"GysdeJongh" > wrote in message
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> "Ellen K." > wrote in message
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>> In observance of Rosh Hashana in addition to my normal Friday night /
>> Saturday absence I'll be offline until probably Sunday.
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> Happy New Year. I hope you will find something that works for you during
> this important celebration. Enjoy your vacation from asd
> Gys
>

Thanks.

The vacation from being online was very good. A recent NYT article
described a trip some researchers made where they were unplugged for about
four days and said afterwards that the experience was very beneficial for
their ability to think clearly etc.

As for managing my diabetes over the holiday, it was ok although not ideal,
but considering this was my first holiday since diagnosis I think I
shouldn't expect more than a learning experience. I completely skipped
dinner the second night, I just wasn't up for it. I'm starting to
understand a little more about what adjustments I have to make, one of which
is that I think I have to eat less overall at each holiday meal to keep the
meals around the same size as non-holiday ones, which means smaller portions
if I want to eat all the dishes. One interesting point was that while I
happily did *not* get any giant spike after the half-matzo-containing meals
(this time I slathered them with margarine and after the first meal I also
included a hardboiled egg with the first [fish] course) I did have higher
FBGs. The change of schedule as I mentioned elsewhere may be a complicating
etiological factor, also I seem to have some contact dermatitis on my right
hand, possibly from all the food preparation, which may have been driving up
my overall levels.