking sodas all together years ago. Once in a great while, I will drink a soda only to realize how sweet it is especially Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, or Coke. Grin.
Give yourself time after about a month and things will appear to be normal again with less glucose testing. It is OK to talk to others about your diabetes, as it is your way of coping and looking for acceptance.
I wish you all the best of luck to good health and maintaining your diabetes.
Have a pleasant day/night.
Donald
I am beginning to become so overloaded with information regarding sugar, sugar substitutes, sugar additives, what's okay to use, what's not okay to use... HELP!
I have seen many here mention maltodextrin. From what I researched and have read, maltodextrin is derived from sugar? It is actually found in starches, and extracted from the starch? So, is it a carbohydrate or not? Does it affect blood sugar numbers?
I am feeling so overwhelmed tonight. I'm rather down on myself right now because my numbers have been jumping around for no known reason and I indulged in some bad carbs tonight because I was craving carbs. I can usually subdue that particular demon, but I just gave in to it tonight. I think my stress level is up right now as well. I just really feel like crying. I noticed my bg's are going up from eating nuts such as cashews, walnuts, pecans. These are supposed to be good for you right? Low carb? High fat?
I currently use Equal because my system does not deal with Splenda or any type of sugar alcohol. It makes me violently ill. I cannot use anything that contains Splenda or sugar alcohols. So, many of the sugar free syrups and stuff people here use to bake with or make delicious foods with I cannot use. It seems there is no safe alternative for me. I just don't know what to do.
I know this is a pity party but I just can't help it. I'm reading all these success stories and I feel like such a failure. I feel like I'm never going to get to good control ever. I so happy for all those that have or are getting such wonderful results, but I want to be there with them. I want to celebrate as well! I feel like I am becoming obsessive with testing, and with diabetes in general. I swear it is all I think about anymore, and I feel like that is all I talk about (not just here on the forum, but like every conversation I have with people). I don't want diabetes to control or take over my whole life.
What say you oh wise people of the forum? What ideas might you offer, or suggestions? I'm really very depressed tonight.out: