when i was testing bg every day, it seemed so odd to me that fruit in its
natural state and some juices don't bother me at all, but bread is a big
deal, so this just proves to me how very individual food compatability is,
Lee
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Ellen K." > wrote in message
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>> "Janet" > wrote in message
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>>>I find that I am craving fruit and fruit juice more and more. But the
>>>most I seem to be able to tolerate is 1/2 cup of melon, or a section or
>>>two of tangerine, or half an apple, or 1/3 cup of blueberries.
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>>> Very frustrating.
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>> Would it make you feel better to hear that I can only tolerate 1/4 c of
>> blueberries (and I won't eat them at all unless I'm at least under 110
>> first) or 1/4 of an apple? The apple is actually easier, I looked them
>> both up today and see that actually it has fewer carbs (in the serving
>> sizes I am using). Or I can have 1/2 a strawberry with about 2 bites
>> worth of watermelon.
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> I can eat seemingly unlimited amounts of strawberries with no problem. I
> say seemingly because I don't really like them all that well that I would
> go out of my way for them. And once I start eating them, I get to the
> point where I don't want any more. This does not seem to be the case with
> most people though. I have seen others easily eat two or three bowls
> (soup/salad size) and that is more than I would ever want. But recently I
> bought a medium sized container and ate half of them with some cottage
> cheese. BG was fine. I can also do an apple or pear or a serving of
> applesauce or canned pears. However, it is rare for me to want them so I
> don't eat them often.
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> One thing Angela loves is drinkable applesauce. There is only one store
> that sells it around here and I think it comes from some other country
> like maybe Holland or Sweden. I can't remember. It looks sort of like a
> juice pouch. It has a cap on it that you unscrew and then there is a sort
> of tube/spout thing for drinking it. There is no sugar added and I think
> one pouch only has 9 grams of carb. I can easily do one of these as a
> snack and they are very portable.
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