Ugh..i really really hat how stupid they can be.
When i was 17 i was a amateur body builder and weighed 260 pounds..but my
body fat was 5 percent or so...i developed pneumonia and was coughing up
blood from my lungs and hosptialised.

Well they asked me my wight and i told them and they tsk tsked saying i was
OBESE..lol..i was like "lady you cant find a spot of fat on me how you
figure this??"

her response was "we go by our chart and your highet and wight put you into
the obese catagory so were putting you on a diet while your here.

Even back then i was low carbing..living off egg whites and canned tunna and
chicken breasts and broccoli so i expected a diet meal to be protien and a
veggie so i said fine ill take the diet plan..and like yer DH got a tray of
carbs..thier big idea of diet was to replace the bread with psudo wheat and
the butter with margerin and the jelly with honey....none of which i wanted
to eat and when i complained was marked a non compliant eater..lol.

Last time i was in hosptial about 10 years ago they gave you a list of
things to pick from..tell them you have a specific diet for religious
reasons and they MUST comply...lol

The will do egg whites omlets etc if requested..least here they would..but
yes you mighthave to bring him meals and snacks.

I recomend buying him nuts he likes like almonds atc to snack on and like
crystal light to mix into his water..when i was in hospital they loved
bringing jugs of ice water..was never without so crystal light woulda been
nice to have.

Ill send all the best vibes and thoughts to you both.

KROM

"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
...
> DH is in the hospital. He developed a massive urinary tract infection that
> hit his kidneys. They are giving him IV antibiotics.
>
> Yesterday the delivered a lunch that was accompanied with a slip of paper
> that said "ADA Diabetic" It was two huge slices of whole wheat bread, two
> packages of crackers, a cup of minestrone soup (complete with potatoes and
> macaroni)and a dish of canned fruit. There was one slice of American
> cheese, one slice of ham and one slice of roast beef. I estimated the
> carb count to be over 80 grams and stopped at that.
>
> Of course I called the dietary department and had a salad sent up. I also
> demanded that his meals be kept to no more than 30 grams of carbs per mea1
> (he can work around that by leaving off the ubiquitous bread or roll that
> they seem to find an absolute).
>
> Besides bringing him food from home, how does one get the hospital kitchen
> to provide for him? Should I make up a menu and give it to them?
>
> I'd appreciate any suggestions (as well as prayers for his speedy recovery
> so he can get away from the dietary staff that is trying to kill him)
>
> TIA
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
> Good Friends. Good Life