MaryL -out-the-litter> wrote:

: "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
: ...
: > 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

When I ws in the hospitaal followign an auto accident several years ago, I
was lucky to find that they had a few items I could order anytime in place
of the reguar menu. I had severl meals a day, including breakfast, of a
cottage cheese plate with lettuce and some tiney tomato halves. Better
than all that carby stuff.

Wendy