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Skriven 2015-03-24 17:16:35 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 25260 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
Ärende: sugars  was: KK
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Hi Nancy,

 NB>  NB>> I've been taking steps already to control (by diet) any
 NB> incipient  NB>> tendencies,

 RH> I wasn't watching as closely as I should have been; that was part of
 RH> my downfall.

 NB> It's one thing to think you are invulnerable, another to just keep
 NB> things somewhat under control just on general principles...

In looking back, part of it was from eating heavier carb meals (more
pasta and such like) because they were easy to do with both of us in
school. We weren't at the farmer's market quite as much either.

 NB> abating on its own, and  NB>> I didn't want any of the steroid side
 NB> effects... That, anyway, is  NB>> something I learned from taking care
 NB> of others with diabetes... ;)

 RH> I was just coming off a short burst of prednisone when the
 RH> pancreatitis kicked in. Might be something to think about avoiding
 RH> in the future but it helped bring an asthma flare/bronchitis into
 RH> line. Can't win for losing sometimes.

 NB> True, it's tough when one med that is needed causes problems in other
 NB> areas... Sometimes one just has to balance which is worse... There
 NB> might be other ways to get the acute asthma/bronchitis under
 NB> control...  MJ
 NB> had been on low-dose prednisone for her COPD and regular bouts with
 NB> pneumonia, but the final decision was that it was actually causing
 NB> more problems with her immune system, weight gain and other problems
 NB> so it
 NB> was discontinued and only used thereafter for very acute situations...
 NB> but the damage was done and she developed diabetes, with that as a
 NB> primary push-over-the-edge factor...

I'm going to have a good long talk with any doctor that wants to put me
on it, even for a short burst. I had problems with it back when we were
in AZ, on it almost a year because of the amount I was on and the need
to go off very slowly.

 NB>  NB>> That could be an interesting experiment.  :)  One doesn't have
 NB> to  NB>> have sweetener with the cinnamon, though, depending on where
 NB> one
 NB>  NB>> uses it.. :)

 RH> True, but cinnamon sugar is a more natural for toast than just plain
 RH> cinnamon. OTOH, on a small bowl of ice cream, the plain cinnamon
 RH> would be better.

 NB> Since there's plenty of sugar in the ice cream already... ;)  One can
 NB> mix cinnamon into things without needing the sugar with it, too,
 NB> though... ;)

Yes, but I still want the cinnamon/sugar taste on toast so that's why I
want to try mixing it with some Stevia.


 NB>  NB>>> As it becomes habit to be careful, you'll be less susceptible
 NB> to  NB>>> temptation... and then a little higher won't be so bad...
 NB>  RH>> Getting on to ice cream weather down here but we're driving to
 NB>  RH>> church now, not walking. It's more of a decision to go for ice
 NB>  RH>> cream, instead of an impulse.
 NB>  NB>> True, that can put some natural curbs on impulse, not to be
 NB> walking  NB>> past...  ;)

 RH> We were at Lowe's (grocery) the other night; their sale on Klondike
 RH> bars was still on so we picked up a pack each of the mint chocolate
 RH> chip and double chocolate. Splitting one with Steve gives me only
 RH> about 15 carbs and is a better portion control. Plus, I get an ice
 RH> cream fix for less money. (G)

 NB> Along with a chocolate fix at the same time... (G)

That too. (G) He's not complained so far.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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