Thanks.

Meanwhile I'm happy to report that my average FBG over the past 30 days is
thankfully down to 105.2, and I've got the Friday night and Saturday lunch
bread issue under control. (Eat the 1/2 rye matzo slathered with margarine
and eat a hardboiled egg between the first bite and the remainder.) Just
like anything else a diabetic wants to find a way to eat, a little
experimenting was needed.

"Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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> but you know I was thinking it is relevant as one of the things about this
> is that one must try and live ones life to the fullest while managing the
> health issues, so to me, it is very interesting and informative, I aplaude
> your striving to be healthy without giving up other aspects of your life
> that make you a whole person, Lee
> "Ellen K." > wrote in message
> ...
>> It is not required to eat bread at all, so there is no rule that needs to
>> be waived.
>>
>> The issue is that certain prayers are only said if one eats within a
>> certain timeframe a defined minimum quantity of something qualifying as
>> bread, and since I find those prayers very meaningful, I am trying to
>> find a way to be able to eat something that qualifies as bread, in a
>> sufficient quantity to be able to say those prayers, at least at the
>> sabbath meals, because I find that enhances my sabbath experience.
>>
>> I did not raise this issue to the group, I feel it is not really in place
>> here. I bring my DIABETES questions here, not any religious questions I
>> might have.
>>
>> What happened was that since I had briefly discussed this previously with
>> Wendy, in a post to her I mentioned as an *aside* to the breakfast
>> discussion that it would be great if the 1/4 matzo worked for breakfast
>> because then I would have a use for all the half matzos left over from
>> the sabbath meals. Another poster jumped into the conversation and made
>> a number of inaccurate statements which I felt obliged to correct,
>> resulting in several more posts.
>>
>> At this point I would be much happier to have omitted the aside. As
>> noted above, this is a DIABETES group. Everyone here has his or her own
>> set of beliefs and practices, and IMO that is as it should be.
>>
>> "Janet" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Please forgive me if this is presumptuous, but I always had the
>>> impression that the dietary and other rules of Jewish observance were
>>> waived in cases where health or humanitarian concerns were present.
>>> Pregnant women, et al?
>>>
>>>
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