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MaryL

"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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> wrote:
>> I have been a type II for 15 years. Yesterday, I had a cardiac stent put
>> in due to a blockage and had to stay overnight. First, the hospital
>> delayed my Apidra until nearly 8 PM when my Lantus (85U) was due at 9
>> PM. I take 45U of Apidra to help at dinner time. I knew that was going
>> to cause a major crash being so close together so I skipped the Apidra.
>> On top of that, I was taken off metformin the day before for the stent
>> so my blood sugars have been on a major roller coaster.
>>
>> This morning my sugar was 147 so I tried to order a low carb breakfast
>> -- a mushroom, onion and cheese omelet and an order of sausage. I was
>> told no sausage and no cheese because I was on a cardiac diet. I was
>> offered instead pancakes, waffles, French toast, bagels or cereal along
>> with the omelet. I pointed out that as a diabetic off my meds carbs was
>> the last thing I needed. She said since I was diabetic I could ONLY have
>> 5 servings of carbs (pancakes or waffles were considered 2). Say what?
>> She wouldn't budge so I had the pancakes with the omelet. When I
>> complained to the nurse she said "you know better than to eat the
>> pancakes." She missed the entire point.
>>
>> There is a major problem with diabetes management when you get placed
>> into one dietetic group or another. The disease is far too complicated
>> to make it one size fits all.
>>
>> Anyway, I wanted to relay my experience.
>>
>> Later,
>> Dave
>
> Hope you heal quickly from the stent. My DH is going in for an
> implantation of a defibrillator on Thursday I am packing food for him so
> that as soon as they say he can eat, I'll have something healthy to feed
> him. They are taking him off his pump and will be doing finger sticks and
> insulin injections. There is no way he needs carby hospital food. I'll be
> his caterer.
>
> We have never come across a hospital that understands that diabetics,
> especially ones who are in a bed and not feeling well, don't need all of
> those carbs.
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Way-the-heck-south Texas
> Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.
>

I was in the hospital for two days in January 2008 for removal of my gall
bladder and "pulverizing" a kidney stone. The hospital did not have *one
thing* that I know I should be eating as a diabetic. The doctor had listed
me for diabetic diet, but the hospital nutritionist seemed to think that
meant "lots of carbs." They did not even have sugar-free jello. In fact, I
asked and was told that they did not carry any "sugar free" products. I'm
just lucky I didn't have to be there more than two days. If I had, I think
I would have called some friends and asked them to bring in food.

MaryL