Tor wrote:
What's wrong with turkey? Nothing I guess, if we're talking about a
sandwich with lean turkey breast with mustard on multigrain bread.
But that's hardly everyone's idea of turkey Christmas dinner.
Once the average Christmas turkey and the trimmings and the side
dishes and the mashed potatoes and whatever are on the table and have
been consumed, in many cases we're talking portion sizes of say 1500
calories and maybe 300 grams of carbs? That's hardly my idea of being
nice to myself at Christmas time. The alternative, watching others
eat the big portions and sticking to one spoon of stuffing and one
spoon of mashed potatoes doesn't sound like all that much fun either.
That aside, no two diabetics are completely alike in how they respond
to food or in what their preferences are. I'm not coming down on
those who do chose to stick with their turkey and stuffing, just
telling my own story for those who might be motivated to look for an
alternative.

That is a very fairminded comment, and I personally just refuse to take any
notice of diabetes for Christmas Day, Easter Sunday, and my birthday. The
rest of the year I am of course eating according to my meter, injecting
according to my food, exercising as much as I am able. That is my story, but
I do not recommend or reject it for any one else. Sometimes I make a point
over_enthusiastically for the sake of effect - no tone of voice or facial
expression available on Usenet.
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Al.
Idiopathic t1
Last HbA1c 5.95
Total Chol 2.7
Blood Pressure 105/70
Beef Lente 1x
Beef Neutral 2x