Janet Wilder > wrote:
>That must have been that kook, Julie. The alt.food.diabetes group is her
>only source of socialization. She dropped in here for a while and got
>pummeled.

I cannot tell a lie, you figured it out. But, there are others like her on that
newsgroup, people who believe that low blood glucose numbers should be
maintained at all times and all costs. I couldn't even gush about the insanely
delicious Jamaican graduation party feast I attended last Sunday because I
gorged on carbs and they condemned me for that. Thing is, I don't gorge that
way but once every few months, and I'm careful to surround such meals with low-
carb food and plenty of water.

>If they are truly friends, they might consider having brunch at a place
>where everything isn't loaded with carbs, but if that's the only place
>you can go to, order stir-fried vegetables and forgo the dim sum. If you
>can't do that, take the fillings out of the dumplings and leave the
>dumpling stuff on the plate.

Honestly, one dim sum meal will not damage me permanently. Diabetes management
is all about what one does chronically. Anyone who isn't type 1 or in danger of
going hypoglycemic can enjoy some occasional indulgences.

>There is no work-around for French pastry
>unless it's to eat 1/4 of one piece and drink a whole lot of coffee to
>be social. I have found that putting a pastry on a plate and cutting it
>into small pieces with a knife makes it easier to control portions.

I just used that as an example. I haven't found any really awesome French
bakeries in Philly anyway.

>My DH is diabetic and we are very social people. We eat out with friends
>all the time and have learned some tricks. He always asks if he can
>substitute vegetables or a small salad for the rice, potato, pasta, etc.
> Even Mexican restaurants will have steamed veggies. If the only food
>is breaded and fried, he takes off the breading. I will order dessert
>and he will have a taste.

Is his diabetes so advanced that some breading will severely compromise his
health? I don't want to become that obsessed with carbohydrate avoidance in
situations where it makes no sense to do so.

>We love to cruise and he often wants to sample something on the menu
>that a whole portion of would be dangerous so we do "taste and waste"
>He learned it from me as I don't finish deserts, I just taste them.

I never waste; I share. *grin*

>Yes, there are people in the world who are starving, but they are no
>where near where we are wasting food. Sending a check to the local food
>bank eases our conscience.

You could also give it away or go out with more people who can share portions
with you.

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